The age-herald., 1902-02-12
Attorney Leatherwood Calls Witness WecaSey a Liar
 and Trouble Follows
GROWS OUT.WEAVER SUIT
Lawyer Threw Witness Across Table, and Latter's Face Is Scratched By a Letter Fle-Decision
 Is Deferred. .3.

A fist fight in a court room between Attorney R. L. Leatherwood and Witness w. N. Wecasey was the finale of the suit to recover S1O brought by Attorney S. L. Weaver against his former partner MT. Leatherwood. No blows were struck but the two men dug each others faces for several minutes with finger nails. Both were badly scratched and bloody when finally separated by spectators.
 Hearing of the case had been finished and Judge Abernathy had stated he would give his decision this morning after he had looked up the law. MT. Wesacey was standing in a corner of the room by table. MT. Leatherwood was seen to go over there and speak to him. What fol- lowed was not heard by any of the by islanders, but in a minute, so all wit nesses agree MT. Leatherwood grabbed MT. Wecasey about the face. The latter defended himself and the two tussled all over the room. Attorney Leatherwood showed the witness over on table and while under Mir. Leatherwood MT. We casey's face was cut by the sharp end of a letter file
 The Lie Passed.
 After the fight MT. Wecasey said MT Leatherwood had told him he told a G. D. lie on the witness stand. He replied to MT. Leatherwood that he NeatherwooO had told lie on the wit ness stand and then the lawyer struck at him. MT. Leatherwood would only say that he would not allow any man to say he lied while on oath.
 The suit for $1o was brought by Attor- ney S. L. Weaver against R. l.. Leather wood based on the following assignment made to the former by a client, J. w. Wecasey.
 MT. R. l.. I4eatherwood,
 Dear sir: Please pay the ten dollars l paid you to my attorney, S. L. Weaver, and the same is hereby assigned to him.
 (Signed) J. w. WECASEY.
 Judge Abernathy will render his decis- ion this morning.
 Wecasey a Witness.
 J. w. Wecasey was the most impor- tant witness. He testified that Leather wood said Weaver was no good and that he had a number of divorce cases on the docket now which had been there num- Der of years and that he was careless and did not attend to business. He also testi- fled that MT. Leatherwood told him MT. Weaver was a poor dog, and needed the money, and that he was trying to skin him CWecasey.)
 MT Wecasey further testified that MT. Leatherwood saw him give MT. Weaver $1O as a retaining fee for his services. MT. Leatherwood was afterwards placed on the stand and confirmed this. Mir. We casey further said that MT. Leatherwood made all these charges against MT Weaver before MT. Weaver had refused to allow him to aid in the case. This stat MT. Leatherwood denied after wards on the stand and it was on this testimony that the lie was afterwards raaseG.
 MT. Wecasey also said he and Leather wood had passed the lie in MT. Weaver's S office several days before when the mat ter first came up. The difference in MT Wecasey's and MT. Leatherwood's testi- mony was principally concerning the time MT. Leatherwood made the remarks detrimental to MT. Weaver's ability as a lawyer. MT. Leatherwood testified he made the remarks after MT! Weaver re- fused to allow him to aid in the case and MT. Wecasey testified it was before Mir. Weaver had been consulted about it. The testimony of MT. Wecasey was borne out by MT. W. w. Whatley. who was in the office the day the disturbance oc- cured.
 LeatherWood Attacks Weaver.
 MT. Leatherwood attacked Mir. Weaver in his statements on the witness stand claiming there had been a great deal of irregularity on the part of Mir Weaver in making the entries of fees received for defending clients. and intimating MT Weaver had received firm fees and placed them in his pocket without saying any thing about it. MT. Weaver's attorneys allowed this statement, although Judge Abernathy admitted 1t could have been thrown out as having no bearing on the case.
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