The herald., 1896-03-04
ATTORNEYS IN CONTEMPT
A Fist Fight Averted by "a Agile
Constable
A San Bernardino Wife Thrashes Her Nus
band for Gsmbllng-The Second Ward
EIection-The Rainfall

SAN BERNARD1No, March 3.-Assistant
District Attorney Sprecher and Attors
ney George B. Cole had little differ.
ence in Judge Knox's court this morn
ing, and had it not been for the strong
arms Of Constable 7. J. West one or
the other of the lawyers might now b
wearing an eye in morning.
The difficulty rose over a small but
rather maladorous case, in which
Adolph s. Diez was defendant, being
charged with disturbing the peace. his
wife, May Diez, being the complaining
witness.
A jury trial had been demanded, and
the jurors failed to agree, four being
for conviction and two for acquital.
Mr.. Cole asked to have the charge dis
missed after the jury had been dis.
charged, but to this Mr.. Sprecher OBJ
caustically that Mr.. Sprecher was dis
because he had not received some part
of a $125 divorce fee from the latter.
This brought Mr.. Sprecher up with
the reply that if Mr.. Cole made such
an intimation as that, it was with reck-
less regard of the truth. The lie passed.
and the angry attorneys we're reaching
fsr each other when Constable West in.
terfered. Judge Knox ordered them to
sit down, and read them q lecture ON
the dignity of the court, and COM
manded them to appear at 10 o'clock
tomorrow morning and give reasons
why they should not be punished for
contempt.
LARRUPED HER HUSBAND
Mrs. William Martin tied her hus-
band to the fence last Saturday morn.
ing and gave him horse.whipping,
while several neighbors looked on ap-
provingly.
The Martins live near Base line and
B street. "Billy" Martin is teamster
who is quite we'll known about town. A
few weeks ago he fell heir to some
money and going to Kansas brought
back $500.
He has been enjoying his good for
tune, and Friday night was down town
late. When he returned, his spouse &C.
cused him of taking $50 and gambling
it away. Martin is not large physically,
and his wife experienced no difficulty
in taking him. out to the barn, where
she tied him to the fence by the
thumbs, and gave him q whipping
which was worth $50 to have seen.
THE SECOND WARD ELECTION
When the polls closed at the pail
ion last night 203 voters had taken ad-
vantage of the opportunity to express
their preference for successor to H.
H. Barton as trustee from the Second
ward, and remarkable as it may seem
and unparalleled in the history Of cleo.
tions there were 203 votes for Rathbun.
Two Of these we're improperly stamped
and were therefore thrown out by the
election board, but 201 votes were
counted and recorded as cast for
Rathbun.
NOTES OF THE DAY
About 150 sports went to Coles rac0
track Sunday afternoon to witness a
series of cock fights. The birds were
owned by Policeman T. A. Garter,
George Brazelton, John jackson,
Charles Wixsm and possibly a few
others. DR.. r. d. Davidson was stake
holder and colored individual from
Los Angeles had charge of the birds.
There were three contests, two of the
cocks being killed. The disgraceful
affair was attended by number Of
business men and people prominent
about town.
The rainfall for the storm at 8 q. m.
was 1.20 inches, making total of 5.02
inches for the season. At Highland
two inches Of snow fell last night be-
tween 10 p. IN. and midnight.