Evening journal., 1896-09-07
MADE THINGS LIVELY.
KNIFE AND RAZOR FIGURED IN A
SATURDAY NIGHT FRACAs.
AS A RESULT. JERRY CORNISH Is
IN JAIL AND THOMAS 3. KEENAN,
Is UNDER BAIL COZ COURT.

You are charged with stabbing that
man" said MAJOR Boyd 20 Thomas
Edward Keenan, yssiei day morning ss
he pointed to William Hall. colorsd
''StabbiDg whom2'
why, William Hall
I did not stab that man, ball, wae
the reply OF the prisoner.
Winam Hall was then sworn ard gave
the following Statement; II came down
the street ebout o'clock
We're you d.iLkinti iuterrogatsd tho
mayor.
Yes. had two three drinko. but
wasn't drunk. | went into Stoopss
store ald when / C. me cut say Jerry
Cornish ard lot OF fellows around
him bsllowed TO Cornish 10 hold bis
own thtn started 20 10 htms aBo
Btaftel scrCss the street toslrd r d.
rey's, when this man stAlbsd ms IA the
b cF, hssiog folio o~ed ms into the
s.rest | said nothing to him TO cause
The stabbiDg
John Sol ivan was thea sworn and etated
that he knew iie prisoner, b 70 did not
know II be was drunk or not, but that he
acted llke u De was coming down the
Btses', sRw tho prisoner and Cornish
Cornish struck Keenan, in The nose. Did
not see him cu5 anyone. Triad TO get
knife away. and vas cut IN The hand
While eaeeAvoIipg 10 wrest the weapon
from defendant. Saw no disturbance
between Hall and Keenan,"
Did you. said bis honor, "thli k that
the prisooer WAS justlh d In using
knifsi Be careful what you say, as
man must be very hard pushed 10 WAr-
rant tho use OF deadly weapon
Wituess thought It was necessary to
use knife under the oircumstaacss, es
Ed. Brown and other c)lorsd fellows had
hold OF keenan,
Charles A Newlove, being sworn, geve
bis statement. He was standing at
Merediths cigar store Oornish WAS
walking mp aud down the ftrost statiog
what he ceuld do In the puglllstic Hoe,
the ssme being dssscrated With some
epithets more vigorous than choice w ent
into Meredith's store Prisoner said
Cornish had insulted him Was Ia the
crowd but not ab'e to see any cutting
jerry Cornish, Jr sworn. stated :"rae
hrst time | saw the prisoner be caught
me by the ahoulder In front Of Blggss
store and struck mo in the mouts |
could not get awsy from him, he,tore
sll my shirt of ms and struck &C ms.
TILED TO get away from him / did not
see him attacked by any one. Sheldon
Fields and l were going ont 10 Mr.
Bsndl IS rhen he assaulted me-"
Albert Davis, sworn, testified to seelng
Cornish come up the slIe,t ehslleneiba
'he town, saw Hall oonlng dowa ssrse,
shouting
Thomas Edward Kssnau, sworn
testified 10 being in down town sslooa
aud oonuig It sous hing vas accosted By
co7nisn with n very Insulting remark,
III aid not cut Hal, saw CorniAh, With =
knife, that VAS bhe reason / pulled
mine
"WhRt did you want to tear the
trousers from of the policeman fos2'
said the Mayor
Prisoner said be wanted 20 get his hat
Witnesses who saw the cutting shrsy
were not presen5 at the hearing
Keenan, WAS held for court under $500
bsil. Martin Leonard going on the bail
bond William Hall Is bed.y cut In tha
bach, aud lost a large amount % blood
De will not be able to to 10 20 work fsr a
We-k or ten days Cornish was daed
50 so or ton days in dl The fine Was
not patti.
The fact that the blade OF rszlr set
In handle of wood WAS found in front
Of the store OF James r Biggs seems 10
bear cut q statement made By the de
fendant, that he saw knife in the hand
OF Cornish prior 20 drawing his own.