Show THE OBRIENS CASE i SlcGinty Says lie Is a Very Bad Man Twenty t Dollars Please I The all absorbing theme in the police the trial of Thomas sours yesterday was tr Thoma B OBrien Long before Judge Laney ascended his tribunal the spectators benches were at a premium The political frend and enemies of the doughty Democratic Demo-cratic warrior were on the qui vive awaiting await-ing developments in the case A casual glance at the benches indicated that OBriens friends wore smiling countenances counten-ances confident that the political persecution persecu-tion for which ho was arraigned would turn out to be tr iai After awaiting for some timethe judge remarked that there was a lot of important business t be transacted and made inquiry of Mr Daly the defendants attorney if He were ready t proceed with the case f Mr Daly responded that one of the important witnesses for his client had not yet arrived and i it was satisfactory to the court that this testimony would be admitted ere the case was sumued up that he was ready to proceed Officer Seigfus alias McGinty was put upon the stand and burlesqued the English language in such away a-way a to cause the scarlet uniform of a Salvation army captain to fade into I mottled brown He swore that the defendant de-fendant was an exceptionally bad man on the night of the 12th inst and that in addition t disturbing McGintys peace the residents of Main street were driven into mortal terror that some convulsion of nature na-ture had transpired because OBrien was uu inoffensive pedestrien on Main street wending his waytoMs hotel The amateur bluecoat confounded himself by testifying that he had seen the defendant on divers occasions during the evening violate the etiquette of good citizenship On crossex arnlnationho wilted when ashen by MrDaly why he did not arrest on the first accasion butbeing of a philanthropic disposition the redoutable McGiuty awaited until OBrien a within a few paceb of home I era he mustered courage t arrest the defendant de-fendant After other witnesses for the complainant complain-ant were heard the defendant was sworn Mr OBrien stated that he was a journalist by profession and was at present connected connec-ted with the New York Equitable He stated that on the night of tho 12th ho was accosted by McGinty without provocation and placed under arbitary confinement Ho was corroborated by Major Nounan ana Thomas Dobson both of wnomtestified that they were tho last men who saw him and that he was not violating any statute hu fan or divine Prosecuting Attorney Elchnor made the best of a bad case aud conscientiously discharged his functions as city prosecutor without Displaying any malc towards the defendant The argu ment of Mr Eichnor was candid and indic indi-c te that Liberal bias was not allowed to enter J W Daly opened in au argument that was pointed and showed that the prosecution pros-ecution was a malicious one because Mc Ginty was subsidized r Jiiako the arrest by having bigoted Liberals pass around the hat for subscriptions to present Mc Ginty with a new tile Judge Luney in making his summary averred that technically the defendant was guilty of tho charge preferred and that he OBrien was tare sinned against than sinning The exigencies of tho law demanded that he impose a line of ten dollars dol-lars and a similar penalty for the second offense of a like character The unanimous opinion of the spectators was that in OBriens case Judge Laney personified justice blindfolded Mr OBrien made out his check and after shaking hands with His Honor went on his way rejoicing t receive w ceive the congratulation of his friends |