The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-07-21


Men Try to Hide in their CelIars-Mrs.
Killings Fined for Assault.
"Mrs. Billings you are charged with
assaulting this lady over there, Mrs.
Johnson" said Judge Hatton yester-
day. as he wiped his glasses. adjusted
them and squared the docket in front
of him. What have you to say"
Mrs. Billings looked at Otto Eckstein
and Otto answered, Not guilty. your
honor"
County Attorney John Davis was
there TO prosecute the case. and it was
evident hat il was OF more than ordin-
airy Importance.
Mrs. Johnson took the witness stand
| about O'Clock p. m, when the Their
mometer on the south side of the court
room was dancing up near the 100
| mark.
Her little boy about 3-years-old lay
] fast asleep on one Of the front benches
| with drops Of sweat as large as benas
standing all over his face.
!, The fond mother noticed this when
| she was about 10 take the witness
stand. and she spread out a large fan
and passed il over TO Sewer Inspector
T. L
| fan the boy.
Then Mrs. Johnosn preceded TO tell
| how Mrs Billings had come into her
| home and hit her on the nose with
stick of wood. while Mr.. Fitzpatrick
swung the fan vigorously. and his face
| turned red because ne could see OftlcerS
| Harry Sutton and Charley Carpenter
acros the way in Chief Massey's office
! pretending to hold their sides TO pre-
| vent their bursting with laughter at his
unpleasant predicament-
| Il am a quiet woman and stay at
home" she said, land attend TO my own
business. Mrs. Billings came over
there and hit me on the nose with a
stick OF wood and knocked the blood
| all over my face. Ny husband and my
| daughter, Emma Thompson were there
| and saw il all"
Then County Attorney Davis called
| Emma Thompson to the witness chair.
| She seemed TO be almost 16-years OF age
| and had hair like flood Of sunlight
| reflected on the clouds at nightfall in
| a way that has long since been con-
coded to indicate fair weather for the
! morrow.
Miss Emma swung her dainty tan
leather shoes, now protruding from
under her snow white skirts, and then
| disappearing. She repeated the story
told by her mother and said Mrs. Bill
! ndu
Otto Eckstein has an inquisitive
mind. and he got Emma TO admit that
she had been keeping house on her own
hook.
She said that she had some trouble
| at home with her mother and Mrs.
Billings had told her that she knew a
mighty nice man who would furnish
her house a nd provide good living
for her.
Emma even admitted that she had
accepted the offer and lived for some
time next door 10 Mrs. Billings.
who furnished you the house?" ask
ed Judge Hatton, and he drew down
his eyes in a way that indicated that
he was displeased.
"NIr. Garret,' answered Emma halt
frightful.
Where IS Mr.. Garrett?"
Back there" said Emma, pointing
her finger over her shoulder and direct
| ly at two young men on the front seats
whose faces turned red and then blue
when the eyes of the crowd became
rivited upon them.
ARREST that man" said Judge Hat
ton to officer Reynolds, pointing in the
direction indicated by Miss Emma,
and the two Aforesaid young men seem
ed to be trying TO drop out of sight
through their shirt collars.
Then officer Reynolds walked across
1
men, and yanked out a big colored
man just on the seat behind them
Judge Hatton opened his mouth and
leaned back in his chair, and Chief
Massey thought the judge was stricken
with heart failure.
County Attorney Davis arose to his
feet in establishment, as he wondered
| what was going 10 become Of this case
and Officer Harry Sutton laid down
! across the table in Chief MaSSey'S room
and laughed.
The case was submitted and Judge
| Hatton fined Mrs. Billings 50 and costs
He then asked Emma Thompson
about her house keeping, but she in,
sisted that she was over I1-years 81
age, and that there had never been any
thing improper between her and Gar
Iett.
The Judge Hatton held a consulta.
ton with Chief Massey and Assistant
Sutton, and the colored man was re
| leased from arrest.