The Washington times., 1916-04-06
Double Trial Of Charges Of
Assault Takes Place in Alex
andria Law Office.
THREEMAeIsTRATEs SITTING
Conor Asserts Former En-
pIoyer Bit Him With "Pretty
Teeth" Then He Ran.

In the Ia woffice Of c. e. NicnoiA at
Alexandria today was staged the
double trial Of mss Lucy 5iddons and
Herbert @. X. Connor, OF Franconia,
each charging the other with assault.
The opening Of the hearing was de-
layed when Miss siddons' attorneys
failed to appear and she obtained the
services OF George Washington Lewis,
an Alexandria attorney.
Miss siddons, formerly active In hunt
ing and riding club6, who has appeared
in the Washington horse shows had
sworn out a warrant for Connor.
charging him with assault on March
~.
On the same day. Connor got nOn.
Magistrate John H. Broders, a warrant
for Miss Siddobs charging her with the
same oftense.
Miss SidJons appeared at the hearing
before three magistrates today attircd
n a sport coat and a walking suit and
had with her two dogs with which she
played while the hearing wcs in prog
ress
Whistles in Surprise.
She frequently whlstled in surprise at
statements made when Mr.. ConEOr was
testifying. interjected EXPLANATIONS. ana
at one point Mr.. Connor's attorney, T..
&c. Nichols, Jr.. said he objected to her
making signals to witness who was
then testifying.
Interest in The case in Alexandria IL
keen. and the small room was crowded
with spectators, some Of VIII m seemed
to be ardent supporters OF iss Siddons.
In the midst of the hearing one griZZled
and bearded farmer said:
II believe every word Of her story;
she's a hustler and hadn't got a lazy
FIRST. In telling the instance which led
up to the dispute on Sunday morning,
March Is. Miss siddcns began a year
She told how she had taken milk to
town each day: how sho had gone out
and driven Coror's cows out OF ner
chicken yard and said she had been in
Sorser on notes with which Conor
She said no had come to her place
near Francoma as the manager OF her
stables and that he was to be allowed
TO conduct n dairy business on the side.
Series Of Disputes.
After relating a series Of disputes
that occurred with Conor. Miss Siddons
said she finally had told him he must
leave her place and not return again
to her house.
That was on March "a. She said she
told him to come back on March 26 and
She told how no came on that day in
an automobile. had gone through the
house. where. che said. Ills posses.
s sions were - scattered through nearly
II came in and helped him." she said,
and finally went with him to my room
where there was q desk In which Conor
might Ale some OF his letters" WING" h'
She said she had taken an interest in
Conor and that his mother had written
her her on one occasion asking her to let
him. She said she telegraphed him not
HE hunted through my desk for let
ters from beaux Of mine," Miss Siddons
said.
Sought for Letters.
Miss Siddons said that Conors also
took some letters she he'd written to
him and some that other men had writ
ten to her. but that he returned them
at her request. She said she was in the
kitchen straining milk when he came in
and grabbed them from her and ran
out to his automobile. She said she
followed him to the automobile and got
in so he couldn't ga away with the
letters.
"He grabbed my wrist and pushed me
back over the seat" Miss Siddons said.
the blood was coming, but he has very
tender gums. and they bleed easily"
Upon being asked the nature of the
letters she had written to Conor she
said some were rather personal SYM
pathizing with him for trouble he had
gotten into. and then there were let
ters from other gentlemen In WASH
ington, l mean from gentlemen in
Washington"
Attorney Nichols tried to get from
her the names of the writers of these
letters but she objected to giving
them and her objection was sustained
by the magistrates.
At Miss Siddons request three mag
istrates heard the case today. They
were John II. Broders. who had issued
both warrants; Frank Croth, and
Arthur Kerby
Luther Carroll. a colored empIoye on
the Siddons place, told substantially
the same story that Miss Siddons had
told.
Conor's Testimony.
Conor denied using undue violence
to eject Miss Siddons from the ma
chine, and said she bit him and struck
him with a milk pail
believe me. gentlemen, she can bite
even II she has pretty teeth" said
Conor.
AT, this Miss slddons laughed heart
times.
Tho legal question of whether letter
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