Advertiser, May 3, 1882

BIDDULPH DOINGS.

James Carrols's [sic] arrest and Explanation of the Assault Case.

Armed with the warrant for the arrest of James Carroll, which had been sworn out by James Ryder on Monday, Detective Hodge yesterday morning set out for Biddulph. After driving to Lucan, and up and down sundry township roads, he came across Carroll at McDonald's place, on the Swamp Line, and
PLACED HIM UNDER ARREST.

Without any hesitation Carroll accompanied the officer to London, and appeared before Squire Peters about 4 o'clock n the afternoon. The Squire accepted $200 bail for the prisoner's appearance to answer to the
CHARGES OF ASSAULT AND TRESPASS

on Tuesday next. He gives and entirely different version of the affair from that told by Ryder, without reference to the trespass, which he admits, saying that he simply crossed the field for a "short cut." He states that upon the occasion referred to he was going quietly along when
RYDER RUSHED TOWARDS HIM

with a stick, shouting at him to stop, which he did. The two then clinched, and while he was on the ground Tom Keefe ran up and kicked him on the side of the head, inflicting a bruise, the effects of which still remain. [...]

Source: Unknown, "Biddulph Doings," London Advertiser, May 3, 1882. Notes: Transcription, J.J. Talman Regional Collection, University of Western Ontario Archives, Reaney Papers, Box 22(B1308), File 1.

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