Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-01-26

FOR DECLINING A WIDOW
A Mad 81 tks Msehissa Trust Company
Pss<essd Fson tas w4ss Of
ssszk PaassxrspAss.

The unusual spectacle Of three msa
vigorously pounding . man who sIl
p<2red ~ - miaalnx h.s own buanesa.
IA ons CT tns nkln streets OF tas city.
aroused tue irs saa inaixnat.on Of
large numbsr q citizens yesterday.
Inc scsze took place Ia trout OF the
NsndoEls. a. the head Of sIonros
Arrest.
krzok p. To Clear. son Of J.. NJ. f.s
clear. TIE photographer. vas the vie
nnl q tie assault. aud Deputy snsrifs
cosza ard i,asers ana Cbsrley Gates.
"A sx-detsegiss Of the police force.
sers the ssssllants.
NJ. Le Csesr VAS driving n bis cut
Ter aicns lie street when the three
officers stepped ialo the street. stopcsc
he horse. ane wAslc one Of them held
The haads & Mr.. Is Clear. Mr.. Ccwan
poun.ed BIN Ia Toe face. When weary
~ .nis exsrtion Nr. toEan let up Tor "a
msment. AMI .hSL seixing Mr. lie Clear
- sae t1ro4s 10 forced him back over
ne -e4t Of tie cutter and pounded him
again ratsl tae victim ro4rsd for help.
Mr.. ie Clear Was strapped IN the cut
tes rooes and heavy overcoAt and
sas qaite unable ~ protect or defeed
himself
A iarzs crowd ecngrega,ed about
.he c1uDts4nts aud many expressions
% srfpr 81 sas n.suv expressions OF IN
4ulry a. d tie p40vocGt,on were heard.
fnallv lie Clear xas released add per-
stltted 70 drive azsy.
bepstir. xspisln rhsiF Acts
TIE osscers were seen IN the sherifts
, hee a half boar later aud gave the
Follow n< ezplknsti Of the matter:
ST. C0Nan said. This man lie Clear
- married nlsn WITH s~o or three
sss,llirea ana = trying 10 ruin the Lfs
o. = vonAg w4Dan for whom tns
Mich gan 1rust company u the guar
dian. SIZE . the widow of . man
named Aser.ii. who cied about one
year ago. She . crazy over lie Clear.
and - was preparing 70 leave his
vie and = With Mrs. Ayerill. l.. n.
Wifn.y Of the NicAig&n Trust company
saw - adj SAID ne wished We would
lex lie Clear. We vent to Ia Clears
house or Jefferson avenue Monday
4 Zh., snc he WAS lust as Insulting
n a. could -, and 1 stopped ainl tners
srd ne came doNa and promised
. 90 wnas Nas rsgnt. lie promised -
keep away from Mrs. Avrr.li, bus As
had cot been from tho house a half
1oDr before ne Nss over there again ID
see Ter. / told i.s Clear Monday night
that 4 BE id no. Keep away from Mrs.
Aver,ii | would lick him the firsi time
I saw him. Ia-t night she packed her
trunk and cad g taken 10 the ceDot.
she then went 20 kedmond's opera
house. bat We took possession OF her
hack. and when she came from the
opera house Ne took her IN the hack
and drove her TO her mothers house
On Terrace avenue. hut ste refused 10
r. nam there aat We telcphoncd Mr..
Whitney 80 know where Ne should take
her. lie ADVISED - 10 take her 10 the
I.svinxs.on hotel aud keep her until to-
day. which We DID. THIS morning |
szW hirn driving through the street
looking about a u he Was trying 10
Ead Mrs.. AseFil. I Just stepped into
toe street and gave am . thrashins;
Which you saw"
Charles Gates was ssk-d for q state
went lie sd ne met Cowsu and
Powers aud they invited him TO 70
with lnem. lie supposed they had
warrant for him. lie held the horse,
Tor ns did DOT wish 10 see q runaway.
rr=ss compaDy's Position
+ II. wthsy refused At frat 10 make
a statement, sayIng q concerned the
ecod uanlr q wsri OF the Irusr CON-
pko7- sad they we're bound 10 protect
her a. any C0st- Later Nr. Whitney
wss seen and said: eve stand in the
ssme relation 10 the girl a father.
We are found 20 protect her rights ard
good rame. Ins man IeClezr "a .
sleek fellow. Ee knows lust how far
Re nay 70 snc not lsy himself hable
- the AZ. lie has been following our
ward for months and wc have been
unable IA get a case against him 60 TAR
"a the ikw = rorcsrned. We have con
suited lawyers, and there vas nothing
- could DO IA legal way. We cora
piain~d - the police and -uperlnteni.
srt Earmsn called him over anG
"a ed rsth hfn1. In less than al hour
aftcr thst tax ne was cf.ssng oy the
police station win our ward IN bis cut
tes We we're po~criess except 10 hirs
soa1s one - watch and protect oar
ekfd. and We hired these ofhcsra We
propose % protect eur wards. and x
tae az vi. net 10 il We vii take
fIQt The girls mother - somewhat
- b.sraa Tor The tFoae'e. Instead OF
uskinx : pleasant home for the gfl
80 tcsaersd her continually. and bss
anren her - desperation. This VILLAIN
nss. w,h b. soft words, completely
tarns1 aer hesdf
WI Mas Arrests.
Later I.e tiesr sNore out a ws-rsn.
faf offic>r torsa for assault aud hat
tsry i9r he tfontle % Noadsy nixift.
dr. tovsn vas arrested aud gave hsi.
u cir<r stated thst 30 id not wlsa
tns xlfts nsme mentioned and hs ras