Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-05-12
THE BORROWED POLONAIsE.
SINGULAR CAS-: IN JUSTICE CARY's COURT
ADVENTURES OF CARSON VALLEY RANCH.
RR-HE sILENCES THE APPEAL.

name as Lilly Seymour was 8rfalgneO IN y US
tice Carys Court on the charge Of stealing q
polonaise from Miss Madil, q woman of dis
reputable associations and character.
MISS MAD1L,
dapper Ii e woman in a pale sky blue
dress, took the stand and testified that on
Saturday eveging last Miss Seymour called
on her and asked to borrow pc, naise as hers
was out of repair. The witness informed her
that she did 1t think her polonaise was long
enough for a woman of the proportions of the
defendant. Here every eye was directed at
Miss Seymour, who was attempting to hide
her penderous proportions behind Clerk Nc
Fadden, and general smile pervaded the ia
ces of the spectatl ;. The witness contin-
ued to state how she finally, in the kindness of
her heart, loaned the defendant the polonaise
that she might attend the ball in question,
which was select social gathering Of the
friends of Miss Powell, Third street. (Sen.
sation.) Later in the evening she concluded
to attend the ball herself. and repaired to the
residence OF Miss Seymour who was already
| at the scene of the festivities. She found her
| there few minutes later, whirling in the
dizzy waltz with Mr. -. (Second sensation
at Mr.. IS expense
Attorney Stewart-Who else did you see
therel
Driesbach-I object.
T. -ourt-The witness can tell who else
she there, + she pleases.
RUSH FOR AIR.
As soon as this decision was rendered there
was simultaneous desire ON the part of the
spectators to seek the open air. The noise of
feet crowding toward the door was so great
that the court was obliged to suspend oper-
ations until the place was cleared. In two
nutes sixty -four leading citizens and young
,.en of good standing had melted away from
he court room, leaving no one but the inter-
ested parties il the case, the city authorities
and the virtuous representatives of the press.
SOCIAL EPISODE. I
The witness then went on with her testi-
mony without any further alusion to the list I
Of guests which the social gossip of the Cal
would have given under the head of "Gen. c
tlemen Present" She told how she walked I
up to Miss Seymour just she was about to
engage in a quadrille with Carson Valley +
,ancher and remarked, ''Lil, if you are G
This observation from Madil caused quite
sensation in the ball room al.a the Seymour +
roman left ,le room in a rage and vowed n
hat she should never return the polonaise L
n fact she was so incensed that she de- q
troyed it. O
THE DEFENDANTS STORY.
TIE defendant swore that she had been
ressed to wear the article Of attire in question
y Miss Madil, and then the prosecuting vii,
ess had come into the ballroom and gone
bout telling everybody that the polonaise was
OIL owed from her. She then had the sublime A
,g with perfect stranger and demanded the A
,turn of it. She never in all her experiences OF
Nevada had been 80 insulted before. She ca
,nsidered the affront studied. premeditated u
fair, gotten up for the purpose of humiliat- II
g her. She had taken the garment, which NJ
as a badly cut affair net worth over two dol Oh
rs, and crammed it into the stove, and would I'll
SO again under the circumstances. al
THE RANcHER TESTIMONY. az
An old Carson Valley rancher, who is WELL
lown in this section a raiser of the biggest p,
,tatoes ever exhibited at any State fair in tn
evada, next took the stand with considerable Al
luctance. He admitted being at the ball in
,estion, having been invited by Mr. -.
fore sensation.)
" " see," continued the witness. I'm
rter stranger in these parts, and l was just
town to sell some pigs when | struck --,
ID he said, Bill, les 60 to the party and W
was agreeable He told nae twas the Au
.ys Club and considered them the boss
cial organization in the town. got shave,
d my butes shined mp and went was pa
ncin' with this girl when this ere one come N
and wanted the pollynaze of my partner NJ
ON some of the lively language used there ms
concluded was in the wrong house for q m'
IN that stands 80 high in the Genoa church Mi
do, and l lit out. W.
wasn't it the high price of Pc
E wine that caused you to go.
Witness Well, 1 ordered four bottles Of r..
egon cider and they taxed nae twenty dol av,
col
time did you leave? vii
Witness-about half past four in the morn sar