Evening journal., 1902-08-30

O'Brien, Slattery, Daniels. Salil
and Petri?"
only Jack Flynn"
Seven of you in ALL" k,
"Yes. SIR
'Who bought the beer and the "
key
What beer and whiskey?n, Is
Come, now; you know that you
a keg of beer and half-gallon Of W
key. Who bought it?"
The fellows chipped in.
And you drank it all, didn't yu
Il can only speak for mysel
wasn't drank, il that's what you
after"
What, become OF the empty w
key bottle?"
"Oh, Salinsky took that"
And what did you do with the EN-
beer keg?"
"Oh. we rolled that out in the yaIN d
And, so you seven men had dr4
keg OF beer and a ha1f-gallon of WI
key, and weren't intoxicated?"
The witnesses had nothing to san
Were You peacoable and quiet? aE
ed the lawyer.
"Oh, yes, sir"
Eyes, and did you go into any ots
part of the house,"
The witness looked startled Il
stammered that he had gone over II
the other room to bid the wonE
goodnight.
This ended his testimony, and Nh
O'Brien was called to the stand.
She said she. was born in Irela
and had come over to marry O'BriI
whom she had known at home.-a 4
had been married ten years, and Il
one child, a little girl. s.
She had been arrested for the
.sault, and held under bail, and as i
could get no security, she had been
Jail over two months. She had nej
heard from her husband, and did
know where her child was.
Were the men drunk that night
she was asked.
Yes, sir; they yelled and swore al
sang bad songs, and broke two OF 4
chairs"
Your husband was away?"
Yes, sir"
'iWhat happened then?"
"Why, they kept hammering on d
door of my room. and walked the lit
girl up They said they were comii
in"
well, what took place then?"
"Why this man broke the bolt, al
then he came in and insulted me-"
The witness, by dint of close al
earnest questioning, reluctantly told
proposals that had made her fight T
her honor, and how to defend hers'
she had seized a poker and had stru
at her assailant biindly, with the rest
that he was disabled.
"The District Attorney may take t
witness" said the young lawyer.
But, instead, that official arose,
eye flashing, and his face working, al
addressing the court he said: 'Yo
honor, / haven't sunk so low as
question this woman. believe eve
word SHE has spoken. l beg that y
will understand that | was Ignorant
the true merits Of this case
The Judge said his sentiments d
him honor, and explained to the ju
that the prosecuting witness and
comrades should be behind the bars.
Then he told them that under t
custom which prevailed in that count
the costs might be placed on eth
the prosecution or the defendant, or
the county. Or, they might be divide
He had no doubt that the jury won
do their duty.
The jury retired to make up th'
verdict, and soon returned and a
nounced that they held Mary O'Brienn
guilty, and the costs were to be divid
equally between the prosecuting W
ness and the defendant!
never saw anyone more indigna
than that young man. Said he: "Yo
honor, this is the first case / have ey
tried. l have been taught respect
the majesty of the law, but il this is
sample, I'll turn farmer.
Here is a woman who was arrest
for defending her own honor. S
fought for herself and her lit
girl against six brutes, who ca
themselves men. For this offense 6
is arrested, torn from her child, loC
ed up in prison for over two montl
hailed into court and tried like a fel'
and made to pay costs, in order to sa
the taxpayers of this county,
''She can't pay those costs; com
quently she must be sent back to ia
! II this is a sample of PennsylvaI
| Justice, IN take none Of it, But 6
shan't go back to Jail. | have ne'
made a dollar in my new professsi'
and this, my first case. has been with'
fee. but I'll pay the costs of this G.
myself"
mo. you won't" remarked
Judge, 81 propose to have that pie
ure."
And Mary O'Brien walked out OF Il
courtroom free. and began the seal
for her little girl. Bill Parsons
Water Pine for City