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Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-13

him On the bar. Just as he was on the
standing behind him had put something
in the glass. Believing that the stuff was
Knockout drops, he averred, he threw the
glass and its contents on the floor, where
upon the proprietor-none other than the
jovial little black haired man, he sWore-
had reached over the bar and knocked
him down with bottle. He recalled notn-
ing more. he said. until he found himseit
in the police station, whence he was re-
moved to Gouverneur Hospital In an am
bulance.
ARS. MAYER'S cross examination was
Nj brief, Contrary to legal usage In the
Essex Market Court-where the law
yer who does not exercise his full
prerogative as to the personal abuse or
opposing principals and witnesses Is likely
to lose the good will of his clients-she
did not bully the complainant. Having
brought out the fact that Selig was SIX
feet and an inch tall, and that the de-
PENDANT was only FIVE feet and four inches,
while the injuries he had received were
on the top Of his head, she asked the
former "Did you bend your head down,
when, as you allege, Mr.. Rosenstein struck
you with the bother
He had not
I IBID the defendant stand on chair to
strike your
He had not stood on chair; he had
struck him from behind the bar
The prisoner at the bar had listened with
pityinR complaisance to the story OF the
complainant, frequently appealing to the
ceiling in pantomime or turning TO smhe
benignantly upon his loved ones, LISTENING
horror stricken to the awful calumnles. ne
explained matters with great volupinty
when Mrs. Mayer put him on the witness
stand. He had kept that saloon IN De-
lancey street, which might be called d
quiet little family resort rather than a
saloon. for more than twenty years. anu
1t was a matter of frequent comment III
the neighborhood that no trouble hao ever
occurred there. Indeed, the nelghpors
often said that he was too good natured'
On the evening that the lachrymose man.
Who was not only an old customer put
friend. for whom he had always expressed
the highest respect. as the same neighpors
would testify If requested to do soon that
evening that his friend and customer hau
met with his unfortunate and regrettable
accident in the family resort in Delaney
street he had not been standing at the par
at all. but was seated at table with Mrs.
Rosenstein and two other friends OF tne
house. with all of whom ne was on friendly
terms, and who would all TESTIFY to the
facts as now related.
AS to his having struck the lachrymose
man from behind the tsar, the jovial little
man smilingly continued. he had only Just
come into the saloon from his living apart
ments upstairs as the lamentable accident
occurred. and had not yet gone behind
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however, Mrs. Mayer Is
~ the only woman lawyer practising In
Hthe criminal courts to-day she has
had two predecessors. They were MISS
Mary Coleman and Miss Ida Primhon, the
latter OF whom fell in love with another
LAWYER. and, becoming Mrs. Reuben Dorf-
man, now permits her husband to practise
law for both.
Miss Coleman, who is famous as a suf-
fragette, as well as in the legal profess
sion, has recently taken up civil law ex-
cIusiveIy, because she finds 1t more to her
taste, but her record during the few years
she devoted herself to criminal practice is
one that few lawyers of either sex, at her
age, have equalled. She has tried four
murder cases, as well as innumerable
Others. such as arson, burglary. larceny,
highway robbery. having. in fact defended
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-13

men charged with nearly every crime in
the calendar. 1t was Miss Coleman who
defended the negro, John Davis, known
as "the Lamplighter," by reason of his
length and lack of BREADTH charged with
murder during the race riots" on the
west side In the summer of 1900. Davis was
tried twice the following year, the jury
Idlsagreeing on the first occasion and &C
quitting him on the next.
Another murder case tried by Miss
Coleman was that of Grace Galloway, an
English gypsy, who killed her husband In
a tit of jealous rage, at Forty-sixth street
and Eleventh avenue The lawyer be-
lieved from the first that her client was
insane, but every alienist who examined
her declared that the woman was OF
sound mind, and she was consequently
compelled to stand trial. Miss Coleman
got her off with a verdict of manslaughter
and within year the gypsy was found &c
be hopelessly insane, and was sent to the
Matteawan Asylum. Wherefore her law
yer claims that she was wiser than the
medical experts on that occasion.
In 1902 Miss Coleman was called &c
Poughkeepsie to defend John Brennan
charged with murder in killing a man he
was told had slandered his mother. Public
opinion was in his favor, and he was con-
vlcted OF simple assault, receiving a hghi
sentence. The following year Miss Cole
man defended another negro charged WIZ
murder in New York, and procured his
acquittal
Miss Coleman is a member of the firm
of Coleman & Coleman, IN the Barclay
Building. the other member being Captain
Hugh Coleman her father. How she came
to take up the practice of criminal law is
best told in her own words.
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* UST after had been admitted to the
Bar" she said. II was asked by papa
~ one day to go into Judge Cowing's

