The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-03-10
Butte Department.

not hear them mention any names anC
did not know who Emma referred &c
| as they" and she"
j. +. Daniels said he saw Pauline
leave the saloon and soon thereafter
Emma borrowed a knife from Clyde
Quail and followed Pauline out of the
saloon. The witness went out a mo-
| ment later and saw the two women
mixed up.
Clyde Quail. a black soubrette, was
the first witness for the defense and
told long story about Emma having
a headache and wanting to go to bed.
! They went out of the saloon and saw
| Pauline standing half in the alley and
half on the sidewalk" Pauline said:
Here comes the little b now" and
then grabbed her, and Emma cried.
Let me 60" The big woman, who oc-
cupied part of the alley and a portion
of the sidewalk with her great size,
then exclaimed: You have cut my
quits out"
You heard Pauline testify as TO the
part you took in the affray?" asked Mr.
Mattison on cross-examination.
Yes, sir'
did you have a razor in your hand ?"
Il had nothing at ALL"
Did you give her a knife?"
Clyde denied IL.
did you hear Emma say that she
could wear a corset?"
Il did not"
The witness saw Emma punching Ii
into Pauline's stomach" but she did
not see a knife in her hand. She saw
her have knife early in the evening,
but according to her description of it 1t
was not over two inches long.
Emma Teal, the defendant, was next
called to the witness stand and said
that when she came out of the saloon
to go home she saw Pauline standing
partly in the alley and partly on the
sidewalk" Pauline said, There comes
the little yellow b now" Emma asked
her If she referred to her. Pauline said
she did not. II called her a liar" said
the witness, "and then she grabbed me
by the hair, punched my face and
pushed me into a doorway"
Emma said she then pulled the knife
out which she carried in her bosom
opened it and defended herself with 1t.
Emma said she had purchased the
knife up town the day before.
What did you buy it for?"
ITO cut my corns with"
And you cut her IA or 10 times?"
'I must have"
'All with that one little knife?"
Yes; all with that one little knife"
Did you miss any blows?"
II didn't count them" |
Did you make any misses?" |
We object" said Mr.. Grice. This |
defendant is not accused Of making |
any misses
Did you strike at random" asked
Mr.. Mattison.
No; I struck at the big beast in
front Of me-"
Did you think 1t was no crime to
kill a big beast like that?"
An objection was sustained.
Did you know what you were do
Ing?"
self"
The witness said she was trying TO
get away from Pauline but the latter
had hold of her dress and tore it,
Alfred Ford. black as ebony, testified
that he was tending bar at the saloon
where the fracas started and heard
Pauline Foster say to a girl named
Nellie Mitchell: II wouldn't stand it
| were in your place" Nellie said
here was no cause for trouble, and
hen Pauline said: II have punched |
me woman's head tonight and IL you
lon't punch her 1 will" Ford didn't
lear the two women mention any
names.
j. s. Lauer. a white man. said he
happened to be passing along Galena
treet just as the fracas started. He
nd the little one asked her what she
aid. The big one then accused the
title one of intimacy with one to
whom she referred to as him" The
title one acknowledged the corn and
aid she would continue IL and then the
wo women came together and Lauer
topped to see the fight out. The big
roman had the little one backed up
gainet a brick wall and the little one
ras telling her to let GO He thought
was nothing but fist fight as both
'ere exchanging blows. He did not I
now that n knife had been used until
he fight was over.
Big Pauline was called I'm rebuttal |
nd denied that she had ever told Mel
e Mitchell what she would do with |
mma Teal, and that closed the testi-
lony.
The arguments were very brief and 6
he case was submitted to the Jury
lortly after 5 o'clock. They were out
bout three hours and returned with a {
erdict of assault in the second degree
nd leaving the punishment to be fixed ]
Y the court. Sentence will be passed
ext Saturday. The punishment is !
ON one to five years Imprisonment or !
fine not to exceed So 900 or both |