The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1898-10-27
BOUND OVER.

sault with intent to murder Mr. Walter
w. Dobbins, was had before Judge J.
Y. Alexander on last Monday morning
at the court house. Hon. n. A. Morris
and Col. f. p. Green appeared for the
prosecution, and Motley & Griffin for
defense Mr.. Clyde Matthews was
stenographer.
Mr.. Walter Dobbins testified to the
fight at the fair ground about as we
stated it in last issue His version as
to the pursuit and assault on Dallas
road was that Collier and the two
Jacksons surrounded him, and that one
of the Jacksons said that they had
come to reason with him, and that the
knife he had in hand fixing his bicycle,
he closed and put in in his pocket, and
when he did So Collier grabbed him
by the collar and pulled his hand out
of his pocket and struck him on the
head with what he believed to be brass
knucks. Collier grabbed him around
the neck and somebody struck him
from behind on the shoulder, and he
was also struck on the back of the head
and knocked senseless into ditch, and
that when he came to, Simp Jackson
pulled Collier off of him and said to
Collier, You have beaten him enough,
don't kill him, !" and that Jackson picked
up his hat and bicycle and walked up
the hill with him
DIR. J 5. Vaughn attended him and
said Dobbins had five ticks, cut to the
skull, and he didn't believe that they
were done by the fist, but by brass
knucks ora rock.
Messrs. John l.. Manning and Frank
Manning testified as to the fight at the
fair ground.
Mr.. John Manning said he cautioned
Mr.. Collier to be quiet, and that he
heard Mr. Simp jackson do the same
and not to use improper language,
which in promiscuous crowd would
likely get him into trouble
Mr.. Geo. B. Nigh testified that he
heard Simp Jackson say to Collier:
Keep quiet; this is no place to have
any further fight wait until Dobbins
starts home and we will follow him and
beat hi out of him."
Mr.. Homer Wilson testified that he
heard Collier say hewould whip Dob
bins if ii cost him one hundred dollars.
and would follow him to Lost Mountain
and whip or kill him.
Mr.. J B. Delk testified to the parties
passing him on the road on horses and
in buggy, and of his taking Dobbins
to his home after the fight.
Mr.. J T. Anderson testified to seeing
Tom Jackson riding up and down the
street in front of the bank, motioning
to Collier and Simp Jackson to come
on, and that the crowd went out Whit
lock avenue in hurry.
Mr.. J f. Clarke testified that he met
the crowd on Whitlock Avenue and
that Tom Jackson inquired of him if
he had met young man on bicycle.
He motionad to him that the young
man had gone over the hill, and that
Jackson then with the others went on
in the direction that Dobbins had gone.
Mr.. jim Collier made statement
telling of the fight at the fair grounds,
that when Mr.. John l.. Manning ac-
costed him about getting over the
fence where his chickens were that he
gave him fifty cents for his fare, re-
ceived quarter in return, and as he
was drinking he abused Luther TAYLOR
for reporting him; that Dobbins spoke
up and said that he was under age he
asked him if he was of age, and he re-
piled that he was; he wanted to know
what he had to do with it-Dobbins
replied nothing, and the lie was ex-
changed and they went to fighting and
that Dobbins hit him in the eye. That
it was true he did follow Dobbins out
on the road-that Dobbins had his
knife in his hand and he asked him
what he had it out for-Dobbins re-
piled that he was afraid he was going
to shoot him; that he pulled aside his
coat and showed that he had no pistol
that Dobbins put up. his knife and
agreed to fight him fairly; that he
used only his fist, without brass knucks
and whipped him until pulled off by
Jackson, and that Dobbins afterward
agreed that the matter end there, that
he had whipped him at the fair ground
and Collier had whipped him there.
These are the material facts in the
case as sworn.
Speeches were made on both sides
and Judge Alexander bound Collier
and the two Jacksons over in bond OF
$500 each, for assault with intent tC
murder, which they gave.