Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-07-30
THE FEMALE FISK.

IHE FEMALE FISK.
She Appears In the Municipal Court and
Is very 1ndignant-A Small Fine Imposed
Which Was Paid After Few Hours In
Jail-The Wardrobe Attachments Re-
leased.
Given q flourish of blue lights, an ounce
of vermillion cobalt and one or two claps of
sheet iron thunder, and the scene at thessmu-
nicipal police court, yesterday morning,
would have been highly thrilling and realist-
ically dramatic 1t was the police court
debut of the once beautiful and celebrated
spectacular actress known to the world as
May Fisk, and it was fitting that the first
session of the court in the new court room
should be signalized by the presence of so
notorious parsonage.
The procet dings connected with the per-
Torrance of the blondes at the Opera house
night before last, and the disgraceful cir
cumstances attending her arrest for drunk
enness, together with the fire episode at the
station house, were fully detailed in yester-
days issue of the GLOBE, and it only re-
mains to briefly outline the circumstances
growing out of her trial for drunkenness at
the police court yesterday morning. The
news of her arrest, together with the char
acter of the prisoner, united to draw large
attendance of curious spectators, and the
limited quarters occupied as court room
we're almost crowded to suffocation With
those eager to catch glimpse of the last
sensation"
AT 8 O'Clock the crowd that choked up the
entrance to the court room and blockaded
the sidewalk in front of the building surged
and parted to afford passage to the regal
blonde and her blue coated escort. It was
free show, and all were bent on making the
best of the rare opportunity offered to in
spect the lion without having to put up the
customary collateral. Tho appearance of
Miss Fisk as she strobe towards the bench
with the stare of one hundred pairs of Gu
rious eyes fixed on her form, was the apoca-
lyps of scorn, and frozen, Indifferent con
tempt.
The graceful and tall form never swerved,
while the firmly-poised and we'll. set head
deigned not to notice tho vulgar stare of the
bystanders, who were as apparently remote
from her attention as if they had never ex-
listed. The scornful and proud turn of her
lip, however, and the CLEAN of intense hate
that danced in her eye, which not even the
practiced finesse of Discrimination could ade-
quately conceal, demonstrated that she was
fully conscious of the importance of the oc-
casion, which was abundantly verified by
subseque Mt proceedings.
Officer Bahe first testified to the circum
stances connected with the arrest, after
which Keeper Jessrang related the fire scene
in the ladies' boudour at the station house.
The exhibition of mingled rage and contem ut
as manifested by the dynamic and piercing
glance that shot from the scornful eve of the
defendant during the testimony of the above
named witness, is only seen once in life
time, but the sensation of the day took place
when the prisoner took the stand in her own
behalf. n
"You selemnly swear" etc., came from
Clerk Carleton in sonorous and impressive
tone of voice, as he was in the act of admin
lstering the witness oath to the fair defend.
ant, and he had reached that clause in the
sentence where the eye of diety is subpoenaed
as witness to the transaction, when his
words were interrupted by Miss Fisk, who
dramatically exclaimed $50 helD me God p
The effect created was quite as startling as
would have heen an electric shock from q
galvanic battery.
Briefly stated, the witness denied the
charge of drunkenness. and testified to hav-
ing been grossly insulted and beaten by the
officer, whom she said wanted to make a
stake by first arresting her and then COM
promising.
Five dollars and costs. said the court
eight dollars and thirty cents, echoed clerk
Carieton--can you pay your fine? inquired
bailiff. will 60 to jail first, was the in
dlgnant rejoinder of the prisoner. And go
to jail she did. A pen picture was drawn of
the fair prisoner as she appeared behind the
bars, by GLOBE reporter, who desired the
same for future reference.
Miss Fisk stubbornly maintained her de-
termination to remain in Jail, until about
noon, when she paid her fine and strobe
from the bastile with the air of queen.
John Harris, who accompanied Miss Fisk
the night of the arrest, and who interfered
with the tation-keeper at police headquar-
ters, was also up, charged with resisting an
officer. He paid $3.50 for his share of the
amusement and was discharged.
THE ATTACHMENTS.
The attachments sued on Monday night
against May Fisk and the baggage she was
supposed to possess, together with the money
taken into the box Office on that evening,
have not amounted to much. When the
garnlshee of the money was served, writ
OF replevin was Immediately sued out, and
the question of ownership still remains to
be decided. The baggage seized belonged to
the individual members of the company,
and could not, therefore, be held. AS fast
as the trunks were identified they we're sur
rendered to the owners, so that by the time
the performance commenced they were able
to appear in proper habiliments. But for
this outcome their costumes would have bedn
exceedingly scant The suit for the moneN
will probably be decided within day OF
two, the amount in the hands of the sheriff
being $108.
The attendance last night was very slim,
showing that there is sufficient moral senti-
ment in st. Paul to prevent nast,ness paying
for more than one night.
Country Merchants,
Read Kavanagh's advertisement, wholesale
auction sale of clothing on last page.