The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-01-20
BY MARGERY REX.

uercd 10 It's very foundations OF Tree
dom and several OF the judiciary OF
the city OF brotherly love talked back.
Judge Raymond MacNeille, OF the
municipal court, says that n even
the Queen of Shebe ever comes to
Philly to commit her crimes her
Good Morning Judge" would have
no more pull with him than IL the
greetings were passed by sober
Mennonite maid or a demure little
Quaker. CARRIED in gray.
WHAT N. Y. JUDGES SAY.
The question of the Sheba Queens
future standing in Philade lphia
court having been defined, IL some
what loosely. we turn TO what OBJ
scrvations OF women prisoners and
lltigants two New York Supreme Court
| Judges have culled from years of ex-
| perience.
One OF these, Justice John Ford.
defends the woman and her wiles, yet
makes il clear that the only complete
| judgement of a woman IL that verdict
which comes from members of her
own sex.
"Who knows? Who can, tell when
a woman is employing her wiles. CHI?
! Well, another woman, perhaps.
-"One of the critics OF DR.. Davis
replies that he couldn't be vampcd
1 by the Queen of >Sheba.' | consider
that an egotistical statement for any
modern judge to make, because old
Judge Solomon succumbed to the
wilos of that lady. you know.
Il suppose there never was = man
| yet. from 81. Anthony down, who
was not Influenced by womau 8
! beauty. He may be entirely uncon-
| scious of il, too.
Il have always advocated the pres
ence of women on jurieS, particu-
| Iarly in cases where there arc women
witnesses. or where either or both
! parties to the suit are women"
FOR WOMEN JURORS.
Like treatment to insure justice for
women in recommended by Supreme
Court Justice Mitchell l.. Erlanger.
who believes in the woman juror.
He said:
"In my opinion, no woman. whether
plaintiff or defendant, has ever sue
ceeded by her arts of beauty in in
fuencing any judge.
Jurors have been Influenced by
sympathy in favor OF women, but the
records OF our courts show that
whenever such a result was reached
and ] am now speaking of civil
cases--thc verdict has been set aside
on the theory that chivalry has not
vet been eDgrafted on the laws of
our State
There is no separate justice for
women.
"Thcy are treated exactly as the
male sex is.
IF results can be brought about
by such means as DR.. Davis suG-
gests, the fault lies with the jury.
The only remedy is to empanel jury
OF women who will judge their sex
strictly in accordance with the merits
of the claims"
NO DOUBT ABOUT INFLUENCE.
But to go back to the question of
woman's influence, especially as ex-
ercised in times of crisis, Justice Ford
says:
God, in his wisdom, gave to women
the power to hoodwink, befuddle. be-
fog and wheedle men. 1t has to do
with the primitive relations OF the
sexes. In the old days woman had
no. other defense but her power to
influence men.
"And no matter what new fields
woman may invade that power over
men will nevcd diminish.
Never was there a man who was
not moved by feminine beauty.
There is no harm in this power OF
women. II God gave women this
power He also gave men the quality
of responding to IL. 1t Is right and
fair that women should be able to
sway by this force. They have al
ways had a harder life than men.
1T is not altogether beauty.
either: it's a quality found in chill
dren of the tenements as well as in
Fifth avenue bellies. It's feminity
that appeals.
Now as far as this quality get
! ting woman off in court with n
! light sentence. or none at all. let m,
explain how this has come 10 be be-
| lieved.
ar the evidence is closely bal
anced and IL Is difficult to make q,
decision. a woman is often apt to be
| dismissed where a man might he
| held by the law. These arc practi-
| cally guessing cases--mos; OF ON
cases are that sort. The cases that
are not closely balanced can be set
tied outside OF a court"
1T is not clothes. not the coquetry
OF splendid dress. Women who at.
tempt to bedazzlc by their apparel
nearly always everyday the part by
making a garish appearance.
CITES THAw TRIAL.
"In the notorious Thaw trial,
everyone was affected by the sight
of Evelyn Nesbit Thaw. the defend
ants wife. who was simply gowned
In some dark dress with plain
white collar and a flower pinned to
her waist. That was not the attrac
ton OF fine clothes, but an appeal by
an effect of simplicity and femin-
Unity
Wasn't II a carefully careless eff
fect-a premeditated simplicity" I
asked
~ repeat" smiled Judge Ford.
"Who knows?
| MEN should try to be on guard in
such cases. often have examined my
/ self. after session OF that sort
/ where a woman was involved. to soc
Ia ! was exactly just or was -<ven