The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1850-02-19
POLICE COURT.
MONDAY, Feb. IS.

Dennis Scanlaa and Wife, were charged with as
sanlt and battery jeremiah Buckley. Buckley is
the agent for collecting the from the tenants in
Hastiags's houses. Buckley and Seaman had some
difficulty as to allowing pay for repairs which Seaman
had made. They had high words, and blows were
threatened. Seaman said he would throw B. down
stairs and break his neck. Mrs. Seaman, like
zon to the relief of her husband Buckley called
her, not very politely, a-femae dog, whereupon she
sezed billet Of wood, and threw at his shins She
followed up her assault brisky that the agent was
glad to beat a retreat. To use his own words, che
didn't want to stop there.'
Seaman was discharged. Mrs Seaman was fined
Sl,OO and costs, S5,95,-which was paid. Mrs Scan
Ian was Indignant at the result She thought strange
that man should be allowed to call a woman BIB
and she not be allowed to resent it. And said he de-
served to be thrown down stairs and any vrtuous
man would do it.
William Arthur, charged with assault and battery on
DaOid ffiH. Arthur struck Hill several blows on the
head with shoe hammer also dragged him by the hair
into his house, threatening to kill him with knife
He also struck Lydia Hill on the side Of the head with
lamp, severely injurng her. Arthur was under the
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much enraged Threatening violence and death to sew
eral persons. The witnesses for the prosecutions David
Hill, Dustin, John Hill, Lydia Hill, Henry Hill and
Richard HILL the father of the other Hills all testified
to the same facts, viz:
Dustin, who is stopping with Hill, between and 10
O'Clock Sunday night the door to attend to the
calls of Arthur was close by the door, Arthur
and Hill live in the house,) talking with Dan b.
land. Dustin turned himself up close by Authur's win
dow AT this Arthur enraged, and being in liquor
threatened to ''knock him. He pulled off his coat
and went into the house. DUSTIN supposing the scrape
was over went into the house, when he turned and saw
Arthur pounding David, and dragging him by the hair
The whole family of Hills then rushed to the rescue
but they could not say the wrath of Arthur till it had
expended itself upon several of their number One Of
the girls received severe blow on the head from a
lamp, another was hit on the shoulders the hammer
was thrown at some else, and the lamp was let fl,
among lot of children. The constable was sent for
but Arthur swore he would kill them all Officer Mer
chant and Waterman Lewis testified that Arthur was
the worse for liquor,-i. he was maniac from the
effects of rum.
Arthur produced two witnesses in his defence. bu
their testimony sufficient to turn the tide which
had set strongly against him-the Hills were too man,
Tor him. He was sentenced to pay fine Of SIS 90 anc
costs, and stand committed until paid. He was dissa
ished with this decision, and appealed He was ther
bound over in 500 to appear at the May Court Had
we been in Arthm's boots, we should have considered
five dollars oh APP enough for breaking the heads of hal
dozen Hills, especially they were the mere adncts
to the fray, while the principal Dustin, escaped without
scratch