The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-07-25
Chicago the Center of
American Chiudiry
by NORA COLE SKINNER.

Chicago now claims TO be the
home Of American chivalry.
startling? To be sure.
Hog center, railroad ccntcr. great
mctropolis,--w have always con.
cedcd thse. paid homage To her
achievements and Acknowledged her
claims. But chivalry! We'll, We
have thought sic Wa 700 busy. too
busting, too speedy to be Chyal-
roUs. However, pigs is PIGS" and
facts are facts. ana We cant get
away from them.
The south is generally supposed
to be the home of ChiValry. wncr9
woman is ensconsed upon a pedestal
and receives the homage of god.
dess. Southerners have modrsty
accepted this as true, but are they
not little .cGutistic in doing so
and possibly little off in their
claim?
These thoughts came to mo fey
days ago when | read of the ac-
quittal of Mrs. Orthwcin at Chicago.
lt Ia true she pleaded sclf-defcaso
in the killing Of Zicglcr, but her rea
defense was Of course the "uuwritt,u
law"
We have been led to think the
'unwr.tten law was southern m.
sltution, yet a perusal of the daily
press VIII prove that while such
defense may have orlgiuted down
south, II ~ not indigenous to sous
crn soil alone, but is common
throughout the nation.
1t IS fact that no jury, north or
south, Will convict a man who Kills
the despoilcr Of his home, and this
includes wife, daughter, sister,
swecthoart But this principle Of
defense nowadays is given such wide
latitude that you would hardly
know 1t, and especially where It ap.
plies 10 the woman slayer.
Chicago is prc-cminent in this re-
spect; IN fact is SO far ahead os
other cities that she almost stands
alone, hence her claim as the center
OF American chivalry.
During the last six years there
nave been 2S women tried for MUIR
der IN COOK county, and there las
u'cn just one conviction. This lat
ter was woman from New or
leans, who had reached the age Of
90, and there was no scandal lu-
VOWED in the case. She killed pub
Usher because she charged he had
robbed her Of her life's savings n
a business transaction.
BE that as it may. she misiudged
ChIcago's Chiydlry, and her mistake
was fatal. Perhaps If she had been
young and pretty,-ycs, and II she
mad had an affaire du occur with
SAID publisher would have
been freed, Too much must not be
expected Of even the most chiya.r0us
city.
Mrs. Orthwoin ~aid that public
sentiment guides "a jury and the
press creates public sentiment. Per- 4
maps the Chicago papers could nu1
forgive the New Orleans lady -
killing member of their own pLos
fossion, and created public scnn-
ment against her
don't say that Mrs. OrthWcin
should have been convicted, / can't
Keep posted on all these sensaj. 1nal
trials, there are too many of them
hut Assistant states Attorney Lloyd
Heth didn't seem To think much Ot
her defense. He summed It up this
way; IT'S the same old story. You
can convict woman--a good
looking woman-of murderiug
man in Chicago.
Ch.valry! There you have H.
should say our southern gentlemen
VIII have 10 'go some" to keep up
with Chicago.
As remedy, Mr.. Heth. for m"
susceptibility Of mere man" iuu,s
let me offer a suggestion, Blind
fold them. Yes, sir. when the de-
fendant Is young and pretty blind
fold the jury
Then the theory Of Justice being
blind would indeed become a IA. "