The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-05-21
KRETn HELD FOR COURT.
Rover Discharged by Justice Barbee Conflict
ing accounts of the Fight

Justice Barbee yesterday afternoon
heard the case of Mr. Clarence deu Vaux
Rover and Mr.. Alex. Kreth, for ARRAY
After examining several witnesses. the
aIstice discharged Mr. Roger and held
Mr.. Kreth for the next term of Superior
court for assault and battery in pond
of $50 which was secured by friends
The case will come up for trial during
lie week of july eth. Mr.. Rogers inter
ests were looked after by Col. J. c. l..
Harris and Mr.. w. n. Jones, while Col.
#. M. Argo appeared for Mr.. Kreth.
Sherwood Higgs, Mr.. George Norwood
Sherwood Higgs. Mr.. George Norwood
and Mr.. Ed. Birdsong. all agreed very
well. but there were several points of de-
azure in the stories of the two prin-
cipals.
Mr.. Kreth said he was waiting for
Rover on the steps of the bank in order
to dun him for two bills, one against
him ana one against his Wife; that he
asked Roger for immediate payment. and
started to say that if he did not pay he
would warrant him; that as he said this
Roger raised the umbrella and hit him
Oh the arm; that he then hit Roger in
the eye; that he had not tried to get at
Rover while HiggS was holding him. In
a conversation with Mr.. Maroon he had
said there were only two courses LETT for
him in regard to the accounts, either to
attach his baggage, or to lick him. Mr.
Maroon had advised him not to get into
fight, and he had said he would NOT.
He had sent the accounts up to Rogers
room when he and his wife were there.
Mr. Roger stated that Mr.. Kreth had
attacked him without presenting his
bill or saying a single word. AS he was
leaving Edwards and BrOughton's and
turning the corner by the bank he saw
Krcth sitting on the steps in a crOuchinS
position. AS he got within three or four
steps of him his attention was called
across the street, and the first thing he
knew he felt the blow. Did not see his
arm shoot cut, or anything at all. He
used tie umbrella then to ward off fun
Their blows. The umbrella was dropped,
and KTeth picked it up and tried to get
at him. His eye, he said was cut and
bruised end swelled. He cannot now
Lear any light on it, and it is in very
nervous condition, quivcring constantly.
ON cross examination Mr.. Roger grew
very Gul!lnaJlC III MS utllIdl IlfdA III
Kreth had presented him any bill, stat
ing that he would swear it on a stack OF
Bibles as high as the State house and
three Of our steeples put together. Col.
Argo suggested that he would need
balloon to get up there. Mr.. Roger sug
gested an air ship. Asked if the bill
had ever been presented TO his wife, Mr..
Roger said he did not know.
Mr.. Maroon, called to the stand, said
Kreth had been to see him three or four
times about the biz against Mrs. Roger,
asking how he could collect it; that as
Kreth left on Friday evening he had
said: Well, it seems there is nothing
left but to drop it or whip him."
1t this point Mr.. Roger remarked to
Col. Harris in an audible undertope:
He knows why he had better drop it.
He ruined a $500 dress" whereupon
Mr.. Kreth returned: Nov. he has no
right to say anything like that"