| Show CAVANAUGH DISCHARGED CASE DISMISSED ON THE GROUND OF INSUFFICENT EVIDENCE He Will Now Be Tried For Using Profane and Obscene Language Minor Cases Disposed of in the Police Court The details of the brawl at the Free Coinage saloon last Sunday night In which John Cavanaugh colored tried to execute some of his brunette companions with a carving knife and later to smash John Bentrods head with a beer bottle were aired in the police court yesterday The complaint against Cavanaugh was sworn out by Bentrod The testimony only brought out the details of Cavan aughs capers in the saloon This was I the second act of his performance and he began I just after ne had recovered from the sensations attendant upon being knocked iowa a flight of tall stairs in the upper chamber he had tried to filch the stakes put up on a card game Bruce Johnson objected and Cavanaugh drew a knife and poised it viciously in front of him Some one struck the knife and it dropped arl just there Johnson took occasion to plant his list on Cavanaughs ebony countenance That is why the man with the knifp found himself down in the saloon when he woke up Here it was that Bentrod entered upon the scene He told tile dusky scrapper he had bettor remove his fine form to the outside of the saloon Cavanaugh me this suggestion with a burst of wrath and expletives and at once prepared to renew hostilities Edging towards the door he jerked a Ttinrt beer bottle from his pocket pock-et and seemed about to put Bentrod to sleep when P C howell also colored grasned him from behind and secured the missile Then he pulled something out of his rocketa knife I guess said Howell on the witness stand and swore he would cut Bentrols throat Couldnt you see whether or not lr was I a knife he held asked Attorney Harrington Har-rington No You see he was on the other side of the electric light and it was liar to see what was in his hand He couid have held a small knife without my see that Cav lag it Howell said further anaughs arm was raised in a threatening ing manner Attorney Corny for the defendant claimed the proseiution had not produced enough evidence to show felony One Mr Carr was also called to the stand but did not stale anything new The judcro dismissed the ease on the ground of insufficient evidence but ordered or-dered that tin Complaint be made out charging the defendant with using profane pro-fane and obscene language I tomorrow Cavanaugh will be tried on that count Police Pointers I In the casss of Eva lInker Babe Glen wood and Annie Amhurst soiled doves sentence was suspended until today R MrDonald a notorious drunk was fined 10 |
