Squire Haley and his son Samuel, who
allegedly assaulted Mr. Jeffrey, on
Monday near Tilsonburg, were arrested that night and given a preliminary
trial before Squire Cohoe. They were remanded to jail at Simcoe, the
assault having taken place in the county of Norfolk.
It is alleged that old man Haley did not strike
Jeffrey, but told his son to kill him. Mr. Jeffrey's jaw bone was broken
and several of his ribs, the fractured bone protruding through the lungs
and flesh. The injured man is in a precarious condition and will probably
die. His wounds are said to be ghastly in appearance and may prove
fatal. When Haley knocked Jeffrey down it is said he sprung upon him
like a wild beast and kicked and pounded him until his body was a mass of
broken flesh and bones.
Dr. Sinclair is in attendance but has very slight
hopes of Jeffrey's recovery. Jeffrey is a man about 53 years of
age. The Haley's reside on what is known as the Fletcher side road,
about two miles south east of Tilsonburg.
