The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-08-18

| Anderson's court at. the new City Hall
yesterday declare IL would have done
every person In the city good to hear
the tongue la.bing given to the man who
swore al woman. The denmnciation
was anything but brief, and from the
standpoint Of cloquencc would have done
justice TO some Of the highest councils
In the country.
Scott has lived in cottage belonging
to Mrs. Emma Young for the pa-t five
months and owes her rent for that
period. While endeayoring to collect
what was due her Mrs. Young was pro.
fancly addressed by Scott aud inumedi-
ntely took measures TO have the fellow
properly rebuked. He Was arrested and
during the trial yesterday, practically
through a slip Of the tongue, admitted
hi guilt although he stoutly main.
tanned that he had not cursed Mrs.
Young. SCOTS wife, frail and sickly
little woman who has just passed try.
ing siege, was called as a witness. She
testified that she had heard part Of
the conversation between Mrs. Young
and her husband, but could not recall
~ "a whether or not Scott had used
proinc language. The case dragged and
promised TO ie as mogptonous a. the
average Police court preceding when
Attorney Spittle started hi. final argu.
mcnt for the prosecution.
This man, your honor said Mr.,
Spittle, "thi- person occupying the box,
has admitted that he addressed Mrs
Young in profane language. | wonder
II this fellow, who calls himself a man
when he said ---, realized
whose name he was using. lie used the
tilest curse that man may call upon
this poor and dciensele-s woman. lie
doesn't know the len commandments;
he doesn't even know the third com.
mnndment, which says, Thou shalt not
take the name OF the Lord, thy God, in
vain He doesn't know. the passage
which saws. 'The sins Of the father shall
be visited even TO the third and fourth
generations. He has lived so long in
this atmosphere Of deprayity that to re.
sort to such language is perfectly
natural.
"rhi. poor woman, his wife, testified
that she did not hear him swear, |
believe she, il telling the truth. but |
also believe that the woman who was
abused would not come here and seek
justice without proyocation, She is not
irving TO collect the bill which is Justly
due her She is seeking recourse for
the insults that were heaped upon her
by this fellow He cursed her, free
American woman; called down the vii
est curse he could think Of,
Il do not recall an instance in which
We have had to deal with man OF this
stamp, man who would swear at a.
woman. Were il not for the fact that
he has Il wife and children, sick wife
-~and | am not surprised that she is
sick of living as she does with such
being. n person from whose foul lips
curses fall as constantly as do good
words would from pure lips would
urge that you give him the extreme
penalty. Under the circumstances, |
feel we must give the wife and the
children consideration"
Scott squirmed under the stinging
words of Mr., Spittle and made several
half hearted attempts at protestation.
But the court was not finished with him.
Police Judge Anderson, before imposing
sentence, gave him a second tongue lash
ing which cut a little deeper than the
first, because the court did not confne
himself to the charge at hand. Scott
was fined $40 or five days and accepted
the later invitation to spend a short
,oioun at the Hallock villa,
According to those wlo have lad deal.
ngs with Scott he is blk of the first
water and not unresoureeful so far as
,onceiving subterfuges is concerned
Some months ago, when collector
,alled at his home, scarlet fever tlag
adorned the front door The collector
was nonplussed but after a month paid
Ihe Scott place second visit. This
lime he was confronted with diph
iberia warning. On his third visit he
was informed that Scott had skipped
he city and that neighbors were sup
porting the wife and children.
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