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Bailey Seems a Bad Citizen Nashville, Mich. April 7. At the
examination of Sanford Bailey, charged
with assault with intent to murder
his former wife and her sister, the
two women testified that he first
threw a stone weighing two pounds
through the window into the room in
which they were sleeping. Then
smashed the whole window. frame, using
a hickory club, five feet long and
two inches in diameter, and with this
club inflicted on them injuries which
nearly proved fatal. He was held
without bail.
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Another of the Insanely Jealous Detroit, Mich., Jan. 15. Late last
night the hospital authorities announced
that Mrs. Blissitt, who was
assaulted by her husband early yesterday,
would doubtless recover from her
injuries. Her skull was fractured by
one of the bullets, but her brain was
not injured. Her husband was Insanely Jealous
and returning home after
four months' absence went to work
to kill his wife and burn the house.
He had just tried to fire the house
when a policeman nabbed him and
ended his career for a while.
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BEFORE JUSTICE MASON On complaint of William W. Sweet of
Lawrence before Justice Mason a warrant
was issued for the arrest of John L.
Shoemaker and William Shoemaker on a
charge of assault and battery. William
was discharged; John L. pleaded guilty
and was sentenced to pay a fine of $1.00
and $9.35 costs or 10 days in jail. He
Paid.
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Assaulted and Throat Cut Bay City, Mich., Sept. 9. A row
took place last night on Third street,
opposite the Campbell house. A
stranger named Charles Davis assaulted
Joe Delumme of Essexville and cut
his throat badly. Delumme i3 now in
the hospital in a critical condition.
Davis later was arrested at the house
of a friend. He said he did it in self-defense.
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Sandbagged and Robbed Marion, Ind., Aug. 5. Dr. II. E.
Trask, a prominent citizen of Matthews,
was sandbagged and robbed
while returning from a sick call. He
was found unconscious and Is now In convulsions.
It Is thought he will die.
Two men have been arrested charged
with the assault and a mob has
formed and threatened to lynch them.
The sheriff and a posse have left here
to protect the prisoners.
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Will Be Hanged Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 7. Guarded by
three companies of state militia,
called out by Gov. Candler for his protection,
Raymond Ross, a negro
charged with assaulting Mrs. Miller,
was carried to Canton, Ga., from this
place to stand his trial. A special session
of the Cherokee court was called
by Judge Gober, who asked for troops
from Gov. Candler. The time the trial
consumed was only 40 minutes. The
negro was convicted and sentenced to
be hanged Aug. 27. Ross was brought
back to this city by the troops.
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Blow cost him $20 Mt. Morris. Mich. Oct. 8. William
Griffith of the Cornwell stock farm
knocked Oliver C. Oliver down with
hardly a word of warning. He was arrested
by Deputy Sheriff Maginn,
pleaded guilty to assault and battery
and paid a fine of $20.
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Minor Telegrams The Newark Italian who Sunday
drank to the health of Czolgosz was
committed to the penitentiary by
Judge Lambert. His companion, who
struck a woman who cried "Shame"
when the toast was given. Was held to
the grand Jury for assault.
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Wright to be Tried Today Cadillac MICH. Oct 28 When the
October term of circuit court for Wexford
county convenes today. Judge
Chittenden will have 29 cases before
him. The most important one is that
of the people vs. James V. Wright for
assault with intent to kill. Wright on
Aug. 23 got into a quarrel with Chas.
Mead over the lease of Wright's farm,
and the latter shot Mead.
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Circuit Court The people vs. Jake Weirs and Dell
Mason; resisting an officer. The respondents
in this case were charged with
having committed an assault upon Fred
Leitz, a police officer at South Haven.
II. T. Cook appointed to defend. On
motion the information against the respondents
were quashed. Respondents
rearrested and arraigned before Justice
Rowland, who discharged Mason and
held Weirs for trial. Respondent arraigned
and pleaded not guilty. H.T.
