| Show USED BEER BOTTLE I If That is Deadly Weapon i Frank Clover May Suffer Some SomeI If I an ordinary beer bottle is a dead deadly deadly ly b weapon weapon Frank Clover Cloer an alleged alleg pugilist will likely serve a term In the he state prison for the crime of o assault with a deadly weapon wIth ith intent to do bodily harm The question Was raised In the city court yesterday by the at attorney attorney attorney torney for the defense and was taken haken under advisement by the court The crime for which Clover was ms or ar arrested rested occurred in the G G saloon on Second South street last lust Friday Frida A crowd of men was drinking at the bar and an argument arose aros between en Clover and a stranger An attack followed which according to the evidence pro produced produced produced yesterday was thoroughly un unprovoked unprovoked unprovoked provoked and the stranger strang r was ivas beaten over the head with a beer bottle On a complaint sworn to by the stranger Clover was arrested sn n the charge of assault with a deadly wea weapon weapon weapon pon with intent to do bodily hatm He appeared in the city court yesterday and through his attorney enter e entered teri d a pea plea of f not guilty guilt Numbers of witnesses were ere called who testified that the as assault assault sault ault was made and that the victim icUm of f the attack was knocked to the floor by y a blow blo on the head with a a beer bottle ottle Af At the conclusion of the testimony tt s the is attorney for the defense delease moved for or a dismissal of the case on the ground that t a no deadly d weapon was vas as the complaint was faulty aulty fault A beer bottle he lie contended is not ot a deadly weapon nor flot is Isit It vcr ever con considered considered dered in that way The prosecution argued differently saying that as a weapon a beer bottle b could ir as much harm as any other The che question was as taken under advisement by bo the court ourt until this morning at 11 U For cases eases were ere called in the city ity court yesterday but a largo large lar per percent cent ent were dismissed on motion motton of the prosecution Others were continued continues and nd few were brought to trial It was one ne of the heaviest dockets which has baa s been presented since the city court was wS established I |
