“...Charles David Stewart, seemingly so harmless and awkward, appeared in court on charges of assault and battery. Eyewitness testimony, to the considerable surprise of the judge, testified that the lady whom the accused hit with all his might face, was not his wife at all. Moreover, the victim did not know him at all - and the arrested man had never seen her before, not even once in his life. There were two reasons for committing assault by force: firstly, the lady was talking during a theatrical performance, and secondly, she was endlessly poking the back of his seat with her knees. In the end, he could not stand it: he jumped up, turned to her and, without any warning, struck a strong blow...”