| Show the post office affair postmaster mccauslin was tried be fire justice wedgwood on thursday R afternoon on the charge of assaulting the Fro frenchman achman revel bevel mr gash con ducted the case for the people and S K king defended the postmaster revel kevel was the first witness partly by the aid ot of an interpreter dr phillips of the tha B Y academy and partly by means of hh Freni frenchy liv english lie he managed to tell hia tale of woe it t nas las substantially is aa published in hi tife THE ENQUIRES ENQUIRER ilis his letter from lyons france had been received in alopay envelope and with a one cent stamp and he had demanded deril an explanation which the postmaster aou d not give tae postmaster had bad blow him in zi face wiz heeg haea feest and say he h booL ll him wiz za prestol pee pe atol estol on cross examination he ha became greatly excited and gesticulated wildly greatly to lle amusement if the spectators he emphatically denied striking McCan mccauslin filin or catline calling him a liar when asked if he bad called him a e s of a b he appeared puzzled and asked the interpreter inte a of a b wot ees zat and seemed more puzzled and some what amused when it was explained to him when asked if he was not afraid of the he pistol he said 1 I not fear nees prestol pe estol if he shoot me hees bees neck is cut suiting the action to the word the tha frenchmans French mans story was corroborated by a youny lady who was present ii II 11 the post peat office at the time the trouble occurred the frenchman had bad not t struck the postmaster or called him a a lir liar but a i ful manner she had been the he postmaster strike him and nad had heard him the po st master threaten to fill him I 1 with bulletts mr king did not think tho the evidence of the prosecution sufficient awl and asked that the case be bismis a 1 TUIS AWOKE STE GASH in his bis zealous oratorical style he urged that the poor frenchman had been outraged by an official of the united states one who had bad sworn to uphold and defend the constitution etc etc mr king took the stand that this wits was not the fourth of July but a police court trial on a february afternoon there was no necessity for a everead eagle speech and a merry twinkle was in his eye the motion was denied mr gash asked aked that the witnesses for the defense except as aa they took the stand be excluded from too the room this aroused mr king it 11 the prosecuting attorney was goinz going to wrap himself about in the great american flag he should be fair enough to grant the defense the same privileges 03 the prosecution the witnesses were ordered excluded several witnesses testified that the frenchman had blockaded alia th a postal window for twenty fire or thirty minutes had struck the postmaster and called him a liar and a s of a b the frenchman constantly interrupt t ol 01 with not truo true not true and no levair ne vair I 1 ile he became FO noisy that be had to be ba removed from the room whereupon he exclaimed 1 I writs write to ze e c consul of fran franco the court harmonized the testimony found mccauslin cuilty suil ty and bentena Ben tenc 4 c him to pay a fine or one dollar and the costs costa of court the case will probably ba appealed the frenchman will receive a bearing on the charke charge of disturbing tie me peace before commissioner dudley dadley |
