The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-08-25

"'@th WIN ftHtfrtAf uy the irute
city attorney. Van Ruff. and by Mrs.
Kelly. police matron. and Acting
Police Judge MacMahon.
Mrs. Lloyd was ruled out from
the start.
While several witnesses. inciud.
Ing the police who made the arrest
and church ushers were testifying.
Mrs. Lloyd was given a chance 10
ask questions. She asked the qucs-
lions. all right. but then she started
arguing. Van Rufus hair stood on
end. and he handed her baleful
glare. IL didn't fcaxe her a particle.
"Oh. you cant bulidoxe me-" she
said. In q hard voice.
Keep still. will youi- Numbered
the city attorney.
mo. I won't: not FOR you she
retorted.
There. there: don't talk now
Stop. stop" said Police Matrun
Kelly.
you'll shut up or the baiiis win
shut you up" said Van Ruff. leap
Ing to his feet.
Il have n voice. responded Mrs
Lloyd. You can't intfmidate me. "
Several officers declared Mrs.
Lloyd. at tho church. swore IN a way
that would bring bushes 10 the
checks Of a pirate
Mrs. Lloyd laughed derfsiveiy.
They also said she sang . popular
I. w. w. hymn. the chorus OF which
runs thus:
"haIieiuJsh. I'm, . bum,
HaileiuJah. bum again;
HaIieiuIsh, give W . hsndout.
/ To revive ~ again."
Moro Of them declared she. with
the occupants OF IN. patrol wagon.
shouted back az they were whisked
away from the church vicinity, that
the police were a lot of stool pigeons
and that tho mob was making mon
keys Of them.
Mrs. Lloyd put some cmbarrass-
questions TO tho witnesses. For In.
stance:
Arc you sure ron saw met I,
was rather dark. you know. and the
crowd was large
Well. think II must have been
you l noted your accents. and I
was pretty certain recognized you
after you left tho church lobby"
yes. so you don't know whether
II was me or somebody else. You
knew somebody Was creating n dis.
turbance. 10 you thought Il must
be me. II was purely psycholog.
ical.-
Lady" said Van Ruff. in plead.
ing tones The had had n long. hard
Afternoon OF H. II was hot. and HIS
patience was near the limit)--'1ady.
I asked you once before not to ar.
que with the Witnesses: tust ask
them questions"
court procedure: I'll keep quiet"
she said. and famed herself
/ But suddenly she forgot and leap
ed to her feet
Il hope I'll be struck dead in my
tracks n swore like that officer
saidi" she shrilled
Van Ruff jumped up again and
addressed Judge MacMahon.
II want to have this case contin-
ued," said Van Ruff II want 10
70 TO the superior court and have
this woman tried for insanity"
The court agreed.
Then, while r. Goodwin. another
Of the alleged rioters. WAS being
tried. Mrs. Lloyd's husband ap-
peared and started making plea
in her defense.
Matron Kelly. whose bulk was
many times his. shooed him back
wards from the court chamber.
Outside he said he didn't believe
in some things his wife did. but that
she rs a good little woman, and as
sane as the city attorney, anyway
Tho case OF Goodwin. charged
with resisting an officer, was con
tinued. to call In more police az wit
nesses. Goodwin seemed half dazed
J. G. Schultz. the third offender
whom Van Ruff charged with at
tempting to escape from the prison
ers' dock yesterday, and with BEING
a dope fiend. besides his church ac
tlvities. was fined s2b for disorderly
conduct.