Nine Dollars Worth Of Liquor

ROONEY BOUGHT IT OUT OF $11 WORTH OF HIS LABOR

Got Booze at Anson Wright's Saloon-His Case Against Wright in Court Today

While George B. Rooney was on the stand in Justice Doty's court Friday afternoon in the case in which he has prosecuted Anson W. Wright, the saloon keeper of 1008 Broadway, for using indecent language on the street, he testified that of the $11 he was to have been paid by Wright for papering the latter's saloon he spent $9 of the amount for liquor in Wright's place.

Wright was represented by Justice Gibson and Rooney had for his attorney, Andrew J. Sawyer, jr.

One of the witnesses for the prosecution was young fellow named Dryer, who swore that he heard Wright use the language with which Rooney accused him. When Justice Gibson began to cross-examine him he balked and apparently forgot everything that he previously knew.

It was when Sam Taylor was put on the stand that the fun commenced. Examined by Attorney Sawyer, Sam said that he had worked here for fifteen years. He said he was standing with Phil O'Hara near Wright's place when he heard Rooney say to Wright that he (Rooney) would make Wright pay 150 times thirty cents, if he found him keeping his saloon open after hours. (The thirty cents referred to was an amount which Wright is alleged to have made Rooney pay him for drinks.) Then Sam testified that Wright said to Rooney, "You d----d brute, come back in the yard and I'll show you."

Justice Gibson then took the witness in hand.

"Now, Sam," he began, "isn't it a fact that after this trouble happened you went into Wright's saloon and told him you would testify in his behalf if he would give you $2, that the other side had only promised you $1?"

"Dat's a lie," shouted Sam, as he sawed the air with his hand. "It's a barefaced untruf. Me take money from dat man (indicating Wright), well not likely."

Gibson then asked Sam how many times he had been arrested, but Sawyer put in a vigorous kick and Judge Doty excused the witness from answering the question.

Other witnesses examined threw little material light on the controversy between Rooney and Wright.