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HI! LUCK CHANGED.effort to strike her. He contradict-* ed his wife's statement that sheeeaerdSese*das-VT*0teGeorye Gray of Plainfield Wins One* did not swear.Bout in a Series of Encoun- “When was the first time you ters With Better Half. heard Mrs. Gray use pro fane I an -George M. Gray of Plain field, gUage?” asked the attorney. •danced a jig in ’Squire Keraieily’9 “About 15 minutes after we were courl Monday morning when the married,” replied Gray, court announced a verdict favorable Asked to relate the circumstances, to the defendaint in. an action he said they had just returned brought against him by his wife, from the minister's home and were Lulu M. Gray. Gray was supreme- j sit* ing on the veranda, ly happy—almost as much so .asi “George, T want td tell you some-when he won Du hi for his bride on thing,” Gray said his bride, remark-January 14. ed.The action was a surety of tihe! “Alt right, my dear, what is it?” peace proceeding, which was brought/ ‘ Well, you will soon learn you against Gray by his wife, following, have not marx-ied an angel, not by some differences over property; a - sight!”rights. The trial was one of the most interesting which has been held in a local justice court in a long time, room wasGeorge says he later did learn it,'hut added that he still loves his wife, but will not live with herAll during the trial the • again, no, never.so many |packed; andGeorge related so many incidentslaughable incidents transpired dur-;0f domestic turmoil which occur-ing the hearing that the entire j red during their brief married life gat hering was frequently convulsed: that the attorney was moved to with laughter. | ask If he hiad had any peace at all.Mi's. Gray, who is 46, set outj “You bet your sweet life we that she. •feared her husband, age j hav-e,” responded George.67, vpuld do her bodily injury and i He said that, during some of those she asked that he be put under j happy moments his wife regaled (-. . bond to keep the peace. Gray i him with stories of her adventu-ros .1 weighs about 120. His wife is larg-. jn Louisville, Ky., where she eon-er- v ' ducted a hotel for a number ofMrs. Gray balked when counsel j years. George related one of thedillI*efor Mr. Gray asked her age.parried by asking what thenad to do with the case.ttanecdotes involving the revolver •! which Mrs. Gray threatened to use Mrs. | to end her life. He said she told ofthe byGray testified that the last troublej lining an obstreptuous man «ji she had with Mr. /fray which B | floor and making him dance suited in her twinging suit against shooting at his feet.him arose because he was not com-- “Andat every other shot she teous to neighbors. A Mr. Grews a toe,” added George, called to see. about oiling the streets' The witness testified that hegothadand Mr. Gray did not want too on | no intentions of harming his wifeand said so emphatically. Mrs. Gray! and he said tlie only quarrel hessssaid she reproved him and- George told her .she could hug and cuddle the neighbors if she wanted to, but’ • fhe was not going to do it. She saidhad with her was over the property, ho claiming, she obtained a deed to it through fraud. He now has, a suit pending in circuit courtsue vainly sought to make a man to Irave the deed canceled.ofS.him with indifferent sueces* *1 vEverybody in Plainfield, she said.At the conclusion of the tosti-lt . . mony the Court dismissed Gray.called )iim “Hot Air.” Continuing, | inkling that there was no evidence she said this was embarrassing- to !o justify Mrs. Gray’s alleged fearsa nice looking woman who was try- Tihe defense moved to haveing to live a respectable life. Once ( case thrown out when the stateAduring a quarrel she said her bus-.hand drew a chair and threatenedirrested its ease, but the Court ask-that they introduce evidence, -o strike her. She told him that (Gray was highlv elated when the-he would “beam” him if he made j decision was made and he not onlya pass at her. When asked by the shook hands with himself, but withcounsel how she expected to ex-r»mgmtricate George’s brains she said a woman had various ways of defend herself but she did not know which particular one she wouldhave employed.“Isn’t it a fact, Mrs. Gr*ay,” asked counsel for the defense, “that Mr. Gray was seared to death whenyou threatened to brain him?”“Why should a man be scared of a woman?” replied Mrs. Gray.everyone else within reach.ONLY ONE SITE CONSIDERED.Masonic Grand Lodge Committee Eliminates All Proposed Sites In County Excepting One at Brownsburg.If the Masonic Home is located in Hendricks county it will be on. the Hughes farm just west of, , , , , Brownsburg. The committee hasThat depends on the-woman,’ r«« announced that it has eliminatedto fed counsel.It was ,brought out that the couple had a racket one night and they made so much noise neighbors sent for an officer to quiet them. Following one of these quarrels Mrs. Gray said she. got her revolver out of a trunk with the intention of killing herself. Oncross-examination she admitted thathe revolver had never been loaded* ^ *! and that she knew it at the time .she made the demorlstration. She | said when she threatened to shoot j herself her husband applauded the j intention and told her to go ahead, ^ as she had $1,000 and he would notibe out. anything for funeral expenses. Gray was questioned about the incident when he was on the stand and he admitted he said ! “go ahead, old lady, that’s the best thing you can do.” He said there was nothing more said about sui-! ride after that.A clash came when the attorneys : for the defense questioned Mrs.J ft| Gray about her former marriages. She testified she had been married twice before and the defence 1 produced her application for licenseto marry Gray, which stat ed that j to , she had been, married but once be-fore. Mrs. Gray flatly refused to answer questions relative to former marriages. She said her other two husbands were, dead and the present one wias the only one figuring in the case, and added that If he j were as good as the other two he would also be an angel.When.' Gray was given an opportunity to present his side of the controversy he attempted tothat Mrs. Gray was in starting most of the trouble. He said his wife accusedViim of sparking • all the widows in■ i ' ** • • - • . -T • , , ... ,Belleville. Gartersburg ar Brownsburg and then she pounced on him i: wbaJ'e;; -:iined and • pounded him. He said tWt-he ki^h0: b^all the proposed s'tes in the cen-, tral and southern portions of the county. The only site in the county that will be considered is the Hughes farm. The entire committee from the Grand Lodge went to Brownsburg this morning to lookover that location a second time., *On the first trip of inspection only three members of the committee viewed the sites.The faviored spot is located at the west edge of Brownsburg and it includes the tract where ' the abandoned school building stands. The site is almost ideal for. the purpose, possessing many advantages in addition to the lay of the ground. Electricity can be had from, the Danville power house as the company’s lines supply Brownsburg. There are many spi'ings on the farm Which possess medical properties, and the stream which flows through the grounds can be transformed into a thing of beauty.'A number of local Masons went to Brownsburg this morning to help the hoys of that place in boosting for the Home. The Masons of the county are united in their efforts •-■ .. . . • • r . »■.get the Home located in the county and they will leave nothingundone to accomplish their purpose. The committee will probably announce their decision within a few days.... »• ■ ' ' ..•••■ - ' ' . . . -. • ,Middle Tp. Democrats Nominate.The Democrats of . Middle township held their convention Saturday and named the following ticket to be voted on this fall:1 . . ..* ■ * , ■....Trustee—Charles Patterson. -Assessor—Elmon Grigg.Justice of Peace—Knot ley Tansel. Advisory Board — John Sullivan, Thomas Gasserly, Thomas Gowley. •/Cvery piece of Furniture marked at lt;big reduction during Julyis wha is making us busy. BRILL
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Danville Gazette
Danville, Indiana, US
Thu, Jul 23, 1914
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