New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-05-30
WOES OF THE HIRED MAN
HOW HE WAS HAILED INTO COURT ON
DIVERS CHARGES, WHICH WERE
NOT PROVEN.

Rochester May 20 (SpeeiaD-That the possibili-
ties OF the hired man have never been appreciated
is we'll brought out by an interesting case whch
tried yesterday I'm the County Court IN TINS
city. Charles Schwab, fiaxen haired Teuton, was
charged with a series of offences Of a sudden and
unique character. Most defendants are satisfied
to be under indictment for ordinary single as
saut Not so with Schwab. II he can't be the
head of a billion dollar corporation. he can Inn
prove the occasion in his own peculiar way. THESE
are the doings which Schwab alleged by his
accusers to have accomplished in the brief space
of one short half-hour:
Ffrst-Drew knife and fourished same before the
outraged face OF the law personihed In Con-
stable George Donaldson.
Second-Further condemned the law by biting
Peace Justice Thomas Leddy in the ear.
Third-Chased his associate hired man. John
Stott. with a keen pitchfork.
Fourth-Shot at d neighbor. Lewis Hergot, with
a revolver. and missed the
Fifth-Kicked COW belonging to a farmer. Ed
ward KLEIN
Schwab's trial was racy of the soil. He could
speak no English worth mentioning. inter
prefer was called into the case. The scene of
the hired mans activities was the retired and
peaceful town of Gates. in Monroe County. He
was employed to guard the kline the farm of
Edward KLEIN. Before he resigned he opened
things wide that all the residents of that region
are getting off merry quips anent gates ajar."
Mrs. KLEIN, the ''mssis." the main witness
against Schwab. and it evident that she
was likewise the torch that had started the prairie
fire. She said that Schwab gently pruning a
blackberry bush in the front yard the beauteOus
morn OF May u. when she stepped out and gave
him some motherly advice the subject of proper
pruning art well a pastime. Schwab.
she said gave a yell. dropped the bush. hourished
the pruning knife and charged straight for her
position. She retreated. Said she:
II have eight children. Thank goodness! they
wuz all in the house when that dretful critter
cum fur me with the prunin' knife My! I was
tibet Illustrated tibet l jest sot right down in the
kitchen and most tainted dead away from pure
fright. Yes. indeed But jest then 1 seen little
Abey-hes my youngest jedge-grab his hand in
the doughnut jar and come right to-"
Mrs. Klein succeeded in barricading the house
against the raging Teuton with the pruning knife
A warrant was sworn out for his arrest. George
Donaldson. a constable tried to serve the war
rant Schwab hourished the pruning knife in front
of few outstanding twigs The constable re-
turned with a peace justice, Thomas Leddy.
self in contempt by biting a section out of the
judicial ear He was then arraigned and held for
the grand jury. which indicted him. The other
factors in putting the jury in the proper atmos-
But, after all, schwab was not convicted The
jury disagreed and he probably will not be called
of his life showed that strenuOusness is a condi-
tion not unknown in bucolic Gates Overwork
were painted on the of his woe He said
that Klein ha3 promised to help him with the
when the pump froze up. Once. he said he ven
tured 70 remind his master about his pay He
was confronted he said with a butcher knife
an an argument against mercenary eupidity. When
ne was battered over the head with water pail
ne Went out and kicked the cow, to relieve his
pent up FEELINGS When the went TO the Jury
~ Welgnea the evidence with great care and re-
ported that 1t couldn't agree Schwab. his attor-
ney said. went away no wiser than when he en-
going to go back to Bavaria as soon a ne WAS
save up enough thalers 10 pay for his passage.