The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-05-19

.Mrs. Caroon, You are charged with
disturbing the peace." said his Honor to
woman weighing $50 pounds and who
had head IS round as . cannon ball
me disturb the peace! Now, then.
who could have told such lie about
mer' she exclaimed in virtuous indig-
nation. 81 ~ -
sit is here recorded that you climbed
a line-fence seven feet high, dropped
into neighbor's yard, and did then and
there beat, wound. bruise and assault
one Mrs. O'Rorke.
..Me! Me climb q seven-foot fence!
Me beat Mrs. O'Rorke! O! grave,
where is thy sting!i Judge, you dom
know me" Dos =.
..Well. I think this is our first meet
ing"
.You don't begin to know me! Why.
I'm the most peaceful, d0cile and sweet
tempered woman in Detroit. I'll give
anybody $50 to prove that ever hurt q
fly. 1t must have been some other Ca
roon-indeed it must.
'.Tn call the witness. Mrs. O'Rorke,
please step forward" .e,aN. t9s.l= q q
Mrs. O'Rorke was . small woman,
with peaked nose and q look of silent
sorrow on her face She had her head
tied up with a red-bordered towel, and
there were two long strips of court
plaster on her face. h7
$ Witness, do you recognize the pris'
oner?''
Yves, think do.''
L.. ~ -
eyes"
Estate what occurred yesterday
'sYes, nv dear, Mrs. o. Rorke," added
the prisoner, estate what occurred yes
terday. Tell the court what loving
friends we have always been, and how
gently nursed you the time you had
the bilious fever.n " t-i.i5
s'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 you"
." She had also talked about me, and
yesterday morning, when saw her out
in her yard. I told her she must quit it.
At that she climbed the fence"
climbed the fence! U, my dear Mrs.
o. Rorke, think of a woman like me climb.
ing fence. Please take it backp'
"She climbed the fence and said she
would make mince-meat of me, and il
our dog hadn't bitten her in the leg ]
guess She d have killed me-"
"Those hurts were received at her
hands, were they?"
" Yes, sir; besides several pinches on
my arms.''
10, Mrs. O'Honor- Judge O..
Rorke, it's all q mistaken cried the
prisoner. s'This woman eats opium,
and it was all hal-hallu-hallu
ton or whatever you call it! Look al
me, your Honor! See how calm and
peaceful and docile 1 am! I wouldn't
take the life of a bed-bug, to say nothing
almost numbering the nearest friend
have on earth. Mrs. O'Rorke come
over till hug YOU"
"There is no hugging in this case. .
| remarked the court. ''Mrs. CaroOn
you are fined ten dollars or sent up fol
sixty days"
20, sir, and I'm so dociler'
Cant help that. Please retire to thu
corridor" es,--, -. ..t=f. 81
II can't can't. It's all mistake
and must 60 home! Judge, I'm do
Gle woman"
That's what you're sent up for. Fal
back" Hl
Bijah escorted her into the corridor
and they had scarcely disappeared wher
he cried for help. Two officers rushed
in and found the docile woman holding
him against the wall and kicking hi
shins until his heart ached. She wa:
pulled off, but it took the three to ge
her into cell, and when the key haG
been turned she cried out:
towards of the law, you dare MOI
give docile woman a fair show q
| yOur'-DetroI Free Press.