The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-05-12
HAD BLOODY FIGHT
ON NE EWMAN'S HILL
Seab Carroll Badly Cut BY
Razor Welded BY Chas.
Lanning.
BOTH MEN ARE FINED
Threats to Kill Were Made
By Participants, 1t Is
Said.
BOTH MEN ARE FINED

In a fight Saturday night on New
mans Hill, between Charles Lanning
and Seab Carroll, a molder at the
American Seeding Machine company,
Carroll was badly cut with a razor
welded by Lanning, who, in fit of
drunken rage over Carroll's interfer-
ence with his family troubles threat
ened TO kill Carroll. Both the men
were fined IS and costs in police court
this morning. Lanning was arrested
on the charge of assault and battery
with intent to kill while Carroll was
charged with assault and battery.
Both the men were intoxicated. Car
roll is badly cut about the head and
body, stitches having been required
to close several of his wounds. Lam
ing received several scalp wounds
from a board with which Carroll
struck him.
Wanted Full keg.
The trouble started when Mrs Lam
ing asked her husband not to go to
saloon where Lanning and Carroll had
started to buy keg of beer. Lanning
who was riding in wagon with Cal
roll refused to heed his wifes pleas
and when she reminded him of the
fact that there had been no food in
the house that day and that the rent
had not been paid, Lanning jumped
from the wagon, threatening her.
! Lanning started to the house, 924
Sherwood street, Newman's hill and
Carroll interfered, holding the gate
so that he could not enter the yard.
Lanning finally forced an entrance,
running after his wife who stood in
! the door, it is said. Mrs. Lanning tes-
titled that he did not strike her but
that the noise which led Carroll to
| believe Lanning was beating his wife,
was caused by Lanning falling over a
small hobby-horsex Later Lanning seiz-
ed Mrs. LaHning, tearing the sIeelse of
/ her dress. Carroll claims that this is
whatt1ead to the attack which he made
on Lanning.
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twice, kicking him and finally sitting
on him and striking him with his fist,
it is alleged. Neighbors separated
them. Mrs. Lanning fled to Carroll S
house for protection, further enraging
Lanning who threatened to kill her,
she said.
Threats to Kill.
Mrs. Lanning testified that Carroll
said, IF you will only say that you
gun and shoot him down like a dog. >.
He also made the threat to Carroll
she said. He hunted for the gun but
could not find it. Lanning then ran
into his house and secured a razor.
When the police arrived they found
Carroll and Lanning in a struggle
The cutting was not witnessed but
both men were covered with blood.
Carrolrs clothing served to bear out
the mans story of the cutting. The
crown of a hat which he wore was
completely severed by the first slash
which Lanning made. His clothing
was slashed and bloody.
Mayor Zimmerman stated that both
the men were to be blamed for the
fight. He made the fine light as Mrs
Carroll and Mrs. Lanning both have
small children which they would not
be able to support unassisted by theil
husbands. The mayor stated that Car
roll could have avoided the fight cas-
lily and that as he was not as badly
intoxicated as Lanning, he should moi
have tried to take him to saloon tc
secure more liquor. 1t developed thai
Carroll took Lanning's money from
him. He returned this at the order Of
the court Carroll paid his fine bu
Lanning was sent to the county jai
for fifteen days.