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3 ftrueiDbebentayEtl-Hebe°gbe,ndt3a;rk bis I act-rio m-lk me u _ 08t ur*g-aer ten ril jat □o ms at of □ is8t —ai be or tbe tbe md ber ca-afe»ooit»’•!ndbatiw.“7»my*enibeintime on their return to Kingston.Police Court, Friday.—'Tbere was a much better attendance than usual at this court today tbe fact of an amusing assault case b ing on the docket, for hearing, acting »9 an incentive to attract a large number of roughs, who on entering struggled tor and posted themselves on the most promfhent seats, passed around a couple of piugsof tobacco ; and then assumed an eaa} attitude to await, as they termed it, “the opeoing of things.” The ca9e, which proved interesting in tbe extreme, involved severalpersona and occupied a considerable length of time in dissection ; the following being tbe substance of tbe evidence taken by the Magistrate Shortly after supper last night, three soldiers of the Dominion Volunteer Militia, named Alexander Mortoo, William Atchinson and Albert Putt, had been drinking in Trendall’s tavern, Ontario Street. Upon leaving, Morton missed one of bis mitts aDd returned to tbe bar to look for it, but not being successful in his search, asked a young man Thomas McCutcbeoD, who was present if he knew where it was. McCntcheon replied that he had it, and “what did be want to make out of it. Morton remonstrated a little further with him and then, regaining the glove walked out and joined his companions! The prisoner followed, and to avert a quarrel Atchinson urged Morton to go into the “Rob Roy Inn”—Thomas Devine,—and have another drink. They did so, Butt crossing the street to the opposite corner. Whenjjst about taking a glass of liquor, McGutcheon, (arrested subsequently by the police for vagrancy) came in, and advancing towards the counter said : “I’m going to drink in this treat. At_cbineon answering said : “You will if you payfor it. While saying these|words McCutcbeoo struck Atchinson in the left eye blackening if, and Morton taking bis “chuma,” part returned the blow, aDd then ensued a general melee in which, according to the testimony of two or three witnesses, who appeared upon tbe scene of action, at the time the rumpus wa* at its height, two womeD, one armed with a water pitcher and tbe other with a wooden cudgel of some klpd, and Peter Began, son-in-law of Devine, took the leading characters Morton and Mc-Cntcheon, both partially intoxicated, were struggling on tbe floor behind the 6tove, and the two females, Began and Devine, were attending to Atchinson’s interests behind the counter, Atchinson alleging that he had been kicked and beaten so badly as to become insensible, not knowing how or by what means be reached bis room in the barracks on til this morning, wheo he was obliged to seek a doctor and bare his wounds dressed. Devine obtained possession of Atchinson’s sword, and swung it over bis head in a violent manner during the excitement, while McCntcheon being left to himself, snatched Morton's sword from tbe scabbard, dealt his antagonist two heavy blows, on* on the head and the other on the right band, after which Devine wrested the weapon from bis hold, and laid it aside with that of Atchinson until tbe row had been quelled by tbe timely arrival of a portion of tbe picket guard, who released tbe soldiers, and to whom fhe bayonets were given for ?afe I keeping, McCutcbeoo, wbo, the magistrate remarked, had been the origin of whole affair, was fined $20, or two months in gsol ; Devine $5 and costs , and the others were dismissed, the court considering that they had only interfered for the purpose of making peace.
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Kingston Daily News
Kingston, Ontario, CA
Fri, Dec 23, 1870
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