The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-10-03
Three WOMEN
ARE Jailed BY
JUDGE TODAY
Mother and Father, Sentenced to
Cells, Demand That the Court
Care for Their 4 Small Children

That the other eight judges Of
the superior court are planning
some drastic action directed against
Judge Humphries was indicated at
noon today when they met In exec
utive session in Judge Tallmsn's
chambers.
a notice OF the meeting was
twice served during the morning by
a bailif upon Judge Humphries,
and in each case he wrote terse
note declining TO attend.
II is barely possible they will ask
Gov. Lister TO call a special ses'
sion OF the legislature. but In view
OF the governors reluctance 10 so
convene the legislature again. this
plan viii probably not gain much
headway
May Advise Boycott
Another rumor that has gained
considerable encouragement from
rnsry it.asfnr members OF the bar
Is that the Bar association. as such,
may advise al lawyers 10 discon-
tinue trying any cases whatsoever
In Judge Humphries' court.
This can be made possible. II is
asserted. by interposing a motion
for a change OF Judge within 10
days after any case Is assigned TO
him by the county clerk.
This change OF Judge is manda-
tory provision. which Judge Hum
phries must recognize, It Is claim
ed by the lawyers. although he has
refused to do so in contempt cases.
Seven Gases Heard To-Day
Seven more contempt cases were
heard by Humphries this morning.
and IN each case the defendants
declared they would again sign the
letter OF protest against his decis-
ion in the Price, Titus and Sadler
contempt cases.
They were each fined 500 and
sent to Jail until paid.
Three OF the seven were women
Mrs. II. F. Spencer, Mrs. Gather
Inc Stirtan, and Mrs. Millard
Price
Mrs. Spencer told the judge
she was the mother OF four
small children. and, as her
husband. II. r. Spencer, was
also going TO jail, the little
ones would be without care.
Il want to know. judge" she
asked. what you are going to do
with my chidren?"
The judge grinned, the smile
spreading all over his face.
why. your babies will be like
the cows heard a story about,
he started to say.
Mrs. Spencer looked sharply at
him
Il want you TO understand. sir.
thu, my babies are not cows" she
said feelingly.
The judge did not finish his
story.
Fighting for Principle
Mrs. Spencer said she was fight.
ing for a principle. and that she
would sign the paper again II Il
would hasten the recall of judges in
this state. At the conclusion OF
her case. the Judge remarked that
the woman lacked sense. and his
special prosecutor. II. r. Foster
NAatt Afh W Hae NNAAAtAAAlAH ahbuA
having sympathy for her Mrs.
Spencer, however. told Foster that
she did not want any sympathy
from him.
The sharpest rebuke given Judge
Humphries this morning was Mrs.
Catherine ID. Stirtan's remark. that
after sitting in his court for the
past two days, the only thing she
learned was that the people feel
before him as Christ did before
PLATE"
Unhappy Comparison
This was in reply to question
as to whether she had not learned
during the session of the court
that she was guilty of wrongdoing
in signing the paper. Mrs. Stirtan.
with whom Judge Humphries
claimed years Of friendship. flared
up when the judge said that she
and A. j. Blethen were alike.
That's an insult exclaimed
Mrs. Stirtan, who is n well known