The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-08-25
CUSS WORD GETS
FAMOUS ACTRESS
IN POLICE COURT
Jury Tries Her and After Delft
GRAFTON Falls to Reach
Agreement on q
Verdict.

New York, Aug. 1.-The Aactiens
against Mrs, Tom Pierce and Adele
Richie, the a Tor driving without =
q police officer Ia making an arrest.
were tried before Justice OF thu Peace
Peter Ceder and q jury In the presence
OF mi Of the largest audiences ever
assembled In North Pelham.
The action against Mrs. Pierce was
heard first Judge Ceder heard this
and imposed q ine OF SIS. The real
interest was In the trial or Adele
Richie named In the Indictment al
Jane Richie.
Policeman John Lally accused her
Of using protane language and tempt
ing to assault him on August !. After
ward when he two women were taken
to the Pelham police headquarters.
Sergeant MCGUIRE testified that Miss
RitChie said. we have been assaulted
by a couple Of highwaymen. who I
have afterward learned are policemen.
intend to use my influence In this
district to break these fellows. 1t Is
their duty to protect women and not
insult them and attempt to brighten
them to DEATH
Miss Richie on the Stand.
Judge Swinburne, of New Rochelle,
counsel Tor Miss Niicnie, moved TO dis-
miss tho Indictment On the u tiat
there had been no real resistance, but
Judge Ceder denied the motion.
Then MISS Ritchie took the stand.
With frequent gestures toward the
judge and jury. Miss Richie described
h occurrence OF the night OF
August l.
j had done two performances al
Hammerstein's, facing the most diff
cult n critical audiences one a face
In New York she said, and / was
very tired n nervous when I arrived
IN Pelham on the midnight train. My
friend. MRS. Pierce, was to nave met
me with the trap, but she was moi
there vet when h train got In, 30 ]
In my arms. The night was still, .
quietness almost like death prevailed
when suddenly the air was rent with
cries. Help. help
My God, / exclaimed. that is Mrs
Pierce. Some n is holding her upi
THINKING that h was being rob.
bed by bandits / called III station
master and said: Here, look after
my dog and III look after her. Their
I rushed down the road crying Alice
Alice, am coming.
Il saw the runabout all upset, hel
first words to me were: "Oh, Nv,
been held up but ! saw that she wa,
find my dog.
Her First Oath.
Judge and gentlemen OF the jury
exclaimed Miss Richie, II used no pro
Jane language. ALI + said was 'Wha
are o doing7' They told me Mrs
Pierce had violated the law and wa
under arrest, and then / said That 4
the damnedest law ! ever heard tell Of
That, gentlemen, was the first oath
uttered. n o gentlemen would hav
done h same thing under the cir
cumstances."
Before sending the case to the jur
Judge Ceder, who Is known in Pelhar
as the Honest Swede,' looked owe
his gold trimmed glasses at Mis-
Richie, and said:
There is no evidence OF n assault
and II there was any resistance 1t wa
so faint that 1T could hardly have upse
two policemen. I think everybod
must have been excited. including tn
police. Mrs. Pierce was excited be
cause she was under arrest, and Mis-
Richie was excited because she los
her dog. 1t may be that she used pro
fame language, but you can't convic
her for that because that ism
charged in the indictment. If this cas-
had been left to me I would have dis
missed 1t long ago."
After this gentle hint the Jury re
tired for elaboration. They were on
an hour and Is minutes and failed t
agree. 1t Is understood that thre
were for conviction n three for &C
0ufttal