The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-22

Things Heard 3 Seen
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The police court is a stage. There are
great variety of acts. Some are comedies.
some are tragedies, as it were. There was
comedy yesterday which furnished untold
amusement for the spectators and embar-
rassment for two ladies who appeared as
prosecutors and witnesses.
There was a young man on trial for an
indecent exposure of the person. The two
ladies were witnesses against him. Here
is about the way the testimony ran:
"What did Mr.. dor" asked the de-
fendant's attorney.
Lady No. lille looked out of the win
dow"
"Where were your"
ION the ground"
did you look up?"
"Yes."
what made you look up?"
81 don't know. I guess just looked up
as anybody else would have DONE"
when you looked up what did you see?"
Bushes, confusion, bushes again.. and
when the lady recovered she seemed to see
something very attractive just outside the
window.
81 can't express it. If he hadn't been
| bad, bad boy he wouldn't have done it."
"Tell the court what you saw" per-
sisted the attorney.
HE was in his night Clothes, and the
lady hid her face.
There was silence for some time, punctu-
| ated by occasional filters from the audi
ence. Then the attorney sought to estab-
lish the fact that the case had been brought
through prejudice occasioned by an incident
that occurred some time ago.
you and the young man had some troub-
lie some time since, did you not?" continued
the attorney.
yes, we had some words"
about what?'
"a dog
Tell the court about it."
He tied a piece of paper to our little
dogs tail. 1t ran in the room and scared
the baby almost into spasms I never have
liked him since, and we had some words
about it. We said something and he said
a plenty, too"
The young man was discharged.
The fact that DeWolf Hopper and his
wife, Edna Wallace, did not speak while
off the stage in Birmingham has put the
newspaper reporters to interviewing the
two principals in every city they play.
From Birmingham to Montgomery the big
comedian and his pretty little wife rode in
separate coaches, as they did from Mont
gomery to Mobile In Mobile they occu-
pied separate apartments at the hotels as
they did in Birmingham and an air of chill
illness lowered about them. A member of
the company said to a newspaper reporter
that there was absolutely nothing in the
published reports. He declared that the
two stars in their relations off the stage
were just as affectionate as they were
when taking the leading parts in Ell Capt.
tam Perhaps there is a grain of humor
in what the gentleman said. In Ell Captain
the dainty Edna was always Gliding her
"bigger-half' about other girls. So it may
be in private life. While in Birmingham
Mrs Hopper was in telegraphic commune
cation with the noted firm of New York
lawyers, Howe & Hummel. De Wolf has
been extremely unlucky with his wives,
and he had enough trouble in getting the
present one to keep her pacified for while
at least. From the other he obtained a
divorce. The divorce was gotten in New
York, where the law requires that the
principals cannot again marry in that
state.
Hopper's first wife was appraised of her
husbands intention of marrying Edna
Wallace. She proceeded to make things
exceedingly interesting for him. He
forced to go out of the state to marry, and
to get out without his first wifes knowl-
edge he assumed disguise. He was born
minus the hair that grows on the head of
the majority of mortals and for some time
he wore wig and false mustache. Now 1t
is said that De Wolf is too popular with
"other girls and that Edna will get a di-
vorce. This breach may stop the tour of
the company in Ell Captain. In Atlanta Mr..
Hopper issued notice reserving seats for
three female members of the company and
himself, together in the cast. He supple
mented this with notice that no one not
connected with the company or opera house
would be allowed behind the scenes. This
was said to be a direct hit at his wife.
Hopper will lose a pretty little woman,
but one who will never be an actress Ed
ma Wallace was cut out for a hit with the
bald-headed row. and further than this
her success has never extended.
There were two of them. They claimed
to be laborers. The first was of
grumbling disposition He complained Of
having to work twelve hours out of TWEEN
ty-four.
"That is nothing" said laborer No. 2. II
work twenty-four hours out of twenty
four. My hardest work comes at night af-
ter 1 have labored all day."
"Who are your asked the first laborer
in establishment.
II am gas meter" came the solemn re-
Spouse.
From the bills that come in I thought
you worked thirty-six hours out of twen-
ty-four,' said Iaborer No. 1, and there was