court ana obtain the adjournment OF
case In which he (papa) appeared for the
defence. The case was that of a woman
whose name have forgotten, but who
was known to the police as Hatpin
Jenny because of a playful little trick
she had of using hatpin as a weapon
when under the influence OF alcoholic
stimulants.
When the case was called and I sug-
gested an adjournment Judge Cowing sug-
gested that I try IT myself I told him
that didn't know anything about it, but
he assured me that 1t was a very simple
one, and said that if 1 would see the de-
PENDANT in the city prison would prob
ably be able to learn all its merits and
Ydemerits in a few moments made
some inquiries of the Assistant District
Attorney who had charge of the prosecu-
ton of the case and learned that Hatpin
Jenny was charged with malicious mis-
chief, in that she had broken the plate
glass window, worth 800. at two o'clock In
the morning, of a saloon where she had
been refused linuid refreshment AT the
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others, as to the size Of the table at which
they alleged they were sitting, its relative
position to the bar and the distance from
1t; how many were at the table altogether
land how long they had been sitting there
when the accident occurred. The result
was that each one of the three told an
entirely different story as to everything
except the main incident-the breaking
of the bottle and the falling of the COM
plainant into the fragments.
The little saloon keeper ceased to I pc
joVial person entirely when Judge III.
held him for trial. and the murderous %
preston of his countenance as ne e ga
at the complainant made it quite PossApt ~,
10 pelleVe that he might have Ielleu 80,
with the bottle after all and then maj
ltured the story of the fall on the prohoi'
glass and induced his wife and his wv
friends to swear to it. q His ball poliu
being signed, he angrily hustled his loNl FOWLS,
Wife affectlonate sister and dear H1'ie
children out of the courtroom
/ Judge Finn took occasion TO complnieh'
Il Mrs Mayer on her conduct of the case
I'm sorry that l couldn't decide 1t your
way" he said, but believed Rosensteln
guilty as soon as / saw him posed VIII
his family before the examination Ihdt
Knight have worked before jury Out ho'
with a police magistrate.
Il advised against it, replied MIS-.
Mayer However, ne may have peItei
lnck in Sessions ct may be remarked m
cidentally that she procured her client
iacouittal before that tribunaD
! When Mrs. Mayer had bowed with great
tdtonitv to the Bench, acknowledged ths
Essav Market bar with slight incllna-
tjon of the head, and swept out of court
Indge Finn remarked that he wished the
othe,. LAWYERS who practised in the police
courts would take a lesson from her in
courtesy.
.aphere are a lot of police court law
1,ers !" he declared, "who would have an
ltagonized that ambulance surgeon In the
IRosenstein case from pure force or habit
and then his evidence would have gone
against them Mrs. Mayer made him her
witness by her politeness, in spite of her
lpersistence. If some of these police court
lbullies knew how much better Off they
might be by learning ordinarily decent
manners, 1t would be a good thing all
round
-r-HE other police court judges, as well
as the occupants of the bench OF the
General and Special Sessions Courts,
hold a high opinion of Mrs. Mayer,
who may claim the distinction of being
the only woman lawyer practising IN the
criminal courts in New York to-day. Her
aptitude is the more remarkable, in that
she was admitted to the Bar only three
years ago, she being at that time the
mother of six children, the eldest of whom
was graduated from the College of the
City of New York this year, and is des-
timed for the legal profession In private
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-03-13
State Capital Notes
New interpretations.

