Evening journal., 1896-05-14
HOW ANDY GOT HIS EYE
Was Helping officer Maloney
and Got a Mistaken Rap
AND PUT HIS OPTIC IN MOURNING

The Original Cause of the Accident Was
Attended TO by Judge Ball Later On.
Gases which Were Sent TO tho Grand
Jury-Four Men Put Contractor Collins
In the Hole.
One OF the most unpleasant things TO
explain TO the general public Is the
presencs OF black eye. and the possessor
OF the prizs Is always greeted with sly
wlnks and covert smiles when he
endeavors TO give an innocent cRuue for
his decoration. IL seems hard for
the average man to give credence
TO the story OF the stick OF
wood filing from under the batchet,
the entry door standing sjr, or the
baby with the iron spoon, but visions of
closed II I ars always coniure up by
the closed optic shrouded in black and
blue framework. But there are some in
pocen' wsarers of black eye, and pa
trolmaA Andy Hsrk MS Is one OF them
How Andy Got His Eye.
The story OF how tho jovlal, good
natured Audy got his decoration Is a true
one. Yesterday afternoon Samuel Patter
son, one Of the coasts fAvofite sons, was
exhibiting a large sized aud very noisy
dog" on Front street The dog" had
been acquired after long search In the
various thirst cures In BArbary, and
Samuel seemed rather proud OF it Il
Was made up OF large number OF mixed
ales. whiskey and ain. and was about all
he could carry When officer Meloney
suggested than Samuel had better 20 to
the police station and register the liquid
canlne he obi ected. aud seiztd the nicer by
the lapel OF his brand new uniform. To
save his coat from being torn Mslonsy
made blow with his club at S4mnel's
knuckles Andy seeing the predicAment
In which his brother eli ier was. started
forward to help him, and had just bent
his head over to grasp the clnched
hngers, when tho club caught him under
the eye.
Police Surgeon Frank Kane admins
tered oysters aud beat steak Ad llibitum.
but the decoration came all the same and
the eye was 4 picture worthy OF the
Paris sslon Samuel was arraigned last
evening and Judge B Ill gave him So and
costs
Held for the oraud Jury.
Theodore CArlln and Joseph h Ward,
the two men arrested yesterday after
noon on a charge OF stealing 3 set OF
heavy double harness from W. II. Cor
man were arrAigned before Judge Ball
IL was shown that they sold the harness
TO Thomas Wilson at Front and TatnAll
and they were held In $500 bail each for
upper court.
William Boulden, colorsd, was arrested
by Officer Mcbride on TatnAll street,
yesterday afternoon, for being drunk
and disorderlv Afterwards 1t was
learned that he had broken into and
entered the house Of Thomas Tillmsn on
New street The after as well 40 three
othsr witnesses testified to having heard
the breaking Of glass aud seeing the
prisoner with head and body ia the wlo-
dow. Boulden claimed that be was too
drunk TO remember anything about the
affair but unfortunately Judge Ball
happened to be present when the arrest
was made and guAged the jig for him
self, Boulden was sent to the grand
jury under $500 bail
The Trouble In The Second.
On Saturday last row was kicked up
st the polls at A and Buttonwood. officer
Hurley arrested Emory Dennis. when he
WAS assaulted by a crowd OF oolored
men, and treated 10 a shower bath Of
bricks Dennis and a man named Stock
ley we're captured and fned $40 aud
coats each Then four others, Harlan
Roberts, George Green, Howard CrAmer
and Henry Ewing, all colored, we're tr
rested and srraignsd yesterday morning,
when the case was postponed untn
this morning. the quartet being
placed under bonds. Garbage Con-
tractor Leland Collins becoming
surety. The men did not show up when
their names were called aud the bonds
we're declared forfeited aud attachments
Issued
Daniel Gillespie, vas tsklng nap on
his csllar door at Eighth aud Church.
Saturday night when August Schulz
aud Michael Kettner, who live At No. 706
Church came along and stumbled over
his feet. Then DHniel got up and
punched August. Last evening Judge
Ball fns ed Daniel $40 and Gusts.
Samuel Williams, colored. was &C
quilted At the upper court OF n charge Of
stealing pair OF trousers from William
Batter He had scarcely cleared the
Court House when SsrgsAnts Evans and
Black took him Ia charge on complaint OF
James Shalcross, Of McDonough. who
acculed him OF stealing from the farm
hands. This morning Samuel was
held for trial before Magistrate Daley.
In the absence OF City Solicitor Har
man, the city, 3 interests we're ably cared
for by z. B. T. Springer.