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THE DAILY TRIBUNE* TERRIre-isSO ELLA FORGAVE HER BOTHTHE WOMAN STABBED REFUSESTO PROSECUTETHE CASE WAS DISMISSEDMRS. WEIDEATFarciai Ending of a Bawdy House Tragedy Which Came Near Resulting in Murder.OWSFEDagingoflding4 privity 1 lie nentsChieftboutKola McClelland, the notorious west end character who stabbed Ella Brown, another west side celebrity, almost to death, during a drunken tight at Dell Shaffer’s resort, one night about a month ago, was discharged by Judge Hawley, in the city court this morning.The woman was arrested soon after the bloody fight, just as she was at the station waiting for a train to leave the city. She was sent to jail and held without bond, as the recovery of her victim was for a time doubtful. When it was found that the woman would recover the McClelland woman was released on bond and the trial has been postponed from time to time, waiting for the Brown wo-'' man to recover sufficiently to be able, to appear in courts It was given out yesterday that 1 lie ca-e would be disposed of this morning, and all the witnesses were notified to be present. When the time came, the Brown woman was not incourt and it was learned that she hadWAS SE‘Joseph Coi Will Rleft the citv and was visiting (?) atfj anliir.i-wereslight'sss otThev 11 e.x-Most wereandrefutes,da vs •lt;' forw i I.Paris, III. Before taking her leave she told a friend, and also 1 lie attornevs for the McClelland woman, that shewas to blame for the whole affair and that she would not. therefore, appear as a witness against her assailant. Ft so became apparant that she had left the city for the purpose of escaping the witness stand and as she was the injured party, and friendly to the accused, there was no chance of conviction so the prosecutor moved to dismiss the case. 'TheThe dam; E. Blaekbu ford Minin the death ner, who w on Januanday eveninjudgment I $300.As soon ney J. H. ( torney Ticl yer Mull sul tat ion., i defense wai judgement the sum of few liiomem to an endi The case men. who unconscious life, was alwand in the demanded tand settlem pany eonfe:amount agr Bot h coir cident resul the mine lt;r death resul a ting the n by not prcwhich the (escapeeMcClelland woman i- a desperate ohar-S* t -» . * »st.avmbor . Ac-i the only nako it toaeter. but has ahvavs been fortunate in getting out of serious trouble. Several i month* ago. she engaged in a fierce Ifight with Anna (Haseo, at. Pomeroy's I saloon on Xovth Fourth street, and during the hostilities gouged one of thenegress’ eves out with a rusty nail. Her • •victim was in the hospital for a long time, but when the ease came up for trial she pleaded self defense and escaped punishment, save the few weeks she was forced to remain in jail awaiting trial.who came were hoistec and it is res of a si mi la the next fe^Y. M. C.The Officertee!Officers w were named the V. M. « associationof H. P. To’a nn ner she
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Terre Haute Daily Tribune
Terre Haute, Indiana, US
Wed, Feb 04, 1903
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Tim C.
USA 18 Feb 2018
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