The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1891-03-18
celestial.
William Guide and Clinton WadswOrth
Placed Under Arrest Charged with
Assault and Robbery Of Thomas
Chinsing, the Chinese
Laundryman.

At ten o'clock Thursday evening cry
for help YVES heard near the American
House and upon investigation 1t was
found TO be In the Chinese Laundry.
From a person who was on the west side
Of the square at the time the cry was
heard, we learn the following. He said
"About ten o'clock | was going north ON
the ives. side of the square and / heard
cry for help from the east side Of the
square. started in that direction and
saw man come out of the Chinese
Laundry and turn south, running as fast
as be could. In a moment another man
came out and started south. He had
no hat on and was on the
dead run. l chased him to the N. E,
church, where he turned TO go down
CORTLAND Avenue, when / gave up the
chase and returned TO the Laundry TO as
certain what was the trouble. The pro
prletor, Thomas Chinsing, was in great
state of excitement The blood was ooz-
ing from a cash cut on bis head and every
thing indicated that a general melee had
taken place. John was laboring under
great excitement, but was soon able to tell
bis story. He said that Guide and Wads-
worth came in here and pretended to be
very sociablc and as | turned around
Guide struck me with an iron on the
head and felled me to the floor Guide
attempted TO hold me down while Wads-
worth went for my pockets and the
money drawer. | hallooed as loud as
could and Guide tried to stop me by
placing his hand oyer my mouth, but
bit his thumb when he jerked IL out Of my
J m outh and ran. Wadsworth put out thu
: lights" Marshal Williams was thel
! notified and the two sluggers were foun'
at their homes and arrested and place.
In the cooler by O'Clock. A hat and
/ sack to carry tobacco in were found IN tn
! the Laundry. The former II Is said be
: longed TO Guide and the latter 10 Wads
worth. ChinSipg says they secured abpu
$5 of his money.
, The preliminary hearing was set 10
Saturday morning at ten O'Clock befor
> Mayor Couch. Guide waived examination
and his bond fixed at $500, which b,
failed TO give and was taken 10 Jail a
Elyria Saturday afternoon by Marsha
Williams. Long before the hour for tria
the Mayors court room was filled will
anxious spectators, J. II. Dickson appearing
Q for the defendant "John' was placed
upon the stand and told his story, bu
when Il came 10 cross examination, h
was unable to understand our way o.
doing business. Mr.. Dickson then de
manded an interpreter. The court decid
ed TO grant bis request and one WAS 10 b
sent for at Oberln. but the defendant theI
D decided to waive examination, and hi
bond fixed at $1,000, which was signed b!
approved sureties and Clint was released
and the court adjourned. Guide ant
wadsworth both admit Of being there, bu
5 say they got into little fuss will
John" but never dreamed Of taking hi
' money or knocking him down. Chin
5 sing has the reputation Of being a yer.
quiet man and would do nothing to harm
0 anyone and their unceremoniou, depart
ure at that hour Of the night from tn
business room of an inoffensiye foreigne
and the condition Of his person an,
8 room will be hard meter for th
boys to explain away satisfactorily 3
( an Intelligent public.