Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1919-07-18
REv0LVERS TAKEN
FOLLOWING ROW
Complaint Filed Charging Lang
with Disturbance
Lang Then Sues Son-in-Law Arthur
H., Wilson, for $1,000 Damages and
Wilson Brings Similar Suit.

Eourt here Monday by States Attorney Il.
| W. Gibson against Charles Lang of Green
street, charging Mr.. Lang with disturb
ance of the peace. No hearing was held,
as the court and states attorney were
busy with other matters.
| The complaint is the result of fracas
which occurred Sunday in the home of
Mr.. Lang's son.in-law, Arthur II. Will
son, who lives across the street from the
Lang house, and a revolver which Chief
of-Police George Wilson secured at the
house is expected to be produced at the
hearing.
| Mr.. Lang went to Mr.. Wilson's home
about noon His story is that he heard
his daughter crying and went there to
see what was the matter with her and
was assaulted. He has one badly black
ened eye.
Mr.. Wilson claims that Mr.. Lang came
to the house and asked if his daughter,
Mrs. Wilson was staying there nights,
and in the course of the conversation
that followed Mr., Land, according to
Mr.. Wilson, drew revolver. Mr.. Will
son promptly struck Mr.. Lang and a
mix-up followed.
Chief Wilson was called and when he
arrived Mr.. Lang was on the floor and
Mr.. Wilson was on top of him. In the
conversation that followed it was brought
out that a revolver played part in the
affair and the officer demanded it. After
some hesitancy the weapon was produced
by Mrs. Wilson, who went into another
room after it.
Later Sheriff Frank L. Welman took
Mr.. Lang into custody and got into com
munication with States Attorney Gibson
. who had Lang placed in the custody OF
. his counsel, Attorney Frank +. Barber
He was then released, to appear whei
> wanted.
Some time ago Mr.. Wilson brought a
suit against Mr.. Lang charging the aiena
ton of the affections of Mrs. Wilson
The latter sued for a divorce. Both cases
8 were settled out of court.
8 Another development in the trouble be
s tween Lang and his son-in-law, is sui
p for 81 500 frought Tuesday by Mr.. Lanl
A against Mr. Wilson for personal damage
o as the result of the encounter between
e the two men at the home of Mr.. Wilson
Il last Sunday The suit is returnable a
r the September term of the Windham
o county court and is brought through tn,
e law office of Barber, Barber & Miller
II Sheriff Frank Wellman served the wri
for the defendant.
1t is alleged in the declaration that Viii
l. son struck Lang with his fists and vic
It lently threw him to the floor and tina
l. while Lang was on the floor Wilson strucl
n him in the left eye, on his face and oil
E. other parts of his body. The writ de
J. clares that Mr.. Lang has suffered pain
Is annoyance and inconvenience and is IN
lie capacitated from performing his usua
IS avocaton, and that he has expended an
lie will he compelled to expend a large SUI
e. of money, 5000, in an effort to recove
y from his injuries.
a. The plaintiff further declares that tn
If sight of his left eye has been permanent
lly impaired, and that he never will recoN
er from his injuries.
i'd Mr.. Lang denies the claim made b
s. Mr.. Wilson that he drew a revolver o
" Wilson after going to the Wilson HON
10 Sunday He says he heard his daughte
I'd Mrs Wilson, crying and went from h
,g home across the street to the Nilso
ne home after putting a revolver i'll the sid
rs pocket of his trousers. He says Wiso
#, put him on the floor and the revolve
IN started to fall out, whereupon Wilson an
IS his wife took possession of it. Later
nc was given to Chief-ofPolce Wilson, whe
IN he went to the house in response to
cd telephone call, and still later when She
es if Frank Wellman went there and too
Mr.. Lang into custody he obtained
s. army Colt revolver belonging to Wi
at son.
90 Mrs. Wilson states that since the az
he iustment of her divorce suit and Wilson
IN alienation of affections suit against I'll
of Langs. which were withdrawn under a
to agreement, she has worked for her I'M
n band but has stayed nights at her pa
in ents' home.
no On Wednesday afternoon, after I'll
nd bringing of the suit by Mr.. Lang, NJ
be Wilson brought personal damage su
he for $500 against his father-in lay
~. Lang. through the Office of ATTORNEY v
cb r. Daley. He alleges that Mr.. Ian
ia came into his house and assaulted hi
oi. by pointing loaded revolver at hin
This also is q county court suit, return
able at the September term. The p
pers were served by Deputy Sheriff Ere
d. Cressy and Mr. Lang was released, Wi
as liam A. Subway becoming surety fl
We him. Mr.. Lang is about 60 years o
!" and Mr. Wilson is about 80.