Articles Of incorporation and agree ment were filed with the secretary of state Monday by: The Palace Drug Company, which will engage in mer- cantile and drug business at Prairie Grove. The incorporators are: w. H. McNeil l.. L. Baggett. J. H. Brew ster and w. H. Mock The company incorporates with a capital stock of 5000, of which $3000 is subscribed.
 The Goldberg Mercantile Company which will engage in a mercantile business at Wheatley The incorpora- tors are: Mrs Mamie, Alfred NJ, Eva and Ike Goldberg The company in corporates with a capital stock of $15,000, all of which has been sub scribed.
 Articles of incorporation and agree ment were filed with the secretary of state Tuesday by the Cooperative Trades and Manufacturing Company, which will engage in manufacturing business at Hartford. The incorpor- ators are: J. w. Platt, D. H. Calvin, James Moddy. A. V. Stanford Martin Huber, Roy Clayton, John Clark, Peter Stewart, Nick Geis. J. B. Harry, Neal Haney and j. H. Milelr. The company incorporates with a capital stock of 5000, of which S1,900 has been sub scfibed.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-03-13
Companies Incorporate.

Articles Of incorporation and agree- ment have been filed with the secre- tary of state by the following com panies:
 The W. c. Rhea Mercantile Com pany, which will engage in a general mercantile business at s12hea The in corporators are: W. c. Rhea, J. D. Powell, w D. Moore, Charles E. Fra zier and J. E. Ezell. The company incorporates with a capital stock of $10,000, of which $2,525 has been sub scribed.
 The English-Grant Lumber Com pany, which will engage in the lumber business. The incorporators are: E. Y. English, J. B. Grant and Chris Led widge. The company will have it's offices in Little Rock. It incorporates with a capital stock of $100000, of which $50,000 has been subscribed.
 The Alma Canning Company, which will engage in the canning business at Alma. The incorporators are: w. Chesterfield, T. J. Jones, L. w Black, J. D. Byers, J. F. McGehee, J. J. Cray ems, W. A. Alkire, o. L. Gates and James McCord. The company incor- porates with capital stock, all of which has been subscribed.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-03-13
Preachers Unusual Career.

The revival begun at the Central Presbyterian church at Fayetteville, week ago, has proved successful and will continue indefinitely, the pastor announcing that it will continue one week longer at any rate. The preach ing is being done by the Rev. J. c. Bedding, an evangelist who is known all over the country as The Irish man. and whose record is a close parallel to that of the late Sam Jones. Bedding in early life made a fortune. but this he consumed ill drink. He was a railroader and rose from the position of brakeman to conductor, but after falling, he was put on the blacklist, and was unable to get en- ployment on any road. He was soon reduced to the lowest straits and for two and a half years begged his bread, wandering in the meantime from his home in the far north to the swamps of Louisiana Since his conversion he has joined his family and has proved successful in evan gelistic work.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-03-13
Phil Tabor to Pen,

The final chapter in the famous fobbery of the Pacific Express on the Cotton Belt Railroad at Redwater, twenty miles south Of Texarkana, on the night of December 1. 1906, was written when the penitentiary doors at Huntsville, Tex, closed on Phil E. Tabor. Tabor secured $9,000 from the car of which sum only $3,600 has ever been recovered. Before rifling the car, Tabor brained the messenger with a bludgeon. and then threw him from the train for dead The messenger subsequently recover ed. Tabor was located three weeks after the robbery at San Antonio and was arrested. He was brought back to TeXMkana. and tried in the dis trict court in September last lie was convicted and given a life term
 He appealed, and the Texas court of criminal appeals recently affirmed the judgment. Tabor was taken to the Huntsville penitentiary Tuesday morning by Special Agent Morse.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-03-13
Chas. F. Roberts Kills Footpad.

Attracted by the flash of diamond in the front of his shirt, two white highwaymen attacked Chas. F. Rob- erts, aged 26, living at room 28, Kahn building, Little Rock who is a mail clerk on the Rock Island railroad, run ming between Memphis and Little Rock, Wednesday night at II o'clock at Barton avenue and Markham street, Capitol View. Knocked to the ground and pinioned beneath both men. Rob erts made a desperate fight for his life, and with a well-directed shot, killed one of the highWaymen. The ether arose and started to flee. Rob- erts turned the dying man from him and fired three shots at the fleeing fooi pad, who twice stumbled and fell, arose and ran down the street car tracks. The man may have been shot, but searching parties failed to find him. after securing the surrounding woods.
 The dead man was conveyed in the police patrol to Ruebers undertaking establishment on Main street to await identification.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-03-13
Dead Footpad Is Bert Riiliet.

