Evening journal., 1898-02-21
THE BRUISERS FINED.
Easy Sentences Given Buffers S
and Fishers Assailants.
BIG CROWD HEARS THE CASE
MUNDORF, HEARN AND TFARRI-
SON FINED s25 AND COSTS BACH.
TAYLOR WAS FINED $50 AND
COSTS.

Judge Balls court was crowded with
an eager lot Of spectators this morn
ing to hear the case of Frank L. Nun
dorf Lee Hearn, Howard l.. Taylor
and Howard Harrison, who brutally
assaulted Ralph Fisher and L. James
Butler, about a week ago, on West
Eighth street. The four prisoners oc-
cupied seats beside their counsel, w.
+. Lyman.
The case was prosecuted by Assist
ant City Solicitor Cahoon. City So
lictcr Conrad was also In the case. MIR.
Cahoon put up a gallant fight for the
prosecution. His appeal for conviction
was an eloquent one. He reviewed the
case and defined the question OF public
safety and OF the assault, which he
| said was the most brutal known in
years. The attorney for the defendants
had no case as in every instance Mr.
Cahoon showed that It was an aggra-
waited assault.
| DR. Draper was the first witness
/ called for the state He testified re-
| garding the wounds inflicted ON Mr..
| Fisher and Mr.. Butler. The next wit
ness called was Ralph Fisher, who
| told the way the four young men had
| followed him from Eighth and Shipley
streets TO Eighth and Jefferson, maxi
ing insulting remarks and jostling him
until he got to Windsor street, where
he crossed over to the other side Of the
street to Mr.. Buffers home He then
stopped and asked: What do you peo-
pie want; are you looking for trouble?'
He was then jumped upon and knock
ed down in the gutter Then they nit
and kicked him. Then Mr.. Butler came
to his rescue
Mr.. Butler was the next witness
called. He testified to having. seen Mr..
Fisher coming out Eighth street. He
then went away from the window and
| returned to see what was the matter
and saw his son-in-law lying in the
gutter with the prisoners standing
over him kicking him. Mr. Fisher ran
TO his son-in-law's assistance. He
pleaded TO the men to desist in theii
brutal work, and then he. too, was as
saulted
, Mr.. Lyman tried every way to shak,
the testimony Of the Witness but wal
Unsuccessful.
Mrs Emma Anderson testified tina
she and her husband were going ou
Eighth street to their home. She saw
the assault and II was so brutal tina
she tainted.
w. w. Anderson was next called
1 He corroborated the statement mad
\ by his wife
, Sergeant Of Police Black and Officer
4 Payne and Hutton told of the prison
]. ers' arrest. Eliza Davis and Or. Film
v also testified in the case.
a The case was concluded at Lf6. an
Hearn. Mundorf and Harrison were fine
~ 25 and costs. Taylor was fined $50
n Peter Clark was a defendant in Judf
N Balls court Saturday night. He we
e. charged by ]. G. Wilson, colored wit
n assault. Wilson alleged that 4
K. was walking in company with Henr
Hinson, near Third street bridg
h on February 12. when Clar
10 and several other men came alonl
4 Clark, without any provocation, struc
= Wilson in the mouth and damaged b
d hat.
le Wilson testified that the accuse
wanted to settle the case by a paymeI
N OF money Clark denied this allegation
m and said that the money he offered W,
n. to go toward purchasing a new Ia
III | Wilson produced several witness,
rs who upheld him in his accusations r
NJ garding the bribe offered by ClaI'
The defendant endeavored to dispro'
T. the statements made by Wilson's wi
ay | nesses. and he succeeded, for JUDI
n, | Pail dismissed the case.