The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1916-09-23

noon. Peters entered her room and as
he was about to get into her bed she
told him to leave. She heard him call
her husband a s-of b.. saw him
pull his pistol and heard him shoot.
She threw on a bathrobe and went
into the next room, where Peters and
Boldly were holding Jones down and
hitting him with the pistol. She pull
ed them off him. Peters said he would
shoot her, too, but did not attempt to
do SO and left the house. Peters had
offered Jones dollar to drive him to
Texas. He did not gamble at her
home during the night.
Peters was sworn and testified that
he went to Jones' on the previous af-
ternoon to get liquor but could get
none. Jones and his wife went to
Texas and returned. That night he
went again to Jones', where he bought
quart of whisky. There was bag
of bottles of beer on the floor and
four quart bottles of whisky, two of
"Royal Crown" and two of "Faust."
They drank one quart. Jones' wife
proposed a game of 10 cent crap, and
they played. Peters dropped So bill
and in the struggle for it a pistol
which Jones had loaded, exploded. the
bullet entering Jones' hand. Jones
asked him not to say anything about
the affair. Peters stayed round Como
wingo till the middle of July, when
he was arrested. He di enot shoot
Jones and did not enter his wife's
room. The revolver was 80 centre
fire. He walked out of jail when he
found the yard door open and went
over the wall on the ladder which the
other escaping prisoners had arrang-
ed. He went to Lancaster county,
where he was recaptured. Ernest
Boldly was not with him at Jones'.
Mr.. Constable pleaded strongly in
Peters Behalf holding that his story
was more credible than that of Jones
and his wife because it was more
probable and that the verdict should
be not guilty or guilty of common as
sault as intent to kill had not been
proved. The jury after several hours
deliberation. returned the latter ver-
dict, guilty of common assault.
After the recess George Walsh and
James baltimore, two young white
men. who escaped with Peters and
others from Jail but were caught III
Philadelphia, were arraigned for
stealing three bolts of woolens from a
car on B., & o. R. R. freight train.
Both pleaded guilty. Walsh had been
shown to have clean record before
his arrest with baltimore and others
and had given the officers details as to
tha pp,lppN- -, Nt-hich hn I'D
tually figure, and without his testi-
mony the case against baltimore
might have failed. Walsh, according
ly, was discharged with sentence sus-
pended.
John Boyer, coIored, charged in
eight indictments with selling liquor,
pleaded guilty in three cases. and the
State stetted the other cases.
State VS.. George F. Oliver, of Akin,
charged with assault on Bailiff Bar
rett, of Perryville, on June II, last,
was put on trial before a jury. Clay
ton for State; William S. Evans for
defendant.
Mr.. Barrett was sworn and testified
, that after nightfall on June II, he saw
an automobile in front of Owens
store in Perryvile with no lights lit.
A boy in the car said he could not
| light them and he would have to see
Mr.. Oliver Barrett told him he would
wait Is minutes. The time expired
and he notified Justice Jackson. Bar
rett went to the store, met Oliver and
told him he would give him five min
utes more to light the car. He re
| fused to do so and Barrett said he
would arrest him. Oliver cursed him
and told him to get away. He resist
ed arrest and in the struggle struck
Barrett on the head with the head of
a hatchet. He also took Barrett's IS
pistol from his pocket and ran out
through tn riar door of the store.
Oliver later surrendered. Barrett
produced photographs of himself,
which were offered as evidence, taken
en- June IA, showing the dressing of
his wounds as made by DR.. Taylor.
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