Port Huron Man Arrested on a serious charge
Item
- Title
- Port Huron Man Arrested on a serious charge
- Source
- The true northerner (Paw Paw, Mich.)
- Date
- 1900-07-27
- Identifier
- https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn85033781/1900-07-27/ed-1/?sp=7&q=assault&r=0.193,0.183,0.511,0.196,0
- Crime
- Assault
- Subject
- employer, examination, gun, defended
- Gender of alleged offender
- Male alleged offender
- Gender of alleged victim
- male alleged victim
- Law enforcement involved
- Court
- Stage of the Legal System
- crime, trial, arraignment
- Location
- In state, Paw Paw, Mich
- Length of story
- 230
- Description
-
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.
- Site pages
- The Geography of Assault
