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Show ASSAULTED A ".H L(;K." An Incident of tho ltecent Klertlon Ventilated Venti-lated In the Presence of Commissioner Com-missioner Oreeninan. The examination of D. A. Sullivan on a charge of assaultidg RflJM S. Wells, an election judge on the occasion of the recent election in this city, developed some racy nnd highly dramatic incidents before it was dually submitted to Commissioner Green-man, Green-man, who lined Hie defendant $50 and costs. The leaders of the. political conglomerate had recognized it as tho Opportunity of a political decade, and came up willi their bal lories loaded to the hilt. They shrieked for Sullivan's scalp, and again shrieked because every prosecuting officer iu the territory was not there lo join In the scalp dance. Finally Mr. Kichnur presented himself for tho people and C. B. Glenn for the accused. Then Arthur Brow n came in mosslah-llke andobtruded his genius on tin' prosecution. Wells told his story. His face had been grazed by the voter's Hst that was all. It Was iu the brat of a spirited election and tic only damage that comu of it wus 'an impulsive impul-sive love tun. it had not even staggered the mighty Weill but he demanded atonement drenched in Sullivan's blood. Arthur Brown recited the particulars of the assault and mentioned hnstih the counter attack on Sullivan by Arthur Pratt. After a passage at arms in which all the parties took ii hand the case was submitted and Bulllvan ordered to pay a due of S. The b adera of the political cooglamerate j howled ut this and declaring their intention of dragging the matter beforutlic grand jurv left the court chumb- I |