The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-30

Mrs. Glazer Determined to Tell
Her Story.
And She Did, Despite Protesta-
tions and Warnings

OIOAS 6uu w dIHluSS
The case in police court Wednesday
afternoon against Mr.. and Mrs. Sam
Glazer charged with felonious assault
on Mrs. A. Gertner was far and away
ahead of any show that ever held the
boards in the Grand opera house or
Novelty theater here in the past three
years so far as thrilling situations,
unconscious humor and climaxes were
concerned Language falls in an at
tempt to describe that trial. Chief
Eaton is supposed to be callous in the
matter of police scenes, but he laugh
ed until the tears ran down his cheeks,
and Philip Wilson and Chas. QUAINT,
the assistant city attorneys, who con-
Quoted a most clever case. by the way.
We're several times overcome by the
situations their questions led to.
There was nothing lacking to max =
this trial an epoch in police court an
nails. and Judge Urmy will tell you
himself that he would rather again go
through one of the hottest campaigns
of the civil war than to have Mrs.
Glazer before him as witness for a
second time.
Not Solomon himself could have
gained clear idea of the merits of
the case. All the principals and wit
nesses were Germans except one WITT
the Chimmie -Fadden type. There was
a fight in front Of Seligman's shoe
shop at 324 Kansas avenue, Saturday
night between Sam and Becky Giazer
on one hand and Mrs. A. Gertner or
the other. Mrs. Gertner had her baby
in her arms at the time OF the assault
even Mrs. Glazer admitted that fact.
and Mrs. Glazer did not show a. ten
dency to admit anything to her disad-
vantage. Mrs. Gertner cannot speak
the English language at all and Mrs
Glazer speaks 1t in a fearful and Won
derful manner. 49,
Besides the two young lawyers for
the city, both eager to make their rep
utations, there was A. H. Case, at one
time the most noted criminal lawyer
in this section Of the state, as counsel
for the defense. 1t Is safe wager that
"Hib" Case never In his long and IN
teresting career in which he has
fought hundreds of fierce legal battles,
ever went through a similar exper-
fence. The old lawyers eagle face
wore panied expression before he
had asked a dozen questions of the
first witness. The answers made by
Mrs Gertner to his cross examination
were enough to f1abbergast a Russian
police inspector in revolution
After an Interpreter had been Sc
cured Mrs. Gertner succeeded in con-
veying some idea to the court and
lawyers of her story, which was to the
effect that she was sitting down In
front of Seligman's shoe shop with her
10 months old baby in her arms when
Mrs. Glazier appeared on the scene
and asked her for a dollar in payment
of a "visky" bill her husband owed to
Sam Glacier The complaining witness
refused to pay this bill and then the
brolro o,,f Mrs GlaZier seized her
by the hair and hammered her face
with both fists. Then came Sam
Glazier and also pitched into her. The
baby was knocked out of her arms and
fell to the floor during the struggle.
Mrs. Leiderman. a neighbor woman.
came to the rescue of the child. Then
came the police. and that was all of
the story. -e- "a
-Four other witnesses corroborated
the story Of the complaining witness
in the funniest jargon Of Teutonfc and
Semitic expressions ever heard in
court room.
Then came Bud Muir. a wise Ameri-
can youth of the streets. and his up
to now slang was great contrast to
the ancient dialect of the other wit
nesses. Bud said: Now. don't know
none Of these geesers. This lady and
that one (pointing to the Mrs. Glazer
and Mrs. Gertner) were chewing the rag
in front of a shoe shop on the ave.
when 1 came along. Say, they 5abber-
ed something fierce. Then they mixed
it. This woman (Mrs. Glazer) hit the
woman with the baby and then grab
bed her by the hair and started in to
put her out for the count. No rules
in that scrap. They all yelled bloody
murder. Sam Glaze butted in with
both fists going like fails. The crowd
punched up around 'em and I didn't
see no more of the setto."
When Mrs. Glazier took the stand the
red fire was lighted and 1t burned until
she retired to the wings. She looked
like big Gypsy woman and she an
swered questions like a rapid fire bat
terry of cyclones Nothing could stop
this witness until she ran down. The
Judge tried his best for awhile, but
sank back exhausted. She was an
abused woman. She did. not start that
fight She was afraid OF Mrs. Gertner.
The latter had assaulted her and Mrs.
Leiberman had bitten her on the arm
and she showed that arm. 1t looked
like Bob Fftzsimmons' famous left. She
declared she was all over bit up and
bruised" and that she had sold no
"visky" nor had her husband. Mrs.
Glaizer jumped out Of her chair in her
vehemence and she talked with her
arms, her head and her lips, and her
eyes snapped like broken trolley fuses.
to the manner in which the witness
answered questions. The judge was
about all in, but he answered the city 5
lawyer in this wise: The court OBJ
jects also as strenuously as possible.
We will have to lock this woman up to
keep her quiet
When the city attorney took the
witness for cross examination Hib
Case leaned back with a sigh Of re-
lief. Wilson's first question brought
forth a regular eruption of vesuyian
qualities and proportion that threat
ened to overwhelm the entire court
room. Mrs. Glazier retired from the
witness stand in triumph and not half
through with her story. Like John
Paul Jones, She had just begun the
fight, but everybody else in the court