Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-15
HAT-P|N BATTLE
AIRED IN COURT
Iudue DiehI Listens to Testimony
Regard to Quarrel Between
Women in Store.
THRUST AND PARRY EXHIBIT
story of How Mrs. Miscll ana Mrs.
Pansy Street Clhshcd over
Bargain Counter.

II YOU we're jabbed two or three
times with the business end Of a hat
pin sharpened for the occasion, wou'd
you jump or be inclined to make any
remarks as a result? If you we're JAP
bed a dozen times, or 100 times. or III
times, would you then manifest any
unusual speed in locomotion?
These questions are asked because
they were put up TO Judge c. b. DIEM
in the criminal division of the city
court this morning when the case OF
the city VS.. Pansy Street. charged with
battery upon Mrs. Margaret Misell. was
concluded. Judge Diehl did not answer
the question directly but intimated that
he took the same view of the matter
MS did Asst. city Atty. Edgar Rogers,
wit, thut II person were jabbed
with a hat pin several times, or even
once. that person would not fail to see
the point, or feel It. and make demon
stration that would leave no room for
doubt.
Now. TO tell the story and come to
the point it is necessary to digress
trifie:
STORY OF THE M1XUP.
On or about April 25 there was quite
mixup i'm the Peoples cash store on
First South and Richards street be-
tween Mrs. Misell, her daughter and
Miss Pansy STREET, who is now Mrs
Pansy street The women quarreled
over couple of rings that had been
traded and the result of the miXup was
that Miss STREET struck Mrs. Misell IN
the eye, giving that member q black,
purple and white hue. Miss STREET. was
arrested for battery but as she was
then under rs years of age the case was
sent to the juvenile court. II was sent
back to Judge Diehl's court when IT
became known that Miss STREET. had
married, and that her name became
Street.
IN the trial of the case the defense
sought to show that there was more
than considerable provooation for the
assault that Mrs. Misell followed the
defendant and the latter's mother up
and down the store jabbing them with
sharp hatpin The defendant declared
that Mrs. Misell used the hatpin doz-
en- times. The mother said the com.
plainant jahbed the hatpit in them 100
times or more. This morning Adam
STREET.. the young brother of the de-
PENDANT testified that Mrs. Misell use6
the hatpin two or three times. He
also testified hawcver, as did the 9TH
ers, that the ladies who were on the
receiving end Of the deadly weapon
paid little or no attention to the
thrusts; that they did not cry out; did
not jump, and did not say a word!
Miss Elizabeth Black, a witness for
the prosecution, testified that she was
present during the alteration over the
rings and that she saw all that went
or. or In. She positively declared that
no hatpin was used, but admitted that
Mrs, Misell struck the defendant in the
face with paper.
ARGUMENTS IN ORDER.
Arguments We're then In order and
Asst City Atty, Rogers took the view
that at least mistake had been made
with reference to the hatpin episode
He said that, according to the testl-
mony of the defense, the weapon had
been jabbed with considerable force In
to the bodies Of two women at least 100
times and possoiply 1i2 times, but called
attention to the testimony OF the boy
Adam to the effect that neither OF the
women thus assaulted as alleged. paid
any attention to said jabbing, and did
not indicate by vocal expression that
either felt the hatpin.
Now / submit" said Mr. Rouers
''that II either of these women were
1abbed with hatpin once, dozen, a
hundred or even n hundred and twelve
times, some slight remark would have
been made by one or the other or both
and they would have moved possibly
a little faster than usual; that IL, un-
less they were either dead or paralyzed
1t may be possible that one may receive
the point of a hatpin several times In
various parts of ones anatomy with
out showing any appreciation of that
fact, but as | have been In Missouri IL
Will be necessary TO give me demon
stration before l shah be convinced"
Atty Gatrell, for the defense, ignored
the point and argued that the fuss
was a trivial affair and should never
have been brought into court,
Judge Diehl expressed grave doubt as
to the hatpin allegation and also the
striking with a newspaper He was Of
the opinion that the assault was entire
ly unproyoked and assessed the fair
and huxom defendant the sum Of SIS.
Notice was given of appeal and a bond
of $50 furnished.
GRANAT FOUND GUILTY.
Frank Granat, "A saloonkeeper who was
arrested several weeks ago on the
charge OF Interfering with an officer
BY preventing pom Tax Server w. II.
Dye from serving a notice on foreign
en- who was stopping ut Granats place.
was this morning found guilty as
charged and sentence VIII be pro-
nounced tomorrow morning At this
point the city docket ended and the
court began preparations for breath
ing spell until o'clock tomorrow
morning,