Arizona republican., 1919-08-29
FAMILY R0W, AIRED IN COURT, |S CALLED
 DRAW BY JUSTICE

Daylight burglars missed the chance of a lifetime yesterday afternoon when the whole population of Grand avenue in the 1900 block had gathered at the office of Justice of the Peace De Souza for the settlement of a community row between the Nelson and the Lawrence families.
 It took place last Saturday and was what Mrs. Nelson, the mother of Miss Sarah Nelson. the complaining wit ness, described as the fourth round. It was then that the Nelson contingent asked for a decision. Justice De Souza declared it to be a draw. As slstant County Attorney Jarrett was there for the state and Thomas P. Walton for the defense.
 | Miss Nelson, the complainant a | good looking and demure appearing maiden, had stated under oath that Mrs. Roma Lawrence, a neighbor, had disturbed her peace, had traduced her and had offered to fight her. Her complaint on the stand was more specific. She said that there had been great deal of trouble with the Lawrence family but on the day de- scribed she sail that a 12-year old son of Mrs. Lawrence had assaulted her little brother who was on his way home; that he slapped him and fol- lowed him to the gate of his home. The complainant said that she then had dared the assailant to come into the yard. and he had done so. She was about to seize him when Mrs. Lawrence appeared and after the exchange of amenities, Mrs. Lawrence struck at her with board.
 It was developed that there had been
 some previous trouble on account of g
 remark addressed by the young 1 piaining witness who had called her ''Tuffy." On that occasion the com plainart said that she had a little later l intercepted the offending girl and had mildly shaken her and had stated that
 on repetition of the offense she would l get her head butted against a tree That brought Mrs. Lawrence out and there was a crossfire over the fence. MT. Walton, for the defense, asked the witness if it were not fact thal
 she had "cussed" Mrs. Lawrence, us- I ing profane language. She replied that she had not. Tn reply to a question whether she was familiar with the ust
 of such language, she said she knew } how to use it. but never did use i l unless in the bosom of her family. Shs added: I'm very polite when I'm out The expression "old fat slob' ap. peared to have been bandied abou with recklessness. but the testimon. ) did not establish whence it emanated
 The Neisons attributed it to thu Lawrences. and the Lawrences sait
 that 1t originated with the Nelsons. : Other witnesses for the complain
 ant were her mother and sister. Mrs Lawrence testified in her own behal as to the events described in the com l plaint. All of the parties denied tha i they had done the things they hat
 been charged with doing: they sait l that they had too much respect fo
 themselves.
 There was considerable characte
 testimony centering about the appro l priateness of the name of Fluffy, g applied to Miss Nelson. Some of tn
 witnesses said that the use of it wa , so general in the neighborhood tha , they supposed that she had been s'
 christened. Others said that for tn , name. like grapenuts, there's a req 1, son" Other character witnesses testi !, fled that there was never name nor I inapt; that Miss Nelson was a well ' hammered and behaved young woman