The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-05-28
Mrs. Wilson Camden and Lady
Doctor Engage in a
TustIe.
THEY FIGHT IN THE STREET
Prominent Baltimore Lawyer,
Known Here, and Wife in
the Lime Light.

BALTIMORE. Md, May 27-Rath-
er woeful in appearance as the result
OF night spent in station cells after
lively midnight scrap. Mr., and Mrs.
William u. Camden stood at the bar
Tuesday before Justice Tyson, at the
Northwestern police station. Mr..
Camden is wealthy lawyer and
! nephew of the late Senator Camden
of West Virginia. He was charged
with disturbing the peace.
His wife was accused OF assault
ing DIR. Ollie j. Prescott, woman
physician. who has apartments at
1910 Mount Royal avenue. The
Camdens live at 1910. on the same
fashionable avenue. DN Prescott is
a widow.
From casual acquaintance on
railroad car before the doctor grad
uated Mr.. Camden and DIR. Prescott
became friends. The latter says she
undertook to treat Mr.. Camden for
alcoholism.
Wife Accuses Woman Doctor.
Mrs. Camders however, declares
that her husband spent a great deal
more time in the woman Doctors
company than medical treatment JUS
titled. AT the hearing DIR. Prescott
testified that Mr.. Camden had at
tempted to gain an entrance to her
home in the evening at both the
front and rear, but that she refused
him admittance, as she saw that he Z
was under the influence OF liquor.
She testified that Mrs, Camden
came to her house in a highly exclt-
ed state OF mind and began to upbraid
her. and declared that when she or
dered Mrs. Camden to leave the
house the latter became infuriated,
and, jumping at her. struck her In
the face, and, grabbing the portiers
which draped the parlor door, pulled
them to the floor.
AS an evidence OF the assault \
which she alleges Mrs. Camden COM
mitted. DR.. Prescott exhibited to the
court mark about an inch long on
the bridge of her. nose.
The fracas at this point became
fast and furious, as Or. Prescott tes-
tilted. After being struck by Mrs.
Camden. she seized the latter by the
arm and forced her out into the ves-
thule, and then to the front steps.
Fight In the Street.
Here the fight was renewed, and
1t was during this stage OF the melee
that one of the women uttered
scream, which attracted the attention
OF the neighbors, who fiocked to their
windows to find oat what was the
cause of the disturbance. Or. Pres
colt also testified that while Mrs.
Camden. was in the house her hus-
band was walking up and down the
pavement. cursing and using other
bad language.
When asked by the magistrate II
he had any statement to make. Mr..
Camden replied that he knew nothing
of the occurrences OF the previous
evening. He said he had been
drinking. and that II he did attempt
to force an entrance to DR.. Prescott.s
residence, as she had testified, he had
no knowledge of such action on his
part. He told the magistrate that
Or. Prescott had wound him around
her finger" to great extent.
Mrs. Camden's Version.
Mrs. Camden admitted to the mag
istrate that she went to DIR. Pres
colts home on Saturday night, and
also admitted striking DIR. Prescott.
She-said that her husband came home
Saturday evening and told her that
DR.. Prescott had threatened to have
him arrested. She continued:
II then went to her house to have
a talk with her. When 1 was seated
in the parlor she told me that Mr..
Camden had no affection for me.
This made me angry and / jumped
up and slapAd her in the face. She
then grabbed me and put me out the
front door,
After hearing the evidence. JUS
tice Tyson decided that owing to the
"extenuating circumstances" he
would dismiss the charge OF assault
against Mrs. Camden, but In doing
SO the Magistrate reprimsalded her for
going to DR. Prescott's house and act
! ing as she did. In the case of her
husband, however. the magistrate I'm
posed fine OF $25 and costs. which
was paid.
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