Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1882-06-22
A Far Show.

"Mrs. Caroon, yon are charged witl
disturbing the peace, said his Honor t,
a woman weighing $50 pounds and VIII,
had head as round as cannon ball.
"Me disturb the peacel Now, then
who could have told such lie abou
mel' she exclaimed in vntuous indigna
ton.
ut is here recorded that you climbed
a ine-fence seven feet hight, droppe,
into a neighbor's yard, and then ant
there did beat, wound, bruise and assault
one Mrs. ORorke."
"MeI Me climb seven foot fence
Me beat Mrs. O'Rorke! o grave wher'
is thy sting Judge, you don't know
me-"
"Well, think this is our first meet
ing"
"You don't begin to know me! Why
I'm the most peaceful, docile and swee
tempered woman in Detroit. I'll Civ,
anybody $50 to prove that ever hurt (
fly. 1t must have been some. othel
Caroon-indeed it must.
"1'll call the witness. Mrs. O'Rorke
please step forward.
Mrs. O'Rorke was small woman, witt
a peaked nose and a look of silent sorrow
on her face. She had her head tied VI
with red-bordered towel, and there
were two long STRIPS of court plaster OF
her face.
Witness do you recognize the pris
oner?'
"Y-yes, think do"
"Does she live next door 10 you?"
"Yes."
Estate what occurred yesterday.
Eyes. my dear, Mrs. ORorke "added
the prisoner, estate what occurred yes
terday. Tell the court what loving
friends we have always been, and how
gently nursed you all the time you had
the bilious fever.
"Well, she'd been slandering my hus.
band" said the witness, as she turned
to the desk.
"Slandering your husband - your
kind, faithful husband Mrs. O'Rorke,
how can you-how can your
"She had also talked about me, and
yesterday morning. when saw her out
in the yard, told her she must quit it,
At that she climbed the fence"
Climbed the fencel o, my dear Mrs.
O'Rorke. think of woman like me
climbing fence. Please take it back.
'She climbed the fence and said she
would make mince meat of me, and if
our dog hadn't bitten her in the leg 1
guess she'd have killed me-"
"Those hurts were received at her
hands, were they?"
eyes sir, besides several pinches OH
my arms
go, Mrs. O'Honor - oh, Judge
O'Rorke, it's all mistakel" cried the
prisoner. "This woman eats opium, and
it was all hal-hallu u-hallucination or
whatever you call it ! Look at me your
Honor! See how calm and peaceful and
docile L ami I wouldn't take the life of
bed-bug, to say nothing about almost
numbering the nearest friend / have on
earth. Mrs. O'Rorke come over till l
hug you."
''There is no hugging in this case,
remarked the court. "Mrs. Caroon, you
are fined ten dollars or sent up for sixty
days"
go, sir, and I'm 80 docilel"
Cant help that. Please retire to the
corridor"
81 can't can't. It's all a mistake
and 1 must go homel Judge, I'm do
cile woman"
"That's what you are sent up for.
Fall back"
Bijah escorted her to the corridor, and
they had scarcely disappeared when he
cried for help. Two officers rushed in
and found the docile woman holding
him against the wall and kicking his
shins until his heart ached. She was
pulled off, but it took the three to get
her into a cell, and when the key had
been turned she cried out:
''Cowards of the law, you dare not
give docile woman fair show at you'll"