The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-03-04
(FOr the ChicC.)
BEECHERING IN THE sANCTIPIED
CITY.

EDITOR CHIEF;-it is no common event have To mar
rate but "f those great and important ephocs which
happen but few times in the Of nation and
one too which should be written up by ADLER pen
miBe which should he attempted unless he coul
wied the pen Of Milton the pencil Of Mrharl Ansr
To- But to my story. with malice towards none with
charity to ALL"
On the evening of the 18th and the monn. the 10th
inst our whole community frm circumference
was Mortified by the that terrible assault with
attempt to commit the ouest and amnabl ornsc
in the catalogue Of crmes-a rapc-had been pcretraicd
and that too in very sight sanctuary; in fact an
affidavit was made ont and subscribed upon cx
animation the plaster found Afgr the sar. and
Il was cut down. and another made t by the ruI,
known among carpenters ''cut'and try" Finally a
warrant made assault and battery and the
case set for hearing before L. Smith, Esp. ON the s25th
inst.
The particulars facts were as follows a. near a,
can detail them: The prosecuting witness NJ Hnmm
caused the Of W. W. Paun for an assault upon
the person Of Mrs A E. Humm wife Of the prosecutor
Said offcnse was said to have been committed upon the
9th Of January but Mrs testified that prisoner had
attempted his heish design the It Of January the 9Th
Of January and the 18th Of February Is that on every
occasion she had communicated it her husband but he
being Of mild and forgiiHg disposition held intercourse
with Mr.. Parun received visits from him and hi. wife
visited him at his shop until like the man after the wood
chuck. he could stand it loneer-meat must be had
The charges denied by Mr. Parliamentary import
ant witnesses ruled which, could their testo
ny have been taken would probably have given M rent
shading to Of the transactions The jury returned
verdict of guilty the Justice imposed hnepf fifty dol
lars and COSTS which twenty dollars NOR. than
the lawyers for the State thought ought under the cir.
cumstanees. To have been assessed.
The trial although lengthy great BROOKLYN
prototype perhaps fully interesting II was held
in the public school building-Messrs Webb and seaver
for the State and Keith and for the defendant
The whole Of Thursday and Friday until midnight were
consumed before the trial terminated. Several goaks
were Perpetrated which. owing Ia mccsty will not
put paper hut thing will presume say the "a
vorte word Of Henry Ward will used by Highland
ers any more; the term going after quas being mich
preferred.
The speeches Of the attorneys ncc-i,d three aad ono
half hours They listened with profound aiten-
tiOn by large audiences butif should say ts,e were
any or all Of them free from snpsm wnuld be greatly
In Hitherto all the parties irrrproaeha
bic characters, far as has my knowledge Es
Pecally can say this Of Mr. PsrInn; although he aaf.
tunatey Is not memb-r Of any religious denomination
he has the reputation OF bring strictly honest anI
tending charity to the he stands unequaled Having
known him for the past hvo years have for the first
time to hear his honor his honesty his truthnness
questioned 4.
HIGHLAND. KAs, March 1, 1875