The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-12-03
DRAMATIC AFFAIR.
"A Chambermai IS Reveng, or Life In Hotel
Ki ch NJ Pisy-d Before Judge Babb.


police court yesterday afternoon.
There WAS only one Case before Judge
Bsbb and that was more full of meat than
any ten average cases tried in the city
temple of justice during the year.
The prosecuting wi ness WAS woman
named Bailey aud she appeared with a
large black eye, and n comp .nion Diece
liz tie above ia the shape OF II cash on the
forehead. that might have been made with
meat cieaver or "a flying saucer, or Il pair
OF brass knncks.
Mrs Bailey is at least 40; she may be 45
and, IL man desired to i,e ungallant, he
could stretch her age to 80 She Is the
first assistant chamhernaid Of well
known hosiery. and it is said that she has
a record OF cieauing up fifty rooms II day.
She was once married as is shown by a
rather handsome daughter, who accom-
panIes Der in her shopping expeditions. etc.
The defendant in the case is named
Burt, feather-weiaht of % or therr-
Hbents. He is II waiter at the aforesaid
hotel, and is distinguished for his agility
in Singing hash" as the vulgar express
| the science of waiting at table. 1t is in
evidences in the police court that be can
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arm from the fingers to the shoulder, and
take Oh Nancy Hanks gait from the
kitchen to the dining room and kick open
two doors without spiIling the least par
tic!e of the contents of single dish.
Burt appeared in court with his hair
nicely cnried ana parted very close to the
| center. His left eye looked very much as
If Il government mule haG kicked him. 1t
was dark violet and extended over an
area OF four square inches or therea bouts
From the appearance Of eyes iu would be n
pletty hard matter TO tell who was
| plaintiff and who was defendant if one
tdidn't know the facts
| The deadly work of optical discoloration
| occurred on the afternoon of Thanksgiving
day.
| The witnesses in the case were the
boss chambernaid vivacious little
waiting maid named Kitty and the
companion of the defendant. peart
young man who was familiarly called
Harry. And, talking about familiarity,
Mrs. Bailey went by the juvenile name
OF 10.
When Judge Eabb appeared he surveyed
the crowd, aud looked with alarm at the
doubt occurred to him that the employees
of the hotel might have been playing
very exciting football match. Or had held
mock parliamentary debate over a home
rule bill.
Both parties acted as their own
attorneys-City Attorney Myatt being
sick, and tine defendant relying on his own
legal ability TO escape from the law which,
by the way, is a suicidal falacy in police
court.
Mrs. Bailey was the first witness to be
examined, and she told the judge very
pathetic story about the origin, progress
aud result of the battle between herself
and Mr.. Burt. 1t being Thanksgiving
day the help was seated around ii fine
turkey and oysters spread in the dish
room of the establishment. 1t is Mrs.
Bailey's sole duty III the hotel to eat and
make up beds, but on festive oc-
casion like this she became very
obliging, and volunteered to go
into the kitchen, for some bread.
While she was engaged in cutting the
bread Mr.. Burt came t,ouncing in with au
armful of dishes and hen they began 10
Josh" one another. Mr.. Burt playfuliy
slupg dish of ice cream over his shoulder
at Mrs. Bailey and it hit her ON the neck
She said that she was laughing all the
time and chat she thought it would be d
clever thing to throw glass of ice water
III Burt's face, and she did so. Instead Of
Burt's good nature bubbling forth in
happy laughter, as in her case, his hand
flew forward and struck her and !
then she felt dish or something
strike her forehead AT er that he struck |
her in the eye. ADD according to her story |
that was all there was TO it.
The chAmbermaid in chief was put on |
the stand, and that lady looked exactly |
like the far-famed Colleen Bawu did when
she took the stand against Willy Reilly. |
She was supposed to be n witness for the
city, but in reality she was II good witness
for the plaintiff. Kitty. also, was u good
witness for the plaintiff, aud SO was
Harry, the waiter.
Burt, himself, was the last witness
and lie told an exciting story of the
tragic event. He said he threw the dish
of ice cream at 80" in fun and that
she did not laugh by any means. Neither
did she laugh when she threw the glass
Of water In fact the whole thing was
such capital joke that she fired the glass,
water ana all ut him; aud that her aim
was much better than the average
for it struck him square in the
eye and made him see stars. That is what
gave him the black eye While he wa.
applying wet napkin 10 his optic she
fired the bread knife at him; II passed
within six inches OF his nose aud feil
lRivering at his feet with the blade stuck
II tile floor to depth that showed force
He then took her by tie neck aud in the
mill her forehead struck against hinge |
IN the ice chest, and that is what made
he cash over her eye.
The other cham be maids and walters
ii ought it WAS fun up till this time. but
sEeii they saw blool they interpos=d. As
'Jo' was being taken to her room She :
alled Burt little bits, - or something of d
hat kind This he wouldn't take from
my man or woman, native, foreign or
iatura,ized. and ne struck her again two Z
II three times with my fist only as he
expressed it. AT that time fair Claudius
ppeared on the scene and hostiiities
eased. Burt WAS very anxious TO tell the
udge the kind and extent OF beverages !
sslslant cham mbermaids INDUCED IN on
thanksgiving days, but tue judge would !;
ot allow it 10 be in evidence. notw.tn- l.
taudirg the fact that II was 10 evidence 0
lready. ?
When the case had closed and the judge
oughrc: twice, the preliminary steps tn !,
a verdict. he tall. good looking a
aughter of the complaining witness de- /
5e.ate!y arose from her seat Daring :
ns trial Sue never said word: she dii y