The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-04-25
NEW WOMAN 4 TERROR
Arthur Griffith Says Mrs. Reville
Threw Him Over the Fence
Judge Douglass
Disguised.

Justice Douglass court room on Oakland
avenue was the scene of an interesting
case this morning. It was interesting
from the fact that the witnesses were
all e&citable women, banded together to
help one of the new women VINO was
accused by a young man of striking him
and of throwing him over a four foot high
fence without ceremony, and thereby caus-
ing him much annoyance from persons
who take delight in rigging a poor fellow
about such little episode as being
thown over a fence by woman. Arthur
Reville. of No 235 Old Bergen Road, is
the unfortunate young man, and Nellie
Revelle. of No. 2S5 Old Bergen Road. is
the woman, the new woman
The witnesses for the defendant and the
young mans mother were the ones who
made things interesting in the court
room. Every one present enjoyed the
case, which lasted fully an hour, except
the Judge. Il was plain to be seen that
he was bored. He made remark the
other day that if there were no women
there would be very few clothes-line
fights aired in court room.
The testimony showed that Mrs Reville
was left yesterday m charge OF property
adjoining young Griffith's home by the
owner, Adam Rapp, VINO lives at No.
10 Winfield street This property has a
yard IN the rear containing six lots. Young
Griffith is accustomed to pick dandelions
there: Yesterday morning ne jumped over
dandeiions as usual. Mrs. Reville> was
in the yard at the time She orderAd him
off the property. He told her he had as
much right there as sne Finally, how
ever, he left the yard. In the afternoon
he stood in his yard and looked over the
fence He saw Mrs. Reville fixing al
story told this morning in court, he called
her names and sad, ssI'll show you / can
come over there. I'm hard up for ten
cents cents T. 70 puy Y, pint Of Of, beer, and ! want
Al told him he could not come over''
Mrs Rev;lle said, land he waited a short
time and then jumped over the fence.
attempted to put him out and he kicked
me. His father called out of the window
for him TO give it to me. He pulled me
by the hair and broke my combs Whether
arm arm; IS sore | got handful of dirt and
fence eIlss and fell to the other side,
er and Annie Whitlock, who live in the
neighbering houses, were attracted to the
scene by the racket. They were all in
court this morning, and testified that they
They seemed very anxious to have the
Judge see everything in their light, and
when the boys mother, Emma Griffith,
unable to restrain themselves, and fire.
quently jumped in the court room and
made such remarks as st isn't SO. judge
That's lie "Oh! Oh! OH how can
she say that, II saw the whole thing
and | ought to know what happened
Detective keenan, tried to keep the
women quiet, but it. could not be done.
nally the Judge ordered one woman
from the court room. Then the others
became more quiet The boy then gave
his story. He laid the whole blame on
Mrs. Reyille. As soon as the last wit
ness had been heard the Judge dis
missed the case. The fun was not over
vet though. The women crowded about
the judges desk and each one wanted to
know If they couldn't sue the other for
slander or libel or something else
She called me liar, Judge, you know,
one said, can't l sue her?'
They were. told to consult lawyer
Soon after they departed and the court
cff1cials, particularly Justice Douglass,
brea thed a sigh of relief