Evening journal., 1898-02-17
BRUISERS ON TRIAL
Assailants of Ralph Fisher and
S. ]. Butler Arraigned.
CASE POSTPONED TILL SATURDAY

AGED MIR. BUTLER BRAVES THE
ELEMENTS TO TESTIFY AGAINST
THE MEN WHO STRUCK HIM
DOWN COMMUNITY WROUGHT
UP OVER THE OUTRAGE.
The trial Of Frank L. Mundorf Lee
Hearn, Howard l.. Taylor and Howard
Harrison, who brutaliy assaulted Ralph
Fisher and S. James Butler on Sunday
morning on West Eighth street, was
begun in Municipal Court last night.
The court room was crowded with per-
sons interested in the case. Dlsap-
pointment was their lot, however. as
the case was postponed, after a great
deal of parleying, until Saturday
morning.
SO large was the crowd In the court
room that it was almost impossible to
pass in or out Every available spot
was occupied. When the assaiiants Of
Fisher and Butler confronted Judge
BAN. their lawyer, William T. Lyman,
asked that the case be continued, but
did not mention the time. He said that
four subpoenas had been made out, but
the witnesses were out of the city. He
named Acknowledgement Garrett j.
Hart as one of the witnesses for the de-
fence. Mr.. Hart was In company with
Mr.. Fisher previous to the assault, and
the action of Attorney Lyman In nam
\ ing Mr.. Hart as a witness for the de-
| fence created a surprise.
Mr.. Lyman followed up his plea for
a continuance on the grounds that he
had been summoned late in the case
! and that none Of his witnesses had
been examined.
Assistant City Solicitor Cahoon OBJ
jected to a continuance. He said that
the four men knew that It was mate.
rial for them 10 prepare for a defence
lie said that the plaintiffs had bravet
the elements, not knowing what the re
suits would be in attending the trial
their condition being still serious. H'
made an eloquent plea to proceed witt
the case, holding that one continuance
would be followed by another. Tn
state had all of its witnesses present
Judge Ball decided that. as the re
quest of the defence for a postpone
ment was made on the grounds that Il
witnesses were out OF town. he coul
2 not do therwlse than grant a continu
, ance He then named Saturday morn
+ ing for the trial.
A. The four men then marched out {
the court room, followed by aboI
0 thirty OF their friends When the gan
o reached the outside every member of
9 lined up on the sidewalk. Some open
boasted that they had a pull" an
: that they would get of easy.
Q Mr.. Fisher and Mr. Butler appear'
d in court with their heads swathed
Q bandages Mr.. Butler seemed vel
: feeble and shook like an aspen lea
u Their physician. Dr. Draper, accor
y panied them
81 Mr.. Fishers father, Richard Fish'
% was also IN attendance He is prom
l. nent Philadelphian. and is manager
" the Washington Life Insurance Coz
" pany, of New York. He is also pre-,
n dent OF the Sons OF Delaware of Phil
"a delphia. and lives In handsome re'
L dence in Logan Square. He has
Summer residence at Camden, Del.
70 There is widespread interest in I
81 case. and the police last night we
~ asked repeatedly as to the possible OF
.S come Of the trial. The consensus
4 opinion lis that the punishment shou
=, be made to ut the crime.
"a Ordinary drunks and small fines We
v the order In Municipal Court II
20 morning. Mary Marvell was fined
u and costs for drunkenness. Evan M
~ .ler constant applicant at the 81
4, tlon house for lodging. was fined
lu and costs for vagrancy. John y
30 Ginnis and John Murphy We're fined
and costs for the same