Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 July 1909 — ECHO OF FAIR OAKS’ FOURTH. [ARTICLE]

ECHO OF FAIR OAKS’ FOURTH.

Louis Guthrie Arrested On Complaint Of His Son-In-Law Who Charged Assault With Intent To Kill. Louis Guthrie of near Fair Oaks was arrested Wednesday by Constable O. P. Robinson, charged with assault and battery with intent to kill one Cora Dewitt of .near Fair Oaks, his son-in-law, and was arraigned before Squire Irwin Thursday morning. Before the arraignment Guthrie and Dewitt got together and the latter, who had filed the affidavit, was anxious to withdraw the action, and as he was the principal witness for the state there was nothing to do but dismiss it, which was done. The trouble grew out of the 4th of July celebration at Fair Oaks. Dewitt charged that his father-in-law assaulted him with' a beer bottle, which weapons from all reports were very numerous there on that day. Guthrie says Dewitt had followed him about all day and attempted to pick a quarrel. At last Guthrie "pushed” him away, perhaps somewhat forcibly. Dewitt got a broken arm and seemed to think it had been caused by his father-in-law, but some others claim that the arm was broken an hour later when Dewitt fell in trying to get aboard a train.