Cook re-appointed as attorney for the
defense.
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Before Justice Killefer Brown of South Haven, whose
trial was held last week Tuesday on a
charge of assault with intent to rob one
John Fitzgerald of South Haven, was
discharged on account of insufficient
evidence.
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Gone Up for Six Months Traverse City. Mich., April 16. Dan
George was sentenced to six months
in Marquette prison yesterday after
pleading guilty to assault on Conductor
Arthur Devine. of the Pere Marquette
railway, with Intent to do great
bodily harm. At the last term of the
circuit court the Jury disagreed.
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County Treasurer Assaulted Saginaw, Mich., Sept. 25. Fred W.
Kent, deputy county treasurer, was
assaulted last night by a man with a
club, and severely wounded in the
head. He was on his way home about
11 o'clock, and as he crossed Michigan
Central tracks on the way to the
west side a man followed him and
struck him. The object of the assault
is thought to have been robbery. Kent
ran into a house and the robber ran
away.
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Served Him Right Owosso, Mich., July 9. Jockey
George Drown was noticed beating his
horse cruelly two miles east of the
city limits. Harvey Thomas swore out
a warrant and Marshal Rose arrested
Drown. Justice McCaughna fined him
$10, all within one hour. Anticipating
arrest. Drown had tilled his pockets
with rocks but was disarmed by the
marshal. The jockey inquired what
the fine would be for assault and battery
on the court. At last reports he
was looking for the man who swore
out the warrant.
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CUT MOTHER In-LAW WITH KNIFE Ralph Whipple Used Knife
on Mrs. Black last Saturday Night.
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This stock is all thoroughly seasoned dry
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Fellers Barrel Cooperage Co.,
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Place your order with our Foreman
At the mill, or write the main office. 1111 Champlain St.,
Toledo, Ohio.
Mr. Mar Black, who lives in a shack
in Almena just west of the Kalamazoo
and Van Buren County line, was at
tacked by her son-in la, Raph Whipple,
as she lay asleep last Saturday
night. With one band on the throat of
his mother-in-law and grasping a large
bladed jack knife in the other Whipple
made repeated threats upon her life.
Whipple and his wife had some difference
of opinion and separated, Mrs.
Whipple going to Kalamazoo where she
found employment and he followed his
chosen profession, that of horse trading
Whipple lay his grievances at the
door of his mother-in-law, and his desire
for revenge was too strong for
him and Saturday night, thinking Mrs.
Black was alone, drove to the shack, removed
his shoes and prepared for his
fiendish act. He gained admittance to
the house by pulling off a board and
went to the cot of Mrs. Black, where
the above tragedy was enacted. In an
effort to free herself she was slashed
across the left hand, leaving a deep,
ugly wound. Her screams awakened
her grandson, who went to her aid.
Whipple became frightened by his appearance,
ran to the road, got into a rig
and made for Paw Paw. He went to
the home of Mr. Flanders, who lives in
the eastern part of the village, calling
on him at 2a. m. From there he came
to the camp of the "horse traders"
about miles southwest of town.
At 1 o'clock Sunday, Sheriff Beattie located
him and brought him to Jail,
Whipple is a man of years
weighs 150 pounds and claims
Mich as his home.
Those who were in the house
time the assault was made were William Black,
a grandson, and Bert Manley,
who are witnesses against him.
Monday morning Whipple appeared
before Judge Rowland and waived ex
amination to the charge of attempted
murder and his bail was placed at
$1500. He is in jail awaiting trial in circuit court.
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Bad Indian Attacks Girl Last Friday Sheriff Beattie and his
Undersheriff Andrew Lang were summoned
to Covert to look for an Indian
by the name of Lawrence Wesaw living
near that village. Wesaw is charged
with assaulting Miss Hannah Sederholm,
aged 19 whom he met Friday forenoon
on the road a half mile west of Covert.
The young lady was returning home
from the village.
