Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-08-13

A SEQ OF the Sososn Arrested t0s
Assault and Battery.

Assault and Battery.
Duilkey 6olree. Denky G0ans or DeEke
Gufssi sas arrested yesterday al the foiiner
house for assault and battery On complaint
Of n llliam Martin, farmer <ho hive near
Fishsr ststioa- The party OF the hrst part
= an arab OF an Egyptian. and has been IN
the CHS bat Few days. His business l. that
Of AZ Imitation marble decorator. De has
a taeparation with which he makes wooden
table look as II II Vas nlarbie-topped. As-
Martin claims 10 DC an artist OF the sam'e
class. Yesterday morning the Arab did
somsi WORK for the proprietor of The
Fulhnsr House. aud Just as
hs had completed y Mr. Martin
arrived at the hotel Martin had done the
SAINT Kind of work for Mr.. Fuller and was
invited % 20 IN and inspect the new artist >
work he did 80 and criticised tne Job IN
WAY that evidently dad not please the artist,
who vent % his tool box and took out
knife, as he says with the intention OF cor
reeting the alleged denciencies- Martin
SAWS thai the Arab came back into the room
sifh che knife clenehed in has fist, took hold
OF his Martsn'sl shoulder and ordered him
No u,,t Out or he would make short work OF
him Martin stepped 10 the door. called
polieeman and had the Arab taken 10 head
quarters. Court was 10 session and late ia
the afternoon the prisoner was arraigned
and pleaded not gaslty- Martin was
sworn and told MS story as gwen
abovs. Tso other witnesses who saw the
Arab take the knife ouE of the box, testified
that he did not carry 10 a. II he was mad and
Intended 10 hurt somebody. The witnesses
who were IN the room when Martin claims
10 have been ordered out, were not III court
although Mgrtin had been instructed TO ha- g
- - s-fa mn. q. "a "a a
for liquor and the Prosecuting Attorney II
formed him that if he had kept away from
the saloons and attended 10 getting his wit
nss-es il would have bsen easier 10 get at
the facts in the case. ). ). Chapman, who
ssesned 10 be looking after Martins inter
ests protested against Mr.. Turner's remarks
aad denied that his client had visited the sa-
loor.s. The Arbor was then sworn and IN
very bad English managed 10 tell the Court
that he had no intention of striking Martin
with the knife, but told him to stand back
and he would fix the work IN little bit. y
MIR. Turner then remarked that he did not
think the evidence sufficient 10 convict,
which so disgusted Mr.. Chapman that he
grabbed his nat and started out OF the room-
Jucse Holmes then discharged the prisoner
who took ms knife. politely bowed 10 the
Judge and officers and departed. de Is "a
queer looking individual. He Is of very
dark complexion with large black eyes and
a thick heavy moustache. There Is no hair
on his head, his cranium being black and
bare. He wears narrow band
around his head but no hat. he
wears red flannel waist-coat with
long flowing sleeves and piece
of plaid cloth wrapped around his loins like
an apron. His pantaloons are of the regu-
lar pattern but his legs from the knees TO a
point abo1t three inches above the ankle are
closely wrapped with red flannel. He is not
inclined 10 talk and denied that he was a
Turk or an Arab. When asked If he was a
Egyptian he smiled aud when someone re-
mark ed that he was a son of the Soudan ne
nodded his head as il to say you have II
| night.