Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-05
PERFECT LADIES
APPEAR IN COURT
NeighborhOod SquabbIe OF Torrid
Variety Aired Extensively
Before Judge Diehl.
VERSATILE VoCABULARlE les.
Awful Threats and Display of Pccvish-
ness Among the Clans of Had
ley and Joseph.

"A Kettle OF Water or Who Com.
mitted Perjury" would be u nttma
title to little two-act comedy-drama
the second act of which was rung down
in Judge Diehrs court this morning.
Cast Of characters: Emma Joseph
Mrs. y. Hadley Mr. A. Hadley, Doris
the l2-year-cld daughter of Mrs. Jo-
! seph Mrs. McKeller, Judge Dichi
| Assistant city Attorney T.. a. Rogers
and Atty William Newton.
Scene of first act. Rock Row, sixth
South and Sixth East Scene Of Sec
ond act: Criminal division of the city
court.
The first act opened last Wednes-
day morning At Rock Row when Mrs.
Joseph and Mrs. McKcller went to a
flowing wei to get some water Mrs.
Mckeller had placed kettle under the
pipe and was getting II filled while
Mrs. Joseph stood near by awaiting
her turn. Up comes a little boy. one of
the Hadley children, for water and he
Immediately runs back to the house
and says he can get no water because
Mrs, Joseph will not permit him to
have any. out comes Mr. Hadley In "a
terrible rage and with clenched fists
breathing fire and slaughter against
Mrs Joseph.
I'm show you, you-blank- blankety-
blank-whether we can get water or
not"
Then comes Mrs. Hadley armed with
butcher knife.
More blanks) "you! I'll cut your
heart out and feed 1t to the dogs"
Yes, and I'll finish the job by cut
ting your throat from car TO car"
chips in Mr.. Hadlcy
CASTS AsPERsIoNs.
Mrs. Joseph then gives Mrs. Hadley
a piece of her mind and declares that
Mrs. Hadley is not a good woman,
etc, etc, etc, and so on.
Mrs. Hadley rushes to the police sta
ton and swears to a complaint against
Mrs. Joseph for using abusive Ian
guage.
The second and final act comes this
morning in Judge Diehrs court. and
her voice pitched in a key so IL could
be heard for half block. Every re-
ply she made TO questions from Mr.,
Rogers and especially Mr.. Newton,
We're snapped out Ike the crack of a
whip She declared that Mrs. Joseph
called her all the vile names possible.
threatened physical violence. accused
her of everything bad and wound up
with n Voiley OF oaths that almost dried
clared that while she was being thus
abused she remained very quiet and
did not say word" When Mrs. Had
ley left the court room she made
faces at Atty. Newton. founced ont
OF the court room In great rage and
slammed the door with such force that
II was nearly torn from its hinges.
STILL UNDAUNTED.
Judgo Diehl ordered an officer to
orlng the woman back into the court
room. When she faced the court his
honor said:
don't know how you conduct your-
SELF at home but you can't show your
temper in this court"
very Wen snapped the woman and
she dashed out of the room and
the door harder than ever.
iadley then appears on the scene
ana on direct examination testified TO
apout Lhe same state of affairs as did
MIS- Hadley. on cross examination
u was brought out that the Hadley's
nave two or three children.
When We're YOU married to tho W.
man VINO calls herself Mrs. Hadleyg"
asked Mr.. Newton
oh, L don't remember that" re-
piled Hadley.
How long ago was it,"
don't remember"
WAS II weclS?"
oh yes. 1t was more than a wee,,
ago" N
Was It 10 days ago"
Yes, more than that"
WAS It two weeks?"
Yes, about two weeks epo we ,yaro
when dld this trouble occurgp
'On tho 99th."
Last Fridayl"
That's ALL" said Newton.
ALL FROM THE OTuER e1Dr
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