Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-05-25
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Yesterday afternoon a neighbors' quar-
rel, in which two prominent citizens were
the principals, was heard in a local JUS
tees court. At noon yesterday Constable
Steve Wilcox arrested Henry Baer, presi-
dent of the Baers Sons Grocery Com
pany, upon two charges, one Of INSIDE
meanor and the other felony preferred
by Martin Thornton.
The first was the unlawful injuring and
destruction OF real property belonging 10
the defendant. The felony charge was
an assault to disdgure. MAIN. disable and
kill. The defendant was given tIia.
upon the hrst charge yesterday afternoon.
From the testimony alduced T. was shown
that tine charges were the result Of
neighbors' quarrel that had been in eX-
istcrcc for two years. thornton and
Baer are neishb0rs. the former living az
No 1925 Chap.iEe street and the latter
az No. ll.2 Thornton charged Baer with
destroying or irjur.Eg his properly. first
by driving spik in tbc wall of tbc house.
which stands ou the lac between the
two lots owned by the p.a.Eun ana de-
fc-dart These spikes were used 90 ue
c'othes-iuls 20 and for other purpos s.
These spikes were removed. however. after
"a protest had been made by Thornton.
The next ml-Gcmeaucr with which Baer
Is charged was the building % % flower
rack along % wall that divided the front
yards OF tho parties Vines were strung
on this wall and along tho side of Tho-u-
tons house Thornton stated tha- hacr
wet DIS flowers and vines with % hose
ard the water saturated the vail and
dampc-,d 60 SO that th. paper on Tho .r-
side I.g or. This matter has furnished
food for quarrel that has continued. as
stated before. for "a long time. The Gle
max was reached last Tuesday. Bacr was
fixing his flower rack. and hc and Thorn
ton became engaged In another wordy
war Thornton alleges that he was stand
ing on his front doorstep and had his
arm on the wall, when Baer threatened
to seriously assault him. lie stated that
Baer whirled a hatchot several times
around his head and threatened to chop
of his arm unless he took it off the
wall. At the trial yesterday the plaint-
ifs case was looked after by ". +. Dry
den. while Baers attorney was 5. G.
Smith. Owing 10 the amour. Of time con-
sumed in hearing the misdemeanor
charge. the hearing cf the other for as
sault was continued Until later Several
witnesses besides the plaintiff and de-
fondant were examined, including Patrick
Thornton, a brother Of the plaintiff, and
Henry X List. The case was quite in
tcresting and attracted a large crowd Of
spectators to the inside and outside of the
Justices shop.
The case continued for two hours. and
at its conclusion, about half-past five
o'clock. the justice promptly held Baer
to the grand jury I'm the sum Of $500 bond. !
Baer became considerably excited and re-
fused to either furnish bond or be re-
leased on his own recoguzance He was
told that he would have to 80 TO jail, aud
declared that he did not care and still
refused to comply with the laws demands
4 commitment was accordingly made out /
and Baer was taken to Jail and locked up. |
lie was only behind the bars for few |
minutes until ne changed his mind ana |
agreed TO give bond if he was released.
He was accordingly set at liberty, and So
cured Morris Horkheimer to give bond IN
the required sum-.