Rensselaer Journal, Volume 12, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 December 1902 — JERRY USED A KNIFE. [ARTICLE]

JERRY USED A KNIFE.

Colored 6lrl Gets the Worst ot an Encounter with Jerry Karsner. Jerry Karsner, the general roustabout at the Goff restaurant and the colored girl cook, at the same plaoe, have found it impossible to get along for some time and enoonnters between the two have been of frequent occurrence, Jerry generally getting the worst of it. Last Saturday the colored girl attempted to chase Jerry ont ot the kitchen and got the worst of it. Jerry need a knife, outting a deep gash in the colored girl’s left arm above the elbow, and then skipped out to be out of reach of the infhriated Amazon and also of the law. The ont was about three inohes long and of considerable depth. Monday the girl swore out a warrant for Jerry’s arrest, and Constable Zea found him ont at Alf Donnelly’s, after an unsuocessftil trip to the ball park, where he had been given a tip that Jerry oonld found sitting on the top step of the grand stand. The case was tried in Squire Troxell’s court before a jury, who returned a verdiot of not guilty. Jerry says that either the oolored girl will have to resign her position or he will, as he will no longer work with her. This is perhaps a wise resolution on bis part if .he hopes to keep his hide intaot.