Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-04-15
BLACKED THE LAWYERS EYE
This Witness Gave a Practical
Illustration of
HOW A BLOW WAS DELIVERED
Knocked the Lawyer SpraWling
on the Floor.


| New York World. Apriis. w
Having run to rum In January last,
Mutton Donovan sought to carve
out the heart of Frank Ward of No. 6S8
Greenwich street. His hand, however,
being unsteady. he failed of his pur.
pose, and in due time Mr.. Ward came
out OF the hospital.
Then Ward complained TO District
Attorney Olcott, and young Mr.. LHuter-
bach was assigned to push the case for
the people. Soon the House of De-
tention bade fair 10 DO changed into a
hotel for the accommodation Of MIR.
Lauterbach's witnesses, SO hard did he
work on the case.
Among those penned up was John W.
Bradley, 'longshoreman. The more
he thought of the freedom and delights
OF South street the more he grew to
believe that Mr.. Dauterbachs had come
as an evil genius into his life.
| When the case came up befoie Judge
Cowing in general sessions yesterday,
young Mr.. Lauterhach called Bradley
to the stand. NOW, Bradley said
be, you say Donovan struck Ward in
the eye?' ~
81 didn't nuther.o said Mr.. bradley,
| with surprise and Indignation. i3|
But he did-didn't he?" said Mr..
Lauterbach, soothingly. ~
"Yes-Ee did, /" growled Bradley.
Now, Bradley" said young Mr..
Lauterbach, advancing towfrds the
witness, Just show the gentlemen of
the Jury how Donovan struck the
Blow
Howder l know?'' protested Mr..
Bardley. "There was scrap, dat's all,,'
81 know, know" said the assistant
| district-attorney with impatieuce, 'but
| just show how the blow was struck.
Here-show them with ine. :"
A beam of joy and increduIity stole
| into the 'longshoreman' eve. Under
the chair his ham like fist climbed and
unolinched, ana he arose in hia seat.
"Say, boss,' he muttered, "does
youse want me to slug yer one?''
Certainly certainly" said the
| prosecutor.
A look of anticipation came into the
'longshorem6n' face, and perhaps there
came across his mind those lays in the
House Of Detention where nulligan
AND mixed ale is ne unknown as kumysi
| and smelling salts in South street.
:" 1t was this way" said Bradley, bis
giant form towering above the elight
| figure of the prosecuting officer.
donovan clinched wild tn mug, an
in the break away Mutton t'umpe6
him oncet like dis - isa
Bling! 49,
"Ow ~ yelled the assistant district
attorney. Bradley, drawing back his fist
had struck out straight from the
shoulder, and the feet Of young Mr.
Lauterbach described long parahola
in the air. While they wore still pass.
ing in their flight, the, Young mans
head hit the floor with a resembling
whack, and then as he came to stand
still he measured mis- length upon the
floor. -i 5,5
The judge and jury leaned back and
roared and young Mr.. Lauterbach sat
up and looked dazed. Bradley, too,
seemed somewhat amazed, and when
half dozen court officers seized him,
he protested vigorously.
Say, gents," he cried, II didn't
know he was 10 easy."
Easy?" cried Mr.. Lauterbach. sob!
Oh! Oh! 1t would have killed an OK.
Rut it's all my own fault; only / didn't
think you would hit SO hard. Gentle
men Of the jury, the people end their
case. -
And the Jury. shaking with merri.
ment, sat Dack ana gazed upon the
rapidly diecoloring eye Of the prose
cutting attorney. They were still laugh
ing when they came back.
"Guiltsn' spluttered the foreman,
with one glance at young Mr.. Lauter-
bach's eye, and then the other jurymen
bad their smile. But Mutton Donovan
didn't smile. He sat back and scowled
first at the assistant district attorney
and then at Bradley and back again at
the jury, and then they took him away.
1t was no joke for him, because he
was to blame for it. And after be had
gone, young Mr.. Lauterbach got some
one to brush off his coat. and with bis
eye in his hand rushed over to the
oyster bar across the way, where be had
raw on himself" An oyster re-
posed on the eye when he went to bod
last night.