The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-08-08
MRS. HILLS FIGHT
WITH PHONE MEN
Barred IN COURT.

The efforts Of residents OF Friendship
Heights to suppress Mrs. Lenore c. Hill.
wealthy resident Of the suburb. who Is
alleged to be q habitual disturbing ele-
ment in the affairs OF that community.
opened In earnest before Judge J. Alvy
Henderson in police court at Rockville
this morning.
Mrs. Hill, who has fought at every
step the efforts OF six eomplainants
and the Montgomery county authori-
ties to bring her to trial. appeared
shortly before IL o'clock to answer
to a charge of disorderly conduct pre-
ferred by her neiEhbor. Mrs. Charles
Roach, and to answer also to nve
peace warrants sworn out by Mrs.
Emory Bogley, Mrs. Charles Rippey.
Mrs Edward W. Onutt. Mrs. Clara
NJ. Frost, and Mrs. Roach, all Of
whom declared they were Afraid Mrs.
Hill would harm them, and to ask
that she be bound over to keep the
peace.
Accompanied By Attorney.
Mrs. Kill was accompanied by her
attorney. Harry A. l. Barrett. her
husband. Joseph S. Hill. a nickle-
plated thermos bottle, a bottle Of
smelling salts, and q hand bag con-
tanning a great assortment of i'm
pedimenta.
Mrs. Hill was put on trial to an
swer the disorderly conduct charge
hrst
The star witness for the prosecu-
ton were I. H. Huntsberger, Wash
ingto school teacher, who lives In
Friendship, and his wife. Mrs. Sadie
Huntsberger. The Huntsberger resi-
dence almost adjoins that Of Mrs
Hill, and It was from this vantage
point that the HuntsberEers, awak-
ened from a nay on the afternoon OF
July IS, witnessed the verbal battle
between Mis-. Hill and q couple Of
telephone lemen, which resulted in
the linemen Withdrawing their forces
in disorder, leaving the field undis-
putedly in control Of Mrs. Hill.
Mrs. Huntsberger was ernbarrass-
ingly frank in her statement as to
what she and her fellow-residents IN
Friendship Heights thought OF Mrs.
Hill as q neighbor.
Qne-aet Sketch.
On the witness stand, Mrs. Hunts
berger staged an impromptu one-act
sketch. in which she initiated the
voice and accent Of Mrs. Hill in what
probably will live long In Friendship
Heights memory as THE Battle OF
the Telephone Poles"
According to Mrs. Huntsberger,
some linemen were repairing the tele-
phone line in front OF Mrs Hills resi-
dence on this sunny July afternoon
Mrs. Hill suddenly appeared. accord
ing to the witness, and found q box
Of tools in the roadway beside her
sidewalk. In great anger. Mrs Hill
served a ten-minute ultimatum on the
man up the pole to remove his i'm
plements.
Either the man was too slow, or
Mrs. Hill was in q hurry, but at any |
rate, the witness said, Mrs. Hill as
sisted in the process of removing the
Objectionable things by scattering
some of the tools over the roadway.
Mrs. Huntsberger said the noise OF
the conflict awakened her and her
husband, both OF whom went out to
see the fun. Mrs. Hill, according to
the witness. evidently was aware Of
the fact that her conduct was OBJ !
served for she is credited with say
ing:
"Yes I am still furnishing amuse- !
ment to Fatty, the plumbers daugh- |
ter" Fatty" referred to Mr.. Hunts
berger, the witness said.
@sprinkIInE Bee" !
Mrs. Huntsberger said she did not |
know to whom Mrs. Hill referred !
when she spoke OF the plumbers |
daughter. When her husband took |
the stand, he constantly referred to |
the "sprinkling bee" as he character !
ICED Mrs. Hil's onslaught on the line
mans tool chest.