The man who was shot and killed last Wednesday night by Charles Roberts, a Choctaw mail clerk, at the corner of Barber avenue and Markham street, Little Rock, was identified Sat urday as that of Bert Rilliet, who is said to have been wanted in Memphis, Tenn, on the charge Of being impli- cated in hold-up, and three of whose pals" in the alleged Memphis hold up, are now serving long terms in the Tennessee penitentiary. The body was identified by Rilliet's wife, who ar rived at Little Rock from Memphis Saturday afternoon.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-03-13
May Bring Beleans to Settle Here.

Consul General Paul Hageman of Belgium, consul to the United States, with headquarters at Philadelphia, was in conference Thursday with Az ricultural Commissioner Guy B. Tuck CT at the latters office in the state house regarding the bringing of num- Der of Belgians to this state for the purpose of colonization. MT. Tucker presented the consul With a large amount of data concerning the induce ments of Arkansas land, and MT. Hageman expressed himself as being very favorably impressed. He is said to have stated that he Is thinking of bringing a number of Belgians to Ar kansas to settle in both the eastern and western portions of the state.
 MT Hageman is touring all of the Southern states looking over the ground with view of picking out the most desirable territory for locations for his countrymen
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-03-13
Found Dying In Box Car.

A well-dressed man, about 60 years old, was found in a dying condition in an Iron Mountain box car at Van Buren early Wednesday morning by a switching crew He was taken to a hotel and every effort possible was made to revive him, but without sue cess. He died at noon, after making several unsuccessful attempts to give the physicians his name
 There was nothing by which the man could be identified except two handkerehiefs marked ID. M. M" The hat he wore bore the mark of a South McAlester firm. There were no marks of violence on the body and it is be. lieyed death was due to hunger and exposure.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-03-13
Harrisburg Gutter Flooded With Beer.

The climax in the prosecution of Ed Payne for the alleged illegal sale of liquor was reached when, by order of court, Sheriff Bradsher and Mayor Griffin, assisted by citizens of Harris burg, enptied into the gutter 200 bottles of beer, which were seized by Sheriff Bradsher in raid made on Payne's resort and subsequently were placed in the lookup. The emptying was witnessed by several hundred citizens, many ladies being present. Rev. w. M Pinson, the preacher de tectiye, who secured evidence against Payne. under supervision of the Anti Saloon League of Arkansas, was pres ent with a kodak and made exposures of the scene. Payne was arraigned under three charges, having already been fined $200 in each of six cases, and when court opened he pleaded guilty and agreed to quit if let off with two fines of $200 each, s100 at- torney fee and all costs, which was agreed to by all parties.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-03-13
Child Scalded to Death.

The eight-months-old child of MT and Mrs. J. T. Lipscomb of England, fell Or climbed into tub of scalding water and was scaleded to death. Mrs. Lipscomb had set the tub on the floor containing the water and turned to get some cold water to cool it, and moment later she heard cry and the child was in the tub. The child's arms, neck and breast were so badly scalded that death resulted some hours following the accident.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-03-13
MISCELLANEOUS.

Dallas Willard, son of wealthy res ident of Paine, O., made confession that he had been the incendiarv who had recently started a number of de structive fires at La Crosse and West Salem Wis, and he was sentenced to the state reformatory at Green Bay for a period of two years. The young man said he had mania for incendi- ariSm.
 Alonzo Perry Bliven, the inventor of a non-capsizable boat and other me- chanical contrivances, declares lie has invented an airship which, when ger 'fected, will be able to sail from New York to London in forty hours.
 Two robbers are wounded and cap tured in a pitched battle after rob ping postoffices in New Jersey.
 Seeing the face of his long-lost wife in series of moving pictures repre-. senting a New York street scene un- balanced the mind of George Coshet- to, wealthy man of Youngstown, O. He is held to be examined on lunacy charge Mrs. Coshetto disappeared five years ago.
 The 162 children who perished in the doorway of the North Collinwood school died because escape was cut off by a narrow inner door. Projec- tions built at the side of this inner door so cut the width of the exit that the children were caught and crushed
 Because he whistled The Merry Widow waltz on the streets of Bos- ton, Henry Schmalzreid was arrested by Policeman Croffert. Croffert said in court that Schmalzreid showed no technique and little regard for the laws of harmony whereupon Magis- trate Rau fined him $1.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-03-13
Can1p Still In Doubt.

