The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-01
HAS A RIGHT TO HUG.
Judge Webb Says a Gentleman
May
PUT HIS ARM AROUND 4 LADY

On n Street Car, without ViOIatin g
the Proprietfes-Other Incidents of
the Householder Hearing.
Freedom from the strict discipline of
a court and fearless of fines for contempt
makes fun for the spectators at the
Householder investigation. Mr.. House
holder is being examined for unseemly
conduct at the insane asylum as one OF
the state board of charities.
Mr.. Householder was perfectly good
natured and didn't lot any of the num-
erous incidents get by his appreciation.
He wore a brown suit and black tie.
His hair, where there was any, was nicely
combed and his general air seemed to
say, 600 ahead you fellows and have all
the fun you want to. I'm next at the bat"
A snap shot at the committee would
have been a splendid cartoon of a coun-
try jury. Representative Eckstein was
at homo sick. The other members were
uncertain in their attention to the evil
dence and at one time kinetOscope
would have shown Representative Smith
somewhere down town, Senator McTag
CART at the other end of the room talking
with a man, and the legs of Senator
Leeds and Representative Miller pro-
truding from the lower edge of STATE
JOURNAL ]. NJ. Miller was acting as
chairman and occasionally he put his
finger on the place and glanced away
from his paper long enough to sustain or
override an objection.
Mrs. Kniberg who has just come out
from under the investig ation rolling mill
was there and had a twenty five cent
novel in her lap which she had put there
when the trial began. Mrs. Pack who is
somewhat interested was also there and
Mr.. Wait sat next to Judge W. G. Webb
to help him out when he failed of a
thought which was not very often.
DR.. McCasey was put on the stand
first yesterday afternoon and kept it all
the afternoon. Hardly a question was
asked that Judge Webb did not object to
and they were overruled SO fast by the
! committee that there was a constant pat
ter of fallen objections on the floor
After that sort of thing had been kept
up for sometime, about an hour probably,
the committee forgot itself once and
sustained one of Judge Webb's OBJ
| jections. If he had been close enough
| to the window he would have fallen out
| from sheer surprise.
| He was entirely unable to speak, 80
| overcome was he with emotion. He
bowed very low. and simply putting the
/ VI pS VI MS AuSCAS W LIS IL Os I4E0W q KISS
| TO the committee.
| Mr.. w. A. s. Bird was not allowed to
! touch at any great length on the incident
| Of Mrs. French, an attendant, going rid
| ing with Mr.. Householder and how he
! put his arm around her.
Judge Webb was very indignant
about it There is nothing about the
Incident, even if it is true, that reflects
discredit on either party. Much the re-
verse. A man who would go riding
with a lady and would not put his arm
across the back of the seat to protect hel
| is too good to live. You have no righ
| to inquire into Senator Householder's pri
vate and unofficial doings."
| The committee sustained the obiec-
/ ton, and Mr. Householder's little exhib
/ iiions of regard for the ladies were moi
again touched upon.
A certain card playing incident was
1 gone into to some extent Dr. McCasey
/ Swore that he had seen Householder
bay cards at the asylum on Sunday