The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-10-23
A KISS IN TIE DARK
How it brought a Married Man EnrO
Litigation and Family Trouble.

Yesterday afternoon John Meeker was
trisd before Justice Knox, ON charges Of
! distur bipg the peace and assault AID bat
teTy. The case grew cut OF a distuT bance
! which took place at social party at Mr.
Adams house, on S1uth + street. Il APP
peared that The defendant, Meeker, had
been invited TO a little party at Adams
house on Tuesday evening. He attended
the party, taking the girl. Adams, in The
course of the evenings iestiyitieg, began to
raised a row, which ended 10 an assault on
Adams.
Adams, the complaining witness, testified
that while the frolic was in progress the
defendant charged him with improper con
duct towards the young lady he brought
there, and finally assaulted him, s'rik ug
him once IL the eye (eye exhibited 10
the UEyl.
attorney for TIE defense. Mr.. Adams
did you not depOr. yourself ia an uDseemly
wsy toward the young lady?
The witness. Not altogether.
Attorney. Nov, didn't you hug her?
Witness. Yes, by mistake. the jury
look ct one another in sstoni=hment.)
Attorney. Please explain.
Witness. was sitting on the sofa along
side ny vile, when suddenly gust Of wind
put out the light. After the light was
extinguished | heard a noise az if people
were getting kissed tsensstion), so | thought
I'd stand in. grabbed the lady next to
me, thinking it was ms vile, AID when the
lamp was relighted | found tina. il vas Miss
Clark thst had hold OF.
The laughter in the room wss checked
by Constable Me,calf
Attorney. d d you kiss her?
Witness latter some hesitation). | don't
think did
Attorney. Why are you not sure?
Witness. There was 60 much C uiusion
Attorney Now don't you know you did ?
Witness. | WON'T swear positively whether
| did or Lot.
Attorney. Ii you had been sure it was
your vile, would you have kissed her?
Here the witness looked round uneasily
for lew seconds, and not seeing his wife in
the courtroom, answered, with a grin, "No"
This caused another general laugh, and
the witness left the stand. He wa more
than sstonished a moment after when his
vile 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 pr, s.n.ed & pitishle
appearance and made himself ss email Sc
possible behind Constable Aetcalf. No
man in the courtroom would have changed
places with him for 81 600
Mrs. Adams had been su5rG laed for the
prosecution, but her husband lsbored under
the mistaken belief that she had been ex-
cused. The District Attorney must have
known that it was dangerous to put her on
the stand, but he probably could not resist
the temptation. She was more than snI-
ious TO testify.
"We were having e little social party at
our house last Tuesday evening. / was
sitting beside my husband on the sofs,
when he asked me 10 60 across the room
and introduce couple Of people that
weren't acguaintsd. | went and Just then
the light went out. room after Miss Clark,
the girl that came with Meeker, slid over
toward my husband-;hst man sreakins
down behind the constable. Then / heard
'em kissing ! told Meeker that il was q
put up Job, and he knocked my husband
down. | thought he did Just right"
Miss Lucy Clark, who lives on North
Stewart street, testified that she was sitting
near Mr.. Adams when tie light went out.
Everybody was rushing 10 kiss the girls,
and she thought she would get up near
Mr.. Adams for protection, he being a
msrried man. Great merriment, in which
the court unwillingly joined
District attorney. Did he Kiss you
Mis- Clark q lushing). He thought /
was his wife.
The Court. Did you kiss him back,
thinking he was your husband?
At this sally of the court the spectators
laughed uprosriously, and it required sey-
eral minutes to restore order.
Miss Clark declined to answer, and the
court decided that she need not criminate
hersels
A youngl lad named Armstrong, nephew
of Adams, swore that his uncle promised
him dollar to blow out the light when be
gave the signal. Adams scratched the top
Of his head as q signal. He gave the signal
just after his wife left him.
The jury found verdict of not guilty.
Wien Adams next has occasion TO scratch
his head, it is probable that he will fud
less hair there than when he scratched the
last time.