The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-09
'sCHATCH[k ROl[
IS HIS UND0|NG
BRewN PLAYED PART OF GERMAN
CUPID, ARMED WITH A
REVOLVER.
LANDS IN POLICE COURT
COURT HEARS STORY OF COURT
SHIP CONDUCTED by COLLEc-
TOR. SEES HIS PERMIT TO
CARRY REVOLVER AND
FREES HIM.
LANDS IN POLICE COURT

All the trouble would have been
avoided If Morris Brown had not play
ed the role of Schatchen, or Hebrew
cupid.
A Hebrew cupid Ia not armed with
bow and arrows, nor does he talk
case of Schatchen Brown ne was
armed with a pistol and talked of
love in butcher shop.
All this was told In wild tangle
of talk In police court Thursday. when
NJ Brown was arraisned on the
charge Of carrying a concealed VEGA
pom. to-wit pistol. Policeman Bel
ton was the witness named in the
complaint, but the chief witness was
Louis Hornstein. He had Lawyer
English to prosecute Brown. and
Brown had Jake Cohn to defend him.
Then there was Herman Fratkin, and
Mrs. Hornstein and her mother. Mrs.
Fields. and at times they all tried to
talk at once TO Justice Crutchfieid.
Most remarkably. Mr.. Fratkin could
understand perfectly the English Of
Mr.. English. but he could not under
stand the American OF Mr.. Cohn, not
even when Mr.. Cohn talked English
Any question that favored Hornstein
he could understand perfectly. but
ach: he could not "furstay" anything
that might tend to favor the case OF
Brown.
But this is the story as well as
could be learned in court:
Louis Hornstein Is a butcher in the
! Second Market. Not long ago he met
his friend. Morris Brown. who is a
collector for a local company. Being
collector, Morris wears badge. and
up to noon Thursday had a permit
to carry a "rewol
Louis said Morris. you are
looking fine. Why don't you get mar
ried?"
Why don't /; yes. why don't ?"
replied Louis. Maybe have not
find the girl yet
II know nice little girl, she has
$500 saved yet AM maybe ] intro
duce YOU" said the obliging Morris
Three hundred dollars would go well
with butcher shop, Louis"
Louis agreed that this was SO. and
thus did Morris Brown become a
Schatchen.
To the home OF Mrs. Sarah Fields.
$50 South Harrison street. went Nor
ris. Mrs. Fields has q lovely aaugh-
ter, Sophie.
Il know nice young man what
| wants to get married" said Norris.
He IL sne young man. what has a
butcher shop and a fine business al
ready and he will make a fine hus-
hand, tell you. Mrs.-Ffeids. for So
phie Mrs. Fields"
- MRS, Fields was interested. She
wanted to know IL Morris could play
the role OF Schatchen successfully
Leave that To me-. replied Morris,
flashing his collectors badge, 'am i
not an officerf''
Mrs. Fields slipped him SIS bill.
| Morris went away. II was easy for
| him 10 introduce Louis to Sophie.
The first night Louis called at the
! Fields home, the second he took So
| phie TO a moving picture show. The
| third day they We're married. But.
sad 10 say. Sehatchen Brown did not
attend the marriage. He even wrote
To Mrs. Fields that Hornstein had not
paid him q commission as Schatchen.
Hornstein was provoked. He went
to the police with the letter. He
wanted Schatchen Brown locked UP
for making threats. And just after
ward. going into Fratkin's shoe shop.
he came face to face with the Schat-
| chen.
What they said TO each other viii
never be known. lornstein and
! Sehasehefr Esrown disagree. and Frat
| kin's account is not clear. But any
way. Brown flashed his "rewolfur" and
| Hornstein went for the police again.
| Policeman Bolton locked up the
| Schatchen. who carried pistol in
stead OF q bow and arrow.
| In court Brown produced his permit
| to carry a revolver and Justice Crutch-
| field dismissed the case. At noon
Judge Witt had issued a summons for
{ him to appear and show cause why
| he should NOT surrender the permit
| and by night Morris Brown was an