The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-10-31
WOMAN TAKEN IN SWIMMING.
But the Judge Stands by Her and She
lysps

Chicago, Oct 30-In Judge DUNES
court yesterday afternoon Alfred
Schaffner, an attorney. was severely
reproYed from the bench for alleged
misconduct in a case which was on
trial Miss Maggie Reynolds sued Cora
Beckwith. woman who. gives swim
ming exhibitions in museums and thea
tiers, to recover $50. 80, alleged to be due
on a board bill. The case came before
Judge Dunno on an appeal from a JUS
tice of the peace. Mrs. Reynolds testi-
fled that the defendant had left her
child in her care at a stated sum per
week, and that a bill to the amount
claimed had been left unpaid.
After the jury in the case had retired,
ex-Judge w. j. Bulger, who appeared
for the defendant, addressed the court
and called the attention of Judge
Dunno to the transcript from the JUS
tice court, which contained a record, he
said, of one of the most curious trans
actions he had ever heard of in a court
of justice. He said that on September
10 a judgment in tort had been pro-
cured against the defendant in Justice
Eldred's court, at Logan square, and n
constable accompanied by w A. Cad
dick, the attorney who had just tried
the suit for the plaintiff, appeared at
the museum, where the defendant was
on exhibition, and attempted to take her
against the person
THE defendant" said Judge Bulger.
was AT the time in the midst of an en-
gagement in which she was TO remain
for forty days in a tank and receive
$500. In case she failed TO perform the
feat. she was to receive nothing. An
attempt was made to arrest her then
and there. This court has heard the
evidence in the case and can see that il
2 n n u-ff rh oh
was contracted by means Of deceit.
fraud. or false representations How
did the plaintiff obtain such a judg-
ment in the justice court is the ques-
ton, and | think if the court viii in
vestigste ii viii be found that an out
rage was committed
Judge Dunno asked Attorney Caddick
what kind of evidence was presented
before the justice. but Caddick said he
did not know. He had nothing to do
with the case then. Attorney Schaff-
rer then spoke up and said he had tried
the case at Logan square. II was tried
before jury. ne said. and he could not
remember just what the evidence was.
Mrs. Reynolds was then called before
the court. but Judge Dunno told her she
was not compelled TO testify as 10 what
took place in the justice court If il
would in any way incriminate herself.
Mrs. Reynolds consulted with Caddick
and announced that she did not want
10 testify
Judge Dunno then called IN Schaff-
ner again. How did You get judg-
menJ in tort against this woman" he
asked
We'll. your honor" said the attorney.
the evidence was such that # the jury
had bee properly Instructed. perhaps ii
would not have rendered such a YER
dict"
You must have presented periured
testimony said the court. 1T was a
shameful and disgraceful piece Of bust
ness. and YOU ought TO be ashamed to
come INFO court in the face OF such
record. Il was an outrage. but | don't
see anything / can do. Refer the mat
ter TO States Attorney Kern. Judge
Bulger. and see what ne can do.
The jury subsequently, brought in a
verdict in favor OF Mrs REYNOLDS for
$40
Rheuna t;sm : a disease OF the
blood and is cured by Hoods Sarsa-
pariils- Try Hoods
Nevada. No. Oct. S0-Four hundred
acres Of timber and 500 acres OF corn
were destroyed bS fire near MontvjlIe
hundreds OF men are fighting the FIRE
The losses amount 70 several thousand
dollars. The drouCh Of the past few
months has been intense.