Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 July 1903 — TROUBLE IN NEWTON TP. [ARTICLE]

TROUBLE IN NEWTON TP.

There was quite a little excitement over in Newton tp., this week between Charles Freeland and the Halstead boys. Freeland lives on the Abe Long farm, it seems, and the Halsteads cattle got into his corn field and are &aid to have damaged ten acres of it badly. Halstead’s hired man is said to have returned from Freeland’s with the report the latter would not let the cattle go, and had said that he could whip the Halsteads either individually or collectively. Several of the boys then went over to Freeland’s and Everett Halstead hit Freeland a biff in the eye. A warrant was sworn out for Everett’s arrest, and he plead guilty to assault and battery before Squire Troxell Thursday night and was fined sls and costs. More affidavits were filed for provoke, intemperate language, etc., on both sides, besides a civil suit threatened for damages, and the matter promised to be quite interesting for the lawyers. Finally the difficulties was all talked over yesterday morning, Freeland was paid SSO damages and the whole matter was dropped, state cases and all, which is better all around.