The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-19
MADBTHE JURY CRY SHAME
EFFEOT OF 4 LAWYERS oUEsTIoN
TO A WOMAN WITNESS.

10 was = NIT OF the suh-uiot In the Drama OF
the Gown. the D~ress-aEer's NH. the Dress
makers nusbsud, the Dres.uaker,s CIieutts
husband, and a Quick Journey Downstairs.
A. De La Prichardiero Of MA West 1both
street, q small Frenchman with gray hair,
sought R5, 900 damages from Broker Charles II.
Ropes before Justice Bookstaver of the gu
prone Court yesterday on allegations that he
had been severely handled by Ropos when he
went to collect q dressmaker's bill. Ropes do
mics the assault, and says tho Frenchman
must have fallen without propulsion down tho
stone stops Of the Ropes house at 242 Central
Park West.
The plaintiffs version was that his wife,
who is a dressmaker. sent him to the house on
the night of May "a. 1895. with q gown and
bill for Mrs. Ropes. Tho gown was done up in
a box, and fixed under the cords Of the box
was q bill for R42. Tho instructions Of the
husband from his wife were to surrender the
gown on receipt of the cash. The Frenohman
said that on ringing Ropes's bell he was
directed to o scat in the hail, and q servant
made his presence known to Mr.. Ropes. Mr..
Ropes ordered him to take a seat in a place re
served for servants. The plaintiff refused 10
do 30, and danced the box on his knee for about
twenty minutes without any one coming to
speak with him. Then he opened the door to
depart, and somebody grabbed at tho box and
knocked him down the stoop.
testified that he saw the plaintiff thrown down
the steps, and that he ran up the steps and up:
braided Ropes, He then got a carriage and
Mrs. Dorothea Barrach. a drcssmaker, who
said she was passing at the time with her hus-
She was as asked ked' By a. H. cispp. AI lawyer S' for the
Isn't il q fact that you were with a man
up In that part of towni Now, answer that ques-
tion.'
Mrs. Barrach became palo and o1oitodly
NO. Sir; but I would like to tell you some
thing else. How dare you talk to me in that
question. / was with my husband, and II he
vas wa here you would not dare talk to me in
The words OF the woman caused an uproar of
approval. and several of tho jurors called out to
shame, shame. It's an outrage and o dis
grace, that a woman should be asked such q
question:" The foreman appealed to the court
Justice Bookstaver finally raped for order
and the lawyer arose and offered to apologize.
NO, no; that won't do. The jury will do
eide what effect, If any, it will have on the
case. order the question stricken out"
with the plaintiff over the possession of the box.
He wanted to show 1t to his wife and the plain.
TN the p Ton n net fsll dot hi The s Rqrln Mr th Rc s5gss sssiS
that he. went down and picked the plaintiff up
and called q cab, meanwhile walking the plain.
tiff up and down until tho cab came. MIR. Ropes
had got possession OF the box before the plain.
tiff fell.
Dispositions Of Arnold Froidevaux and his
wife were read. They said that they were pres.
ent when the vito OF the plaintiff sent for q
physician and they heard her tell her husband
in French to complain that lie was hurt or he
would get no damages They were also pres
Ont when the plaintiff had his photograph
taken and the wife OF the PLAINTIFF told him to
blow up his checks 80 they would look as IL
they were swollen, which he did. The case was
not concluded.