, 1873-06-22
A W0MAh'S VICTORY.
hiss iiulett's First Essay Before a
Justice Court.

: The Fair Advocate Wins Her Gas
= with Ease.
], She Teaches Hard Hearted Man th
Necessity Of Paying His Rent,
fr1chka rs. DGrkin " was case Of M i'm
portance in itself. There are guita invo1pin,
} higher principles Of law and morals, and NOR,
casA' ed]ud1ceted every day, and the public il
none Tue WISER, because the public does not wan
10 Dc. There vas nothing very tragic no,
patnetlc IN trlchka ys. 'Durkin- It Vas not s
case Of beautiful heress seeking divorce
from coat-heaver, or was there u widow and
nVe ch1ldren,-two at the breast,-and all stary-
ing, before the Court; nor was it q case in Bhcl,
brutal husband broke ali the china On the
head OF an afflicted, but affectionate. wife it
"as not any Of these there waa not tear
or sigh, or drop Of blood, or particle
OF sentiment, OF taste OF lager in it from Alpha
to msga,-nothing to excite the synpatIues
I or make the blood course faster or the henrt
| beat quicker, or the hair to stand on end. No.
| ff1chGn w. Durkin Was an exceedingly quiet case
| indeed.
It vas ike this: Martha Frichka owned the
mouse NO. lo15 West Madison street, and being
poor aud honest, aud having moro room than
fa1niiy and furniture, she put bill in the win
dow to the effect that she was prepared to in
crease the income derived from the profession of
washerwoman by renting the lower part Of tho
premises for an adequate pecuniary compensa-
tlon- Like the notice in Mrs. Barleu's window.
IAU0Alnp1 m
repassed, and no one came to engage the apart
ment, until Mr.. Durkin's koen optic dwelt upon
the invitation, and in he vent, and the bill came
down, and the place was engaged st a1s amouth
Tor the trst three months, and s16 month
thereafter. This was in the cold month Of
December, 1872 date the 2sd. Mr. Durkin WAS !
by occupation butcher, slaughterer Of the |
meditatige COW, OF tho gentle sheep, and Of tho |
stubborn hog. It takes one man to hold An AMI !!
NAL while the other strikes or sticks it, so It was
natural that Mr. Durkan should have partner
and he had. Mr. Dnrkin and his partner opened |
shop, and supplied q select circle OF West Side /
people with animal nutrimont in the various
forms OF chops, sirloins, and sausages. They
did we'll enough for = few months. and, as the
end OF every month came round, the washer
wonnn's heart was made glad pv the receiptof tho
rent, desirable increase to the revenue derived
from the derterous manipulation OF soApsuds
hnd SHIRTS. The rent was joy, but not joy
forever, r,-only for few moaths,-and then it
turned into a source OF vexation and trouble
The butchers dissolved partnership, Mr. Durkin |
in the premisea and assuming the
1ebta and liabilities Of the firm in the usual way
Mrs. F1lchka asked Mr. Durkin for the rent, and
he adamautlne butcher refused to fork over. ,
Not only did be refuse to fork oYer the money.
out he refused to fork over tho premises. Nei-
her the premises, nor money, was the ultima
un OF the slayer Of BEASTS The washerwoman :
vas only woman, he #as butcher. Why 1,
n n tnahar
= resign the occupation Of her pternises3 :
Why? Was he not butcher?
That ls the unvarnished ta1e,-the tale of the |
'asherwoman vronged by the butcher But =
ven butchers amenable to the Law, which is :
lucky thing for washerwomeu and for the ba]- ! q
nee Of the community The washerwoman had g
Legislature down IN Springfield which made u
srtain statutes applicable to tho case of the g
utcher. She invoked the majesty OF the INV j
I'D the aid OF lawyer, Or perhaps it would be II
roper to any lawyeress, and that is why her =,
onble has been spread before the public and y y
tention invited to it. This uuromantic case ] r
atks an epoch in legal annals in the State Of g
hnois, BECAUSE for the first time, woman =, -
'nducted suit in Court, and conducted it by u u
y Own right under the law. = =
The lady is Miss Alta NJ. Hulett, attorney at =.
", No. 1888 Lnsa}le street. She took the o.
'tcher in hand, became the ally Of the washer ~
oman, and, through her, the washe1woman ~ ~
umphed, and the butcher WIS forced to capt. :. :.
ate. The butcher had lawyer also, and the 1e'
'yden's Court Friday afternoon with their wit be
sses aud copy Of the statutes, to SOY nothing in
wheoiba1row full OF Supreme Court reports. Sc
10 Judge stroked his beard, the case waa called, ar
, washerwoman, and her opponent that Gle
interposed his legal fore between ce.
} washerWoman aud the butcher. 4 ti7
= was demanded, and six citizens tu1
al friend, objected on the ground of certain Gel
hnical mistakes made by Constable, but the an,
urt, with spirit Of gaIlantry toward the IN TIA
opy waahezwoman and her fair counsel, and the
Us, and the case proceeded. Miss Helatt for
aside her hat ont of Difference to the Court Of
|, perhaps, the jury, and, thus stripped for cer
fray, opened her intellectual battery on tho the
cher In clear Language, and with composed cor
m, while the other side told another for
J, warning the jury not to ba sta
ceptible, nor be Influenced against ABB
butcher by the fair p}eader, The Sig
tleman did not fail to Say SOME things that con
not strengthen his case, and which had bet rig
have been left unsaid. Six men--n they are sest
'-wl! have leaning towards woman, es- imF
ally ere she be young and interesting, and bei1
shq Rha41s as ap"afrantahly pitched hin
for that butcher. She held him up to the talk
2 OF mankind. She drew picture Of the vote
her-big, strong, 1usty, a being in the dis mue
. OF man-and then Of the washerwoman- is Il
pathies Of the jury enlisted On behalf Of her
it. Niles Hulett spoke ten minutes in OPEN
he case, and fifteen in closing. The Jury | D,
out, and in two minutes returned with a cent
let for the washerwoman and her fa1r of gf
cate. The room was crowded with men, and tent
. WAS scarcely disinteIested man in the in Ii
ence who did not rejoice in the verdict, not to Ii
because Of it's Justice, but because OF the ed Il
Ky, determined, and successful fight made mer.
ae young lady in black, with the fine intel ject
al 1aco and me nashlng eyes. The waaher- mire
an wAs just delighted, and 90 was Miss laud,
tt, who bore her triumph :nodest1y The siast
aer and nl8 H#yer we're not IN good spirits. draw
did not like to be compelled to evacuate 4 ried
erwoman's premises, for which be would dest;
70 rent, and the other failed to enjoy being ut th
n BY 3 woman mont
10 Huletts advent in the courts opens 4 new "Ls
for the exercise Of Wonlan'a talents, and tho ii
ia no reason why woman should not sue mite
It the bar as we'll az at medicine, literature, frame
the pulpit. All that is needed is thorough himst
ledge Of the Law, aud courage and ability pictul
ctiBe it, There is no reason why . woman ! sent
1 not do well. Into whose ear but q vo- On
will woman hereafter In need Of mat palsc&
iaI release pour the storv Of her ronpH and his n