Show Two Wife Beaters James A Nelson an alleged wife beater was tried before Commissioner Greenman yesterday afternoon From the evidence it appeared that the defendant is in very poor health and naturally natur-ally nervous and irritable While in this condition condi-tion he ill treated his wife but there was a conflict con-flict in the testimony as to the gravity of the offense Under the circumstances the commissioner commis-sioner imposed a fine of 810 and costs but warned the defendant that if he ever appeared before him again on a similar charge he would not get off so easily ANOTHER Sam Griffiths was fined 835 for beating spouse |