The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-12-21
VOCEL-vE VERSUS
FISHER CASE


PAUL w. VOGEL SWEARS OUT
WARRANT, NDAY, IN
SQUIRE SMITHS OFFICIAL.
LEGES "HENRY FISHER DII
CALL DEPONENT NAMES IN
LYRIC THEATRE, SATURDAY
NIGHT, AND ON PUBLIC
STREETS OF HONESDALE"-
BUSY MORNING IN THE
'SQUIRE'S OFFICE-TWO RE-
PORTERS, PLAINTIFF, LAW
YER, SPECTATOR AND MAS
COT' PRESENT - COLLOQUY
BETWEEN LAWYER AND JUS
TICE.
On the complaint of Paul Vogel
who alleges that "one Henry Fisher
did in a disorderly manner abuse and
call deponent a skunk within the
Lyric Theatre of Honesdale, and fol-
low this deponent and dependent S
lady friend on the streets of the Bor-
ough of Honesdale and in loud
voice call deponent a scab and
skunk and follow deponent and his
lady friend and use bad language
on the public streets of the borough
of Honesdale." Squire Robert A.
Smith issued a warrant for the ap-
prehension of Henry Fisher, Monday
morning.
Paul w. Vogel, smoother in the
employ of the glass cutting firm of
Herbeck-Demer Company, told a re-
porter on THE CITIZEN his troubles
Monday morning in Squire Smiths
office.
81 was insulted and threatened at
the Opera House Saturday night"
said Mr.. Vogel. Il went up on the
front seat on the left of the balcony
with my lady friend. Two fellows
came in and sat down behind us.
Some fellows in the back part of the
balcony asked what l had on" ITS
a skunk" lit smells awful"
have been in the habit of wearing a
yellow duck coat. -Four buckle
artics would look better" some one
yelled"
At this juncture Attorney P. F.
Iloff came into the Squire's office.
1--WE want warrant on the charge
of disorderly conduct, Squire"
Squire Smith: We'll they're very
modest"
Mr.. Iloff: 1--WE don't want to ar
rest him for larceny"
The defendant wasn't drunk,
he was sober to my knowledge" "
broke in Mr.. Vogel.
I'VE want a warrant" said Mr..
Iloff, for disorderly conduct and
threats on person. We want to pre-
fer such charges as we can sustain" "
Squire Smith: Where do you re-
side, Mr.. Vogel?"
Mr.. Vogel "1702 East Extension
street."
Squire Smith: III have to get 1t
all in, or some one-horse lawyer will
come down and say it was illegal"
The affair it was brought out took
place Saturday evening, the 18th.
who is the one who done it?''
asked Squire Smith.
Henry Fisher" answered Mr.. Vo-
gel.
Henry Fisher" he continued, is
glass cutter. / think he is in the
employ of Krantz & Smith, but I'm
not certain. 1t was a complicated
affair all the way through
Squire Smith: What did he do?"
Mr.. Iloff: In the first place what
he did was this: This young man
with a young lady attended the mov-
ing pictures Saturday evening at the
Lyric Theatre. They went into the
balcony and were seated, and he
was seated with his young lady.
Another man came in and sat behind
him. 81 am sitting behind a skunk
It's awful" said the newcomer, and
called him (VogeD other vile and
opprobiOus names. Vogel got up
with his lady friend and went down
to the main floor. Fisher followed
and called him "a running sore" a
"scab," a skunk" and other names
on the main floor of the theatre. The
young man and his lady friend got
up and went out. Come outside
I'll fix you," yelled Fisher. Vogel
went out with his lady friend. Fish
er followed and called to him on the
street Come here, you, Wen settle
it right here" The prosecutor said
nothing at all"
ED. Knapp was with me-" broke
in Vogel, "and his lady friend. Ed
Knapp had to go into Brooks We
waited outside. Fisher and three
others came up the street. walked
on. Come here, Vogel," he yelled
Il want to see you" | paid no at
tention to it, but went about my
business"
Mr.. Iloff; "He was disorderly in
and on the street. No one has any
right to submit to insult and abuse
on the street. The law provides q
remedy for conduct of this sort
That is what we seek, legal redress
We don't intend to go back to the
Stone age, where might made
right"
Joe Demer came along" inter,
rupted Mr.. Vogel, "and gave me ad,