Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-09-02
DR.. HINKLE'S HOME THE SCENE
OF SPIRITED FAMILY FIGHT
Wife Charges Cruelty and Will Sue for Divorce Aged
Mrs. HlnklG Sustains Broken Hip During Fight BE-
tween Father and Son. Statements Are Made

Isprang upon me, kicked me with his
heels and he, being as strong as |.
Threw me on the bed. A regular scuf-
fie then started
I'm some way Mrs. Hinkle got mixe1
up in it. believe she came into the
room after the affair started, and
being excited and throwing my hands
in every direction, accidentally struck
her on the head.
while we were in the midst of the
scuffle my aged mother, Mrs. L. g
Hinkle, who recently came here from
New York, came in to try and stop it
and the poor old lady was knocked
down and sustained a broken hiT
called Dr. Johnson and DR.. Little to
give my mother medical attention and
Mrs. Hinkle, my wife, telephoned for
the police. intending to make me ride
down in the black maria.
when the officers came / resisted
them, because | did not wish to leave
my mother, who was In a serious coa-
dition Finally Mrs. Hinkle agreed for
them to make case against me and
let report on a summons"
James Hinkle,th son, to those ous-
side when he first emerged from the
house, told substantially the same ST.
ry, except that his father had attacked
him while he was lying down; that
when his father charged him with try
ing to cause trouble between his
mother and father he denied it, and his
father struck him and finally kicked
him in the face, while he was down.
1t 's understood that a peace war
rant will be taken out against DR.. Him
k1e and the one for beating with
drawn.
Statement of Mrs. Hinkle.
81 feel said Mrs Hinkle, that {
may properly avail myself of the OPP
portunity to put myself right with my
friends and the public in general The
publicity connected with this unfortu-
nate affair is keenly deplored by all os
us, but there are some things that may
well be known
"In the first place think that th4
facts as to the trouble in the house
Saturday night should be known. The
trouble between DR.. Hinkle and the
rest of us has been going on for six
months or more-that is, the acute
trouble. l have started proceedings
for divorce. My patience my abilitS
to suffer and endure has about given
out We have had differences over
property recently, in addition to other
troubles.
Saturday afternoon mutual friend
called on me and for hours we talked
over the entire matter. When he was
through / felt much better and it was
then possible that there might havaN
Ihaan a reconciliation
"Dr. Hinkle came home and the mu-
tual friend tried to discuss the matter
with him and see what overtures he
might make. 1t was ended by the doc
tor ordering the friends to leave the
house.
"The doctor then started up tha
stairs, and at the head of the stairs
he came upon James, our son, lying
down on a bed, reading
Where's your mother?' asked tina
doctor.
Son Denies Fathers Charge.
James said he thought was down
stairs, whereupon his father started to
pbraid him for bringing, as he said
trouble between father and mother
James denied it, and told him that h
had always worked to reconcile us. HIS
father told him he lied, and that if he
said that again he would slap him.
James again denied it, respectfully. His
father then leaped on him as he lay Oh