Omaha daily bee., 1901-02-18

testimony 3, Is because she wants 10 reach
81 conclusion thG. is dear TO her heart while
q man generally bear false witness 70 reach
a conclusion dear to his pocEetbook.
woman - rAcitahIe.
Judge W ". Eeysor--It is true that
women ere not a. good witnesses rs men.
bH, Go moi agree with Judge Ngtermans
statement that the test IRONY OK women Is
damaged bv their Inclination and the like
lihood " their fauoyins that things which
the" Fa'u cnly imagined ere really true.
The ruinlcc NJ women who appear in court
Is limited and only small per cent OF fs-
male witnesses are really representative
women. on the witness stand women are
more eScltatle than men. In case an at
tornev in,matcs 20 y woman that she is
lyng she is liable 20 lose her temper and
give way 20 snge- IN such a manner that
her testimony will be damaged. And then
most women want TO talk too much on the
stand They insist on explaining things In
detail. But | 90 not believe that the fail
tire OF ;hG average woman 10 be good wit
ucss can he charged to anything but her
lack Of business experience and her unfs-
miliarty with courts. IL certainly should
not be said that women do not desire 20
tell the truth. In my opinion there are
some women and some men who go on the
stand with the intention OF fslsitying. The
percentage OF women who Intentionally give
false testimony Is probably as great as the
percentage OF male witnesses who willfully
lie on the stand. I believe that there are
very few persons who deliberately lie In
court. agree with Judge Waterman's
statement that one written document IL
worth more in evidence than the testimony
OF dozen witnesses. regardless OF whether
the witnesses are men or women. Tho
memory OF the average man or woman Is
very treacherous, and written document
Is pretera BILE to any amount OF oral testi-
mony.
judge Bakers Idea.
Judge Ben s Baker--A woman makes a
better liar than a man because she can stick
to y false story longer and with a greater
showing Of sincerity. Generally speaking.
however women are truthful and their evil
deuce In court is regarded as reliable, but
there are some women. Just the same as
there are some men. who will commit per
jury. | don't think a woman is any moro
apt to be carried away from tho truth BY
imag gins ton than msu is. They possess
no peculiar faculty that enables them 20
'magine that lie is the truth
sexes Arc Equal.
Judge Lee S. Estelle-Men and women are
alike in veracity. 4 good. conscientious
woman will always tell the truth and a
woman whose conscience is scared and gone
will lie Just as readily as q man who Is
without conscience. don't believe womans
imaginative powers are as great as mans
and for that reason | fail to see how her
veracity could be affected by her imagiua-
ton. Imaginative genius was exemplifed
in men like John Bunyon and Dante and
history never produced woman to equal
them in imagination. There is such thing
as womans intuition-a woman can intui-
lively reach a conclusion and be right
while man can get to a correct conclusion
only by reasoning. Tho superior intuition
OF women, however. does not lead them into
relating falsehoods. excepting In rare in
stances. A woman's nervous system is
more sensitive than a mans and when she
appears in court she IA more easily con-
| fused, but II in her confusion she answers
falsely IL is because she has not understood
the questions and not because she wants
to lie.
Ninsonhnler's Missouri Chivalry.
Judge d. NJ Vinsonhaler-1 have not had
| much experience with women witnesses in
| the county court. but as far as my expert
ence has gone It has given me a very ia
vorable impression of the women. / don't
recall single instance Of a woman testify
! ing falsely in my court. ! believe women
are more scrupulous than men in truth and
| honor. | am from Missouri.
Morals Are Finer.
Rev. Mary Girard Andrews-I believe that
women usually have a much keener moral
/ Of hon ha,.a hu, ~
fact remains that they are not so explicit
in their statements and therefore may be
more easily confused than the average man
But this OF course would not be from any
| intention OF falslfylng on their part.
woman possessing a thoroughly disciplined
mind is just as reliable on the witness
stand as a man. While was in public
work for a number OF years I often visited
court rooms for the purpose OF hearing
| testimony In noted cases and listening to
the pleading OF the attorneys, and have
| heard many straightforward testimonies
from women. ! noticed. too, that many at
| torneys take advantage OF womeus mex
perence in such matters and confuse them
willfully. The only time was ever placed
upon the witness stand was when a young
girl. II was in an important civil suit and
| ! had no difficulty whatever in telling the
| whole truth accurately. Afterward ] was
| highly complimented by the Judge for the
| clearness OF my testimony.
Chicago Judge Unfair.
Miss Edith Tobitt-Judge Watermsn's
statement that women are of a more i'm
| aginatlye nature than men seems 10 me to
| be unfair. Men and women are very much
alike in point OF Imagination. have
reason 10 believe that there are just as
many extremely imaginative men as women.
Although know but little about courts and
The manner in which people conduct them
selves on the witness stand, meet many
men and women In my daily work and have
pu opportunity to read character. Take
men and women OF the same class. who
have had the same environment and educa
tion, and 1t will be found that they are
much alike. The unfamiliarity OF many
women with business methods and the ways
OF the commercial world may unit them for
giving testimony, but do not believe that
they should be charged with having moro
| vivid imaginations than men.
when ] was prostrated with grip ana
my heart and nerves were In bad shap.
DR.. Miles Nervine and Heart Cure gave