Evening journal., 1902-04-02
GUILTY OF BRUTAL ASSAULT
Officers After a Lsipsic Man-lHOther
Shot in Gold Blood
Special to the Evening journal.

Smyrna. April 2.-Joseph c. Garner,
who fell from a roof a week ago, Is
able to sit mp for a short time, but Is
still suffering much pain, especially in
his head. which struck the ground
with great force.
The club women of Smyrna had ar
ranged to have Miss Florence Bayard
Kane lecture on free library work be-
fore the Twentieth Century Club next
Friday, but owing to adverse circum-
stances. the address will be postponed
until later in April.
j. B. Webb. the well-known Smyrna
miller. is confined to the house as a
result of his injuries received in a
runaway.
The citizens of Leipsic are justly in
censed at William Wood for the cruel
manner in which he assaulted Thomas
Hopkins The latter's face is a terrible
sight. covered as it is with bruises,
some of them several inches in length.
and one eye nearly gOuged
out He said to the Evening
Journal correspondent yesterday
that Wood. who is a burly oysterman,
struck him while he (Hopkins) was
sitting in a chair. The first blow
| knocked him senseless and then Wood
proceeded to pound his unconscious
victim until Hopkins face was beaten
into a jelly Wood has not yet been
captured.
The three-act drama, "Rebecca's
Triumph given in the Smyrna Opera
House on Monday night under the
/ auspices of the Presbyterian Christian
Endeavor Society was a decided sue.
cess both socially and financially.
The annual election for wardens ant
vestrymen for St. Peters Church wat
held on Monday. resulting as follows:
Senior warden. w. f. Waters; junior
warden. w. H. Janney; vestrymen
Joseph B. HUM, H. B. Grieves, w. G
F, HILL J. B. Webb, j. Wesley Start.
Laura Lee Circle of Kings Daugh
ters has elected the following officer,
l for the ensuing year: President. Mrs
r Sara Prettyman first vice-president
! Mrs. r. H. Haynes; second vice-presi
dent. Mrs. w. r. Davis; recording sec
D. retaIy. Miss Annie Middleton; CORE
spending secretary, Mrs. w. G. Pierce,
treasurer. Mrs. J. H. Wright.
{ A shooting ARRAY occurred beyond
Lake Como. on the southern end o
Z Smyrna, early Sunday morning, tha
e came near resulting in a cold-bloodeC
murder. John McColley and james
? Barrett. both colored, had a fight Sat
b urday night, but were separated befor,
b either man was hurt Sunday morn.
ing Barrett was accosted by McColley
The latter, pulling a revolver, free
point blank at Barrett. Barrett wal
! struck in the stomach. On MOnda,
his father swore out a warrant for Nc
Cooley, but as yet he has not bee1
captured by Officers Jones ana Tur
ner. DR.. r. c. Moore probed for tn,
ball. but was unable to locate it. Bar
rett will live unless blood poisoning
sets in.
For several months there has beer
considerable complaint about tn,
darkness of Mt. Vernon street between
, Market and Main AS this square Il
used on Wednesdays and SUNDAY
nights by many of our citizens who at
tend ST. Peters and Asbury Churches
! Councilman Fowler has frequentl,
tried to have an extra street laml
! placed there. but has always failed
- Joseph Carter and Levi E. Anthony
e as a committee from Asbury Church
Y went before the Town Council witt
the result that the request for an in
candescent lamp was granted.