Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-03-01


INTERESTING Ass4uLr AND BATTERY CAss.
"A case Vas compenced before Justice
Blood this morning, in which much interest
i felt by the public, At the time Of leav-
ing the court room, We had not heard the
defence, - it WAS opnmencsd ct too late
an hour for our colpmns. Mrs. Rubia A.
Mouihsn charges Marshal Pool, and Nathan
Ong, one Of the prqprietors Of the LcCluirs
House, with assault and battery. She has
also sued them befoge the District Court, for
the sum Of 81 900, for damages which she
claims to have received. The facts set
forth in the prosecution are substantially
Is follows:
Mrs. Rubia A. Mcnihsp 10 the wife Of 4
soldier Of the Hancock Corps. Her hus-
band was, for some time past, stationed at
Camp Mcclellan. year which She resided.
Not long ago, the company to which her
husband belonged was ordered to Wash
ington. On the 30th Of last month, her
husband was ,nuslersd out OF the United
States seyvics, and wrote to her to pack up
her furniture, aud @wait him at some hotel
in orr city, and when he arrived, he would
settle al charges, snd leave for Wisconsin,
where he has purchased . farm. She &C
cordingly took up lodgings at the LeClaire
House, with her children, one sged four
and tHs osher si4 Jears. Yesterday she was
presented . bill foi board and lodgings, for
two days and one p,ght She produced her
husbands letter, but it was declared
Insufficient. Shsthyr 5Hersd hsr trunks
for security, which Fs,s declined. Marshal
Pool was then sentfor, vho, - she af!irms
took her in avery tuds Il td,vio!ent msnuet.
to the Polio. q J6rt, and !efs her. n. :. ...rc
ts being fled <sainst he she was allowed
70 depart.
- ~ Avs hafaeA - tAad,. the case was
commenced before justice Blood.. but as he
had some knowledge b ikring on the case, he
declined to try it, and Justice Peters was
sent for, and Mr.. Bloid retained ~ wit
ness. We do not gin one side Of the case
in order to effect th( other, but simply to
satisfy public curiosity in part, and because
the other version Of the affair has not yet
been developed. understood, however,
that testimony rat er damaging to Mrs.
Monihan's charac( er will be taken Messrs.
Hubbell 4 Crawf&d and Bennett & Bro.
for the prosocutio( and John w. Thomp.
son, ESQ.,. for Il State. We learn that
funds have beene collected to enable Mrs.
Aonihan to prosecute her suit in thor
oush manner.
Ma HALE's Ben sErIr On to morrow,
(Friday), evening. 4r Hale's benefit will
take place. A mon(ter programme will be
announced Tor tht occasion. Boothroyd
Fairclough, who h1s not yet left our city,
has very generously volunteered to appear
IN his celebrated dharacter Of RicAslisu, and
will bs sppport}d "a in the most desirable
manner BY the VI (ole company. La Petite
Ida, who has wod 50 many friends among
the Davenport public. will appear in her
iavorite Spanish edley Dance. This will
b. followed BY : I bng from Mr. Shannon.
Miss Florence, an Mr. Morgan win then
render Double I3sh Jig. and Master vii.
lie. an attractive s(pg and dance Az the
attendance will bd. large, those wishing
god seats, should reserve them immedi
atsly.
D,scIA,ns rss Hoz ba.-Tbs residents Of
0randvisw disclaim) The honor % Of that
place being the hsa1 1auartefs .ef tie gang d
robbers, Of which icOssuak 4 seems to b
the Aglsadsr, o9essd fs4 days since q
having robbed lptaio b sis. The only
foundation fos u report bsms to be thei
The McOosmick( (livsd ths(b some time sso,
A cosrespondejk writing : % from Grand
view in regartto the nader ears:
Robert M/ceguick-(he the persons
under arrest lived hsselAnd bers kiuesll
Ahsve repre- 81 bsters d war coumeoeed,
s.sn iton ~ 20 81 81 bsssS Slnsss N.
1.-Two Of the others Inc 10 this place tws
years ago and vsrs { und to b daesrtsr1
sfeo Aisseori regis bot, whsa they lslk q
avoid hsis>s asrsste1 Aad hsve not ~
! ~ heard ffnm unit uov. The 49,. ~
unkaown u Cur pe(Sle -. :,
sasses = - n thsassssss, 81 z,
~ 4 sao.guleg y sesssvasso speo q
U5ess6s aosa6 heo; - thes + not !
po1oo III ~ whe eomoanilg w ssul1 4
oape1na = - siags tAiek."-1Gaeu11nI