Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-10-28
Police Court.

FRIDAY, Oct. 9th, 1854.
Before Judge Green,--Orlin Ross was
brought up, charged with stealing silver
watch, valued at $40, from the house of
John Brooks at North Oxford. The exam
ination was continued TO the 28th inst the
defendant in the meantime being bound over
i'll the sum of 800. Hartley Williams, ESQ.,,
counsel for the prisoner.
James McCouch, Chandler White, William
Coburn, Mary L. CULVER, and Lucy White,
all of Charlton, were arraigned on charge of
committing an assault and battery ON Free
born w. Gulliver of Ashland, husband of
Mary L. Gulliver, on Sunday evening 22d
inst, in Charlton. 1t appeared from the evil
dence that CULVER and his wife, who were
then residing at Ashland, rode over to Charl-
ton on Saturday, to the house of Mrs. Lucy
White, who is the mother of Mrs. Gulliver.
Their purpose was to obtain some of Mrs.
Gulllver's wearing apparel, and on Monday to
go back home with their child, beautiful
little girl Of about 20 months old. On Sun
day, Mr. CULVER packed up the clothes, and
made preparations to return to Ashland on
Monday morning. On Sunday morning Mrs,
Gulliver acquiesced in her husbands arrange
ments to return to Ashland; but towards
evening, after having cons alted with her
not to return, and refused to permit her child
to go with its father. CULVER expressed his
determination to take his child with him at
any rate, and packed up its clothes that they
might be ready for the early train. As he
was so engaged his wife and his wife's moth.
er, called to some persons in another room
and McCouch, Chandler White, who is Gull
iver's brother-in-law, and Cuburn entered
the apartment where he was. McCouch
grabbed him by the throat and partially
choked him. Gulliver then took his knife
from his pocket and cut his own neck cloth.
Chandler White then clinched Gulliyer
and he and McCouch threw him down.
Coburn the2 seized a chair and struck him
with it. until the chair was broken. Mc'Couch
then got billet aud beat him on the head,
shoulders, and legs. They afterwards bound
him with ropes, kicked him. and dragged him
into the kitchen, where they left him and fas-
tened the door. After being bound and bleed
ing for more than half an hour, he managed
to slip the cords that bound his legs, burst
open the door, and fed from the house with
his hands bound, pursued by his assailants.
About six o'clock on Monday morning, he
reached this city, and had his wounds dressed
by DR.. John Hathaway.
Mr.. Gulliver's head was cut, and several
severe Commissions were still visible on it. His
left leg was cut and the ANGLE was much swol-
len. He showed his shirt, which was torn
into rags and saturated with blood. The in
side of his coat was covered with cloats of
blood, and gave evidence of severe hemor-
rhage. Geo. F. Very, ESQ.,, for the govern
ment.
1t was attempted to be proven for the de-
fence, that CULVER caused the assault by en-
deayoring. at the time, to take away his own
child and that his wife was afraid to live
with him. There was no positive evidence Of
these allegations; on the contrary, a letter
written by Mrs. CULVER to her husband, two
weeks previous to the time of the assault,
breathed nothing but affection for, and de-
sire to live with her husband. B. r. HYDE,
of Oxford, for the defence.
The parties were found guilty, and were
fined ~ and costs each. They appealed, and
were bound in 800 each to appear before the
Court Of Common Pleas at the January term.
After the Judgment was given, Mr.. CULVER
took possession Of his child, Mrs. Hanson,
sister Of his wife, resisting him. He finally
gave up the little girl to his wife, who is ap-
parently, Of q soft and vacillating character
and would probably be content 70 live with
her husband, If other parties did not inter.
Iere. MT. CULVER expressed q desire that
the. parties should not be severely punished !:
his wife. - '.
He is held on three several complaints, for
alleged assaults upon McCouch, White, and
Coburn.