Delaware State journal and statesman., 1866-06-01

tlou MIlCu lOOh pluCt vi Ghtuldu1 lhnti
: near the corner Of Eighth and Poplar streets,
f between James E. and James d. Cole,
5 father and son, on one side, and John H..
. Bleycr and wife on the other. On Tuesday
afternoon, the Coles had Il hearing before
the Mayor, when the following evidence
was elicited.-
3 Mrs. Rebecca Bleyer, aflirmed-On Satur-
, day afternoon last, / went out and directed
young Cole to stop digging sOds; he declared
I he would not do 1t, and used bad language
towards me; then called my husband and
requested him to procure Constable and
have Cole taken away; my husband came
} out and upset Coles wheelbarrow, when the
young man struck him (Bleyer) with a
spade; the old man called me id b-h; l
told him not to call me b-h; he told me
to hush or he would serve me us my hus-
band had been served; then slapped him
on the mouth; the old man held my husband
while the young man struck him with n
spade; | was near the barn when the old
man struck me; my husband is the owner of
the lot that the Coles were digging sods on;
the young man was digging sods when
went out, he refused TO stop and said he
would dig as many as he pleased
Mary Singles aiiirmed.-On Saturday, be-
tween three and four ocock, heard screams
of a female; ran out to see what caused them
Mrs Bleyer came out and asked the elder
Cole what he struck her husband for; Cole
told her to shut her mouth; she then struck
him with her open hand; Cole returned the
blow; l went to Mrs. Bleyer's house; Mr.
Bleyer was there; he was standing up; the
: wounds on his head were bleeding very
freely; helped to dress his wounds.
Frances Marvel, sworn.-On Saturday, be-
tween three and four o'clock, heard screams
of female, and ran out TO see what was the
matter; | thought that il was some of the
children; saw Mr. Bleyer, he was bleeding;
Mrs Bleyer struck old Mr.. Cole with her
hand, and he returned the blow. l live in
Wilson Street, between Seventh and Eighth.
DR. Bush, rn--l was called TO attend
Mr.. Bleyer on Saturday evening about four
O'Clock; when reached the house found
Mr.. Bleyer's clothing covered with blood;
he has two wounds on his head; he had
plasters on his twOunds, and / thought it
best not to remove them at that time; one
wound on the front of the head is one and
Il half inches long, n clean cut, the other on
the back of the head, an inch and quarter
long, kind Of circular; l saw the wounds
through the plaster; put bandage around
Mr.. Beyer's head to secure the wounds to-
gether; l have called TO see him since; think
lie is better; the scalp was broken; Ar.
Bleyer's life is not in danger, as far as can
, Judge; when I visited him on Saturday he
! was perfectly sensible; showed u great deal
of vigor of health; saw him about half an
hour after the occurrence.
Lizzie A. Ennis, sworn.-I live at Seventh
I and Poplar Streets; on Saturday / heard
Mrs. Beyer call her husband; when l got 10
the fence Mr. Bleyer was up by the barn;
the young man struck Blr. Bleyer; Mrs.
Bleyer and myself took Dir, Bleyer TO the
house; Mrs Bleyer came out and asked the
old man what he struck her husband for;
Cole told her to hold her tongue; he said
; you arc id b-h; Mrs. Beyer struck the
!, elder Cole in the mouth, and he returned the
= blow; Dir. Bleyer was standing near the
wheelbarrow when the elder Cole took hold
OF him; the wheelbarrow was standing near
the middle OF the lot; did not see old Mr..
I, Cole strike Mr.. Bleyer; he took hold of him
= with. both hands.
Mrs. Layinia Bailey, affirmed live in
Wilson Street between Seventh and Eighth,
was in my house when heard screams;
went out and saw Mrs. Bleyer push the elder
> Cole from Mr.. Bleyer; did not hear any
thing that was said; did not go out Of my
i own yard; stood inside all the time
, Joseph H. Nickerson, sworn.l reside in
G Poplar Street between Sixth and Seventh;
was not close enough to see the fight; went
u up to the scene of the occurrence; reached
c there just as Mr.. Bleyer went into his house;
$ saw him after he got in; his wounds bled
:, lreely' he has two cuts in his head; ! was
j. not there when Mr.. Bleyer tainted; did not
II stay there long; did not see any blows
II struck; the elder Cole told me after the iracas
e mat MI Lewis gave him permission to dig
Ii the sods, and asked me what thought OF
e the affair
d Mary L. Millenon, colored, sworn.-I
If i've at the corner of Sixth and Walnut; |
was on the lot gathering coal, on Saturday
last saw Mr.. Bleyer upset the whcelbarrow
n then the young man knocked him down;
~ Mr. Bleyer regained his feet, when young
# Cole struck him with spade and knocked
:, him down again; did not hear what was
T. said between Mr.. Cole and Mrs. Bleyer;
y saw the latter strike the elder Cole and him
SO return the blow.
ie JAMES g. COLES STATEMENT.
T. James c. Cole said:-I asked John b
N Lewis where could get some sods for my
ID yard; he replied that could get them Off the
10 lot, did not enquire any further, but my
p son and myself went to the lot and procured
rs wheelbarrOw full Of sods and took then
e, home; my wife was much pleased with then
ir and urged me to go and get more of the
nr same kind; we returned to the lot for thn
is purpose, when Mrs. Bleyer came OUT sht
l. was much excited, and ordered us OFF tn,
nr lot; she then called Mr. Bleyer, who cam,
out, ran at me and struck me; | took hold q
-, him, when my son struck him. Mrs. Bleyei
IL blackguarded me, called me s-n of a b--h
ir and struck me, when / returned the blow
O. did not Interfere with Mr. Bleyer
u JAMES n. COLES STATEMENT.
~ On Saturday my father asked me TO g
T. with him for the purpose of getting som,
"a sods; we stopped on the way and asked Mr.
~ ~ Lewis Where we could get them; he replied
" lie supposed on the commons; when wai
+ digging the sods, Mrs Bleyer came out, VERY
' m much excited, more like mad woman thar
n11 anything else, and ordered us off the lot
~ ~, she said we must stop digging sods there's
W. W. told her would, and threw down the spade
al my father then took up the spade, and com
81 neneed digging sods: Mr.. Bleyer then can't
~ out, ran up to us, upset the wheelbarrow ant
an struck my father; then struck Bleyer
- - never saw Mr.. Bleyer before
- ~ The Coles were held in the sum OF $5OC
~ ~ bail each, for their appearance at the Cour
nie n of General Sessions in November next
H. Arrestcf a Robber.--A man named Henr,
he McClOud, was arrested on Tuesday nigh
IN last, at the depot of the Philadelphia, vii
IN mington and Baltimore Railroad Company
ey in this city, by special watchman Purneil
er charged with the larceny Of silver watch
oh $50 or $50 in money, pair Of pants and
y, vest from Samuel Logan, brick-maker a
ld Charlesiown, Nd. McClOud was employed
n by Mr.. Logan, and boarded with him. 'Oi
OF Tuesday evening he robbed the house anC
70 len for Wilmington on the evening train
IL He had purchased ticket at the depot il
'rt this city for New lork, and was on the ey,
ry OF starting when dispatch was received
giving information of the theft and a de
III. scrlption Of the culprit, which led to ms ar
ln resi- McClqud had Mr. Logan clothing OF
ed when he was taken into custody. On til,
nd way 10 the City Hall he threw the watel
nc INTO the yard at the corner of French ant
or Water Streets, where il was afterwartl
A fat. Il la1l