The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-03-10
EMMA IS CONVICTED
Assault in the Second Degree Is the
Verdict of the Jury.
SHE'S A RED-HEADED CARVER
Pauline Foster. Her Victim. and
Others Tell How the trouble
Arose and Terminated
Other Witnesses.

Inc lrlal OF Emma real, the red
headed colored girl for assault in the
first degree, committed on Pauline
Foster. on Jan. 81, was had before a
jury in Judge Speer's court yesterday.
Emma Teal is a little light-complexion-
ed girl, weighing about 40 pounds. and
Pauline Foster Is a shade lighter than
midnight and weighs something over
25o pounds. Both are members of the
lower strata OF colored society They
had some trouble over a mutual lover
and Emma started in to carve a map
of Africa on the anatomy of Pauline.
The cutting, Ii was at first believed,
would prove fatal, but the fat on Paul
Inc saved her life as the knife failed to
reach a vital spot. Chief Deputy Coun-
ty Attorney Booth and Deputy Matti-
son prosecuted the case and j. r.
Grice and j. b. McClernan appeared
for the defense. The jury in the case
was composed of George f. Sherman,
Alfred Tippet, Alfred Cox, II. ID. Nc
Iaggin, William Michigan, Thomas
Sturtrdge, John l.. Carroll, Louis
Baumler, Adolph Schwade, Charles
Pierce, Miles Ferrick and Isaac Ma
deau.
Pauline Foster was the first witness
and testified that she lived on Galena
street and knew Emma Zeal. On Jan.
II Pauline came out of a saloon at AZ
East Galena street and stopped to talk
TO Georgia st. Clair
Emma came out and as she passed
us she said something" said Pauline.
What did she say?" asked Mr..
Booth.
Shall 1 tell II to the court?"
Yes, tell just what she said"
1T is awful bad"
We'll, tell IL and we will see," said
the court
She called me a very vile name
and said If l didn't like 1t she would
stick knife in me and then she
turned around and stabbed me-"
What did you do?"
Il didn't know / was cut then and 1
said to her I never done nothing to
you, and she says, You lie,' and cut
me again"
How often were you cut?"
Fourteen times. -
Pauline exhibited the scars on her
arms and said she had several more |
on her body
What is your business?" asked Mr..
McClernan in REORGANIZATION.
Il live life of shame"
How long have you been in that
business?"
-Four years"
Ever live in Chicago?"
yes sir; five years ago."
Bryan"
while you were living with vour
husband in Chicago were you not con-
victed of attempted murder and didn't
for t?"
NO sir"
is II not fact that before the as
sauIt on you by Emma Teal you made
Nellie?"
The court sustained an objection TO
me question. In answer to further
Iuestlons the witness said Emma Teal
RAD been accompanied by another girl
named clyde Quail and the latter as
'isted Emma. II am with you" she
'aiu; ana also began carving big
Pauline.
Who inflicted the cuts on your face
md arms?"
Clyde Quail" said the witness. She
lenied that she first struck Emma and
Knocked her about before the knives
we're brought into play. She said she
iaa never done nothing" to Emma |
'est of friends
Dr. q. ID. Bryant and DR.. T. b. Moore
estihed as to the nature of the wounds
ma said the cut on the abdomen might
ave proved fatal
Pauline was recalled and exhibited
ne wardrobe she wore at the time of
he cutting ARRAY The clothes vera
strips and soaked with blood.
For the purpose of saving time we s
llll admit that we cut that dress 9
aid Mr.. McLernan. '
Mr.. Booth exhibited the dress TO the a
hry which led Mr. Grice to remark |
nat II was hardly proper TO wave the !
IUouy shirt before the jury. Pauline's |
allor hat was introduced in evidence a
ne crown OF 1t had almost entirely
cen cut out with slash of the knife. ;
Georgia st. Clair, a white woman /
lth colored reputation, testified that I
ne was talking with Pauline and a
in front of a saloon
aulihe used some abusive words i'm a
about Emma. The latter y
ame out OF saloon and overheard n L
no asked: Are you talking about -
ie Pauline said she was not. Emma :
iid, You are a liar" and with that >
lie trouble began e
Robert Howard. the gentleman" -
entoned and colored man by pro- :,
ssion, testified that there had been ! >
me talk between the two women one y
,cuslng the other with taking nm =,
ith her friend" Emma came out of =,
lie saloon and said. Here is the h -
wv and she then asked Pauline II y,
le mad been talking about her. She :"
id she had not
Nntn turned around | a
IA the two women came together" y,
40 Howard He did not see the cut -
Mrs. Dougherty. whose name might 81
u indicate that she. too. is colored e.
suhed that she was on the opposite "a
he OF the street when the knife jugg-
~ act commenced. She ran over and a.
ard Pauline beg for help but no one a.
Duld assist her and she then said: ~
Tor Gods sake, II you won't help me. m
Tor the police" Then Emma ran rs
way. e.
J. +. Daniels came upon the scene :,
hen the fracas was i'm full bloom and bs
ew nothing about the cause of IL. but 81
afterwards saw the wounds.
Mrs. Dougherty was recalled and I'm In
swer TO questions asked by Mr. Mat pl
'on. said she was In a saloon with IN
nina Teal and Clyde Quail some time m
fore the cutting. and heard Emma / "a
id that II they" did not look out she 10