Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-04-11
HURLEY. SOUTH DAKOTA, THURSDAY, APRIL
A ROUGH HOUSE

CdllSQ DOCJ dld tWO JOuAS LASb.
They established headquarters at
one of our saloons and began to
bowl up. 1t was soon rumored
around town that there had been a
rough house down on the corner.
About 7 O clock the two young men
sought out Justice Stoddard and ex-
planned that one OF their number
though innocent had got into the
lookup and they wished a session OF
court SO that they might all go to
Parker on the 500 train. The JUS
had not had his supper but hurried
home swallowed his supper without
chewing, then back to the office
when City Marshall Jones came in
with Doc Hargrove prisoner and
placed against him the charge OF be.
ing drunk and disorderly. Mr..
Hargrove made statement that he
remembered of going into the saloon
and Of drinking beer but from that
time until few minutes before
when the marshall had aroused him
from his slumber as he lay on the
bunk in the calabose his life was a
blank. He remembered nothing but
felt sure that there was a mistake
somewhere in the proceedings and
the by-standers almost coincided
with him as they looked upon. his
sorry appearance. Bruised face, a
large lump on his jaw, tattered gar
ments, even his shirt falling off, and
his clothing besmired with mud and
filth. Then appeared Jack Dever-
aux who wished to be heard by the
court He said he had been an eye
witness to all that had happened and
could give the facts in the true light.
Jack having never been admitted to
the bar professionally the court re-
quired him to be sworn as witness,
and standing there before the court
with bruised face, reddened eyes, a
nose swelled out of proportion, nos
trils filed with clotted blood SO that
he could hardly breathe through
them, coat badly torn, shirt front
bespattered with human gore, he
made an eloquent plea for his pal
and wound up by saying that all the
Court had to do now was to assess
the damages and their crowd had
cash to put on the finishing touches
as they wanted to catch the train.
The evidence showed that Jack
had broken beer glass and upon
his refusal to pay for same the bar
keeper began to take it out OF his
hide. A general mix-up in the sa-
loon followed at the end Of which
Doc was dragged out the side door
unconscious and was placed in the
lookup by Marshall Jones. Where
upon Justice Stoddard quickly said
seven dollars or three and one-half
days.
Justice Stoddard then ordered
Marshall Jones to arrest DeverauS
as by his own testimony he was a
disturber of the peace and largely
the cause of the whole tronble. De
veraux was amazed for a moment
but soon grew defiant and sent fol
attorney Edmunds. Judge Ed
munds appeared on the scene and
after counsdling with Jack he de.
clined to appear in the case. ack
thought that it was poor suck o
an attorney that would back water
when he had the cash plunSed dowr
before his eyes. Then ack waivec
the time of hearing and requested
the court to set the time April 10
which was granted but the Cour
informed him that for his appearance
! small cash bond or the signature
OF a good citizen and free holder
would keep him out OF Jail during
the intervening time. In company
, with the marshal Jack started out te
5 find the signature, but did not fine
: it. He came back changed man
His bragadocio attitude was gone
d He threw himself on the mercy 0
= the Court, said he had family de
Y pendent on him for support and tha
. he must be at liberty to labor daily
He said take every cent / have, onl,
= leave me a quarter TO pay my tar
:, to Parker, and he enfptied his pock
et.book on the table, turned hi
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