Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1882-08-04
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"Mre Cavoon, Won are charged with
disturbing the peace" said his Honor to
a woman weighing 10 pounds and who
had u head Il, round r. n cannon bali
Ne disturb the peace Nos. then,
who could hav,. told such y H.. :.nn.it
me- she exclaimed in viruou, indis
nation.
1t i hrrc recorded that y"u climbed
a line fence seven feet high. dropped
into nrigh5or yard. am! did then AMI
there beat wound, brli-r and assault
one Ma, % Eorhc.'
Me, Ne climb a seventeen fence.
Ne beat Mr.. OEorllc, o. grave.
where i, thy sting: Jadgc. y"u don't
know me-.
WELL, think this Is our first meet
ing"
You don't begin to know mo Why,
I'm the most pca'.rfnl. docilc and sweet
tempered woman in Detroit. Iii civ"
ANYBODY 80 to prove that ever hmrt Il
ilv II mis-. have been Somr other Ga
room indeed i; must.
IN call the witness. Mrs. ORorke.
please step forward"
MR.. VROrkc WAS small woman.
with peaked nose and look Of silent
sorrow on her face. She had her head
tied UP with rrl-bortcrrd towel. and
there were two long strip, OF court
plaster OH her face.
Witness, do YOU recognize the pris-
| oncr?
Yves. think do.
Does she live next door 10 YOU"
Eyes"
! Estate what occurred Yesterday
Yes, nv dear. Mrs O'Rurkc, added
! the prisoner, state what occurred YES
terlay. Tell the cour, what loving
friends we have always been, and how
gently nurSed you the time You had
! the bilious fever
We'll. she'd been slandcring my hus-
| band" said the witness, aS she turned to
| the desk.
"Slan,lrring yonr husband Your kind.
| faithful husband, Mrs o. liorkc. how can
you-how can your
:. She had also talked abou. ne. and
Yesterday morning, when saw her out
in her yard. | told hrr >h" must quit it.
! At that she climbed the fence
! Climbed the fence. o, my dear Mira.
! O'Rorke. think of Il woman ike me- climb
/ ing fence. Please take it back
! She climbed the fence and said she
would make mincc-mcat of me, and if
our dog hadn't bitten her in the lee |
GUESS She d have killed me-
| Those hurts We're received at her
! hands. were they"
Yes, sir: besides several pinchc, on
my arms.
20, Mrs. O'Honor--oh. Judge o.
R0rkc. it's an u mistakc! cried the
| prisoner. This woman eats opium,
and it was all 4 hal hallu hallurina-
ton OF whatever you call it. Look at
me. your Honor. see how calm and
| peaceful aud docilc l am, / wollltln' I
take the life OF Il bcd-bug, to say nothing
sanlost numbering the nearest friend
have on earth. Mrs. ORorke come
over till hug YOU"
There is no huSging in this case"
remarked the court. Mrs. Caroon.
! you are fined ten dollars ar sent up for
sixty days
20. sir. and I'm 81 docilc"'
Cant help that. Please retire 10 the
corridor
Il can't can't It's all mistake
and must 60 home! Judge, I'm n do
Gle woman
That's what you're sent upfor. Fall
back"
Biiah escorted her into the corridor.
and thoy had scarcely disappeared when
he cried for help Two officers rushed
in and found the docilc woman holding
him against the wall and kicking his
shins until his heart achcd. She was
pulled off. but II took the three Ia get
her into cell. and when the key had
been turned she cried out:
"Cowarls of the law, you dare not
give Il docile woman a fair show sl
you. -DctroH Free Press.