Mexico weekly ledger., 1882-03-16
COSTLY COwHIDING.
The Charles-Boulware Case Cempro'
missed for the Sum OF $l,SOV'

Most of our readers are more or
less familiar with the cowhiding SEN
sation that happened in the usually
quiet and religious town OF Fulton,
Dec. 6, 1880, on which day it was
claimed that l. W. Boulware, a Lead
ing lawyer of that city, assaulted
Rev. B. H. Charles, of the Fulton
College and a minister OF
the gospel, on the streets OF Fulton
and was taken away by the city mar
shall. In ten or fifteen minutes there
after. he assaulted Charles again, and
used very abusive, profane and vulgar
language toward him, when ne was
again taken away by the constable.
Just after /. w. Boulware was taken
away the last time, Eugene Z. Boul-
ware approached Charles and sad he
was going to cowhide him. he then
quickly drew from under his coat two
cowhides or riding whips tied togeth-
err, and struck Charles several blows
over the head and face, when the
constable separated them, and arrest
ed E. C. Boulware. T. A. Boulware
was present at this assault, and told
his brother to "give it to him! Give
him h-l!" E. C. Boulware and T.
A. Boulware we're tried for disturbing
the peace in the mayors court before
a jury. The jury brought in a YER
dict against E. C. Boulware for $50,
the highest fine in the mayors court,
but failed to agree on the amount of
fine against T. A. Boulware. BY
consent of all parties his case was
left to the mayor, who fined him $40.
1. w. Boulware was tried separately
before the mayor for carrying con-
cealed weapons and disturbing the
peace, and found guilty of an assault,
and fined $50. Fines and costs to the
Boulwares in mayors court was about
$21O. MI. Charles sued j. w. Boul-
ware for SANDER and libel, and he
confessed judgment last November
for $500. The Boulwares claimed to
have had ample grounds for Their
rough treatment of Charles, but this,
of course, was no excuse for break.
ing the laws of the State.
The present suit was B. H. Charles
VS.. f. c. Boulware, I. W. Boulware
and T. A. Boulware, for damages
charging the defendants with joint
assault on the 9th of December, 1880
The proof offered by glaintiff in dep
ositions showed that I. W. Boulwart
told Eugene to do the cowhiding, ant
had tried on the Saturday before tt
get cowhides for that purpose. A
the November court the case was re
moved from Galloway county to Ran
dolph on change of venue, on plain
tiff S application, on account of tn
people of that county having formed
and expressed an opinion in the mat
ter. The suit, as we remember, wa
for SO, 900. Last week the case wa
compromised for $500. Net cost O
the cowhiding: Boulwares paid il
mayors court, s210; l. w. Boulwar
paid for alleged SANDER, $500; Boul
wares paid damages in last case
$500; probable costs in last case
$500; total cost, $3.50.
, Trimble & Macfarlane, of this city
Crews & Thurmond, of Fulton, an
Porter & Waller, of Randolph, wer
the attorneys for Charles. The Boul
i wares had Senator Vest and sewers
other prominent lawyers employed
1t must be a relief to all parties t
have the matter out Of the courts
1t is to be hoped since it is settle
that all parties are satisfied, and tha
) each one feels that he received O
had gave, as the case may be, tn
worth Of his money. A fair exchang
is no robbery.
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