The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1880-06-24

She saw IN CnllllCOthe paper Gnal
her husband was married. and she took
the paper and went to Wellston and
wanted her husband to read the arti-
Gle. He refused to read it. His ia
ther came in and told Will. Cher hus-
band) to go out-he would attend to
her. He then struck her with piece
Of iron, and then struck her several
times with his fist. Will. then struck
her several times. Her shoulder was
hurt, and her lip was cut, and bled.
The next witness was James Brown.
He said the woman picked up a can
of peaches, but she did not attempt to
throw it. She then picked up a
hatchet and started toward the Wat
sons. They both struck her several
times
A witness named Martindale testi-
fled that he saw the difficulty, but he
did not see any striking The Wat
sons were pushing her from behind
the counter.
Mrs. Wade lives in Portsmouth,
across the street from where the pros
ecuting witness lives. When she
came home from Wellston she took
dinner with witness. There was a
bruise on her shoulder. She appeared
to be nervous, and quite indisposed
for some weeks.
L. D. Phillips saw young Watson
pushing his wife from behind the
counter Saw old Mr.. Watson come
up and take hold of her. Witness
then left.
James Hutchison. Am Marshal Of
Wellston. They sent for me, and I
went to the store. Did not arrest
Mrs. Watson, but took her to my
house. Her lip was swollen.
The State here rested.
The first witness called by the de-
fense was Captain Hegler. Came into
the store room when | heard a fuss.
The Watsons We're ordering the wom-
an from behind the counter, and Will
liam pushed her along, and his father
then came to Wills assistance, and
they pushed her from behind the
counter. She fell over a box, near
the end of the counter. I passed out,
and told her not to raise a fuss in our
place Of business. | am superintend-
ent for the company. | handed her
shawl to her. Then the Marshal
came
Peter Farrar undertook to contra
dict Brown, but it did not amount to
a contradiction. Heard Brown talk
ing about it.
William Watson, sen. Saw the
woman come in Did not know her.
She had a can of peaches raised, as if
going to throw at Will. She then
came around the counter, and asked
Will. for ring she said he had Of
hers. l pushed her back, and Will
then carried her to the end Of the
counter, where she fell. When she
came behind the counter she picked up
a hatchet and struck at me with it,
and also struck at VIII. [ did not
strike her, and did not see my son
strike her. Only pushed her. Picked up
the piece of iron when started behind
the counter. Do not know why |
picked up the piece of iron. May
have laid the iron gently ON her shoul-
der. She reached. for a knife, that
had saw on one edge Of it, and struck
at my son with it, and he knocked it
out Of her hand. Do not remember
that [ struck her-do not think that I
did.
William Watson, jr. She came
into the store, and wanted me to read
a paper I told her there was nothing
in it that F wanted to read; told her
to 60 away; that I wanted nothing to
do with her. She said she would go
wherever I went. [ told her she
would not. She struck me with
cigar box, and broke it over my head.
Struck at me with hatchet, and with
a knife. | had been married to the
girl. [ never lived with her. Did
not know at that time what was in
the paper she wanted me to read.
Did not know that it contained an
article that [ had married another girl.
| did not marry another girl. Knew
that there could be nothing in pa
per that she had that wanted to see.
She struck me in the face with her
fist. I did not strike her at all.
Defense here rested.
Court found defendants guilty, and
assessed a fine on each of $15 and
costs, and to stand committed till
fines paid or secured.
State Of Ohio VS.. William Ward.
Keeping nuisance. Plea guilty, and
fined $50 and costs, ordered to give
bond, &c.
State of Ohio VS.. George Darby.
Indictment for carrying concealed
weapons. Plea guilty, and fined S.
and costs, and to stand committed un-
til fine and costs are paid.
State Of Ohio VS.. Edward Curran
and Patrick Coll. Civil action on
forfeited bond. Judgment for $500,
with remittitur of $340.