The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-04-29

deFly. Betty admitted the truth OF
the charges, and the Recorder affixed
her fine and costs at 50 10. The frail
female bad no money, and was sent to
the Lock up. A male friend was ne
gotiating last night for the release of
Betty, but whether he raised the
nancy or not wegdid not Ascertain
George Preble was next on the
roster, and was charged with using
vale ar and profane Language at the
upper market house. He had only
two dollars, which the Recorder ac-
cepted. and gave him his liberty on
condition that he would leave town
Immediately, which he agreed to do.
During the afternoon the court was
engaged in hearing case of assault
and battery. An old man was charged
with assaulting AN old widow lady,
but as all the parties are quite re-
fspectabIe we will omit their names.
The whole affair was family quarrel.
and should not have been taken into
the courts at all. l.. G. Stinson ap-
peared for the defence, and Robert 4.
Hill for the prosecution. The case
was a rather singular one, and many
witnesses were Examined. AS the
matter is one of interest," weFwiH give
a short history of the affair.
Sometime since married lady was
confined, and for awhile thereafter
was very sick, her life being despaired
of. She finally got better, but SUI
fered a relapse, and became insane.
The physician said it was not safe to
let her have the child, as she might,
in one of her freaks. straDgle it. The
child was taken to the husband S
mother, who took charge of it. The
mother of the child. i'm her periods of
sanity, would call for her child, and
went because it was not brought to
her.
"a Last Monday. evening. about ten
! O'Clock, the mother and her father,
accompanied by two ladies, went to
the house of the mother n-law, while
the father of the infant was absent, to
get the child, or rather, as appeared
by the testimony, TO capture It,
They succeeded III getting possession
of the baby. and one OF the ladies'
4 took it and started for the gate. The
y mother-in- law told them not to IA e
the baby, but to leave it until its
father came home. This they would
not do. and the another in law started
toward the lady having the baby
when she was caught hold of by The
!, wife's father and pulled in another
direction. The party then got away
taking the baby with them. Action
for assault was brought against thu
Ewife's father and the facts gtvel
above were developed on the trial
The whole case was asiugular anC
painful one. The insane wife wanted
her child, but it was not safe to leave
it with her. There was no ill-will OF
either side; the husband desired hi
wife to recover as soon as possible
and also wanted to insure the satetl
of the baby The affection of the
father for his daughter induced hin
to aid in capturing the baby, aud thu
; wrong done was in his assaulting the
mother of his daughters husband
There were mitigating circumstance
In the case, but the Recorder said th'
i assault had been clearly proven, ant
he would afix a light fine. Mr.
Stinson replied, on behalf of hi
client, that he wanted big fine, a
he intended to take an. appeal to tn
= Circuit Court. The Recorder tool
! him at his word, and assessed the fin
: and costs at SIS 80. Stinson the
: took an appeal. 1t would have bee
better for all parties concerned,
= they had keptgeut of the clutches Q
= the law. Family matters like thi
: had better. be settled quietly w
: heard late last evening that the maj
ter had been oompro missed, but cOul
e not ascertain for a certainty.
> LEFFINawELL CoMING-We wer
y informed yesterday evening that
81 letter had been received from M
, Dufield. stating that he wanted 1
y open the Opera House on the l1th {
&c May, with The Lefingwell." "
u are glad to hear this, as Lefhngwell,
;: one Of the greatest actors in the coul
10 try. He would make anybody laugl
&c and he has played to better busine
s. in Cincinnati than almost any 9th
: star" IF he comes down here Of
y citizens will get to see Rom'
OF Jofier jenkins" a character inwhit
y he is unriyalled Let him come. al
be will be greeted with full houses.
We How IT'S DoNE.-We learn that
nc man who was in Jail some time az
. got tired of staying there, and Sc
ey for lawyer and asked him how mu'
~ IL he. would take~to. get~him out Il
attorney told HIM fifty dollars. Il
~ prisoner objected to paying. SO niue
ard finally agreed to give forty ii
as ILL.,, The ottarnav managed