The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-12-11

Whole Affair Seemed to be Farce
 Girls Claimed Mistaken Identity and
 the Boys Insisted That the Girls
 Waved Them On end Even TriIIed.
 The Fair Haven kissing fiasco, which came up in the city court yesterday, resulted in producing evidence which went to show that it was case of much ado about nothing" and Judge Mathewson acquitted the youngsters. The boys, Le Roy Page and Harold Chittenden, are both country lads, and their story of the affair rang true"
 Thetwo girls in the case are sisters. They are the Misses Mary and Martha Zimmer of 190 Clifton street. They are both well-appearing girls, of good character.
 The evidence went to show that they were going home a week ago Saturday night after having been shopping, and as the car reached the Qulnnipiac bridge, they, saw two young men, the two accused, whom they mistook for friends of theirs. The girls bowed, and as they walked up the hill Page and Chittenden followed them.
 At this point the evidence differed. The boys claimed that the girls waved their hands, and one of them trilled to them. The girls say they did not.
 When the young men caught up with the girls, the girls say they discovered they were not the trends they thought, and told the young men so, but one of them said they were just as good, and asked the girls to allow them to walk home with them. The girls told them to go about their business.
 Now came another difference in the evidence. The girls claimed that the boys wanted to kiss them. This the boys deny. Miss Martha claimed that Page wanted to hug her, and that she gave him a slap in the mouth. Page says that he did not try to do anything of the kind, but that when Miss Martha struck at him he raised up his arm to protect himself After this the boys went to a drug store and got some ci- gars, while the girls went after Officer Cook.
 A boy named George Johnson was called as a witness, and he said that Page told him he had struck a girl shortly after the meeting on the hill Johnson testified with a grin on his face and his head held well back.
 Where had you been before you met Page?" asked Attorney Fitzgerald wht represented the two accused.
 That's my business" retorted the witness, with grin on his face.
 It was clear to be seen that the wit ness had angered Judge Mathewsor about as much as his honor has ever been angered in the court, and the lee. ture which he then and there admins | tered was given in no uncertain Ian guage In fact, it looked very much as though Johnson was booked for punish. ment for contempt of court, but he sobered down quickly.
 Chittenden lives in North Guilford and Page lives in Foxon, and ther' were numerous residents from boti towns present to testify to the goo( character of both the young men.
 Judge Mathewson in passing sen tence, said the evidence was eonclusivl that the girls, by their actions had in vited the young men to walk along witt them, even if 1t were a case of mis taken identity. The only question, h said, was as to what had occurred ol the hill In this relation he said tha had Page made the assault credited t him, the girls had a chance to motif, Johnson of it when he passed.