Evening journal., 1913-10-03
STREET TILT
BRINGS MANY
INTO COURT
Judge ChugChman Wants Time
to Solve Weiderman As
SauIt Case
MRS. WILLIAM H. JONES
ACCUSED HIM OF BLOW

Ten women, four men and two girls,
mostly all residents of the vicinity of
Twentv-ninth and Jefferson streets, fig
ured in case in City Court today, when
Lewis Wiedermau, grocer at the north
west corner of Twenty-ninth and Jeffer-
son streets, was charged with assault
and battery.
Mrs Kate Jones, of No. AIS West
Twenty street, was the prosecut-
ing witness. After hearing all the evil
dence, Judge Churchman said he would
give a decision in the case next Friday.
The hearing today was replete with
excitement, and Philip L. Garrett, who
prosecuted the case, in cross-examining
Wiederman, INDUCED a few pugilistic
ring queries, such as Did you swing on
Mrs. Jonesg" Did she take the count
when she fell?" etc.
When the case was called today,
Weiderman pleaded not guilty,
through his attorney, J. Frank Ball.
William H. Cooper, who represents
Mrs. Jones in a civil suit against
Weiderman, was present, and while
assisting Mr.. Garrett the Court in
ouired what he had to do with the
case. Mr.. Coopuer said he represent
ed the defendant in another suit,
committed on July 30.
Mrs. Kate Jones, the prosecuting
witness, said on July 30, she heard
Weiderman cursing, and when she
went TO her front door she saw
Weiderman grab her daughter, who
was on roller skates, ana drag her
TO the center Of Twenty-ninth street.
When he reached where his own
daughter, Louise, was, he told her to
fight Mrs. Jones daughter, the wit
ness testified.
Mrs. Jones said she saw the de-
fendant strike her mother-in-law,
Mrs. Frances Jones. and knock her
down. The witness also claimed she
was hit by Weiderman and when she
fell from the blow, 1t made her i'll
causing her to be seriously Ill a
month later.
The witness admitted striking Al
Weiderman.
II was at this point that Mr.. Cooper
took a hand in the proceedings. anc
Mr.. Ball, attorney for the defendant
said Mr.. Cooper, l am not talking tC
you"
D Mrs. Frances Jones, mother-in-lav
I OF MIS- fAdlt JOucGf cdA0 WCAANA ALo-
threw her into the street after he hi
her. She admitted hitting the defend
ant in the face, but in cross-examlna
tion she denied having any quarre
with the defendant.
Mrs. Laura Potter, of No. 402 Wes
Twenty-ninth street said she wa
present during the trouble, but say
no blows struck by Weiderman.
nrt1 Of - NNGE
Twenty-ninth. street, said she sa'
Mrs. Frances Jones hit the defendant
but Weiderman struck no blows.
Miss Mabel Massey of No. AIS Eas
Tenth street, who was visiting in th
nciohbcrhood said Mrs. Kate Jones, "fe
with a flop" in the street, although sh
did not see Weiderman strike the We
man. Miss Jennie Drury, Mrs. Eliza
beth Brown and Mrs. Mary Tomlinso
said they did not see any blows strucl
Mrs. L. Bradley said she saw none {
the fight.
William H. Jones, husband of th
prosecuting witness, admitted going
Weiderman and asking him what b
was going TO do about the case.
DR.. Joseph P. Pyle, who attended Mr.
Jones was the last witness called b
the prosecution. He said the woman wa
/ suffering from shock and was i'll for
month when her condition became ser
, Gus.
Vera Zane. aged II years, of NJ
407 West Twenty-ninth street, sal
she saw Mrs. Jones and her daughter
in-law both hit Weiderman. The de
fendant, she said, raised his hand
: to ward off the blows and the wome
just fell down.
This was corroborated by a daugh
2 ter of the defendant, as we'll as Mri
Sadie Horning.
Charles Baily, colored, a drivel
who was passing at the time of tn
trouble, said Weiderman did not hi
E the women.
: Mrs. Susan Zane. Of No. 407 Yves
: Twenty-ninth street. said she sa'
Mrs. Kate Jones. who claimed to hav
been injured by Weiderman, chasin
chickens the day after the trouble.
Albert Lumberg and William Zane ais
! said they saw Mrs. Kate Jones washin
= windows at her home during the tim
she claimed she was i'll.
Weiderman, in his own behalf, said B
. did not hit the woman, but had raise
- his arm to keep her from hitting hin
+ This caused the woman to fall.