The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-08-14
YOUNG GIRL 0E fIIlRI EEI
ASSAULTS BOY OF
Broad Oaks Children Figure as Prin-
cipals in Unusual Case in Nlagis=
trate RiIey's Court Fridasys
Mornfnq.
Little Carl Fields on Her Own Account and Has
TO pay Magistrates Fine For Doing So.

Lizzie Lindsay, aged 10 years, was
found guilty of striking and heuting o.
year-old Carl Fields, in Broad Oaks ad-
dition Thursday evening, and was s. and
costs by Magistrate Riley Friday morn--
ing
1t is not often tliat Juveniles are fig
ured as principals in magistrates courts,
and the ease tried before Justice Riley
attracted more than usual attention be-
cause of the youthfniness Of the two
participants. The result of the trial
VIII probably serve to teach the little
girl not to assault small children N
the future, and TO teach the little boy
to be little more careful Of his p's and
as hereafter.
Carl Fields is known better by his.
sobriauet of @Pinlsey" This name was
given 10 him by his playmates Proha-
bly, because OF the delicate Fed shade
of his hair. He IS the son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. n. r. Fields, the former q painter,
living in Broad Oaks addition. 'sPinleya
il employed by the Telegram company
~ carrier boy, and delivers large bum
dle of papers 10 the Daily Telegram's
regular subscribers in that nddition ev-
cry evening.
It appears that ePinBey" and the Lind
say girl have been on the outs for some
TING. Thursday evening the little boy
was delivering his papers in Broad
oaks. when he saw the Lindsay girl, OF,
rather, the Lindsay girl saw him. The
little fellow ran into C. w. CottriiPs
house to sen that gentleman paper, as
4 his custom. One of the CottrilI boys
yelled to ssPinkey'' that the Lindsay girl
was coming, and the lad ran up TO Mr..
C,,ttriu and jumped on his lap. Lizzie
made her appearance in the home at thnt
moment. and, running up to the Fields
how. commenced to rain blows upon him
With her clcnched fists. She struck the
littlc fellow several blows before the
ot3bers could interfere and part the two.
The blows the little follow received were
not very hard ones, and he was not IN
iured to any extent.
The boys mother Mt once proceeded 70
ret out a warrant Tor the Lindsay girl.
It Was issued by Magistrate Riley ana
the hearing of the case set for Friday
morning. At the conclusion Of the tes-
tfrnony, which. was somewhat rich, rare
and racy, the magistrate decided that
tile little girl was guilty and fined her
the minimum fine for assault nnd bat
tery. which tl,e defendant nude arrange
ments to pay.
The Lindsay girl claimed that the lit
tie bov had called her bad names and
had used some very strong language TO
her. and for that reason she had admins
tered the punishment.
The magistrate was of the opinion
that the girl was at FAULT. He thinks
from the evidence that the girl had been
abusing the boy for some time An old
in the same court. against the
little girl, containing the charge Of as
sanlt and battery, committed a year Or
so ago, upon another young girl, il on
file in the magistrate's archives, and that
fact had something to do with the judges
decision. The magistrate held the war
rant and dismissed the youthful defend
ant upon the former OCCASION on account
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