Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-26
.SCATH|NG REBUKE
Judge Gest Gives Remarkable
Discourse to Attorneys
for Mrs. Schmid.
BUT ALLOWS HER RE M0VAL
Woman May Be Taken to Hospital
emporariIy-Judge Says Way is
Open to Get Her Out.

"You are asking that this woman be
taken from the Jail to hospital where
she can recuperate in order that she
| may further resist the orders of this
court. That is all l can make out of
it," said Judge Gest this morning in
the circuit court in passing upon the
petition of Mrs. Laura Schmid for a
| removal to st. Anthony's hospital from
the county Jail, where she has been
confined for contempt of court. The
court said that what he was doing
was in the name of humanity and he
| allowed the removal, which he said
would be only temporary, Mrs. Schmid
| remaining in the custody of the sheriff
Any time he desires he will return her
TO the Jail to remain until she makes
| answer to the order of the court. But
before granting this removal Judge
Gest directed such a discourse to her
attorneys. Cannon & McGuirk and NJ.
E. Sweeney as has not been heard in
the court room for a long time.
Can Get Her Out.
THE way is open to you, gentle
men," he said, ito get this woman out
of Jail, and it has been open all the
| time. You come in here and say that
she is sick and nervous and unable to
make answer in accordance with the
order of this court, but you bring with
you a mass of affidavits and statements
from her that are presumed to have
been read by or to her and which re-
Quire as much attention as an answer
would.
You come in here virtually saying
to the court, We do not intend to COM
ply with your order, but we want you
TO grant us a favor in order that we can
better resist the order of the court.
You come in here with the mass of ir-
relevant stuff that has nothing what
ever to do with this case, which | heard
yesterday afternoon. but still not a
single move is made to comply with
the order of this court
81 have tried to deal fairly and justly
with this defendant and have let mat
tiers go along and go along because it
was reported that she was unable to
come into court. Then, in order that
she would not have to come in, made
an order that she make answer in writ
ing. An answer is brought in that is
no answer at all Now you come in
with a mass of stuff that amounts to
nothing. 1t is no answer, it is simply
an attack on the DEGREES of this court.
Fault of Attorneys.
The court thus indicated that while
the attorneys come to him to get their
client out of Jail it is their fault that
she is there; that they have shown no
disposition nor intention to comply
with the order of the court but on the
contrary stand in defiance of it.
The mass of stuff referred to by
the court consists of affidavits read
yesterday afternoon by A. p. McGuirk
| They related TO the health of the de
| fendant. the fact that Mrs. Otto had
| taken meals at the Schmid home, the
| belief of certain persons as to what
would happen if the attorneys were
out of the case.
Gets Out NaS.
p. II. Wells got another vaG out of
| Jail on a habeas corpus this morning,
on the ground that he was sent down
| without a trial by jury. The prisoner
was Leo Steinbeck. He was immedi-
ately rearrested upon information by
States Attorney Scott on a charge of
diSOrderly conduct