The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-11-08

lovely maidens, will appear. Most of
them will be original and new. Du-
ring the intervals oysters in all styles
and other refreshments will be served.
We xpect to see Turner Hall crowd
ed to its utmost capacity tonight.
BEFORE JUSTICE WALKER. = Silas
Davidson, the revolver bearing and
belligerent negro of whom we made
mention yesterday as having been
arrested for fighting. below the Creek.
had a hearing before Justice Walker
ON a charge of assault and battery,
and was fined S., with s. so costs.
His wife interceded for him, and
promised that he should behave him
self In future; whereupon he was let
off without being prosecuted for car
rying concealed weapons.
A warrant was issued against Bryan
Maley for an assault and battery COM
mitted on the person of Robert Wiley.
We did not learn what disposition
was made of the case.
The case of the State against lady
who has heretofore occupied re-
spectacle position in society, and so
far as we have learned, good reputa-
ton in every respect, for throwing
acid upon clothing and bedding-the
property of neighbor-came up yes
terday, before Justice Walker. The
State was represented by Prosecutor
Hargrave, and the accused by Peter
Maier The accused was also in
Court.
The owner Of the property testified
to the amount and character of the
damage, and young lady, who was
living in the family of the accused at
the time the trespass was committed,
testified to the manner in which it
was done, charging it directly on the
prisoner. She swore that the accused
had taken bottle from the shelf OF
her husband. who is a physician, and
poured it into a graduated glass, from
which she had thrown it upon the
shirts, sheets. pillow-sIips and skirts
| hanging upon the line in her neigh
bor's yard, assigning as a reason for
the act that she desired to drive the
family from the house which they oc-
cupied. She also testified that the
defendant had asked her to throw
some of the acid on the carpet of the
complaining witness, but that she had
refused.
Another gentleman testified, as an
expert, to the character or the acid,
declaring his belief that it was oxalic
acid.
The young lady was rigidly cross
examined by the counsel for the ac-
cused, but never finched, notwith-
standing several questions asked her
were grossly insulting. and clearly IL
legali so much so, that the court in
terfered and stopped him.
No testimony was offered on the
part of the defense, and after a brief
speech by Mr. Hargrave, the defense
declined1to mike auyreply, but de-
elared their purpose TO carry it to a
higher court, and their ability to
prove that the young lady had done
the mischief herself.
he 1t was suggested by many present,
that then was the proper time to have
proved it.
/ The Justice fixed the fine at s25,
and the counsel for the accused prayed
an appeal and promised to file the re-
quired bond this morning.
The accused, as she left the office,
gave vent to her feelings Ia manner
that did not raise her much in the
estimation of the spectators, judging
from the remarks that were made
We withhold the names of all the
/ arties for the present. in hopes that
good may come of it. 1t was certainly
most aggravated and devlllsh out
rage by Whomsover committed.
A PALTRY THEFT-Some graceless
! soul has been so leartless as to steal
or purloin Uncle Tom. Archer's knit
jacket, which he is accustomed to
wear to fires IF the purloiner has
his house burned down nobody will
pity nina.