The place of the annual encamp- ment of the Arkansas National Guard for the coming summer is still in doubt. Adjutant General Paul Little has not decided yet as to whether he will send the Arkansas troops to Ft. Riley. Kan, or to Leon Springs, Tex as. He is endeavoring to secure a cheap rate to Leon Springs, and if he succeeds will send the militia to Tex as, as the men are more anxious to go there, having already been encamped at Ft. Riley.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-03-13
Bookkeeper Is Arrested.

P. N. Lyon, bookkeeper, until three weeks ago employed at Lev Fowler's commission house, Pine Bluff, was ar rested Wednesday night by Deputy Constable Frank Weidenbener. He is charged with embezzlement and the information was filed with Justice j.. A. Frazier by H. " Bahlau, local man. ager for Lev Fowler.
 After being arrested Lyon immedi- ately gave bond in the sum of s2,000 and was released. He has wife and two sons living in Pine Bluff.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-03-13
Transcript Filed.

The transcript in the case of G. T. Blackwood against c. F. Liebke, on appeal from the Phillips County Cir cult Court, was filed with the Supreme Court Monday. The plaintiff brings suit for $1,6S9, which he claims is due him from the defendant oA trans identical nature brought by parties against the St. Louis and iron Noun tain railroad, has been filed with the Supreme Court The plaintiffs bring suit for damages alleged to have re- suited from a fire at Prescott which the plaintiffs charge vas caused by the defendant. The plaintiffs in the 12 cases sue for a total of S25,000.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-03-13
Shooting Held to Have Been
 .IIStifiakIe

An inquest was held at Hot Springs Sunday morning by Deputy Coroner A. D. Shaw over the remains of John Branch, the negro waiter, who died Saturday night as the seult of wounds inflicted by Frank Hays, who at the time of the tragedy, week ago, was clerk at the Park hotel. The jury returned verdict that the shooting was justified
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-03-13
;S;seas a' NEWS OI V'H
 ARKANSAS
Charged With Stealing Hat.
''-H H-''z'E-''''- My-''''

Jessie Miles, her occupation as ac- tress and residence as New York, and who was bedecked with silk and jewels was arrested at Hot Springs Saturday evening on the charge of stealing hat valued at s35 from a millinery store conducted by the Busch sisters. When arrested, the woman was wear
 ing handsome hat which bore marks indicating that it had been the prop erty of the plaintiffs. Miss Miles was taken to the city jail, but later succeeded in getting released on put ting up cash collateral of $500 It is alleged that she secured the money by hypothecating some diamond rings.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-03-13
Construction Company Enters.

The Morava Construction Company of Chicago, incorporated under the laws of Illinois. has filed copies of it's charter with the secretary of state. The company is incorporated with $100,000 capital stock. It claims to have $359, ,479.53 assets and $47,910.S0 liabilities. It also claims to have $100,000 invested in Arkansas The company names as it's agent in Arkan- sas, Kirby Riffel Its offices are To- eated ia Little Rock.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-03-13
Natural Gas for the Texarkanas.

telegram was received at Tex arkana from Chicago Tuesday after neon from Messrs Danes and Harri- son, saying they would put up S5,000 with each of the two city councils of TeXarkana as a guarantee and would forfeit the same in case of failure, if they are granted a franchise to put natural gas into Texarkana from the Caddo field, 45 miles south of Tex arkana, by January first, next Ne gotiations have been in progress be- tween the Chicagoans and the city authorities for the>past two or three weeks. It is now believed that deal will be closed within the next two or three days
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-03-13
Found Dying Beside Broken S!et Gas
 Meter

Lon Williams, negro, is in jail at TeXarkana, charged with burglary, and it is believed that in attempting to rob CT gas only after a coin of certain de- nomination has been dropped into a slot, he was overcome by the escaping gas, rendered incapable of flight, and almost asphyxiated. Williams was Belt saloon when he opened the place early Thursday morning. The negro was lying before the broken gxs me- ter, wholly unconscious.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-03-13
State Capitol Is 75 Years Old.

Exactly 75 years ago, active prep arations were begun for the erection of the historic old state house which stands at the foot of Center street, on the bank of the Arkansas river in the city of Little Rock, It was in the first week of the month of March, in 1893, that the preliminary arrangements were completed, and the building of the structure on it's present site was assured. After three quarters of cen tury the old building, enlarged from time to time, as the necessity has aris- en, still shelters the state officials of Arkansas and will continue to do so until the new state capitol is complet- n1