Evening journal., 1917-07-05
SAYS LITHUANIAN
INSULTED FLAG
Tore Down Emblem, Then
Stamped on If, Mrs.
Prescott Declares
CITY JUDGE WANTS
UNCLE SAM TO ACT

Adolph Cordeva. who said he was a
Lithuanian. from Austria. viii have
to explain 10 the United States Court
why he jumped In the air. grabbed a
United States flag from It's staff. tore
10 OF, threw II 10 the ground and then
stamped on it with his feet. All this
came about in this wise. according
to testimony heard in Municipal Court
this morning. when Cordeva was ar
raigned on a charge OF disordrely con-
duct.
Mrs Harriet Prescott who lives at
I02 ButtonwOod street. was sitting al
q parlor window in her home yestcr-
day evening when she saw COrdeYa
whom she positively identified, and an
other man come down the street. As
they passed under the flag, which she
had flying from a staff IN front of her
porch. she testified that COrdeya jump
ed a foot or more from the ground,
grasped the folds OF the flag and tore
Il from the siaf. Then she said, he
threw il 70 the ground and walked on
a. She demonstrated with the man,
but he did not speak TO her. She said
she heard the other man say 10 him,
Nov you've done II at last and they
both started off down the street
Mrs. Prescott said she called 10 a
couple of young men who were within
hailjng distance and asked them TO
catch the man, which they did, and he
was turned over 10 the police
Tho man, who had no witnesses TO
support his statements, sad that as
he was passing under the colors. he
raised his hand oyer his head and the
flag caught IN IL. and before he could
untangle himself he had pulled II down
from the stan Jie said that some
men chased him into the plant OF
jackson and Sharps.' and boat him
all mp in this statement he required
no oorroborative evidence. since his
face clearly showed that some lsts had
been oprating on u.
After hearing the evidence, Judge
Churchman announced that the charge
of disorderly conduct was held up ror
tho present. and that he should not have
been charged with IL anyhow lie said
that. because the city ordinances and the
state statutes provided utterly made
quaie punishment for dissertations OF
the National flag, he would direct that
the man be remanded to the custody OF
the United States marshal, with the re-
quest that he be prosecuted IN the
Federal courts where, il found guilty
something like adequate punishment
would be melted 20 him. In case the
Federal authorities should not desire &C
prosecute the man, the Judge directe,
that Adolph should be returned TO M
Municipal court. where he would be trie'
for violation Of the statutes and ordni
! ances covering tho case.
shortly afterward Marshal Farrl
appeared in the courtroom and Judg'
Churchman informed him OF the EVIL
dence against the man. and his actor
In the case. He told the marshal thai
the evidence showed the remark o
Cordeva's companion, which clearly
indicated reconciliation. Marshal
FAIRY informed the Judge that the
case would be referred promptly Ia
the proper Federal authority as soon
as he could secure tho list OF wit
nesses.
The companion OF the man, at the
time the evonts happened, has not
been located as yet. but an effort
Will be made TO locate him. AZ 2
o'clock the man was in the police
station.