The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-18
NO SHOW FOR WOMEN.
Whittier House Youths Learn
ing to Domineer Over the
Gentler Sex.

Whittier House had an unusual and
most interesting entertainments last night
in a mock trial given by the Lincoln Club.
The young men who compose the club
have given a number of entertainments.
Miss Mary Phiibrook is now President of
the Cub and to her is largely due the
excellence of the trial. A large platform
had been erected in the kindergarten
room and on it was faithfully reproduced
a court room, The judges desk, the
clerks desk, the lawyers table, the wit
ness stand. the jury box, even the repor-
ters' table were there. Some wise look
ing books and a profusion of papers
gave the court a business-like air, which
was still further increased when the Judge
with heavy whiskers and severe looking
spectacles took his place.
Prior to the appearance of the Judge
the plaintiff and defendant ana their witt
nesses entered the room and sat down
amicably side by side. The case was a
breach of promise suit. The Judge had
unfortunately forgotten his gavel, and he
pounded heartily with his fist and ordered
the crier to make his proclamation. The
jurymen were then sworn in. Eight had
been previously impaneled and were re-
CURED merely to kiss the book. The clerk
hurried this ceremony so that the last
juryman had to blow his kiss from the
tips of his tigers. Then three more had
to be found. Each man had excuses to
give. All the excuses were humorous
and kept the audience in gales of laugh
ter. When the jury had been secured
the case proceeded.
The story was that Charles Dudeldng
had called steadily on Jane Oldmaid and
had led her to believe he loved her. He
had written her a letter in which he
called her My dear Jane" Suddenly he
left her after declaring his love by giving
her a peppermint heart with ssWilt thou
be miner" inscribed thereon. The evil
dence brought out the act that a cousin
of lane had been visiting her and the
heart had been intended for Susan, the
cousin.
The witnesses were delightful. Mrs.
Oldmaid was the personiication of the
witness who will tell her story in her
own way regardless of the judge. Tommy
Oldmaid was most amusing as the mis-
chievous brother. Susan and Jane were
SO sure each was the charmer that their
conscious pride was very l~aughable. The
lawyers made irresistible appeals for
their clients. Their speeches were mar
vels of eloQuence. The prosecuting at
torney traced conyincingly the progress
OF the love affair from the age of seven,
and the defendants counsel refuted the
arguments and made clear his own
points with great skill. The judge was a
model and the clerk administered the
oaths with an Indifference to the words
beautiful to behold. Each part was acted
admirably and the trial went without a
hitch.
The cast ~was:-Judge, William Shierloh;
clerk Rhinehart Harms crier, Joseph
Joyce: opposing attorney, George john
son; Jane Oldmaid. Miss Katie Gross;
Mrs. Oldmaid, Miss Mamie Campbell;
Susan singlehart, Miss Maggie Reynolds;
Charles Dudeling, Henry Smith; Tommy
Oldmaid, Joseph Peavey; jurymen, George
Conway, Louis Ormar, Henry Written,
Louis Kensler, William Beatty. Albert
Tiplady, James Joyce, Louis Meyer, John
Smith, Harry Christopher, Ward Smith.
BERTHE Melber, Gustave Rhode and Harry
Gross.
At the conclusion of the trial Miss
Carolyn A. Paddock recited "The En-
chanted Shirt" and responded to two en-
cores, giving Specially Jim" and Seem
Things at Night" Dancing followed.