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Show ! Asb.mlt No. 2. i'he cr.urt room crowded be-i be-i fore the hr.ur of 10 o'clock yesterday morning, aud a largo crowd aisi-: aisi-: gathrred ou'-sido, being unable to (gain admission. Judge Snow, county prosHcutirjg attorney, wa? present to represent the people, and District Attorney VanZile in behalf of the complainant, M. M. Bane. Mayor Littloand Marshal Shaughnes?y and u number of others were also present. J. L. Rawlins arose, and pointing to the complaint against A. M. Mue ser, A. McRie, E:brideo Tufts and twelve other persons or more, stated tbat in bis view it made two separate and distinc. charges, the first being for riot aod assault, and the second being a charge of assault with intent to kill Harry Bane. He stated that if Buch were the case he would object to it. The matter was argued by Judge Snow, when the defendants de-fendants said if they were to anewer to two counts they were now prepared to plead to the first, this simply being a charge of aesault and battery. Judge VanZile argued tbat the lesser offense was merged in the greater, and tbat it followed in criminal practice prac-tice that the charge to be tried was the greater one, because tho other ones were embraced in it; he therefore there-fore claimed that the prosecution was! thereto examine the matter before his honor, with a view to ascertaining the particulars of the charge of assault as-sault with intent to murder. Mr. Rawlins stated that be merely raised tha miPHllrin tn lcnmo nn wliat charge the defendants were to be tried, and Biuce he knew the charge he wished to waivo an examination as far bb the defendants Musser and McRae were concerned and would give bonds, and would plead not guilty as regards the defendant Ei-bridge Ei-bridge Tufts. A moment later the waiving of the examination was withdrawn, with-drawn, and all the defendants desired to be at once examined. Ttie examination was conducted by Judge VanZile: Chas. Crow, special policeman, was the first person sworn: The witness had just testified to having hav-ing been present at the aflair in the City Hall on Wednesday, when another an-other interruption took place, and Mr. Rawlins, rising, stated that ho had not been employed in the crbg until that morning, and therefore had bad no opportunity of consulting with his clients. However, upon brief further consultation the defendants had determined to waive any examination exami-nation and thereupon did so. The bonds of each were fixed at $500. The crowd that bad assembled in the room continued lo remain for eome time after it had been announced that bonds were to be given, aud evincing-no evincing-no disposition to retire, Mayor Little requested that they would leave the room. Thereupon tbey went out, but remained around the doors until Harry Bane aud his friend left. There was considerable "blow" around tho streets yesterday that everybody there wpdL nrnnttrpd tn ficht. and wnq in momentary expectation ol doing so. This, however, is Bimply broggard-ism. broggard-ism. Had it really been expected that any startling proceeding would take place, or that blood would be shed, you could have put all that would havo been within a block of the place, excepting such as were necessarily in attendance, in an averaged aver-aged Bized wheelbarrow. The. best reason to believe that no trouble was expected was the fact that there was a large crowd present, and those who went there would only have been disappointed dis-appointed had a row taken place. Both matters will rest where they are until too grand jury has examined them. |