The evening times., 1896-09-01

elbow his way through the motley crowd
that infested the lower tribunals Of Justice
today
..It valet is Thomas Carney, who claims
that when he asked the money due han
from the prince he received blows instead
of cash. lie accordingly swore olt war
rant for assault, and the police served 1t
yesterday on the noble lturbde at his
apartments, No. 101S Seventeenth street.
The prince was preceded to the court
house by his attorneys, Messrs X. X. Ken
Dedy and Arthur Ferguson, who waited
hi resence on the stone porch. The prince
rode up on bicycle, dressed in baggy
knee pants, thick IRISH wool golf stock
ings, high tanned shoes and rather faded
and soiled gray alapaca coat.
lie wore a yellow flannel shirt, with a
stiff blue tie, and a well-crowned straw
hat. His bearing was careless, and lie
never would have been taken for a man
who wears a title.
The prince is a big man. He Is built on
sturdy lines that show his Austrian ances-
try. He weighs 200 easily, and wears a
full blonde beard. His hair. many shades
darker, parts in the middle and rufsles
back after the fashion ma ie popular by the
present German emperor His face is florid.
and the fingers on both hands are a deep
yellow color from the cigarette habit.
THE COURT SCENE.
His attorneys Immediately carried him
TO Mr.. Mullowny's office, where that demo
cratic gentleman refused to promise any
definite time when the case would be
caleld. He said, however. he would Bot
delay 1t any longer than possible, and asked
the parties TO have seats in the court room.
Bailiff Hooe, who has "a hankering after
dark blue blood, carefully seated them
inside the ran, where tie prince noncha-
lently watched the proceedings with bored
air, and relied cigarettes which he smoked
after the trial.
When Clerk Potts came to the informa-
ton against the prince he read in a loud
tone the charge OF assault against, as he
said, "Auger -steen Tier -beedy.'
Are you guilty or rot guilty." de-
nanded Mr.. Potts. paradng his gray side
wbiskers
Not guilty said the prince, arising
In all his dignity of six feet.
Then call Thomas Carney" said Clerk
Potts, frowning on royalty.
Thomas Carney responded with a loud
here" Thomas is an Irishman. and
says he has served the prince faithfully
Tor five years as his valet, and during that
time ha been badly paid, and sornetimesnot
at all. Last Saturday he went to the
princes apartments and requested that
gentleman to pay him S445 that Carney
claims is due
"iistI uli lie tu. sdiu 10
Judge Mills, why, he struck me-"
Carney is as clean shaven as monk:
OF good figure, and dresses his hair like
his late master; possibly Carney intro
duced the style.
THE vALET's STORY.
HE struck me several times,'' said Car
ney, who has a slight cockney accent, .'un-
I'll had to hold his arms TO prevent him
from striking me further
You used profanc words to the prince"
said Mr.. Ferguson
Il did not, said Carney, Il never swear
1 am gentleman
The prince seemed considerably provoked
at this last remark OF Carney. and Con-
tiDued to roll more cigarettes.
when you went to the princes house.
weren't you impertinent to him. ques-
toned Mr.. Ferguson.
If you consider II impertinent in asking
him for the money he owes me, thenI was,"
retorted Carney.
Now, isn't 1t TACT" pursued Mr.. Fer
EusoD, that you said to the prince as soon
as you saw him, i am as strong as you
are?'
No, SIR"
Carney gave way to Thomas Clarke "A
colored man employed at the Metropolitan
Club, who was primarily the cause of tile
difficulty. 1t appears that during the
princes absence from the city last year,
he boarded his valet with Clarke, at the
rate OF So per week. and as both Clarke
and Carney claim. this money has Bever
been paid. Clarke accompanied the valet
10 the house, knowing the prince, as they
beth say, had just received his annual al
lowauce from Mexico, which Carney main
tans is $4,000
Il heard considerable scuffling,'' said
Clarke. land Carney came dcwn white
and breatbless-'
May IT please your honor" said Mr.
Ferguson, Il shall place Prince Augustine
Iturbide on the stand-'
THEPRINCE ON THE STAND.
Clerk Potts sneezed and his honor yawned
little wearily. The prince was sworn
like any conimoEer ana uuXiously felt the
rail. greasy and worn lrum the contact
with many criminals. His voice was full.
deep and pleasant as he rcfuted the state
nicnt of the prosecuting witness.
Il gave Carney money to pay bill
to a coloIed man at the club chambers,
and it appea rs he did not do it, and this
colored man ammo yed me about the matter.
I discharged Carney on Friday. Next day
he came TO my apartments, and, after
telling me he was as strong as / am, put
his hand in a threatening manner on his
hip pocket. i grappled with him and he
screamed murder. l don't know" said
said the prince. cautiously, whether he
had a weapon o r not, but thought So He
was very insolent-very much SO, indeed"
Carney's attorney, Mr.. R. Newton DON
aldson, said to the prince:
You are a very strong man, l believe;
an athlete"
..Oh, 1 DON'T know" said the prince ,depre-
catingly.
--"You weigh 200 pounds, understand"
'.Yes, ,"andthe eprinc>complacentiy tugged
at the leather belt around his waist
Iturbide started to go into the details Of
the affair, when he was stopped by Judge
Mills, who consistently refused to address
him except as Mr.. Itterbeed,'' much to the
princes disco infiture.
Don't you owe this man some money!"
said Mr.. Donaldson.
..Nota cent onearth," declared the prince.
emphaticany.
.'There doesn't seem to be any case OF
assault made ont" decidedthe judge. The
defendant is dismissed.
Down stairs the verdict caused the deep
est gloom in Prosecutor Pugh's office, where
Organism thrives and Populism flourishes
80 our Jeames yeio W pl ush was knocked
out by an aristocrat,'' said Mr.. Pugh.
jocularly. "A commune is coming; l can
see it,
he asked Policeman Mike Flynn what he
thought OF the Judgment.
well, you know said Mike, "Oi'm a
all US regal ei5lits has got ter stick
ltersitber. So Dim glad ould Littlebiddy
| got off,"
Coinage for August.