The Indian met the girl in a secluded
spot in the road where the banks shut
out the view, He attacked her but she
fought him oft and her cries for help
were heard before he accomplished his
purpose. The frightened Indian dashed
away at the approach of those summoned
by the girl's screams.
The girl did not know her assailant,
and could give only a vague description
of him, so that the officers were obliged
to lose some little time in getting on the
trail They finally satisfied themselves!
as to who it was, and started after their j
man. They located him late that after
noon and brought him to the county
bastille there to wait until Monday
morning when he will be granted a hearing.
Wesaw has admitted his guilt to the
county officers so it is expected that he
will waive examination and be bound
ver to the circuit court to dispose of his
case at the October term.
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Threatened to shoot his wife Paul McKee of Grand Junction, was
arrested and brought to Paw Paw Saturday
by Deputy Sheriff Fred Rienshaw,
charged with having threatened
to shoot his wife. Arrangements bad
been previously made before his examination
Monday to have Paul plead
guilty to just a simple assault, and he
was taken to Grand Junction before
Justice Fred Reams for that purpose.
Upon reaching the justice office he had
a change of heart, and pleaded not
guilty, which came as a surprise to the
officers, and he demanded an examination.
As Prosecutor Burhans is busy
in circuit court, Paul will have to
wait for his examination, and can pro
pare for a more severe examination
than was first intended.
He can get his pencil and paper
ready to write upon the subject,
"Threaten to Shoot Wife."
No date has been set for the examination.
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Michigan News in Brief Cornelius Hayes, Hampton, harped
with assault with intent to kill by his
nephew of the same name, was ac
quit led in the circuit court.
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Michigan News in Brief Sheldon F. Granger, a resident and former
Policeman of Ypsilanti, was found guilty
in circuit court at Ann Arbor of assault
on a eleven year old Ypsilan girl
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Michigan News in Brief Mrs. Grace Brewster, of Vassar, was
arrested for assault and battery on
Mary Shaver, a four; year-old girl.
She pleaded guilty and Justice Lyons
sentenced her to the county jail for
ninety days.
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Michigan News in Brief While at Menominee Richard L
Drake, secretary of Michigan Federation
of Labor, who was charged with
striking Captain Oscar Falk. Company L.
Thirty-third regiment, who
was home on furlough, was found not
guilty of assault by a non-union jury.
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Slashed waiter with Razor Steve Hunter a colored waiter on
the City of Chicago boat from South
Haven to Chicago was convicted in
circuit court this week of assault on a
fellow waiter on the same boat. A
razor was the weapon and consider
able cutting was done according to the
testimony. He has not yet been sentenced.
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FATHER PAID STIFF FINE
FOR BEATING HIS OWN SON. Richard J. McArdell pleaded guilty
in Circuit court at Paw Paw this
forenoon to the charge of committing
assault and battery upon his son
Richard, and paid a fine of $25 and
costs, amounting to about $10,
imposed by Judge Des Voignes.
The case grew out of a whipping
administered recently, and the war
rant was sworn out after the probate
judge, sheriff and prosecuting attorney
had examined the body of the boy
who is sixteen years of age.
Probate Judge Killefer also set in
motion proceedings to take the boy
from the custody of his father, and
County Agent Hurlbut was here today
to investigate, preparatory to re
porting on such a step.
Mr. McArdell was accompanied to
Paw Paw by his attorney F. C. Coggeshall,
but made no attempt to contest
the matter, and is understood to
have expressed regret that he made
the punishment so severe. South
Haven Tribune.
The above news story is alright
with, the exception of the following
facts: The case was not heard in
Justice Court: Judge Des Voignes is
holding court in Detroit: The case
was heard in Justice Court, and it
was heard by Judge Rowland.
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CIRCUIT COURT In the case of The People vs.
