ys
to de station-house; I believe dey is de same boys as trouble me before.

"_The Court._--Boys, what have you got to say for yourselves for such
conduct?

"Master White volunteered to act as spokesman. He said:

"Well, one day we was a playing in front of this 'ere man's lager bier
saloon, and he come out and threatened to lick us if we didn't stop. We
kept on, and bine-by he comes to the door when we wasn't a lookin', and
threw a pailful of dirty water on us. We thought we'd got as good a
right to the street as he had, so we made up our minds to be even with
him, and we got the box and cats and serenaded him.

"Mr. Holzenkamp stated that he baptized the boys a few days before as
described. The boys promised not to bother lager bier saloon keepers any
more, in consideration of which they were discharged."

Mr. Van Dam stated that the last case called was that of Mr. Timothy
O'Neil.

The case he said occupied the attention of the court nearly a half
hour, owing to the difficulty which the court experienced in getting him
to make direct responses to his questions.

"Timothy appeared in a grey dress-coat--that is to say, it was high in
the waist, with a short and pointed tail, a feature oftener produced by
tailors than by literary men of the present day. Timothy's vest was red;
his breeches were made of corduroy. Below them were long coarse
stockings and brogans.

"The evidence went to show that Timothy had been found drunk in the
street, but he was not communicative on the subject. He did not call the
officer a liar after he had heard him give his evidence, nor tell the
judge that he was an 'owld tief.' He said nothing until he was asked to
take the usual oath. The Judge said: 'Mr. O'Neil, put your hand on the
book.' Mr. O'Neil complied cautiously, fearing the result of his act.
When the words of the oath were uttered he made the sign of the cross,
and after being requested by the court, kissed the Bible.

"_The Clerk._--What's your name?

"_Prisoner._--The same as me father's.

"'What was his name?'

"'The same as mine.'

"'Tell me your name or you shall be locked up.'

"'Timothy.'

"'And what else?'

"'I haven't any middle name.'

"'I mean your last name.'

"'O'Neil.'

"'How long have you been in the city?'

"'Since I come to the counthry.'

"'How long is that?'

"'Pat Hooligan can tell ye betther nor I can.'

"'What month was it?'

"'The first Sunday in Lint.'

"'Where do you live?