The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-20
Sharp Verbal Clashes.

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Jere Horne cross-examined Mrs, Mey-
ers. The cross examination struck
sparks of verbal fire both from the
witness and from Ralph Davis, attorney
for the defense. MIR. Horne was warned
twice by the court against pursuing
further the line of questioning he had
started on,
First objection came when he asked
the question, in your capacity as pri-
vate detective, don't you lake engage
ments from married women to spot on
| their husbands?"
Answered in the negative, Mr.. Horne
queried, Don't you, when you get the
dope on the married men, then shake
them down for what you can get out
of them?"
MIR. Davis was on his feet in an In
slant with an objection, but rapid as
was his action, 1t made only "A second
to Mrs. Meyers staccato reply of mo,
sir. | don't"
Again Mr.. Horne was called down by
the court, when he referred to McGold-
rick as this fellow McGrory.'
Mr.. Davis objected. The court adj
monished Mr.. Horne that Mr.. McGold-
| rick was a gentleman, Mr.. Horne apol-
ogized, stating that he had "A weakness
for the remembrance of He
wrote the name down, so that In future
he would remember II.
"Schoultz Gazette"
He clashed again with the witness,
when he got on the subject of the time
her picture was run in u local news
paper recently.
twas 1t in The News scimltar, the
Press or the -Schoultz Gazetteer he
asked,
As Mr.. Horne said "Schoultz Ga
%zette." Davis was on hts feet with an
explosive and voCiferous "What|'
Penny Bee" meekly interjected Nr,
Horne. .,
Don't do that again. Mr.. Horne"
warned Judge Richards.
Later II was developed that the pic
ture of Mrs. Meyers was run in the
| Commercial Appeal,
Mrs. Meyers recited the facts which
led up to her encounter with a young
married woman on North Main street a
few weeks ago, when she was struck
In the mouth with the slipper, Her
version differed considerably from ac-
counts as published after the fracas.
Mr., Horne excited merrimenL once,
when he inadvertently referred to Mrs.
Meyers as Mrs, Schoultz,"
When the Rev, Ben Cox, nr, Schoultz
said Laugh II you want to- Then
he turned again to the witness~and ad-
dressed her in the same manner. He
was Strengthened out BY the court this
time.
Not Enough Rings.
Mr.. Davis read the deposition OF Miss
Elizabeth Comfort. which recited that
she had talked with Or" Schoult2
over the telephone to his office on the
morning OF April %. between S;25 and
$50 O'Clock, the time 1t is alleged two
high school girls were insulted. With
this deposition the case of the defense
was closed and rehuttal testimony
opened.
Squire A. ]. williford was the fIrs'
witness. lie was followed~by Miss Viz
gluia X, Garslde, one OF the nurses
whom SchoultZ taught in classes o
medical gymnastics between s and
Miss Garside identified the calendai
as the one which had been blown from
her office wall. She looked at tn,
rings circled about dates when ciassei
to a query by MIR, Horne, that she be
lieved that II was the same calendar
Then she said she believed that tn,
number OF rings had been reduced, bu
no erasure or impression to bear GU
this statement wal observable to tn
naked eye OF the reporter, who a
ined the calendar after her,
Mixed on One Date.
The alibi version of "Dr." Schoultz'
ueiefAe was Drought 10 a mead py Mrs
Esther c. Polk, formerly Of Somer
vile. Tenn, VINO was Office assistan
TO Schoultz at the time 1t Is allegel
he insulted high school girls In April
Mrs. Polk told Of the nurses elias
which Schoultz taught each morning
between the hours OF S and . O'Clock
She was positive that Schoultz laugh
these classes on April II and Apr
%, the dates on which the state al
leges the students were insulted,
Pressed on cross examination MS I
why she could so clearly remember tn
date. April II. she replied that on tina
date she received a letter from Somer
vile. which stated that her father ha
suffered n pralytic stroke. She de
parted for her home next morning, sh
said, and added that her father die
on April Is. She recalled the secon
date, April 90. because DIR" Schoult
had given her a bill to collect on thu
date.
Schoults, testifying, previously ha
4 fixed certain dates in April that he ha
not taught the classes, Mrs. Polk wi
certain Schoultz taught the class @
April IL. which was one OF the date
he said he had been III and did nj
teach. she explained that she his