Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1859-06-02

SURETY OF THE PEACE, ADULTERY, ASSAULT AMI
BArrERy. &c. sc. --Olr town was enlivened las
week an put Of this week by the commission o.
the above of;accs all the prelimia Try examina
tioa Of the guilty parties.
Itsccas thst m,ath or two since, a Mr.. W. +
Fuller and f,mily. consisting in part of his wife
AMI two or three grown dau ghters, came from Ohio
To this place and rented of James Thompson ESQ
the Vnnedye III ,usc, AMI kept the sarao under the
name OF the Fuller HJusc. A Mrs Mary Elizabeth
Downs. alias Mry Elizabeth Bowers, came viii
the family from Ohio and served ostensbly in III,
capacity OF cook. The landlady believing thai
between the cook and her husband there existed an
im?roper intimacy. became jealous of her, and
used all the means in her power GAUGE her liegc
lord to dismiss the lady who monopozing his
snectons- This effort being unsuccessful the two
ladies INDUCED in the bittcrest feelings and in hr
words towards each other. till finally--as the evil
dcnce showed--the cook menaced the others life
with skillet and knife.
Warrants were then issued BY Justice Case and
placed in the hands Of Constable KIinger for the
arrest Of the landlord and Mrs. Mary Elizabeth
Downs alias Mary Elizabeth Bowers, on the charges
above mentioned. The accused parties being ap-
Prised Of what had been done, fed to parts for a
while unknown On Sunday last Mr. Fuller re-
turned to his house, whereupon the Constable
having the warrants, proceeded with a sufficient
posse TO arrest him. They found the doors barric,
dcd but finally succeeded in 5atterinc them down.
Tue Constable saluted with blow ON the
head with chair in the hands of Fuller, and i'm
medisseiy fell to the floor. Fuller was soon .,r
rested. however, by others of the posse, secured
and conveyed to jail Shortly Afterwards Mn.
ID WINS alias Bowers was arrested and placed in
safe hands to await judicial investigation of the
cisrge against her.
On Monday the accused psrfies were taken be
fire Esquire Clse at the Court House. when AMI
Were the above and many other facts were elected
Mrs. Owns was FIRST tried for breach of the peace.
and in default Of 500 bail vas sent to the county
prison
Mr.. Fuller was then tried a charge OF adultery
with Mrs. D. alias B.. found somewhat guilty. and
failing to gire bail in tie sum of $500 was remand
ed ~ Jail
During the examination of one Of Mr. Fuller's
"a ishser as wit,-ss against him quite an affecting
scene took place. The Court Room being filed
ne V usual on such occasions with large number
OF the genus hom1, the atm sphere became un-
pleasantly heavy, the witness f,nted and remained
unconscious for considerable time
The days work being now complete the crowd
AMI all the &c's-. went home wondering what won d
next turn up to afford the good Plymouth folks
something to talk about.
Tie next day the anxious crowd repaired to the
Court House go we are Observation-Disclosures
ing We are supposed ubiquitous) and the mex, TIL ~
9 "''turned up" was Mrs Downs alias Bowers
examination before the same Court, on charge of
adultery with Mr.. Fuller. Tue Court believing
&c evidence sufficient to convict held her to bail
IN the sum Of $500, failing 10 give which she return
ed 20 Jail Mrs. Downs has fine looking little rr,.
SINE SIX or seven years old. that she keeps in pris
with her.
Adultery is punished in Indiana BY fine not ex |
eeed'ns s'oJand imprisoned not exceeding three
months.