Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 66, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 March 1915 — NEIGHBORING WOMEN HAVE LIVELY SCRAP [ARTICLE]

NEIGHBORING WOMEN HAVE LIVELY SCRAP

Two Fight at Mt. Ayr and Another At Parr—Shatters Hope For World’s Peace. That equal suffrage outlook is not apt to result in permanent world’s peace if recent transactions in neighboring towns may be accepted as a guide. Both Mt. Ayr and Parr have wen given demonstrations of the nrodern woman during the past few days and you can’t tell when it will break out in other places. The Mt Ayr case did not get into the court; but the Parr case did. At Mt. Ayr the wife of Stone Road Contractor Teach is said to have been the aggressor. She is deaf and when she assailed another woman on the street and gave her a beating and the other woman cried out “Enough,” she was unable to hear and the punishment continued until others interfered and Mrs. Teach was compelled to desist. Jealousy is reported to have been the cause of the affair, but whether well founded or not we have not been able to learn. At Parr Mrs. Perry Griffith was the aggressor, according to the eviidence in Squire Fay’s court. Deputy Prosecutor Sands was called there to prosecute the case which was tried before a jury. A. S. Lowman, the Monon station agent and American Express agent, was the prosecuting witness. The affair occurred at the railway station. Mrs. Griffith conducts a restaurant and a package of goods came by express. Mr. Lowman demanded that the charges be paid before the package was taken and trouble resulted and according to the testimony Mrs. Griffith spat in the! agent’s face. That was on Saturday. The next day there was a renewal of hostilities and the scene was shifted to the business street and in view of the residents of the town, many of whom witnessed it. Again Mrs. -Griffith spat in the face of the agent. He swore out the affidavit for her arrest, and a number of witnesses were called. The evidence was principally against the defendant and Justice Fay fined her $5. The costs brought the total up and the fine and costs were staid.