The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-05-11
SIMPLY
A QUESTION
OF TASTE
A Question Open to
Debate and TO Diff
terehtiatiOn
Has a Wife the Right to Visit
the Same Places Her
Husband Holds
Forth In

Here is a little story told by the
Coast Mail, perhaps not an uncommon
one yet full of pathos. II is reprint.
ed, not to advertise the saloon. the
woman or the parties in the case. but
for the readers of The Journal to
study on. II might be instructive II
The Journal family Of readers would
express their opinion and the conclu.
sions they arrive at from the story. It
certainly has a moral. II may have
many; but what?
Justice Of the Peace Hyde's court
was busy all yesterday afternoon with
the case Of the State OF Oregon VS.. p
L. Ferry. charged with assault and
battery the act constituting the al
legged offense being the forcible eject.
ment OF Mrs George Nelson from his
saloon. the Blanco Bar. on Thursday
evening The defendant was given a
jury trial, resulting in a verdict Of
mot guilty"
The jury was as follows: l. A. Hall
foreman; Nicholas Relchert. Marvin
r. Brown. VIM. Nasburg. Alfred Mat
soa and w. l.. Condron. Deputy Dis
trlct Attorney Farrln conducted the
prosecution, W. U. Douglas and c. A.
Clark the defense.
The prosecuting witness Mrs. Geor.
gia Nelson, told her story substantial.
ly as follows: Her husband, Frank
Nelson, had been In the habit OF going
into the saloon. drinking and gam.
bling, and she had been trying to keep
him from doing so, and TO keep him
away from those men," who. she
thought. had bad influence over
him On this occasion she met her
husband az the back door OF the sa.
loon. as he was going In. She laid her
hand on his arm, and tried TO per.
suade him not TO go In. but he insisted
and she walked IN through the card
room. and into the barroom with him.
and tried 10 get him 10 go out. He
told her 20 keep away from him. or he
would land on" her. Emerson Ferry
came from behind the bar. and ordered
her out of the saloon. She told him
she would go II her husband would go
with her. Ferry took hold OF her and
threw her out through the swinging
doors leading into the office Of the
hotel. using a great deal OF violence,
and creating so much disturbance that
w. n. Short, proprietor OF the hotel
came running TO see what the racket
was about As she was being roughly
handled by Ferrey she called on her
husband To protect her. but he made
some reply indicating approval OF
Ferreys action. She also testified TO
a conversation with VIM. Creason, a
Ihandy man about the hotel yesterday
morning. In which he agreed with her
that she had been thrown out in a
horribly violent" manner, and said he
would so testify.
VIM. creason was placed on the
stand by the prosecution. and said
there had been nothing rough or vio-
lent about the way she was put out
This was a facer for Farrin. but he
was not allowed 10 impeach his own
witness.
Il. z Ferrey, defendant, gave his
version OF the AFFAIR Said the lady
had been making IL unpleasant for ev.
cry one about the house. and had
broken up games in the saloon. Mel
son was standing in front Of the bar
when the lady came In. and asked him
10 go out. which he refused 10 do. and
threatened 10 strike her Witness
came around the bar and asked her
to go out. but she refused 20 go un.
less her husband did. He then put !
her out as gently as possible. using as
little force as necessary. Mr. Ferrey |
said Nelson had not been in the habit
OF drinking in the saloon. and had
never gambled there Witness was
not a partner in the hotel. Had loaned
some money 10 W n. Short. the pro
prietor.
Frank Nelson oOrrobOrated his wife
up TO the point where Ferrey took
hold OF her 70 Are her out. then she
tried 10 catch hold Of him. and he
started away and aid rot see the rest
Of Il. Heard no sound Of violence He
had not done any gambling IN the sa-
loon. and had not drank anything ca.
cept when naeged into desperation BY
bis wife. Had been drunk twice late
ly under such circumstances.
d. Grihith testified that Ferrey put
the lady out gently.
Watt short testified that he over