Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-10-31
ACALARrIToUs KISS.
The AtrOcIOus COndUeE OF = Married
Nan Of Nevada
virginia Chroniale.


Virginia Chronicle.
Yesterday afternoon John Meek
er was tried before Justice Knox on
the charge of disturbing the peace
mad assault aud battery. The case
grew out of y disturbance which
took place ut social party at MIR.
Adams house on South F street. 1t
appears that the defendant, Meeker,
had been invited to a little party at
Adams house on Tuesday evening.
He attended the party, taking his
girl. Adams in the course of the
evenings festivities, began to take
liberties with the girl, and Mecker
raised a row, which ended in an as
sault on Adams.
Adams, the complaining witness,
testified that while the frolie was IN
progress the defendant charged him
with improper conduct toward the
young lady he had brought there,
and finally assaulted him, striking
him once in the eye (eye exhibited to
the jury.)
Attorney for the defense-Mr.
Adams, did you not deport yourself
in an unseemly way toward the
young lady?
The witness-Not altogether.
Attorney-Now, didn't you hug
her
Witness-Yes, by mistake. (The
jury look at one another in astonish-
ment).
Attorney-Please explain.
Witness-I was sitting on the
ia along side my wife when snd
denly gust of wind put out the
light. After the light was extin-
g1ished l heard noise as if people
were getting kissed sensation, so l
thought I'd start in. ! grabbed the
lady next to me, thinking it was my
wife, and when the lamp was relight:
ed found it was Miss Clark had
hold of.
TThe laughter III the room was
checked by Constable Metcalf.
Attorney-Did you kiss her?
Witness latter some hesitation)-
Idon't think did.
Attorney-Why are you not sure!
Witness-There was so much con-
fusion at the
Attorney-Now, don't you know
you did?
Witness-I won't swear positively
whether l did or not.
Attorney-If you had been sure 1t
was your wife, would you have kiss
ed her? @ -
Here the witness looked around
uneasily for few conds, and not
seeing his wife in the court room,
answered with a grin, "No."
! This caused another general laugh,
and the witness left the stand. He
was more than asonished a moment
after when his wife was called. She
swept out from the back room and
took the stand, with her black eyes
swapping like a terriers. At the
sight of her Adams presented pitia
bic appearance, and made himself al
small as possible behind Constable
Metcalf. No man in the court room
would changed places with him fol
thousand dollars.
Mrs. Adams had been subpenaeC
for the prosecution, but her husband
labored under the mistaken belize
that she had been excused. Th'
District Attorney must have known
that it was dangerous to put her or
the stand, but he could not resist thu
temptation. She was more thai
anxious to testify.
owe were having little social
party at our house last Tuesday ev
ening. 1 was sitting beside my hus
band on the sofa when he asked m,
to 90 across the room and introduc,
a couple that weren't acquainted.
went and Just then the light wen
out. Soon after Miss Clark, the gir
that came with Meeker, slid owe
toward my husband-that mai
sneaking down behind the constable
Then I heard 'em kissing. I tolt
Meeker that it was a put up job, ant
he knocked my husband down.
thought he did just right"
Miss Lucy Clark, who lives Oh
North Stewart street, testified tina
she was sitting near Mr.. Adam
when the light went out. Every
body was rushing to kiss the girls
and she thought she would get u
near Mr.. Aadms for protection, b
being married man. Great merri
ment, in which the court unwillingl,
joined.
District AttOrney-Did he kis
you?
l was his wife.
The court-Did you kiss him bacl
thinking he was your husband?
At this sally of the Court the spec
tators laughed uproariously, an
required several minutes to restor
order.
Miss Clark declined to answer
and the Court decided that she neet
not criminate herself.
A young lad named Armstrong
nephew of Adams, swore that hi
uncle promised him a dollar to bloy
out the light when he gave the sig
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