The Miami times., 1952-12-27

the holidays when most people
are engaged In various duties In
preparation for the gay times. Oh
probably it was due to the fact
that activities on the previous
weekend were a little below nor
NAL for Miami, but the total num-
ber Of cases listed on the Off
eial docket for trial Monday
morning in Judge L. E. Thomas
Municipal Court was a mere 81.
That was the smallest number
listed for a Monday morning since
the court stopped holding sessions
on Saturdays. To make the days
session even more surprising, it
was called to order as usual at
$50 that morning and the final
case was heard and disposed Of
and session was adjourned for the
day shortly after IL noon. Many
Of the recent Monday sessions
have lasted well beyond noon,
and one session ran until shortly
before 8 pm.
One of the several highlights
of the days trials, was the case
of Nathaniel Ferguson and Henry
Leo Lindy, both of whom were
charged with disorderly conduct,
by fighting. Indy was also
charged with improper exhibition
Of q dangerous weapon (an Ice
pick.)
Testimony during the hearing as
presented by Officer ". A. MI.
Ter. disclosed the fact that he and
his partner had received a cau
about noon last Saturday to go
to an alley near N. w. 4th ave.
and 14th st. to stop a fight be-
tween two men. Upon arrival at
the scene, Miller told the court,
they found Ferguson and Lindy
battling away. He also said that
they found a woman, who said
she was Ferguson's wife standing
nearby, and who told them that
Indy was the cause of the trouble.
Miller said they arrested the TWO
men on the charges stated.
Ferguson told the court that
shortly after he arrived home
about noon Saturday, his wife, In
an obvious and excited condition
ran to him and told him that
while she was on her way home
from a grocery store Lindy had
knocked her down, beaten her up
and had snatched package con.
tanning some ham, which she had
purchased at the store. Ferguson
added that his wife also said thai
She did not know Indy and could
not understand why he intrude
on her. Ferguson further explain
ed that his wife pointed out Lindy
as the man who man-handled ner
and that Lindy was standing near
the Ferguson home. Ferguson
said he rushed up to Lindy ano
they started to fight. a.
Ferguson's wife, who was also
present at the trial, substantiatec
the testimony given by her hus-
band, and further explained TO the
court that Lindy had made
series of threats against her DUR
ing and after the alteration.
In his defense, Lindy told the
court that he and Ferguson's wife
had been on a private drinking
party. at a certain house near thf
spot where the fight occurred. Ht
said he had spent a considerable
sum of money on Mrs. Ferguson
and that she had made a promls'
to him which she later failed u
keep. He later saw her golnt
home from the store and grabbeC
her. He declared that Mrs. Fer
guSon was using him as an ex'
cuse in an effort to explain TO he
husband why she did not have hi
dinner ready when he returnet
home from work. The ham wa
found by Ferguson at the home o
a neighbor. Lindy declared tina
Mrs. Ferguson had purpoSedly lei
it there when they went ON tn
party. He also said that the wo
man was very drunk. Mrs. Fer
guson denied it. During the fgh
Lindy ran TO the same house an
came back at Ferguson with a
ice pick, which the officers foun
on him.
Judge Thomas was a bit IN
clined TO believe Lindy's stor1
but in the absence of any proc
and on the basis of the officer
testimony, the Judge fined Lind
$40 or 20 days in jail. FerguSo
was set free.
Another case which had tn