New-York tribune., 1908-02-06
10 NAN. NO DINNER.
urs Blofch Loses Case against
Hotel.

- N dinner-such was the verdict rem
| = ~, six good men and true in the 5th District
et~,rsf ro1Ir1 yesterday morning in the case OF
~ Ess--3es Stanton Batch against the Hoffman
/ Esuse- -. -,
q 1a<- vear refused TO serve dinner 70 her
sss = no. oonuanfon, Mrs. Mary Graham of
sL.s.,r--bo. by the way. IS an alrnoner CT Mrs.
- ssre-tt being after O'clock and they being
'--,-,-.suie5 by q man. As compensation for
.--o-vsrisnce and modification she endured by
:. -hfs refusal, Mrs. Blstch, through her
= william Z Fain. asked $500 damages.
= sees,rs maintained Ghst while the hotel re-
: :, ee-.e Mrs Batch on the roof garden
= bs5. been offered &c her In another room and
'a0. - has refused 81 The defence also argued
-. - ~ Flstch hsd not acted IN good faith hav-
! - N1' @o- dinner CT the roof garden not be-
., she vas hungry. but because she wanted TO
-. ene 7,uz--itten law excluding women unaccom-
- hv men rom public restaurants after S
r,,lock :. =.
-. csse for the defence was graphically put by
.he hesd walis- O l----lfS HV0e4' Hs ne C~4ieo
..-,ss,< Nau-ltz = ell
= go the-n~ said NJ Wei. whether they
:, snss-s q The house or friends OF any Of the
- s-s Mrs Blztch said. No Then said, q
= ,.-z- se--v madame, but we cannot serve you
=, ss-s Blstch said: That's just what / want
- -Ns-ss what In efJer-' offered 10 conduct
-e-Sr-EiL 70 L--e N--AiL4S 4totl 0CHlSLG1rk,
-. .bs,- o6uld he served bur Mrs. Batch said,
60 TIE raafrrs d'horel pronounced the mono
..1ssss with g fitting gesture and il tone Of
.-sns defiance No; I'm going 20 sue you
- s-x frgt class hotel that refuses TO serve
c,,s-, This is free COUNTY, madam 1
,lss- -vou can 90 as yc0 please
..T75snt Mrs Graham say enything?" inquired
a. eorrssl for the defence, Thomas /. Hughes. Of
frow- Wells & Hughes
~1~sS s.sr+ 70,
I rfrr,dsa fhe naltre dh0tel. pieturesoueIy.
--1s-t get excited said AIr. Hughes. The Judge
r.nOnst-ated. ana the objectionable words were
-se-.a st-icken from the record, while the maftre
ta5e spologlzea
Josn ? Cadcigan- president Of the Hoffman
Enass Cooperation, elso look the stand end stated
hs posiuo1 most sUoclncLy.
4Ee 6o-f care 70 have ladies' not known 70 Us
r-e Z % the streets and get accommodation in
rr place
Nevertheless, hs INSISTED that such persons could
Is ss-Ts5 = they went 70 the right place. They
III dining roonl, open TIE year around. where
& o-ds-ly persons were served
re horsl cle-k James Clancy. wore the patient
q abused expression cf his class and asserted
"a. hs didn't have any conversation with Mrs
EI,ch. she co-ve-sed with him. He IS evidently
azn vao ls chs-y q lis words. fcr when Mrs.
! Ez-ca 1o-5 hin -hs- they could not he served On
q Te7t garden Re "mouoDed" heE 10 the lower
tsg 611g roo-n.
Na ElsIch, Fho vas accompanied By her sister
Ns Ezrgare- Stanton Lawrence, and supported
= E nEnher % club women. including Mrs. Belle
ss Rivera an5 Mrs Frederick Nathan, absolutely
is-iss having gone 70 the hotel with malice pre-
rs-s ant also asserted positively thai no food
hza hee- offered 70 her after she was refused on
II -aot garden. Airs- Graham corrobnrated her
szssasnts
Tas said r1ey couldn't serve Us because we
.t,rs
! -s disregard for tae rules Of the witness chair,
Es gdaed by v-av Of explanation:
Women are always alone, you know, no mat
| s hsT -nany = 1hem there ere, when they have
! zsa wiki Ihe-n"
1zse Frederick spiegeIberg charged that II Mrs.
Ez-sh Esnt 70 the roof garden knowing the rule
sEs--E: serving U-escorred women there she could
| II rec0Fe- damages. as IN that case she would
! zFs invited the injury. Neither vas she entitled
| e -scoFe- Il 15od were refused 70 her on the roof
sEaen and offered 70 her elsewhere. the keeper
-t restsu-e1I had right 10 serve q patron where
aaased, IS long es the service was the same or
snaar
| ss-d-r1 fer rhs defendant. Mr.. Fair then moved
trs --fsl
are i was su over NJ. Csedigan and Mrs
ssth we're sean shaking hands.
Va ca1 shake hands. even II We are enemies.
| az IL CaEdiEz-
X Tsre co- ene-ies, answered Mrs Batch
Z e cnly bee, there said Afr. Caddigan. re-
rssaly, '-t wouldn't have happened Won't you
''1s t0V1 to tl= Hoffman House for lunch now?"
Is nor lUr-h 7 want" said Mrs. Batch firmly.
e eiuner"
z 1sodtgsn answered her that she could have
me-. snd Mrs. 6e Rivera warned him that
aaA s-1ny o club women stood ready TO take
! n & kls vo-6
sz Batch refused 70 he Modified, and stated
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