Evening star., 1909-04-18
BOND OF $1,000 FOR HUBBY
HARRY FEARsoN's CHOICE OR
SPEND NINE MONTHS IN JAIL.
Heaviest Peace Security Demanded
Of Defendant for Some Years.
Threats Against Wife.

The heaviest peace bond demanded OF
a defendant in the Police Court for utter
ing threats of personal violence for the
past several years was imposed upon
Harry Pearson, bricklayer. formerly. OF
Georgetown. by Judge Kimball yesterday.
The court ordered the defendant to fur
nish 5000 real estate bond to keep the
peace toward his wife, Mrs. Fannie Fear
son, or take a default of nine months in
Jail. The security failed to materialize
and the defendant was formally commit
ted to serve the default.
The case was probably the most aggra-
waited one which has been called to the
attention OF the authorities for some time.
the testimony submitted showing that
the defendant repeatedly threatened to
murder ihis wife during the month OF
March and the past two weeks In April
The threats were not only repeated in
the presence of the complaining witness.
but before at least a half dozen other
witnesses, the last being yesterday at the
home of Mrs. FearsonS brother-in-IaW,
Isaac w. CLANCY of 901 4th street south
east.
Wife's Damaging Testimony.
Mrs. Fearson's testimony was damag-
ing in the extreme and Convinced the
court that the prisoners utterances were
not of the idle. irresponsible character
which are usually heard in such cases.
We've been separated for about a
year. your honor" she said. because of
his drinking. He seems to be partially
under the influence Of whisky all the time.
Ever since left him he has been bother
ing me. and has sometimes assaulted me.
on two occasions giving me black eyes
and beating me cruelty. Recently his ac-
tions have become worse and worse, and
was compelled to go to the home Of Mr..
CLANCY, who would afford me more pro-
lection because of our relationship than
any one else.
'Mr. Pearson has come to that house a
dozen times possibly In the past month
and half, and every time he has seen
me he has told me that he intended to
kill me- It's going to end soon,' were his
words, and when l get you right you
won't have much chance Recently he
has been coming there and going right
into the house after me, until things
reached a climax yesterday and we de-
cided to have him arrested"
Under Influence Of Liquor.
Mrs. Fearson's brother-in-law, Mr..
Isaac CLANCY, several members Of the
family and two children testified to hear
ing threats made by the defendant, sew
eral of the witnesses describing them as
of very vicious character. 1t was stat
ed that when Pearson uttered the threats
he was usually under the influence Of
liquor.
In his own behalf the prisoner denied
categoricalIy the accusations and told the
court he bore no i'll will toward his wife
His reason. he stated, for going to see
her at different times was to give ner
clx hot CHI ~
The mans story lacked corroboration and
seemed to have been invented on the spur
of the moment.
An additional charge Of disorderly con-
duct, growing out of the arrest OF Fear
son. was merged into the threats case,
the default In jail being made to cover
both convictions. Policeman Lucas of the
fifth precinct arrested the prisoner.