The San Francisco call., 1905-03-26
HURLS PURSE
At ATTORNEY
Miss Therese McKinery. in
Fit of Mysteries, Resents
Imputations on Good Name
RAYL GETS JUDGMENT
ASsailants Must Pay 1929
Damages for Brutally At
tacking Him on the Street

Miss Therese Mckinney created an
exciting scene yesterday in the court
room Of Justice Of the Peace Van Nos
trand during the trial of the suit Of
Garfield Rayl for S2ss damages against
Frank Hancock, Roland Murdock, Will
liam II. Daily and Sol Landsburg. Miss
Mckinney, on whose account the de-
PENDANTS administered a beating to
Rayl on Davis street, became hyster-
ical and threw her purse at the head
of Landsburg, who, as attorney for the
defense, had persisted in asking wit
nesses questions that tended TO be-
smirch her reputation.
1t was while George Ducarpe was on
the stand that Miss McKinery gave
way 10 violent emotion, and it looked
at one time as If it would be necessary
10 call a physician. Ducarpe, in reply
10 Landsburg's questions, stated that
he had gone TO the Larchmont lodging
house in company with Miss Mckinney
on two different occasions-a piece Of
testimony that had been previously
denied by the young lady. No sooner
had Ducarpe given his testimony than
Miss McRinery rose from her seat In
the courtroom and advanced toward
Bandsburg, saying:
"Ill knock your head off, you con-
temptibie thing: I'll knock your head
off. You are trying TO ruin my reputa-
ton. All Of you have lied about this,
and il has gone too far"
HAS TALE TO TELL.
Miss McKinery's voice rose higher
and higher, and with heavy sobs and a
hysterical Shrek she threw her purse
at Landsburg, but the missile went
wide Of the mark. Judge Van Nostrand
Immediately adjourned court, and the
plaintiffs S attorney led the now hyster-
teal woman to the Judges chambers
where she soon Gained down. When
court was resumed Miss Mckinney took
the stand and asked leave to make the
following statement:
I have been made a fool of long
enough and L do not propose to be
made scapegoat for others. The
quarrel was not over me. but over an
other woman. The details are too dis
gusting TO be told in public, but I will
tell the story to the court privately"
Judge Van Nostrand ruled that the
attorneys would have to be present if
Miss Mckinney told her story, but to
this she would not agree.
Earlier in the trial Miss Mckinney
denied a conversation which Ducarpe
alleged he had had with her relative
TO the fabrication of the testimony as
TO the alleged attacks made by Rayl
upon her.
DENIES HANCOCK'S MORTGAGE.
1T was this way" said Miss Nc
Kinery, "Ducarpe said to Hancock:
Call me as a witness and l will tes-
tify that 1 saw Rayl attack Miss Nc
Kinery.'
Hancock seemed to think he had a
mortgage on me-" continued Miss Nc
Kinery. He had frequently threat
ened 10 take my life and on one oc-
casion he choked me- 1t was because
] feared Hancock that told Rayl's at
toTney that Rayl had attacked me.
when as a matter of fact he had not
done So
The court gave Judgment against
three of the defendants, Hancock,
Murdeok and Daily for the full amount
demanded by Rayl. lin doing so he
said:
Il consider this one of the most
cowardly and dastardly assaults that
has ever come to my notice. For three
or four men to attack an unsuspecting
man is, in my opinion. not a very
heroic action. II the complaint had
alleged conspiracy as we'll as assault I
would have given judgment against all
four Of the defendants. The evidence
shows that Landsburg took no part in
the attack. although he aided in the
plot 10 beat Rayl"