Howard Vail, charged with assault
with intent to do great bodily injury,
less than the crime of murder, the
Jury found Respondent guilty of
Assault and Battery, and he was
given sentence of sixty days in the
County Jail.
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Circuit Court Proceedings Following is a disposition of a part
of the cases heard this term:
People vs. Carl Shallhorn, pleaded
guilty to simple assault and was sentenced
to serve sixty days in county
jail.
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Local The damage suit of Will Simmons
vs. Frank Thompson has attracted
many visitors from Lawrence and the
surrounding country this week. The
suit is an echo from the late war, and
grows out of an alleged assault by
Thompson which disfigured plaintiffs'
face for several weeks. The facts
surrounding the case are all well
known to readers of The True Northerner.
Both parties to the suit are well
known business men of Lawrence, and
the case is hard fought. Attorney W.
J. Barnard is looking after Simmon's
interests and Attorneys David Ander
son and T. J. Cavanaugh appear for
Thompson.
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Circuit Court Proceedings People Vs Bennie Eckert – charged
with intent to assault, entered a plead
of guilty. On Tuesday the court
sentenced the prisoner to the
reformatory for the period of not less
then 9 months nor more than 5 years.
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Local Department Last Saturday; a little difficulty arose
between Dan Coy and Arthur Redding,
who lives near the Leo school house west
of town, over some hogs which had been
in Coy's cornfield. A "mix-up" occurred
in which Coy received a broken nose and
other injuries. A warrant was sworn out
by Coy before Justice Mason, charging
Redding, with assault and battery, to
which he pleaded guilty and was assessed
$10 and costs, which was paid.
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They wont talk Saginaw, Mich.. Aug. 6. Horace
Johnson, of Merrill, but formerly of
this city, was assaulted Saturday
night In that village by two men.
Early in the evening two men, one of
whom represented himself as a
Detroit manufacture. called Mr. Johnson's
house for the alleged purpose of
purchasing a buggy he conducted the
men to his store when In rear of
the place they suddenly assaulted him
he defended himself and assistance
arrived before his assailants overpowered
him. The two men were brought
to this city and lodged in the county
Jail. They pave their names as
Edward Slogan and Sammuel Miller, both
claiming to reside In Detroit. They
are charged with assault with intent
to do great bodily harm less than the
crime of murder. They will not talk.
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Used an Axe Chicago. Aug. 7. Win. Smith,
of the Tug Perfection, who struck Robt.
Marshall, a deckhand on the boat, over
the head with an axe at Racine several
weeks ago, will be tried for a trial
committee of the local lodge of the
Licensed Tugman's protective Association
this afternoon. The Perfection
was lying at Racine at the time, and
Cpt. Smith declared upon his return
to Chicago that said was set up upon
Marshall and the second engineer, who
had come aboard the boat intoxicated,
and that he was compelled to use the
ax as a measure of self -protection and
to quell a mutiny on the boat. Some of
the members of the crew have made
different statements, and all of them
are members of the Protective Tugments
Association, charges have been
preferred against Cpt Smith.
It is said that Marshall has been
compelled to return to the hospital
the blow from the ax produced a bad
fracture on the left side of his skull.
His aged father has taken up his case,
and it is said, to have declared that he
will cause Smith's arrest on charges of
assault as soon as the trial In the association
takes place. This trial, of
course, affects Cpt. Smith's standing
as a member of the association. Its
officers declare that strict and impartial
justice will be given all parties, and
marine men are watching the outcome
of the affair with much interest.
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Additional Local J. Henry Myers of Alamo, well known
in Paw Paw through his manipulation
of the Paw Paw Cereal company, is in
trouble again. He is under arrest for
assaulting his neighbor Jabe Higgins,
and, his wife has begun proceedings for
divorce on the ground of extreme cruelty.
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Local Department Roni B. Cheney of Waverly, in Justice
Mason's court, pleaded guilty to a charge
of assault and battery on his wife. He
was fined 65 and costs or 30 days in jail.
