The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1880-03-04
The NaylOr House Melee.

l, Is amusing how people viii gather a,
deg dgh'. and equally so when people
s"'" law owe: n pulling. scratching a7d
striking match. On Monday last Ill.
Court House square WAS !hrunyed with
erms from the cnuntry, anil
he Court room was crowded with the
young, the old. The sound ind the ma,m-
ed, the bald head, and the auburn and
.urlcd 4 cks Of youth, ministers, doctors
and lawyers, farmers and mechanics, shop
men and draymen. all crowd iu,o the
seats and sl,e:.t The day. IL listen To tilt
rial tx fore Justice Of the peace Of III
assault and battery Case. The inc,s were
ur'cf, but spun out to II days length, IN
| their recital before the Court.
Mrs. Bennett, (wifc of W. r. Bennett
landlord Of the Nayl"r H"u>..) owing Ia
>Ome trouble will. her husband, LETT Can.
ton and Went to Sioux Falls some few
weeks since taking one of her children
with her, and leav ng one with MIR. Ben.
nett. who Turing the absence "f Mrs. B
employed Mrs. Swa'ss q. some capacity
alu,u, the hotel, where she had been about
Two weeks.
On Saturday las! Mrs B. came to Can.
ton, went I" the Nay lor House, took The
little child which she fund in the hotel
Office and carried il IL one nf the neigh
,"rs Jhe then returned to the hotel, en-.
quiring fer Mrs Sw"l"s. Alter a while
they me-, III the hall. when Mrs. B. told
Mrs. 8. that she did not want any fancy
woman in that hnuse." Several words
passed between them, and shen followed
Mn attack bv Mrs B. upon Mr.. 8, which
resulted in tho arres, of Mrs. B. upon tn"
complaint Of Mrs ). upon the charge "i
assault and battery. The warrant was
issued 10y Justice G. in'er. and the 'lefen
dent WAS brought into court Monday
morning. where n jury trial was demand =
Cd, and had. J. W. Taylor pI"ar'ri rs
counselor fer the prosecution, and Judge
Clifford for the dcfcnlent. The Witnesses
we're subjected I" as close ri extsn' nation
as tt.r law ". uld lermit. nd an interest
I'd audience remained patiently through
the entire pinct,,li' .s We regret iI,a,
rmhr., ilm-nls s.."uld occur Of this nu-
,u,'. aud more lmr,icuEry when III" par
ties c,rcermd directly are wontr, and
We Won 4 gln 'ly tlrsisl from chr nj :in2
them, hut wh.n they are hr"u9h, fer adj
jn-imcni into the uWis their r'bliri!v
canno, bc suppressed, and 'hr p"n!ic d.
sire To learn The t.cis We have rcfr.in
from publishing the evidence. rs il is ~"
more than wl,u, ordinarily develops upon
ali quarrels Of like character; fl st cause,
then w..rds, then blows, rnd The people
care no more than the momen,nr, interest
excited
The community will le startled at the
.ia,r,nen, given ty Mr. Bennett upon 'l'"
stand, VII, testified that lie was never
married to Mrs Bennett. hrt had lived
v i,h her as man and wife for eleven years,
and iln, The pretended msrriag" c'r'.
mony WIS n sham. On the other hand
Mrs. Benn. I, testified that they were mar
iicti legally.
This marriage between Mr. and Mrs. b.
il novel y idt nee to w., il case wherein
the charge WAS an assault and ha't"rj
committed by Mrs. Bennett upon the per-
son uf Mrs. Swales, but in c"ns"nancr
with wha, frequently occurs in Justice
courts, II. far rs relevance ~ the issue Is
tn, c.,n+d. M rule at evidence would
a,lmi, Of such testimony. hui surp'N' il
Was allowed I" satisfy the desire of some
v ho delight in family scandal.
As the case drvrlope', II Mr.. Benefits
version is correct, that he was not married
10 Mrs Bennett, the most drrlorahle re-
result thus far of tn pr 'c,'"'liny', i e
l. mrn,abie rrdccii. II unfortunately asi
uprn the ,ao children VII" nrr Inn"ccn,
of the IcicS,al,lr offence their prcni Il re
ln,ions are gully "f he jury after h'i <
out s,nc time mongM in " vc'dicI "f
guilty.. ,.fcndcn, fined 81 and costs.
A; The investigation being made int"
the cause Of the Tay hridg" disaster. il
was disclosed by some painters who had
hetn employed upon the bridge, that while
they were at work upon il l.si summer
they disc we're many s,I i"ns imperfect
.ls, h,li III nnr;;. h,lts where rivet;
Sl OuId have been. riv'ls without heads
and bars mi NUS "nScrn-d. bne btr sup
porting u hIyl, eirdcr was cracked and
held tog-thcr will, four ""p ban >, aud
the bridge swaycd ST., they say they were
afraid of its failing ut thu, time.
Over &GOOr ,OGO were paid out for pen
sions during February.
Sunday morning tie town 1T Sani"rn
v ns thrown into u ate 1T cAcitrmt nj t'y
t,,e report ilni The ~ rih lialt "f the r. uni
house WIS demolished. Upon rxamina.
to-. II VANS found il,ai The round house
WAS mu.s of ruins, comWraiiv'ly The
facts nr these. A heavy tniGhi IRAN
fir. m the west, i,sir,l IT krii,. ~ The
main line, wa, III nel oft hv tle sS'tc''
l~ing misplaced. ard wns coming down