New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-09-02
ANOTHER HIGH-TONED ASSAULT CASE.

A BRIGHTON PORK DEALER ASSAULTS A BOSTON
LAwYER-INTEREsTING TRIAL-THE ACCUSED
SENTENCED TO TWO MONTHS IMPRISONMENT.
BosToN, Sept. 1.-The Curtis Churchill nose
pulling case, which has created much excitement. is
again called TO the surface by somewhat similar assault
case in which Brighton pork dealer and Boston law
yer are involved An effort making TO have Mr. Curtis
pa rdoned and more than Heading citizens have signed
petition asking the Governor and Council to release him
from his brief sentence Yesterday the town OF Watertown
was greatly agtaed the trial OF MI Joseph Boyn
ton Of tho firm OF Boynton Curtis, pork dedlers OF
Brighton a complaint charging him with committing
an assault and battery Mr. Joseph BraEan also Of
Brighton member OF the Suffolk par Inc nearing took
place at tho TOwnHG and the Court was nearly filed
by the friends of both parties The Hon William CASTOR
and Mr. Bennett appeared for the complainant and Mr..
W w. Warren for the respondent. From the facts that
appeared IN evidence it seems that the trouble
arose by the attachment OF horse belonging
to BoyrtoD' on claim OF a party s named "a, Nor,
who had 1aGea and i Ss as Ur ba imam
drive, about o'clock Friday evening last, they met
Mr. Boynton, who invited into the parlor by Mr..
Braman According to the statement Of the complainant
the question asked Of him by Mr. Boynton why
10 which he replied that he had followed the Instructions
OF his client. Mr.. BoyntOn then asked him II he always
nd That he did n they were lawful Mr. Boynton said
lie did not consider them lawful and that IL was =
he did no consider it as mean thing as when MI Boyn
ton had previously made attachment on mans horse
what / think OF your No reply was made to this
ard Mr.. Boynton added You are = rascal,
guage he must leave the house. Mr. Boynton said he
would not and was told by Alr. Braman that II no did
not 20 lie should put him out. According 10 the state
ment OF Mr. Braman. after repeatedly urging Mr.. BOyn
ton 20 leave, which he refused TO do, he Mr Bahman
took him by the shoulder put him out. whom Mr. Boyn
ton clinched him. After succeeding in pushing him
far as the parlor door, the strength OF r Braman failed
him when Mr.. BOynton pushed him over chair and
struck him. and also kne upon him. aud held his arms
such position that he could not use tEem Mr. Bra
man cried help and upon several people coming into
the room lie released by Mr. Boynton The demand
for Mr.. Boynton TO leave again renewed, when Mr.
Boynton said he was not going to be pushed
kicked out Upon the ARRIVAL Of Dr. Brama., the
father OF the complainant, Mr. BOyntOn retired from
tho house with him. Mr.. Braman testified that he
had been subject heart disease for about years
and that since the ARRAY there had been c0ored streak
over the heart and that he had experienced lameness
in his chest: also considerable difficulty III breathing
In summing up the Trial Justice Edwards said that
there was no contradiction OF tho testimony except by
the defendant and taking the whole case, should find
him guilty. As he did not think the imposing fine
would the ends Of public justice, ho should
ence him to sixty days imprisonment IN the House Of
Correction at Cambridge From thls sentence Boynton
and gave bonds m the Of eco for hls ap.
! pearance before Grand Jury ~ October next