The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-09-23
NtIGHDORHOOO ROW
Was GIVEN AIRING
Pretty Nearly All People on
One Street Figure in Po-
lice Court Case.

row" was given in police court this
morning when Mrs. Martha Lamb, 400
North Twenty-first street, was arraign-
ed on the charge of provoke, the am
davit being filed by Mrs. Reba Bot
kins, Al North Twenty-first street
The nature of the testimony presented
was varied. At times the evidence of
some witness, either for the prosecu-
ton or the defense would make
statement at which the crowd in the
little stuffy court room would laugh.
At other times witnesses would be
crying. MAYOR Zimmerman added spice
to the hearing by DECLARING atp one
time that If the prosecuting witness
did not keep quiet he would fine her
81 and costs. 1t required three hours
to complete the submitting of the evil
dence, but the mayor declined to give
his verdict until the first of next week
Most of the women living on North
Twenty-first street between D and E
streets. were in the court room as wit
nesses. All testified that Mrs. Botkins
did not possess an amiable disposition,
some said that she had declared she
would like to shoot Raymond Jones, a
young man living in that vicinity; that
she made faces" at all the children
and that no one spoke to her, adults
being afraid to pass her house.
Cause Of Trouble.
The trouble between Mrs. Lamb and
Mrs. Botkins occurred on September
IA and over the erection of fence
separating the two properties. Ralph
Campbell. grandson of Mrs Lamb was
on Mrs. Botkins lot digging post holes
for the line fence. He was ordered on
to his grandmother's lot by Mrs. Bot
kins and Mrs. Lamb, overhearing the
conversation between the boy and the
woman, declared that William J. Hiatt,
real estate agent had given the boy
permission to step on the Botkins'
yard to dig the holes. A word scrap"
followed between the two women, in
which, it was said, that Mrs. Lamb
called Mrs. Botkins "she-devil" Say
ing that she would make Mrs. Lamb
pay for that" Mrs. Botkins filed the
charge.
Mrs. Lamb declared, in giving her
evidence, that she had asserted at
that time that Mrs. Botkins was har-
boring an ex-convict, which is said to
have brought on heated discussion
between the women.
Mrs Sarah Roller, 421 North Twen-
ty-first, witness for the defense, testi-
fed that Mrs. Botkins had made ia
ces at her children as they passed
Mrs. Botkins' house. Mrs. Roller also
said that one of her children had been
frightened SO badly by Mrs Botkins
that the child was sick for three days
following. -...-
Miss Margaret and Miss Flora Jones,
daughters of James E. Jones, proprie-
tor of the Advance Company, testified
that they overheard Mrs. Botkins say
that she would like to fill Raymond
Jones full of holes, If she had
chance" sr.
Charles Thompson, who was employ
ed to build the fence said that he
heard very little of the controversy.
He said that it was six of one and
half dozen of the other" in referring
to the argument between the women.
He said Mrs. Botkins called the Camp
bell boy a vile name.
) Became Very Angry.
When Attorney Keller, for the de-
tense, asked Mrs. Botkins if the ex-
convict, spoken of, lived with her, Mrs.
Botkins became angry and declared at
first that it was none Of the attorneys
business. Later she said that he did
not stay at her house at night. Miss
Helen Davis, daughter of Mrs. Bot
kins, related the same story as her
mother. when placed on the stand.
Miss Davis, who is thirteen years of
age declared that all the ,neighbors
slammed and slurred her mother.
Mrs. Charles Thomas, 4O7 North
Twenty-first, testified that Mrs. Bot
kins called the police one evening,
some time ago, because a neighbor
was playing on the piano. at seems as
If Mrs. Botkins was affected by the
tone of this one particular piano, as
other pianos were played and she
made no complaint about them" the
witness said.
John Heet, boilermaker, 406 North
Twenty-frst street, James NJ. Lamb.
J. Hiatt. and Mrs. Hawkins,
also testified.