The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-05-27
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.

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BALTIMORE, Nd, May . Rath-
er wcefltI in appearance as the result
Of a night spent In station cells after
asliyely midnight scrap. Mr.. ana 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
iof West Virginia. He was charged
with disturbing the peace:
His wife was accused Of assault
ing Or. Ollie j. Prescott, a woman
physician, who has apartments at
1910 Mount Royal avenue. The
camdens live at 1910, on the same
fashionable avenue, "a Prescott Is
a widow.
From casual acquaintance on
railroad car before the doctor grad
uated Mr.. Camden and Or. Prescott
became friends. The latter says she
undertook to treat Mr.. Camden for
alcoholism,
Wife Accuses Woman Doctor.
Mrs. Camden however, declares
that her husband spent great deal
more time in the woman doctor,s
company than medical treatment JUS
tilted. AT the hearing DR.. 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
was under the influence Of liqnof.
She testified that Mrs. Camden
came to her house in highly excit-
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 1nfurlated,
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 intotthe yes
tibule, 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 a
scream, which attracted the attention
of the Reighbors, who focked to their
windows to find out 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 IL
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 DIR. Prescotts
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 arotshd
her finger" to a great extent.
- Mrs. Camden's Version.
Mrs. Camden admitted to the mag
istrate that she went to DR.. Pres
colts home on Saturday night, and
also admitted striking Or. Prescott.
She said that her husband came home
Saturday evening and told her that
DR.. Prescott had threatened 70 have
him arrested. She continued:
81 then went to her house TO have
a talk with her. When was seated
in the parlor she told me that Mr..
Camden had no affection for me.
This made me angry and jumped
up and slapfEd 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 reprimfllded her for
going to DIR. Prescottss house and act
ing as she did. In the case OF her
husband, however, the magistrate iIa-
posed a fine Of $50 and costs, which
was paid.