Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-03-25
AMONG THE LAw1Rss.

AMONG THE LAWLRss.
Saturday was busy day viewed from
police standpoint. Three arrests
were made between the hours of and
8 O'Clock p. m.
MAYNARD.
At about 1:3O Lee Maynard was plac-
ed under arrest by the city marshal on
charge of committing an assault up
on Jackson Law. Maynard and Law
are neighbors on South Cherry St.. and
it seems that the proximity of that part
of the city has been in turmoil for a
week or more, but the Fl. Sumpter was
not enacted until Saturday somewhere
between the hours of 10 a. m. and l p.
N. This was begun by an all-round-
free-fOr-all exchange of words in which
somewhat unharmonious proceedings
several families were interested. 1t
finally narrowed down to the point
where Lee Maynard and Jack Law
seemed to be the principals. From
words it went to blows and a regular
Fitzsimmons-M aher encounter was
briefly exhibited. Then il widened out
to regular Cuban rebellion demon
stration and even going so far as to
threaten genuine Armenian massacre.
During the various engagements Meth
or of the parties suffered any serious
injuries and, although almost mlracu-
lous,no blood was spilled. A truce was
declared and before another battle
could be planned, City Marshal Stock
still had Maynard in the coils of the
law. He promptly gave bond for his
appearance Oh Monday morning in
Police Court.
During the interim the defendant
secured the services of Atty. Fred Ellis
and with City Attorney Martin in be-
half of the prosecution, the case open
ed at about 1920 a. m. on Monday.
Both the plaintiff and the defendant
were we'll supplied with witnesses and,
as Martin said during the course of his
argument, the "angle of vision" made
the various witnesses see things differ
emily.
The attorneys closed the argument
at about 1890 aud, Notwithstanding
Martins mastery philosophical treatise
on light, Judge Brady could see no
other course to pursue but to give the
prisoner his liberty. This ended great
case and the public breathes with lit
tie more ease.
Ira Stultz was arrested by Marshal
Stocks till at about o'clock in conse.
quence of a telegram from the con-
stable of Attica township, Harper coun.
ty, and placed in jail until the constable
arrived on Sunday when he was taken
to Attica by that official AS near as
we can learn. the otfense for which he
was arrested is that of trading q horse
for saddle with boy at Attica and
refusing to call the trade off when the
Attica boy discovered that he was the
loser.
ROBINETT.
County Attorney Beals, on complaint
of City Marshal Stockstill, had a war
rant issued on Saturday afternoon for
the arrest of Lucinda Rcbinett and
Ada Robinett. Under Sheriff Kidd
served the warrant on the first above
mentioned party at about o'clock but
on account of sickness allowed her to
remain at her home. The other party
was out of town and did not return un-
til Sunday evening, when the under
sheriff arrested her and lodged her in
Jail.
The complaint conveys the impress
sion that the persons under arrest were
engaged in conducting sort of Dixie
Lee establishment on the small plan.
It is very serious charge and if true,
its destruction cannot come too soon.
If not true, great injustice has been
done by someone. We have no opinion
to express one way or the other. The
case will be tried in the May term OF
court when all parties concerned will
haye hearing.
LATER-The prisoners have employ
ed counsel and it is rumored that ha.
beas corpus proceedings will be begun
at almost any time. Just when this
is to take place we are not informed.