Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-01-31

IN THE IE CLEAR ASSAULT CASE
Tss Judge cAasgss Thss psscsv e -
Issns. But shs Josess Rsfsss ~ Hssd
Rs insuscxsoas- Tr,al


Tended Mr.. Covans made . lengthy
statement before any testimony
Vas taken. he ssid a would
appear that LeClssr was
marrled man With tvoi chlidren. That
he had paid attention 10 Nrs Avsriii.
ward OF the Michigan Trus; company
He sEid that . guardian Of . pefson
WAS ss bound by the Law 20 defend the
person and virtue OF q sard al parent
would be to defend the virtue 81 h's
daughter. He szid corporation conlt
act only through rs agents and he pro-
posec 10 show that Mr.. Cowans vas the
authorized agent OF the fru<t company.
Bert Hall, a reporter for IHE Has
AID vas the Lrrt witness ssorn- lie
mas on the scerc last "Wednesday mora
INK wnen the hight on Monroe street
took place. lie sad he ~ss on = street
car when he ilrst noticed the trouble.
lie saw the officers stop LeCiear and
sa~ Mr.. towans strlke Eim twice. lie
was not positive whether he heard Mr..
Cowans swear or not
Harvey Ioslyn was the neat witness
lie Was IN tne crowd which oonsregsted
about the cutter when the hight took
place. He warned tie officers not 10
strike Ietlear again. The fight stopped
as he spoke and the crowd dispetsea.
lie Clear Under ttr~.
The complaining witness Was thea
called. lie swore be Was = yeaY Old
and nsd been married i've years. lie
was ak q 4 he had any children, but
Mr.. Rodgers directed on the g.onnf
Fffs \ FIf t.4I L
The answer was taken as hearing upon
the crecibiiiiy of the witEsss. lie szid
he had Two children. lie resided 81
No. os6 Jefferson avenue part OF the
time. some 0f tie time lac stopped Al
the Morton house and sometimes ne
was out Of town. He Was not ID the
photograph business al present, but
could not give the date Of the Hsle OF
TIE gallery, and could not tell whether
he Transferred the property 10 hr.
Howe re- me other pefson- lie had
gone out Of business the pact month.
He knew Mary u. Averlil. hu, dit not
know sse VAS = widow kne tad toto
.old him she Was. That Was ell ne
knew aboat IL. lie DID Mt know that
she IVES ward OF the Michigan 1rust
company. lie knew the company wss
guardian OF the property. bot ala no<
know that II controlled her person.
Eastman Abe-~a Him.
He remembered being called 20 po-
lice headquarters and OF TAX ne had
with Superintendent Esstman NJ that
time. lie claimed MIR. fsssmsn abused
him and called blm q dirty cur. bc
told Mr. fas,man 10 wall unhl ne
had done something That came under
the jurisdiction Of Toe police and thea
i would To- time FOR the police 10 inter
fere with him. lie told Mr.. Eastman
ne .hou A continue his attentions 10
the woman a. long a. enc was Ling.
II wn. no business Of the police go long
a. nis relations with Mrs Aseriii were
legal. lie dsnied that he told Nf.
Eastnan that hs woald get Mrs. Aver
,ll and r.da past headquarters with per
To- DEFY the polloe. lie did not inttnd
IA go With MrsL Averill 20 Chicago lie
loaned hcr the money win which -
20. lie intended gong 10 Chicago
after Awhi,c. lie die not lntcnd 10 20
siih Mr. Averili. chicago vns lnfke
town aud tuo persons might be "a that
city snd not be cors defed 4s gong -
getner.
lie wssassed 4 Ne had seen Nfs.
Av.s.li since the assault, bat refused
90 answsr. lie Hss ioid % answer un-
less the au.ssr Would CIiminat. hiri.
lie refused po.sisveiy 10 aosesr. lie
bought trilnk ~ A. hsnlsh - 90 L.
Chicngo and gsys note go psftnfnl
lie dia not te'l iian'th he ess stih -
the plotogrspn t0e.nsss ne ~
Mr.. Averlil on the street nn1 in'''.'
her % 20 & lianisb's store - '..''t s'e
trunk. tie naa been sskra " crsss
his 9ltenf ons 10 Nfs. aftfn bs ttf
era persons. Hef no'hef' ne o"n
fsthsr ana ntofhef and he vile had
s.trs 7lm a. siop hs- tiusst-on with
Mrs. Atefni. :.
,er "a. hsnt. lie found hlm IN the
of,.c. ~ the Nich,gsn 1sast company
hr,,lsine. lie vent there 10 learn Il
NJ. w.tney bad hired deputy snefiffs
10 thrash him. Ne denied that he OF
fered 10 settle FOR SEQ. hat sad he tod
Nf. wfhey would coat him frcui
500 o. 500 tsfofe he rpl ttrougn with
she csse. Mr.. WitAey told hi'n Al that
tiuc that ne wouid a-t tifrnshinE
every tnse he stieDllted g. fis1 Ars.
Averili.
Afisrnocn Tfcrr-es@ts
lie rFsffDuuert q 20 - ttt. 49, =
taken 40 IL the sftefnpen. hrfc ~ss
baf sale te.ti rsons. esff hAit N"ef
be.rz taken - pltn sfErn.efts. bs
tiesr VS. "a lird 70 toe s.ana - ~,
W.ntx hit sscnsed ethput t1ff1<f
.estinoas. Hsn.th eat csi.ea to
,.sfift a. 70 Te t;iesr's hsrins locken ~
t-nrs "a Han.h's store aud hsrirS
l.r,,,yt,t ~. -sdaw later 90 approve ~
I, Beng one.,foned IN regard 20 :.
a.. se.,. o,ens vas ordered strfcktn
NJ wtih.y testified that Le Clear
e.,ns - nm sftsr tiae sfsir sd asked
h,n Il tr rad ort~1ed ffrn 70 -
tarssb..d. tie ssia BE rfpiitc uist the
Nter go Trust eomYerf bad right
=, rfeteet ia waT1 - any extent u
chese. ls tlsss tcl9h he4 ttat TIE orlr
~ax - k-sr Nfs kfefiFs nnfns from
the rebsf - hs having ths etpntee
arrested ~ss 90 rsf h.u -, ~ - fpf
sseh ffcp received.
sas,sriafsnosnt ksst.sn rss cstf1
a. ssstifv AZ - con~srkst'nr ~ith -
(1ssf ca - rcrss5nn vhsr fsttt'An
nsa sent fo him thffr weeks - for<
ne ssaat TIE qnrston ~fs rniea
est
Aznsssnt Prosrcptos kntrtrs srfn-
stest So ~ the lIpe ~ hoI1ilE tb-
inrs sossr tn the 1oesticn - ~hfttr<
"a essshts sd tsiterf VS. ctr, = i.,st
81 tAs fin,s s8a rlrfs siisEea. hoio o.,'k
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