The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1881-11-24
A Pickwickian Court Scene. +

A scene scarcely surpassed by Dick.
ems in his widest humor occurred in
court at White Plains. New York, the
other day, wherein one Mills. LAWYER,
appeared for Miss Green and Hyatt fol
Mrs. Heilman. Plaintiff and defendant
were formerly friends, but having had
falling out are. now the ..bitterest. ,oi
bitter enemies. A memorandum of her
property being handed to Miss Green
she crumpled it in her .hanG, exclaim-
ing, 9 Yes, it is mine. That woman, .
pointing 10 Mrs. Heilman, ssstole il
from my room, and she stole, a great
many other things, and then stole q
horse to cart them away.''sgI 81 bao
Thereupong 1ensueedd the following
'sStbp' hera'' shouted Mrs. aHeilmanl
rushing up to Miss Green. .s...Take that
paper away from her!" and an three
lawyersrushed duponthewitness.fs,Take ke
it away from herr screamed Mrs. He'll
man, " she will tear it up and swallow
it in b. minute niIf .aissaSslsq ytsnI
Mills. - nv s VFfss7H Il 7T.1'
~ 'sHaiig to tr'shouted Hyattoa --l,i
Mrs. Gat asl1s \ away quick yndggeT' put IT in rl
4 Miss Green still held the,paperrolled
upin iwad in her right hand, looking
detiantly at the lawyers and the de-
fendant. gGIh3 FEeF9 Io aoisUl 'ggljiI,
, ,,Give stI that paper to the Court, Mr.,
''Ishan't do itp' snarled Miss Green.,
!" Give it to mer' said the Justice.
~ won't!" was the reply. s3ttas.ifii
.ttEou mustr' was the stern command
of the Court.
The paper was delivered To the Court
and. then to Mr.. Millsl1 4ssgn n if,,f ri .,7a
= [ wish you would drop dead. like
Ananias,s' Miss Green said, say.aeefy.
shaking her fan at Mrs. Heilman,s who,
laughed scornfully.
Then Mr.. Hyatt; ,;'the lawyer, got into
a loud altercationfWith awitness named
Murray. during which the witness chal-
lenged him to come outside and fight
and the lawyer answered that he, would
accommpdate him after adjournment of
COURT This was Succeeded by an ex-i
change of compliments about Miss
Green's age aad her .habits-ef- life, and
by her retorts, on Mrs, Heilman,. who
replied, " O, you wretch, I could tear
you in pieees,'' -
& = shan't tell you anyyaninoo any more said
Miss Green, firmly, after, hayinga been
compelled to tell some of her residences.
!. s. It's nice business to 'entertaiii q aicourtt'
room withs sisn ltsit, and i1, the presence1I
of that at..,,!lla woman, shaking her hand at
, f'fDon t you call me 'lthatwoman,, Il /,
shouted Mrs. Heilman.
fsUrderm Shouted the 2 Court. .ieiaH }!
= 81 shan't tell any more, I, the ewit-i
ness persisted.
Hyatt -" Go ahead, The Court Wants
to kneW all about you ~ .sllev aiuti.g
q witness. won't answer any more
questions. 'aDls-oT $50 3lIds 1afi0SA1'
The Court :" You fmust.''' : .,ae r,
Witness" WON'T
Mills" I won't ask any more fe!.qi.saf
!. Another wrangle followed, and during
Ehe quarrel the Court, unable to STOP
5he fuss. aiijourned the caring and All
lied out. Hyatt looked up and. down
The street for Murray, saying he would
set his dog on hhn ii he found HIM and
give him all the fight he wanted. MUIR
'ay had vanished, however, and Hyatt
soon disappeared. The Court said Sitd
vas the worst case eiit ever attempted to !,
,rV.