He took the days. What is freedom to
a man when he can't beat his wife?
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Port Huron Man Arrested on a serious charge Port Huron, July 21. Arthur H.
Brown Is under arrest charged with an
assault with Intent to kill and murder
John G. O'Neill Monday noon. Mr.
O'Neill Is the head of the well known
Firm of O'Neill Bros &Co., while
Brown was formerly in their employment.
When he left their employment about three
years ago a dispute arose as to the
settlement and Brown was arrested
on a charge of embezzlement, but the
case was subsequently adjusted and
not brought to trial. Brown claimed
that some money was due him, which,
however, is denied by Mr. O’Neill
Saturday be wrote Mr. O'Neill a
threatening letter, saying that unless
he had a check for the amount claimed
by high noon Monday be would not be
responsible for consequences, and adding
that a word to the wise was sufficient.
Monday noon Brown appeared
at Mr. O'Neill's private office, and after
he had been told by Mr. 0' Neill
that there was no business to transact
with him. It Is claimed that Brown
reached back as though to draw a
weapon. Mr. O'Neill immediately
grabbed him by the wrists and with
the assistance of a traveling man In
the outer office disarmed him of a loaded
revolver that he was carrying in a
holster under his coat. Brown
was arrested and had a partial examination
being held on $500 bail for his
conclusion.
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The News in Brief John Roe, an 18-year-old negro, was
lynched near Columbia, Ala., for an attempted
assault. His body was shot to
pieces.
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State Specials Horace Pattengill. a traveling man.
has begun suit in the Lapeer Circuit
Court by capias against J. M. Swift
for $10,000 damages. Swift assaulted
Pattengill and severely Injured him.
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Local Department In Justice Mason's court, Monday, L.
J. Dane of Lawrence was tried by a jury
on the charge of assault and battery on
Jacob Ausman. A verdict of guilty was
rendered and a line of $5 and costs imposed.
The case was appealed to the
circuit court. L.H. Titus defended.
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Lynched Marshall, Mo., April 3d. Mindee
Chowggee, the negro-Indian who escaped
from jail here Thursday night,
after assaulting Sheriff Joseph Wilson
and his little son and shooting the
sheriff's wife in the arm, when she.
came to their assistance, was lynched
at 11:30 o'clock Saturday night by a
mob of angry citizens. The lynchers
forced an entrance to the jail, meeting
with slight resistance at the hands of
the officers and dragged the prisoner
out into the jail yard, where he was
strung up to a tree.
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Additional Local On complaint of Miss Nellie Irons,
Mrs. Grace Butler was arraigned before
Justice Mason, charged with assault and
battery. She pleaded guilty and paid
a fine of $1.00 and costs.
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Local Department Frank Gieser, the Lawton man whose
arrest was chronicled in the Northerner
last week, for a brutal assault on his
father, pleaded guilty to a charge of assault
and battery before Justice Stanton
of Lawton, Wednesday. The 'squire
promptly imposed a sentence of $200 fine
or 365 days in jail, completely ignoring
the fact that the limit of a justice's jurisdiction
in criminal cases is $100 or 90
days. Gieser is now in jail, and will
probably remain there 90 days, when he
will doubtless be released by the sheriff.
Before the sentence was imposed, the
magistrate was advised by the prosecuting
attorney as to the extent of his jurisdiction,
but he evidently consulted the statue, which fixes
the extreme penalty as he imposed it –
but it takes a circuit judge to make it stick.
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Circuit Court Fred Mielko vs. Theodore Trowbridge.
This is an action on the case for damages
alleged to have been sustained by
the plaintiff at the hands of the defend
ant, in consequence of an assault claimed
to have been made in May last on the
person of the plaintiff by the defendant.
$5000 was the amount claimed in plaintiff's
declaration. Tho case occupied the
court Monday after noon and Tuesday
and resulted in a verdict of $100 for the
plaintiff.