The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-06-11
STRUCK THE JUROR
DR.. John R EveHett Assaults
Ex-S Sergeant Welsh 6h
the Court House
Steps.
PHASE OF THE WILKINSON CASE
Warrant Issued for the Physicians
Arrest Serious Question
involved.
PHASE OF THE WILKINSON CASE

Detectives are looking for DR. John r
Everett of Bergen avenue, who is suing
Dr. James Wilkinson for $4,000 for send
ing lbelIou5 letter to a druggist reflect
ing on DR.. Everetts well l-known charac-
ter as an exceedingly sober and upright
/ member of the profession These rnfnions
OF the law have a warrant charging DR.
Everett with an assault and battery on
Archer G. Welsh, an ex-police sergeant,
and before might the physician will be
prisoner.
Yesterday afternoon the doctor and his
wife. who always accompanies him in his
daily trips ito the Court House looking af-
ter his suit against DR. Wilkinson, stopped
their carriage on Newark avenue. oppo-
site to the House. The doctor alighted
and coming to the steps leading TO the
building he met Welsh. who with other
jurors on the petit jury panel were sitting
on tile steps and chatting during the mid
day recess.
You look like a turtle ready TO bite
was the doctors greeting to Welsh, who
lives on Vaudeville avenue a few yards
from the doctors home
Il am not going to bite you," returned
Welsh, who percefving that the doctor
was aching for a quarrel turned away
from him. But Everett, who was very
excited, stepped towards him and using
coarse epithetS, said that he. Welsh, was
trying to hurt him This Welsh denied,
and then the doctor said
fou -- petit juror, you are one of
the - - - who will try my suit
against Dr. Wilkinson and try to down
me- But l want to tell you that l have
mad three detectives looking you up and
- ------ you, | want you TO know that
l VIII spend SIS, 600 to beat that
WilkinsOn.' -
Welsh was amazed at the doctors vio-
ience, and simply replied that he had no
any opinion about it This didn't appease
the frate doctor, who poured out another
TRADE, pqnctured with the choicest and
most varied profanity against petit iur-
crs in general and this one in particular.
Don't speak to him., shouted one of
Welshs friends, don't you see what his
condition is p?
By this time the doctor was purple wifi,
rage, and stamped about like one bereft
OF reason. He had in his hand bundle
Of papers and before Welsh, who is by no
means match physically for the big
nuriy doctor, could prevent him, the ex-
sclted physician struck Welsh over the
| " and the remainder of the jurors yelled
| 70 hln Sing the cowardly cur,,s Give
| II 70 him, w Welsls - Soak the soak and
other pieces OF advice coucned in anything
PVT poilte but very picturesque language
! welsh, however, followed the doctor VIII
mad IN the meantime beat a hasty retreat
-. =
| Wlntields office gave that gentleman an
account OF the outrageous attack by the
doctor. BY the advice of the Prosecutor
| Welsh went across to Justice of the Peace
Macs office and swore out a warrant for
Everetts arrest on a charge of assault
and battery. The warrant was in the Pro-
secutor's office this morning and will be
executed today.
Welsh explains DR.. Everett's outbreak
by saying that since the institution Of
tne SUIT against DR.. Wilkinson, Everett
has Seen around the Court House every
day buttonholing the jurors and telling
thelm his side of the trouble between him
and DR.. Wilkinson. His conduct had 80
annoyed the members of the panel that
many Of them told MIN not 10 address
them about the case Everett somehow got
At INTO his head that Welsh was respon-
s1ble for the conduct of the jurors in re-
tuking him, and he determined to Soak
him, as Welsh expressed it. when next
| they met
The doctor when arrested will be taken
| ioefore Justice Macs. who will hold him
| for the Grand Jury. Beyond this charge
| DIR. Everett may have TO face the very
grave charge of intimidating a Juror <
| Well-known lawyer this morning said that
under the common law DR. Everett could
| be Indicted for this offense Welsh was
| i'm measure an officer OF the court aud
| the assault taking place while he was N
attendance at the Court House as a Juror
1 1t therefore was in the precinct elf the
count and conStructively was an outrage
1 on the dignity of the court itself EsS~
| this reason, the lawyer claimed Fhe doc
| tors action may land him in State Prison.