Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-08-29
coLoRED FOLKS In A ROW.
A Crap Game, Brick Bats, Etc, Get
People Into Trouble,


probably some booze caused a fight
Monday evening at about o'clock and
as result two men and one woman
are in Jail. The trouble occurred in the
old Mother Kelly 'fiatiron," the desig
nation of a house at the foot of South
First avenue, where reside several col
ored people. Charles White, OF Ottum-
wa, and woman whom he calls his
wife. and John Burton, a Macon, Mo-,
colored man. who came to this city last
fall from Oskaloosa, We're the principaI
participants and are the ones in Jail.
Just how the trouble started is not
known definitely, as each one mixed UP
in the case tells different story. Bur
ton, 1t seems. lived in the west end of
the lower floor of the house, with his
wife and mother-in-law, Mrs. Jane
Walker. The up stairs is occupied by
Mrs. Lou Garretson and two colored
men named Granville and Davis. Down
stairs, in another part of the house, is
Riley Loves bachelor quarters. 1t is
said that the first trouble began there,
where a crap game was in progress.
Burton claims that White and his wife
have been stopping with Mrs. Garretson
while they have been in the city. He
was sitting in his own part of the house,
and had just finished supper. when he
heard some one shout Ida, Ida. your
husband Is in fight" The Ida re-
ferred to was Mrs. White, and imme-
diately upon being called she ran out
of the house and over the First avenue
crossing. where the fight was in pro-
gress between Ed Jones of Oskaloosa,
and White. Quite a crowd had gathered
by the time Mrs. White got there, who
arrived al the scene little in advance
of Burton. Burton says the woman
picked up brick and attempted to
throw ii at Jones, when the latter slap
ped her Jones then ran up the track,
claiming that White had knife and
had attempted to use IL on him. Gran
vile. IT is alleged, knocked the knife
from Whites hand. A lull in the pro-
ceedings allowed Granville to reach
Burton's door, when hostilities were re-
newed, Granville going into Burton's
kitchen. Burton claims he ordered
White not TO enter his house, but the
latter did not heed the order and COM
menced to raise a fuss in the house.
Mrs. White came up and she had a
brick, with which she tried to hit Bur
ton. AS she did this Mrs. Burton took
hand and hit White with a blueing
bottle acros the head Brick after brick
was exchanged between the parties.
with White getting the worst end of the
bargain. receiving a couple of bad cash
IS on the head, from which he bled pro-
fusely.
AT this juncture Officer Kurz arrived.
having been notified of the quarrel. He
arrested White and the woman. also
Burton, and was on his way up Third
avenue to the mayors office White
then attempted TO hit Burton again, 1t
is alleged. when the officer took a hand
and hit White over the head with his
club. White and his wife We're given a
nearing at once and each was sentenced
to fifteen days in Jail. Burtons hear
ing was postponed until today.
Some time during the night the men
came together again in the jail, the as
sault being provoked. so Burton saws.
by White White claims just the oppo
site. White got the worst of the mill in
this instance, and after two rounds
they We're parted. Whites little finger
on his right hand was pretty badly
chewed by Burton. and his jaw showed
the effects of severe blow. Burton got
a cut on the head and straight fab In
the mouth.
White claims that the entire trouble
was caused by Jones, and that Mrs
Jones struck him over the head twice
with a flatiron. He alleges that he got
the worst of the bargain because he is
stranger in the city.