The Shelbyville Daily
Democrat
Tuesday April 15, 1902
Page 1
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DOUTHITT’S DOINGS
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Has Stirred Up a Mess of Trouble----
Charged With Assault and Battery
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The case of the State VS Austin Douthitt, charged with assault and
battery on Nancy A. Giltner at Fairland last week, was set for trial
Saturday before Squire Andrews, but Mr. Douthitt took a change of venue from the
Squire and the case was sent to Squire Maze, at Fairland. Anna M. Perry
has also filed an affidavit against Douthitt, charging him with assault and
battery on her. George Bassett was also arrested in the same charge,
preferred by Nancy Giltner. Bassett’s case will be heard before Squire Andrews
in a week or so. These cases grew out of Douthitt forcibly taking his child, now
about four years old, away from Mrs. Giltner, and at the time, we understand ,
he was accompanied by Bassett. Mr. Douthitt’s wife , who was Mrs. Giltner’s
daughter, died at the time the child was born, in a hospital at Indianapolis,
and the child was given to Mrs. Giltner at once. She has raised it and cared for
it until last week, when, as her attorney alleges, Mr. Douthitt went to her
house in Fairland and forcibly took his child away from her, after, as she says,
he had given it to her to raise. Mrs. Giltner failed to have the child legally
adopted and, of course, the charge of abduction will not lie against the parent
in the case. The case of Douthitt will probably be tried at Fairland for the
sympathy of the citizens there is much in favor of the grandmother. Where Mr.
Douthitt took the child when he took forcibly possession of it is not known at
this time.
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Shelby County, Indiana Marriages
Mattie F. Giltner & Austin Douthitt
August 30, 1891
Book 14 page 130
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Contributed by Barb Huff
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