The Detroit times., 1910-01-13
THE DETROIT TIMEss THURSDAY. JANUARY rs, 1eIo.-~.

lowed her To Sixth-st. AS Hale stepped
After hearing thai story. Prosecutor
Jasnowski J said that there was nothing
Indecent and immoral in Haie's con-
duct. and while he felt that there
should be some law TO coyer such
conduct, there really was none.
Il agree with you." said Justice
Jeffries. ''I'll discharge the defend
ant"
Mrs. Cote was dumfounded. AS sho
walked out OF the courtroom. she SAFE
TO Detective wilson, i
III the law Will not deal with such
fellows, the women will have TO take
the law INTO their own hands. I'm
going TO carry a revolver, and shoot
the next man that follows We along
the street"
Assistant Prosecutor Jasnowski had
EXPRESSED his opinion that "the femaie
sc ction OF the population Is In highly
nervous state. just az present.
Immediately afterward, Florence
Schneider, Is years old. and employed
as dining room girl in the Detroit
Sanitariums and Naomi Bower. IL, Nv
ling with her mother at No. 272 HOW
ard-st., appeared as compiaiDants
agains. Nick Charlet and Therzin
Vasa, two Greeks living al No. 400
! Frederick-st.
The experience OF the girls was nj
most an exact parallel TO that tsof the
two Keller women, whose experience
with two Italian mashers resulted IN
the murder of William Keller.
The straightforward testimony OF
Miss Schneider and Miss Bower made
deep impression, except on the regu-
lar police court loafers, some OF whom
made audible remarks in the court
room. sufficient to cause their own ar
rest II there were any law protecting
women AS the two girls walked out
flushed and indignant one OF tnese
! loafers loudly remarked, "Oh you
baby doll." Then he giggled at MS
brilliant humor.
| The two girls testified that they
we're followed, as they emerged from
the Bijou theater, on Monroe-ave., Dy
the two Greeks. both of them samples
OF the lower grade of immigrants.
The girls went to the Family the
ater. on the Campus, and were follow
ed by the Greeks. The latter took
seats behind the girls The girls left.
and were again followed. Tney
walked over TO the convenience sta
lion, on Cadillac-sq, hoping to lose
their pursuers but when They came
out. the Greeks were waiting, ani
again followed them. The girls went
into g candy store at No. 1873 Michigan
ave. and were followed there. "Oh
YOU kid" said the Greeks. and "Oh
you baby doll" one added.
Patrolman Frank Schnell happened
to pass the store. and was called by
the girls. He arrested the Greeks.
Attorney John Dohrman. represent
ing the Greeks, said to Justice JEFF
fries: IF I may be allowed to ex-
press an opinion. this is plain case
of hysteria, pure and simple"
Then he added that neither OF the
Greeks could talk English. and couldn't
have made the remarks attributed 10
them.
That case was also dismissed. and
the Greeks. taking it as n huge joke,
were laughing and chattering as they
waited for their property.
Where did you get hold OF that
expression, "Oh you kid?" a Times
reporter asked them.
Both chuckled and grinned. I'VE
heard American mans say that" they
answered Et 7BSt EE
Where? in some theater?" they
were asked
mo, on the the Streets both re-
piled.
IL wars the same pair that shrugged
their shoulders and looked vacanty
at the Judge. when Attorney Dohrman
said: Neither of them can speak
English. They couldn't have made the
| remarks