Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-10
"SASSES" THE COURT
Mrs. Won CIausSen Also Sends
Threatening Telegram.
HELD ON INSANITY CHARGE
Dire Things to Happen Unless She
Is Accorded Justice.
FIRST DIVORCE NOT LIKED
Therefore, She Sues for Another and
Warns the Presiding Judge
Against Foul Play.
FIRST DIVORCE NOT LIKE

NEW YORK, October 1O.-Mrs. Ida Won
Claussen. whose Unsuitable ambition 1t
seems to be to shine at court, and who
has made no end of trouble because of
this desire, beginning with her efforts to
be presented at the royal court of Swe-
den, made her appearance in two courts
yesterday. first in the supreme court and
later in the Tombs police court.
The tall. stylish woman. who assessed
at 100000 the injury Theodore Roose-
welt and others in the Conspiracy had
done her and filed suit for that
amount, who showed her pugilistic Prov
ess by using her fists on an official of a
large corporation, and who went to Sara
toga last fall to address the democratic
state convention to have her say there.
"sassed the COURT as she aIterward ex-
pressed it. Quick action followed.
On motion of the corporation counsel,
baum. an effort was made to have her
committed to Bellevue Hospital for OBJ
servation as to her sanity.
Not Satisfied With Divorce.
Mrs. Won Claussen. the prefix won"
being Of her own make and Claussen her
maiden name, got a divorce from her
husband. DR.. William Francis Honan, in
1905 in South Dakota, but, becoming dis
satisfied with that decree she brought
still another action against him here,
naming his second wife. The case came
UP before Justice Greenbaum yesterday.
The justice produced a telegram. dated
at Chicago. October s, which read: "Ho-
nan versus Honan. Justice and liberty
are all that l want. If foul play marks
your decision, God help yOu." .
Let me explain, judge" said Mrs. Won
Claussen. With his usual calm, the judge
said: II will put you in custody if you
don't behave yourself, madam. am
sex. but you must keep quiet
Then Mrs. Won Claussen, not bit SET
back by the attitude Of the court, took
the witness stand.
the justice.
Failed to Get Justice.
Il did, replied Mrs Won Claussen. and
| in answer to another question told the
| reason for her act: Because 1 have no
| received justice at the hands of the
| United States government, and 1 wan
| justice here"
What did you mean?" asked Justic,
GreenDaum. Did you mean that if yol
/ did not get justice you would kill rne?"
Mrs Won Claussen denied any such in
| tention.
| The court asked the statuesque witness
/ whether she had ever been in an insti
| tuition.
No. she said, "but they have trie.
to get me in. and they couldn't do it."
Addressing the attorney who appeared
Tor Mrs. Won Claussen. Justice Green
baum asked him what he knew abou
her. Before the lawyer could reply Mrs
Won Claussen interjected, She lis a nice
respectable girl" The lawyer said h
| had known her about q year, when hi
client again broke In. crying. Il wan
| justicev'
| Assured Her Of Justice.
| Justice Greenbaum assured her sh
should have justice even II it was Of
kind she did not ask. and adjourned tn,
| case to later in the day.
| Then Justice Greenbaum sent for Mr.
Gowie. assistant corporation counsel. ant
had him read over the testimony
At the second hearing Mrs. Won Claus
sen was in high spirits. George Robin
son, her counsel. wanted to go on will
the case. but Justice Greenbaum said h,
did not think she was quite responsible,
for what she did. and advised counse
to confer with the assistant corporation
counsel
Then court was adjourned, and Mrs
Won Claussen, her counsel and Mr. Govt,
went to the corridor, where Detectiv,
Bernard McConville joined the party ant
invited Mrs. Won Claussen to ACCOMPANY
him to the Tombs court, which she dif
without much protest.
Denies She Is Insane.
Hello. judge" said Mrs. Won Claus
sen. when brought into the police court
You remember me. They had me here
before when they had sixty witnesse.
against me. You know my poor father
dropped dead since then"
There is a charge Of insanity here
said Magistrate Herbert, addressing Mr.
| Ellison.
We'll. I'm not insane" remarked Mrs
| Won Claussen. I'm a clever woman, and
everybody knows 1t. The trouble was
that the judge got mad and invited me
| to afternoon tea. Some one wanted me
committed to spoil my case, but, thank
God, they won't succeed"
| When Magistrate Herbert adjourned the