Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-09-10
WHEN WILL 1T CEASE?
An Assault Brings Out the ParticH-
lars of some More Disgusting
Business.

The regular daily sensation was
brought to light this morning by the APP
pearance in the Police Court OF an old
man with a battered appearance, and
the relation by him of a rather impress
ing story.
The old man, whose name is William
Brown, stated that he desired to swear
out complaint against his son, Alexan-
der Brown, for an assault committed last
night. at the residence oil the latter on
North Temple street, i'll the SIXTEENTH
Ward. As the case was continued until
Tuesday next, it is impossible to tell just
| what the evidence will develop, but we give
the story of the old man which he told in
straightforward manner, and the public
may take it for what il is worth.
He SAYS that his son has for long
time past been keeping widow OF that
ward as his mistress, and that the thing
had become so glaring as to cause con-
siderable talk. The old fellow claims
that during the confinement of young
Browns wife, he went and spent the
night with the widow, and was seen out
in the yard with her the next morning at
o'clock. The father claims that he has
demonstrated time and again with his son
for this unnatural conduct, and that he
told the young man he was breaking his
wife's heart. Last night the parties re-
siding in the house all went to bed, when
young Brown locked his wife in her
room, the servant girl in hers and then
went to the room where the old man was
sleeping with his grandson. Alexan-
der told his father to come
into the parlor with him, and
without giving him time to
dress, he forced him to follow. Reaching
this room, the son told the father to sit
down and then began to rake him over
for something he had said. The father
made some reply, when young Brown
ran at him and grabbed him by the
throat There was struggle, and it was
some time before the old fellow was al
lowed to return TO his room.
No sooner had Brown, Sr., gotten into
bed again than Brown, Jr., came in, and
waking his son, ordered him out OF the
room. Alexander then locked the door
and started again to assault his aged
sire. After severe struggle and. the ex-
change OF several blows the Old man
picked up pocket-knife from the table
and told the son that if he advanced
again there would be only one Of them
left to tell the tale Thereupon the
youth struck his fathar, knocked him
senseless, and took the knife away from
him.
The old fellow claims that during this
last struggle he begged his son to allow
him to dress, and said he would go, but
the son replied that all the father wanted
was to get ont of there and then "spit" on
him.
Brown, Sr., who.is about seventy-three
years old and quite feeble in health,
shows, as confederation of the above
story, badly skinned arm, bruised
face and black eye.
The son says that his father is crazy;
that he was hit on the head with club
once and that he has never been right
since. Granting this to be the case, how
ever, there could certainly be no circum-
stances which would excuse, or even pal
late in the least, the assault of strong
and healthy man of 80 upon his aged and
feeble father, and unless matters take
very decided turn, there is good chance
for young Brown to get nice long term
in jail