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Show WM. EASTMAN' MUST SERVE SEVEN DAYS William Eastman must serve seven davs at hard labor in the city Jail for disturbing the peace v-estordav morning morn-ing by quarrellne and abusing hl3 wile The evidence brought out that he had struck the wife but the complaint com-plaint did not charge him with as- so lilt. When Judge Reeder pronounced sentence, both Eastman and his t-tornev t-tornev misunderstood and thought tho judge said seveuty days and a notice of an appeal was given When the real sentence was understood. Eastman East-man said he would rather serve the time than hother with an appeal. The complaining witnesses were N E Beauchend and Mr. and Mrs. Owen McDormott who reside in the same house, at the rear of 2.17 Adams avenue ave-nue Their testimony was to the effect ef-fect that, yesterday morning, about 1 1 10 o'clock, they wore alarmed by a disturbance in the rooms of the Eastmans East-mans and that they heard Mrs Eastman East-man Bay to her husband, "Do not strike nie again " Thev rushed into the house and found Mrs Eastman in a position that would he assumed1 bv one Just r1?(ng from the floor. W hen questioned, the wife admitted that her husband bad struck her Eastman, however, told a different story. He said he had agreed to coob the breakfast and, while doing so, his wife had given him a triendly ni dge" In the ribs The effect of the nudge was to spill the egts he was cooking and the lose of the eggs brought on a torrent of abuse from the wife whom, he said, swore at him in a terrible manner According to Eastman, the trouble was caused by his wife I'pon being questioned by Judge Reeder, he admitted that if his wife swore she learned to do so because of his former actions The judge said that, according to the rules of evidence, be must take the testimony of the di-lntereste.1 witnesses wit-nesses and found Eastman cuikv He sentenced him to seven days In Jail because he said that he did not want the wife to come and pay his fine The wife bad refused to appear arainsf her husband and did not want him arrested yesterday morning |