Iron County register., 1897-09-30


His shattered. silver-mounted Congo
wood cane hung on hook back of the
Sergeant's desk. labelled Evidence
against Wm. A. Newman The cane
was broken across Mr.. Glover's face in
Mr.. Gloyer's office in the Security
Building about 2:30 o'clock yesterday
afternoon. Mr.. Glover, Mr.. Newman
and Mrs. Elsie Newman were there.
Mr. Glover was taking Mrs. Newman's
deposition. Mr.. Newman came in and
wanted to assist. Mr.. Glover object
ed. Mr.. Newman insisted. Mr.. Glow
er caught him by the arm and tried
sisted. There was a struggle. Mr..
Newman freed himself and struck Mr..
/ Glover with his cane several times.
Mrs. Newman screamed. The type
writer assisted her. Other occupants
of the building rushed in aud separated
| Mr.. Glover and Mr.. Newman. Towels
aud hot water were brought for Mr..
| Glover and Patrolman Doyle of the
Broadway squad was called in to at
tend to Mr.. Newman, who sat in the
outer Office, nursing his broken cane.
and eager for another round. He
didn't have a scratch. but he needed
a shave and looked worried. Newman
remained in prison two hours before
Phil Haquette got his message and
bailed him out. Then he got shave,
had his clothes brushed and disappear
ed. MIR. Glover had his eye attended
to and closed his desk. Then he dis
appeared. Neither of them could be
| located last night. Mrs. Elsie New
man didn't disappear, but she wouldn't
talk to a reporter, who called at her
home, 1855 West Belle Terrace, last
night. Mr.. Newman is not at home.
l will not tell you anything. l have
nothing to say With this, Mrs. New
man put an inch and a half of solid
| oak between herself and the visitor.
VIM. A. Newman and Mrs Elsie New
man have occupied their full share of
the attention of the civil courts for
several years. Socrates Newman was
president of the st. Louis Gas Light
Co. and owned a large block of the
stock. He died about six years ago
and left an estate valued at from
1880, 900 to $500. 900. There were six
children and a widow. All were pro-
vided for in a will that named DR..
| Louis f. Newman, the Oldest son, as
administrator. Vim. A. Newman had
a passion for high living. Three years
ago he and his wife, Mrs. Elsie New
man, brought suit against the estate of
Socrates Newman for certain property
that Mrs. Elsie Newman owned before
her marriage and had turned over to
her father-in-law. They got the prop
erty, then there was a controversy as
to which should control it. Mr.. New
man thought he could handle it ad-
vantageously. Mrs. Newman had
more faith in her own ability. The
courts were appealed to and Mrs.
Newman won. Her attorney was John
NJ. Glover. an old friend of the family,
known to her before she became Mrs.
Newman Early last summer Mr..
Glover filed a petition in the Circuit
Court in behalf of Mrs. Elsie Newman
and her children, asking for the re-
moval of Dr. Louis E. Newman as ad-
ministrator of the Socrates Newman
estate. Divers reasons for the remov-
al were cited, all of which DR.. New
man stated were without foundation in
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tition for a new administrator, appli-
cation was made by Mrs. Newman and
her children for a receiver for the
Socrates Newman estate. Judge Ho-
ratio d. Wood refused early last week
to appoint a receiver, and directed
that in lieu of argument briefs be filed
by both sides on or before October 2.
Mr. Glover was preparing the brief
for Mrs Newman and her children
yesterday. Mrs. Newman was giving
him the data when her husband came
in. Mr.. Newman wanted to have a
voice in the preparation of the brief.
Mr. Glover thought Mrs. Newman
could give him all the information he
wanted and he told Mr.. Newman so.
Mr.. Newman filed a demurrer. extern
, poraneous but forcible. Then the
, fight took place. There have been
= consultations between the members OF
the Newman family recently and it is
: said that a movement is on foot te
!, compromise with Mrs. Elsie Newman
: and that her husband wants his lndl
vidual interests properly guarded IL
the compromise.