New Albany (IN) Evening Tribune, October 18, 1895, p. 4. FIGHT AT A DANCE Edward Spears Badly Bruised in a Mix-up with Thomas Adams A complaint was filed today by Thomas Adams, a foreman of one of the departments of the woolen mill, against Edward Spears, charging him with assault and battery. Both men attended a dance last night. About midnight Adams accused Spears of having taken his overcoat. A few words passed between them, and Adams claims that Spears struck him with a pair of "knucks," inflicting a gash over one eye. The men immediately mixed and Spears was badly whipped. He was badly bruised about the face and was knocked senseless.