The San Francisco call., 1899-07-21
NAVY DIVORCE
SCANDAL ENDS
IN A BAT TIE
Thornton and Collin
Mix NJ alters.
FORMER WAS THE ASSAILAN7 Il
OBJECTION TO A QUESTION
CAUSES THE TROUBLE.
Bailiff Cooper Kicked During the Set
to, but Separates the Princi-
paIs-Fine of Fifty Dol
lars Imposed.

With the sound of hammering fists and
the splashing of gore the Lung divorce
suit. as far as the evidence is concerned,
came to a fitting end yesterday. FROM
the beginning the divorce scandal OF the
navy has developed dramatic scenes.
few days ago Mrs. Lung hurled hersei
into the corridor outside Judge Murasky
courtroom and proceeded to batter Ben
true q witness in the case. Then she pro-
ceeded to enact a scene which caused an
adjournment of court. Yesterday 1t was
not the principals in the scandal but the
lawyers who made Things h0Wl, anu oGI
of il all but one lesson has been learned
Crittenden Thornton has been mace aware
that it is expensive to attack opposing
counsel: also that it is not safe to strike
a smaller man, even thouSh he may pe
Tbe cr0ss-examination of Mrs. Lung by
Mr. Thornton was the cause OF the dl1l-
/ Guilty. Mrs. Lung had testified that dur
ing a visit at a certain hotel she had Deen
! insulted on two occasions by one or the
guests, and said that her husband had
avenged her by slapping his face. Don, t
YOU know" said Thornton, that the dill
! fculty at the hotel is simply. the result of
your imagina9ltye pr Praim resAt AttoTMney Mrs
Lung, objected to the question-that it
was uncaled for and ungentlemanly.
| whats that?" said Thornton.
"The reporter will read my objection. -
| said Mr.. Collins. The reporter read the
! objection, and then Thornton, who was on
! his feet, made ruSn at COll1nS, VINO
was seated at the bar. Thornton swung
/ vicious blow at Collins head, but Col
| iins ducked. and the fist of his assailant
| lust grazed his cheek At the same time
/ Collins fist swung around and it crunched
! into the lips of Thornton. Thornton 8
! head went back from the force of the
| blow. the blood spurted from his lips and
| thew clinched. over they went the chair
/ in which Collins was seated crushing un-
/ der the weight of the combatants.
/ Ar this point Bailiff Cooper sailed into
the fight He made a reach for Thorn
! TONS collar but the frenzied lawyer
/ launched out from the rear and landed
! one of his heels on the bailiff's right
/ ankle 1t stopped Cooper but an instant.
! however. and then he lifted Thornton
! hack into his seat, and the battle was
! over. Judge Murasky, who had sprung
/ from his seat at the opening of hostilities,
/ Immediately adjudged Thornton guilty of
/ contempt of court. Mr.. Collins then arose
! he lenient with Mr.. Thornton, as he evil
/ IDENTIFY had been actuated by uncontrolla-
/ BILE impulse.
Il don't want any. excuses made for me
/ did | did with deliberaton and am willing
! to take the consequences.
| Thereupon Judge Murasky fined Thorn
| ron $50 but as he did not have the amount
! in his pocket the court granted him t1ve
| days in which to procure the necessary
/ coin A minute order of the action of the
| court was made, and the cross-eXamina-
| ton of Mrs. Lung continued. This con-
/ cluded the case was submitted on brleis.
! All matters of fact being clear to the
/ court but one thing remains to be set
! tled-the matter of DR.. Lungs residence
/ Should it he found that under the law he
has no residence in this city and county
/ his case will fall and he will have to at
| tain a residence before he can wage sue
cessful litigation against his wife EhZa.
beth for a divorce, "a vincule matrimoni.