Weir, John - attacked
Source:
Crawfordsville Weekly Journal 8 Jan 1897 p 5
John
Weir and wife visited Mrs. Weir’s mother near the iron bridge on Sunday last.
As they were leaving for home in the evening Henry McKenzie called to John to
halt, as he wanted words with him. John got out of his buggy and as McKenzie
came up he dealt John a blow on the back of the head with a sharp rock. Mr.
Weir fell to the ground insensible and McKinzie continued to strike him. Mrs.
Weir laid her babe in the buggy and pulled McKenzie off her prostate husband.
He then struck at her and as he saw Mr. Weir was getting upon his feet he fled
for the woods and was seen no more. McKinzie is laying his fine of $8.10 out in
the county jail. Mr. Weir was driving a
very fractious horse and it is fortunate the woman and child were not
killed. - kbz