Daily Republican., 1883-04-26
ASSAULT AND BATTERY.
An Interesting Case Before the
Mayor this Morning.

This morning constable Thomas e
Wier was before the Mayor charged by
Charles II. Coleman with assault ant
battery and threatening to shoot him
The constable was represented by Harry
Sharpley, ESD, and Mr.. Coleman prose
cuted the case on his own behalf.
The complainant testified that he oc
cupied the premises at No. 622 Wes1
Eighth street, belonging to Daniel Hag
gerty, and on the night of the oath Of
this month he undertook to remove q
wagon load of goods to the residence OF
his mother-in-law. When the wagon
was going up Madison street, above
Eighth, he started to run after it, tC
tell the driver where to go, when man
whom he afterwards ascertained was
constable Weir, ran past him, and turn
ing around said, "dont you run after
me, or I'll put bullet through you. y
The witness then seen him run and
catch the horse by the head, and he
asked him to show his authority fol
stopping him The constable again
threatened to shoot, and pulled out a
paper, and showed the witness Squire
Nandegrift's name on it.
He testified that he did not know wha,
the paper was, and asked the constable
to read it, which he refused to do. The
witness then took the reins from the
constable and ordered the driver to &C
ahead, when he was pushed to one side
by the official, who called for help. In
answer to the summons, Sergeant Hat
ton appeared, and at the request of the
constable arrested him and took him
to the hall, where he remained until
morning. The constable did not bring
any charge against him, and he was
released.
On cross-examinatiOn, the witness
parried Mr.. Sharpley's questions at
every point, and answered him by ask
ing questions himself. Several other
witnesses were examined for the prose-
cution, but their evidence was about
the same as the complainant's. Sergeant
Hatton, for the defense, testified that he
heard call for help, and when he ar
rived at the scene he found Wier and
Coleman clinched. He told Wier he
must read the warrant. which he re-
fused to do; had heard Wier calling
after the wagon, "stop your horse, or
I'll put a bullet through you" At
Wier's request, he took Coleman to the
hall.
Mrs. Haggcrty testified that on Mon
day afternoon she was in Coleman S
shop, and he told her that he could not
get along, and had the blues.
He said that he could not get any
work TO do, and if she would take the
house off his hands, he could rent place
out Brandywine at half the rent, where
he would have plenty of work. She
told him if he would give them a
months notice, they would relieve him
OF the house. About II O'Clock that
night, She heard wagon stop at Cole
mans, and suspecting that he intended
to move, put shawl around her and
ran over to constable Wier's.
He said that he could not do doanything
without warrant, and she then hnr-
ried to Squire Nandegrift's residence,
and called him up, He accompanied
her to his office, where the warrant was
made out and she took it to the con-
stable. BY this time the wagon was
gone, and she ordered Wier to have he
goods brought back, and put in the
house. She had heard Coleman say in
the afternoon that any one attempted
to seize his goods he would shoot them,
and had told the constable ~ be on the
lookout At this point the remainder
Of the bearing va, postponed lrntil this
evening