Show A family jar in justice dees court this morn aug joseph drysdale was charged with committing a battery dpn tho person of john horrocks the defendant plead not guilty to the charge that he struck the prosecuting witness mr horrocks face and head were cons sid erable swelled and this with the addition black eyes made a very sorry spectacle the testimony of the witnesses showed that mr horrocks Hor and hia son inshaw the defendant were engaged in a friendly argument over politics re ligion and other things and that some whisky and beer was also thrown in this frendly confab gradually assumed a more antagonistic color until defendants wife saw fit to interfere and told her husband to quit this drysdale resented and pushed his wife away when his mother with a watchful eye for the welfare of her daughter told him to keep his hands off mr horrocks then appeared on the scene lie having before this retired and a ensued drysdale Drys dalo proving to be the best man horrocks was badly hit about the face and head dafter an the melee he felt pretty eick judge R K williams represented the people and tho defendant pleaded his own case judge williams did not ask for a heavy fine but lie thought the defendant should be punished show him that gospel and whisky will not mix the assault wag unpremeditated and he asked the leniency of tho court the defendant said he wag sorry the thing had occurred and promised that such an affair should not happen agam if ho could help it it was the first timo he had ever been before a court and he expected it to be the last the court inflicted a fine of 25 including costs and in default of payment within ten days defendant will be committed i |