The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-08-30
MATRIMONIAL INFELICITY.

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reporter and crowd OF curiosity seekers
yesterday afternoon, that has come
under reportorial notice for many day
The parties to the scene were, first, a
very handsome looking, dashlngly at
tired, and sprightly girl-or woman,
rather, for her experience is that Of a
woman OF thirty OF more-dressed neatly
and like girl of the period; second, her
mother, who endeaVored to act the part
OF cicerone to the wayward fair one /;
and lastly, a demure looking member Of
the demi-monds who, to tell the truth,
conducted herself more decently than
either. Thus much for the female side.
The man-and If you will notice,
there Is always party who wears pan.
falcons mixed up in almost every case
where the tender sex is concerned, was
well-dressed, gentlemanly young tel-
low of tWenty-one or twenty-five, who
seemed to feel keenly the uncomfortable
position in which he was placed, but
who bore himself with that quiet dignity
and utter absence Of sWagger which at
once gained him the sympathy Of that
morbid crowd gathered 70 witness q mo-
mentary sensation.
The dashing female was Ida Eckert, a
name not unknown among the police
and, in truth, 1t appears on the books of
the Work-house; the elderly person was
the mother, Mrs. Downing, the wife Of a
respectable bookseller OF Walnut street,
and the third one was Ida Paxton, from
Madame English's house of ill-shape, a
friend and Witness Of the plaintiff, Mrs.
Ida. The defendant was Henry Eckert,
beer jerker Of the Atlantic Garden,
and the lawful husband OF the dashing
Ida.
The scene was in Squire John W.
Riley's office, in the immediate locality
of the store Of the father and husband OF
two of the principal "conspirators"-
and the charge-ass sault and battery.
Before going into the 'Squire's office,
however, Ida made herself conspicuous
ON the sidewalk by singing her extrem-
tiles around In such an unusual manner
that the gamins and abashed elderly gen.
tlemen in the crowd at once pronounced
her lunatic. Finally satiated with the
applause which her acrobatic teats called
forth, she went inside the office, followed
by the other two women, and pumped
down upon the witness bench to await
developments.
The good old Squire looked over his
spectacles at this dashing female and
trowned, saying at last:
"Is the case readyW
Mrs. Ida-"T. Z. CampbelPs my law
yer. l want Campbell"
But no Campbell came. She thC n
said: "Dustln'll do. Fred. Dustin's
bro ther." He too was not there.
Jumping up with the agility Of a
through that giggling crowd, stepped to
4. p. Dustin, whom she almost COM
PEELED by force of arms into the office.
The Captain, by nod to the elderly
lady, signitied his wish for a private in
terYiew, and the two retired for a
minute out the back door. Soon Dustin
came back, and with grimace 10 the
Justice, gave His Honor to understand
that he must be considered out. No fee.
No prospects Of any.
Mrs. Ida-"Go on with the case. DON'T
want no lawyer. Can get along without
Duster or Sweeper, either. Open the
show"
Then ("Duster") Dustin got his work
In:
"Look here, my lady" said he, "wheu
you consulted me about your case
treated you like a lady ,and don't want
none of your insolence."
That settled the dashing female.
The case did 90 on; the injured wife
with squirm and shake OF her skirts
quickly arose, wheeled round, "primped''
a moment or 80 before looking glas S
above her head, and with a majestic
stride bounced up before the Squire
with, "Your Hunor'-and then In a
rapid manner and slangy phrases de.
tailed the story OF her wrongs. When
at that point in her recital where she
spoke Of the assault, she unoeremoni.
ously picked up her skirts to show His
Honor where her liege lord had kicked
her on the knees. The blushing Squire
stopped her from making the threatened
exhibition, and the tale was ended witt
flourish.
The witnesses for the defense, Mrs. D
ana the demure cyprian, didn't know
anything about the assault; were miles
away at the time; but the atfectionate
mother-in-law Of the prosecuted beel
singer gave the defendant most with
ering look, and, gestIoulating above his
head with her fan, launched forth into q
TRADE that made the air seem sulJry.
Delu6 op l"1bl ohO
nantly and with the air OF an injured
duchess swooped down upon the bench
beside her c6ol and smiling offspring
and tanned herself with great ANNA
tion.
BY the defense it was proved by sew.
eral Witnesses that the husband was a
good, sober young man, who has been
sadly prosecuted by his dissipated and
reckless wife, and that he has lost sew.
eral situations on account OF her bother.
ing about his place of business.
The Squire said: "This is terrible,
terrible. MIR. Eckert, you should take
means to rid yourself Of this woman's
prosecutions or some one will do it fol
you: she's a nuisance. I'il settle this
case this way: Mrs. Ida, you stand com
mitted for twenty-lour hours in the
County jail for contempt OF Court"
Screamed Mrs. DIS there no justice
for women? The villain drugged her; he
seduced her, and"
"rhavs enough" said His Honor,
"Watch out or Pll commit you." Turning
to the defendant, "You can 60, Mr.. Eek.
ert, by paying the COSTS"
Mrs. D. (aslde and shaking her fist at
the Court)-"You gray headed old repro.
bate, I'd like 10 have you by the hair"
And then in meek and subdued voice,
approaching his desk, "Sir, can l swear
out another warrant against himw
"Not before me, you can't"
"Then Pll 20 to Squire Anthony,
where justice is dlspensed;" and she