The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-11-03
HODGES HELD

Wednesday afternoon Judge Futch |
held a preliminary hearing of I. ID.
Hodges charged with assault on VIM.
A Jeffcoat. Hodges was bound over
tc await the action of the grand jury |
and placed under $500 bond.
DIR. H. w. Henry was the first wit
ness in the hearing and testified as to
the extent of Mr.. Jeffcoat's injuries. |
He stated that he thought it hardly
possible that some of the wounds
could have been inflicted with bare
fist and thought it possible that some
implement such as closed knife had
been used. Mr.. Hodges tried to show
by questioning DIR. Henry that knife
would have left a different sort of
mark but DIR. Henry seemed to think
that held in certain position a knife
would make such marks.
w. H. Strothers testified that he
was working in Malever's store and
his attention was called to the fight in
time for him to see Hodges grab jeff
coat with his left hand while he reach
ed in his pocket with his right and
then pulled it out and hit Mr.. Jeffcoat
several blows in rapid succession,
and Mr.. Jeffcoat's face began to squirt
blood.
/ Dudley Cole, another witness, also
working in Malever's store, stated
that he first saw the fight and turned
to call Strothers' attention to 1t.
When he returned to the door to look
he heard Hodges tell Jeffcoat "to take
!, it back" Then he saw blow or two
passed and ran to get policeman and
did not see the rest of the fight.
Mr.. Jeffcoat testified that he had
taken a case for Mr.. Hodges to sue d
man for some hogs he had turned out
He found after looking into the case
that it was losing one and told Mr.
Hodges he would return the retainer
> fee and rot take the case.s He gave
Hodges q check and told him he hac
: not checked up his bank account for
few DAYS and was not sure the checl
: was good but that he would make /
all right. He said that Hodges sai'
: he would come back and raise hell 1
/, il wasn't. Later in the day he me
: Hodges on the street and asked hin
if it was all right and if he was mad
Hodges said yes, and Mr.. Jeffcoa
took him to his car to talk TO him. l.
the conversation Jeffcoat told Hodge
= that he had done all he could for h1T
and that he had talked to other law
yers about the case and that nothin
= could be done. Mr.. Hodges told JEFF
= coat that he knew he had not don
- all that and then Jeffcoat called hir
o q damn liar. Jeffcoat says ths
. Hodges caught him and began hittin
- him. That before the first blow
- two he remembered seeing somethin
q that he thought was a pair of knuct
n in Hodges hand but that soon he wa
hit in the eye and blinded SO he coul
nm not see.
"a Hodges testimony was practical
- the same as Jeffcoat's, except as
the detail of the cussing done.
claims that Jeffcoat called him som
thing considerably stronger than
.D damn liar and that he resented Il
reflection on his family and starts
an hitting Jeffcoat He thought of Il
a crippled condition of Jeffcoat and d
DIV rot fight him with his fists but tri'
he tc disfigure his face with more of
he woman's methods of gouging at b
ish ears, his eyes and his nose. His tie
1t timony shows that he picked out
he fresh spot for each blow so as
md make a good job of it. Mr.. Hodg
'ou and Mr.. Jeffcoat came near having
ish row in the court room when they d
,ur fered as to the details of the cussine
on Judge Futch bound Hodges over
IA await the action Of the grand Ju
ng. and required a bond of $500.
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