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Upon this information I immediately arrested the party ie the said Walter A Burton

The evidence for the prosecution was clear, that the Assault and Battery had been made and had caused serious bodily harm to the person of Gabe Williams, the evidence also shews that Gabe Williams went to Walter Burton's place to remonstrate with him about the said (Gabe's) sisters whom it appears the said Burton was keeping or living with after having lived with one seven years he deliberately casts her away and takes up the other sister. This Gabe went to remonstrate with him about and told the said Burton that "one man who would live with one sister seven years and there quit her to take the other, was not considered by him a gentleman & not more than a D-D Dog". Whereupon the said Burton pounced upon him and beat him as alleged - - The evidence for the defense endeavours to set up that Burton was on his own place and that Gabe had no business there