Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-10-23
N The POLICE COURTS
A Man who Calls on His Own Fam.
lily Is Assaulted by His
Wife's Earamour.
a Lost Check Gets Several neGrand
People Before the Justices
Of This City.
Two Assault and Battery Cases
The Regular Sunday Round
up Of Drunks.

- = - - >s-~~>~' 1
The little town of LeGrand was
somewhat stirred up Saturday evening
as the result of a good-sized row, in
which two former Marshalltown resi-
dents were participants.
The trouble occurred between George
Scoggin, former dryaman of this city,
and Joe Battle. LeGrand colored la
borer. Scoggin and wife, Nellie Scog-
gin, will be remembered as having been
interested in various Ways in the Mar
shalltown courts, the latest case being
a divorce that was sought by her,
which, however, was not granted by
Judge Caswell. The Saturday night oc-
currence was caused by the alleged in
timacv between Mrs. Scoggin and Bat
tiles. Scoggin, 1t seems, knew that his
wife was keeping company with the coll
ored man, and went to the house where
she lived for the purpose of seeing her.
but more particularly for the purpose
|of seeing his child. The colored man
was there and ordered him to leave the
premises, whereupon fight ensued in
which the white man was badly beaten
with a stove poker at the hands of Bat
tiles. Scoggin's head was pounded to
Jelly, severa large abrasons, contu-
sions and cuts being found to exist as
result of the beating. Scoggin caused
the arrest of his assailant upon
charge of assault and battery, and be-
fore a LeGrand justice Battle was
| fined.
ANOTHER LEGRAND CASE.
A case of obtaining money by false
pretenses, coming from LeGrand, was
heard in Justice Aliens court this aft
ternoon. The parties interested are all
we'll known residents of the place and,
Judging from the particulars, the case
WAS the outcome of general misun-
Iderstanding. James BARLEY, barber
| of the town, was the defendant IN the
faction, and Charles Clark. young
farmer. the complaining witness. Clark
lit seems. has owed BARLEY a bill
amounting to 1928 for some little time,
| but had not been able to effect set
Element Saturday evening he found a
| check in his barber shop, drawn BY
4 Britain e. Co., of this city, in tavorsot
'IClark. The amount OF the check was
s1613, in payment for hogs hartley
Thought he saw an immediate settle
ment of the indebtedness and went at
lonce to the Clark home. Mrs. Clark
was there, but her husband was away.
| BARLEY explained his mission and
| threatened to keep the check until the
bill was paid. Fearing that he Would
Ibe able to get all the money, Mrs
sIClark, woman like, paid him the So.2o II
leash and took the check When Mr.
Clark heard of the transaction he en-
j tered complaint and caused BARLEY 5
4 arrest upon the above stated charge
/ BARLEY was arrested this morning by
4 constable Leech and was accompanied
i to the city this afternoon by Mr.. IL. j.
/ Bowen, to whom the check had been
4 entrusted, and who had lost it in the
] barber shop. The matter was amicably
j settled without trial and the action was
dismissed by Justice Allen.
TWO ASSAULT CASES.
i Philip Byrd, farmer residing north
least OF the city a few miles. was made
defendant in a case for assault ano
battery, preferred BY Fred Myers, 9
lneighbor, who alleged that the defend
4 ant had beaten and choked his LITTLE
4 son. The papers We're made out in JUS
j tice Burritt's court and Constable Mich
olson was given the warrant to serve
4 j. c.. Leutenegger, of this city, was
arrested Saturday evening by Con
Il stable Leech upon charge of assault
and battery. The complaining witnes:
lis one of his employees, John Frazier
who alleges that Leutenegger beat ant
i choked him as the result of a misun
d derstanding over a trivial matter. Tn,
case was set for this afternoon in Jus
tice Burritt's court.
ARRESTED FOR LARCENY.
Z, Roy Buck. of this city, was arrested
q this morning by Constable Nicholson
upon charge of larceny. he havin,
stolen, so David Coulton, the complain
ing witness alleges, some solder from
; his plumbing establishment. The hear
a ing is set for O'Clock this evening be
, fore Justice Allen.
CITY CASES.
j. Morris, of this city, and 7. Miller.
farmer living east OF town, became en-
gagged in a brawl on North Cente
street Saturday afternoon and We're ar
rested by officer Hanson. They paid tn
costs Saturday evening before Mayo
Pierce.
Constable Nicholson and Office
Weaver arrested stranger Saturda
i afternoon upon the charge of intoxica
I ton The man was an insurance agent
and had imblbed too freely while her
J, on business. He refused to give hi
name, but put up $40 for appearance
He did not appear. however, this morn
4 ing.
A Swede named H. Hanson, of Quar-
nv. while intoxicated Sunday. becam
: thirsty for more liquor, and because h
] found the Barry saloon on South Thir
avenue closed decided that the prope
e thing to do was to break the door opel
n This he did with his foot, breaking OF
n all the glass. He was placed under al
r rest by Officer Hanson and this morn
I ing paid the costs.
J.. Holcomb, a plasterer of this cit.
1 was before his honor this morning an
a paid the costs for charge of intoNict
j, ton. He was arrested by Officer Han
son. The officer also arrested Willial
I Mcdonald, stranger, who was SCI
S fenced to thirty days in jail.
THOUGHT TO BE NO HOPES.
George w. Garcy's Condition NJ
Improvcd-Gangren Sets In.
:, George w. Carey, the well know
= farmer residing southeast of the Gil