Evening journal., 1911-03-29
JUDGE And
LAWYER CLASH
Sharp Words are Passed in
Court While MCGOVeFn As
SauIt Case Is on
Mr.. BALL RESENTS COURTS
TOUGH REFERENCE

Sharp words were exchanged be-
tween City Judge Cochran and Former
City Judge J. Frank Ball in Municipal
Court this morning, while the cases
Of Charles X. Ryan, Paul Witsil, VIII
liam WOOdmansey and Clifford
Thompson, the young men who are
charged with assaulting George H.
McGovern, Clerk of City Council, were
in progress. 1t is said that one of
the four young men injured Mr.. Nc
Govern while the others encouraged
the assault.
II was while the first witness, Miss
Mary Mclaughlin, a clerk in the store
Of McGovern and Gilkey, at Fourth
and Franklin streets, was testifying
in the case, that the trouble started
between Judge Cochran and Mr.. Ball.
Assistant City Solicitor Armon ID.
Chaytor, Jr, was asking the young
woman If the young men who were on
trial were making any disturbance
near the store on. the night Of Febru-
airy "a, when the assault occurred.
Trouble Begins Early.
May It please your honor" said
Mr.. Bail. addressing the court, ARE
we not trying an assault and battery
case and not a case of disorderly con-
duct"
This is part of this case and we
want to know all about it, replied
Judge Cochran.
but your honor / want TO find out
what you will hear" continued Mr..
Ball with some emphasis
you will find out" replied the
judge with Just as much emphasis.
Il want to find out" was Mr.. Balls
rejoinder.
you will find out before the case
gets through" replied Judge Cochran
with a significant look.
When told by Judge Cochran to pro-
ceed with her testimony, Miss Nc
Laughlin said, that Ryan approached
her on the night of February "a, after
she had closed the store, and asked
her who around there had the pull
to have an officer sent to his house.
They talked so loud that the witness
said she became nervous, as the boys
threatened to fight Mr.. McGovern. Sh5
said that she went upstairs In Mr.
McoGvern's house and told him about
the young men, and that he came
down to them. Witness said thai
they had been annoyed repeatedly b,
the young men.
Mr.. McGOvern Tells of Assault.
Mr.. McGOvern. from the witness
stand, told a story to the effect tha
he went out to the young men anC
that two of them stepped off of thu
curb into the gutter, but Witsil put hi
fist under the Witnesses nose anC
threatened to strike him II he triet
} to drive him from the corner.
Continuing, Mr.. McGovern said: &"
knocked his fist away from my nose
and then the fight began. After WI
had fought some time Witsil put hi
hands to his face and thought n
; wanted to quit. so I walked back u
my door. He then took of his Goa
and the three drew toward a darl
part of the street and invited me u
come into the dark. Having sen
for the police, and hearing footsteps
/ thought the officers were coming
and made rush TO catch Witsil
was promptly struck and also kicked
A bone in my right leg was broker
by the kick"
: Mr.. McGovern told of how much an
noyance young men had caused hin
about his place of business, but sail
he did not remember ever having seer
Witsil there before. He said he has
complained of the misconduct to tn,
police a number of times but that tn,
CONTINUED on Second Pazal