The Washington times., 1910-08-05
MRS. BULL UPSETS
DIGNITY Of COURT
Chides Magistrate and Filings
Papers at Cross-Exam-
lining Lawyer.

NLN h1Itk. aug about the i've
IiesI and most irrcpressiDle not To say.
DELIGHTFULLY."- picturesque witness that a
New York court ever saw was Mrs.
Mar- Mains Bull, widow of the CeIe-
bratcd -IlEeou and former wife of
james q. Blain7, ID. when she appeared
before AtaSist-atc krorel in private
chamber- Al the Harlem police court
She ch1rEes two promoters, John A
Cualey and Prof Harvey Wiley Corbett
formerly Of Columbia College. with nav
ing swindled her out Of $500.
With waving fan, flashing eyes. sighs.
rcmonstrances, not retorts. open scoru
ana sort feminine Appeals she met the
Assistant District Attorney John A
McluissS VINO would prove that Mrs
Bun, far from being the victim OF any
criminal scheme. figures simply as q
mad loser In a purely business way.
When Ir- MCIntETe confronted heg
with pauers and letters that annoyed
her she threw the documents at him.
Immediately thereafter apoIogizing for
her impUlsiyeness.
Chides the Judge.
She tore legal couventionaUties to tat
ters in her answers, argued with her
lawyer on questions that came up and
even chided Magistrate KroteI when. in
an effort to keep her on the reservation
Of legal evidence, he thUmped his gaveI
with sudden emphasis.
Dear me.' she demonstrated. YOU
almost frightened the life out of u..
DO you realize that2r
The amazed magistrate looked at her
at first with glaring eyes But It was
stage glare out Of which ne couldn't
keep the twinkle
.'Er-did 7. madam he asked with
efs borate coutriteness- I'm sorry--
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for a brief instant Of serenity.
VERY well she said in acSnowIedg-
mont Of the courts apology
In regard 10 the case itself. IL was
found iaTreT the rattle and bang Of
nery questions and sharp retorts OF
the CroSS-eXauinatlOn were over that
Mrs Bull insisted that QuaIey and Cor
bett had victimized her out of the S35--
gti She didn't have much TO say about
CC-bett- But GuGley, she said. she had
met through the inrr0ductign of Mrs.
Ellen Dunlop Hopkins OF the School OF
Applied Design. In Fifth avenue
Promised Her Wealth.
QuaIey, said Mrs Bull, had assured
her ss he walked away with her S2l,00g
checS in his vest pocket that IN eight
cen months she would get S2G19l0 as q
return for the money she had yielded
But the rocky road TO Dublin was as
a path OF roses compared 10 that which
the widow had to travel before she
Jguaiey, sitting on q sofa IN the mag
is-ra-e'S private room. where the hear
inS was held, was at one end Of the
EreeU table and Ms Bull at the Other
EC kept his gray eyes on her Gui1zicai-
y all the time a long lean man. with
@ long. lean CleaulE S1aEEn COUuteuauCC.
a tiEht mouth high forehead, d bis
nose and ScaDt- blond hair is Oualey-
The same description largely ntS Cor
bcr-, save that his hair is longer, way
ter. th@ lines Of his thin face softer
the eyes behind his bis. round spec
tacles more dreamy than keen
Both men had sDrUced up greatly be-
cause Of their night a. home, after days
II Jail. They looked fresh and alert
The stout hlacE-falred. nlue-eE eG
widow with the SirlfS1 features ana
complexion was armed with her fan
opened, IL d-SLI ed lle picture OF =
summer man tipping his hat 70 PINK
1rocFeo SIrl IN "a motor uc2L- MS Bllti
h7d arrived accompanied oE the balG-
headed and aSSlCTouSlE d teutIEe chief
OF police Of Newport. p T., where she