The New York herald., 1878-11-28

A MODERN SOCIETY DRAMA.

WHAT CAME OF LOOKING AT MARRIED LADY
IN TIE NEW YORK HoTEL--AN ANGRY Hus-
BAND AND LAMB-IIKE BoAR6ER.
sccac Flrsf.--The Office of the New York Hotel s.
Boswell the clerk, behind the desk Time, last Sun
day evening. Enter Mr.. J. Augustus Rogers. OF
the guests of the house. followed soon after by Mr..
Minor II. Knowlton. They saunter toward the Office
desk When immediately in front Of it and about ten
feet away Mr. Rogers approaches Mr.. Knowlton and
says. "a word with you sir!'
Knowlton-Marry! Twenty an it please you!
Rogers-You stare at me. sir. 1t is Objectionable.
III no more on it. 1t hath made me mad
Knowlton-I wot not whereof you speak, sirrahl
Rogcrs-Enough Stop it, orwell
Knowlton (bridling)-Well, sir! Well, sir What
say you?
Rogcrs-Bewarel Repeat your stare and suffer!
Knowlton-Suffer, sir? Suffer, quotha!
Rogers-Ay. marry! Suffer. sir!
Knowlton-speak not i'll riddles, gossip; speak not
in riddles.
Rogers striking Knowlton on the chin,-Here solve
we it!
Knowton with appraised arm)-what no! varlot!
blow! A below! BY heavens. you shall repent
this
Rogers and he withdraw by separate doors.
Scene Sccoad-Jeicrson Market Police Court yeser
day morning. Judge Morgan on the bench. Messrs
Knowlton Rogers, their counsel, officers and report
crowded upon the six-by -four stand ut the bar
Mrs. Rogers and sister in the background supported
by cloud of witnesses
Judge-You say this gentleman struck you in the
face? Is that 30 Mr.. Knowlton?
Knowlton-It is sir.
Counsel for defence with knowing look at the
Court)-NOw just tell the Court whether he struck
laid his hand on you. Come come! sir! Take
now!
Knowlton-He struck
Counsel for defence-Beware, sir! Take care
Counsel for paintiff-Now, Your Honos, submit
this is unfair. My client ut the direct that he
had received blow.
Counsel for defence--We propose to show that tho
gentleman not hurt, and if he he deserved
it at the hands OF Mr.. Rogers. Mrs. Rogers! Step
up here, if you please.
Mrs. Rogers, i'll maroon dress, on the stand be-
tween her husband aud the plaintiff Ito Judge)-I am
Mrs. Rogers. sir.
Counsel for defence-Ten His Honor all about it,
Mrs. Rosers-Ths person (dr Knowlton) sat oppo-
site at luncheon with his mother some time ago,
and / saw him stare quite impertnently at me, l
thought, and then speak to his mother who tossed
her head contemptuously. I'm they were
speaking of me- On other occasions the same ndi-
vidual stared ut me, and told my husband but
warned him not to quarrel with the man. This
the cause of the encounter between the two.
Knowton ss-examined)-I did not strike back.
Twas well for him was calm and kept my temper.
Counsel for plaintif-Now Your Honor, we want
Mr.. Rogers, who appears to be desperate, put
under bonds to keep the peace toward u.s. We do
not feel safe otherwise.
Judge Morgan-This is very grave affair, indeed.
although nobody seems to have been badly hurt
Still shall dismiss the case the people intel
ligcnt enough to see how they might have been led
into serious breach of the peace Mr. Rogers, you
must curb your desire to take the law in these mat
ters into your own hands. Don't act violently again.
MIR. Rogers (sotto to his friends-I will leave
the hotel to-day.
Judge Morgan-Next case.