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June 29, 1879
New York Dispatch
New York, New York County, New York
What is this article about?
Peter Dunham's outing with his fiancée at a Tremont beer garden ends in a brawl; he's mistakenly arrested for assaulting an officer but acquitted after proving his whereabouts. (148 characters)
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Peter's Courtship.
WHAT HAPPENED TO HIM AT A PICNIC.
Peter Dunham lives at Tremont, and is on the
eve of getting married. He took his intended to a
lager beer garden up there to show her a little of
the world before they settled down. A fight occurred on the grounds, and Peter saw the best place
for them was the dining-room. Peter and his intended went into the dining-room and had two
lager, and he was very unexpectedly knocked down
while his arm was lovingly encircled around his intended. Outside it appears there was also another
regular Kilkenny scrimmage, in which Patrolman
McKeon was knocked off his pins. When he got on
his feet again McKeon clubbed indiscriminately,
and left his mark at every blow; and when Peter
came out of the dining-room, wiping his smeller,
the officer charged him with being one of his assailants and arrested him. Peter was tried on the
charge of assaulting the officer.
Luckily he was able to prove the mishaps of that
day's courtship with his intended, as he called her,
and the officer's mistake.
The verdict was "not guilty."
Peter left the court arm in arm with his intended
mother-in-law.
WHAT HAPPENED TO HIM AT A PICNIC.
Peter Dunham lives at Tremont, and is on the
eve of getting married. He took his intended to a
lager beer garden up there to show her a little of
the world before they settled down. A fight occurred on the grounds, and Peter saw the best place
for them was the dining-room. Peter and his intended went into the dining-room and had two
lager, and he was very unexpectedly knocked down
while his arm was lovingly encircled around his intended. Outside it appears there was also another
regular Kilkenny scrimmage, in which Patrolman
McKeon was knocked off his pins. When he got on
his feet again McKeon clubbed indiscriminately,
and left his mark at every blow; and when Peter
came out of the dining-room, wiping his smeller,
the officer charged him with being one of his assailants and arrested him. Peter was tried on the
charge of assaulting the officer.
Luckily he was able to prove the mishaps of that
day's courtship with his intended, as he called her,
and the officer's mistake.
The verdict was "not guilty."
Peter left the court arm in arm with his intended
mother-in-law.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
Crime Story
What themes does it cover?
Misfortune
Justice
Triumph
What keywords are associated?
Mistaken Arrest
Beer Garden Fight
Courtship Mishap
Police Error
Assault Trial
What entities or persons were involved?
Peter Dunham
Patrolman Mckeon
Where did it happen?
Tremont Lager Beer Garden
Story Details
Key Persons
Peter Dunham
Patrolman Mckeon
Location
Tremont Lager Beer Garden
Story Details
Peter Dunham takes his fiancée to a Tremont beer garden; a fight breaks out, he is knocked down inside while embracing her, mistaken by Patrolman McKeon for an assailant during the brawl, arrested and tried for assault, but acquitted after proving his innocence with his fiancée's testimony.