The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-03-15

is on trial. The defense then placed
nine of her neighbors ON the stand.
They swore that Mrs. Paylers reputa-
tion for truthfulness was bad
Would you believe her under oath
as generally as you would believe
people?"
mo-" "No, SIR" 81 should say
not" were the replies.
TEARS FELL.
Back among the deliberately dressed
women in the court room, Mrs. Payler
burst into fit of violent weeping as
neighbor after neighbor spoke against
her. Tears poured in floods from her
eyes, soiling the costly silks and laces
in which she had dressed to vie with
the finery of Mrs. Feicht.
Meanwhile deputy marshals were
forcibly ejecting spectators who had
forced their way into the aisles, con-
trary to the mo standing room" rule
applied when the drawing powers of
the Canton display became manifest
Tuesday.
Equipped with daintily decorated
pitchers and thin glasses, Bailiff Fish
was busy passing ice water to the
ladies.
WITHOUT LAVENDER.
Because of the rain, Mrs. Payler did
not appear in the lavender costume
she had scheduled for the day. In
stead, she came with sealskin packet,
blue silk waist bedecked with gold
necklace, laces and silver spangles.
She wore black silk skirt, long black
gloves and a brown hat aglow with
roses.
AS she had promised, not an article
of her apparel was the same as she
had worn the previous days.
After denying that she had mailed
the naughty letters as accused by the
woman under arrest, Mrs. Payler was
handed various letters by Attorney
Welty.
SELECTED LETTERS.
Sulliyan's objections overruled, she
sorted the letters, taking out those
she said she had written.
Some of the notes were to men
who roomed at her house.
Welty said the handwriting on the
letter identified by Mrs. Payler is the
same as that of the naughty letters
for which Mrs. Feicht was arrested.
During the exciting scenes OF tue
trial Wednesday morning Inspector
Owens who worked up the case, came
almost to blows In the crowded cor
ridor with James Barry, Canton real
estate man, who had come to testify
for Mrs. Feicht
With doubled fists and red faces the
men hurled Coward" 'rLiar," and
Insult" through the air.
what do you mean by coming up
here to make out that postal officials
are liars?" Owens had demanded. The
approach of deputy marshals settled
the dispute.
''If you had called me a coward
away from here" Owens was kissing
81 would repeat II IL you hadni
come back to modify your remarks,
Barry replied.
EVIDENCE ALL IN.
The testimony In the case was con
cluded Wednesday noon. The govern
ment had failed to produce handwrit
ing experts to show that the letters
were written In the hand of Mrs
Freicht. although at least one exper
had been summoned.
Mrs. Feicht was ON the stand /,
short time in the morning to supple
ment her charges against postal au
thorities.
Postmaster dlSk threatened IL
handcuff me-" she said. "if did no
stand away from the sideboard wher'
the marked stamps were. Fingel
marks ON my dress showed where
he grabbed me-"
Mrs. Feicht was dressed in blue. Al
with Mrs. Payler. Mrs. Feicht's clothes
also were entire different from th'
day before.
DISPOSED OF BOVINE.
A dozen prominent Canton people
including F. E. Case, bank president
ON Mrs. Feicht's bond. testified to he