The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-01-27
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JUDGES ARE .'VANP PROOE" THEY ASSERT BUT BABY STARE
 CAN WIN JURLES OF MEN

Solomon succumbed to the wiles of that lady, you know
 "I suppose there never was a man yet, from St. Anthony down, who was not influenced by women'S beauty. He may be entirely unconscious of it, too
 ence of women on juries, particularly in cases where there are women wit nesses or where either or both parties to the suit are women" Erlanger for Women Jurors@ Like treatment to insure justice for women is 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 suc- l ceeded by her arts or beauty in in fluencing any judge. Jurors have been influenced by | sympathy in favor or women, but the records of our courts show that when ever such a result was reached-and' | am now speaking of civil cases-the | verdict has been set aside on the | theory that chivalry has not yet been 1 engrafteG on the laws of our state. ! There is no separate justice for | women.
 They are treated exactly as the male sex is.
 If results can be brought about | by such means as pr. Davis suggests, | the fault lies with the jury. The only
 remedy is to empanel a jury of wom-
 en who will judge their sex strictly in l accordance with the merits of the | claimS.H
 No Doubt About Influence. But to go back to the question of
 women's influences, especially as es-
 ercised in times Of crisis, Justice Ford
 says:
 God, in his wisdom, gave to wom- l en the power to hoodwink, befuddle
 befog and wheedle men. It has to dc with the primitive relations of tn,
 sexes In the old days woman has
 no other defense, but her power t,
 influence men,.
 And no matter what new field
 woman may invade that power owe men will never diminish.
 Never was there man who wa not moved by feminine beauty. "There is no harm in this power O
 women. If God gave women thi ? power He also gave men the qualit | of responding to it. It is right an,
 fair that women should be able t
 sway by this force. They have al
 ways had d harder life than men. | "It is not altogether beauty, either
 it's a quality found in children of tn | tenementS as well as in Fifth avenu | belles. It's femininity that appeals Now as far as this quality get
 ting a. woman '9ff in court with
 light sentence, or none at all, let m
 explain how this has come to be be | lieved.
 If the evidence is closely balance, | and 1t is difficult to make a decision | d woman is often apt to be dismisse, | where a. man might be held by tn law. These are virtually guessinI guessing caseS-most of our cases ar that sort The cases that are no closely balanced can be settled out | side of a court"
 Dr. Davis said that pretty girls witt fine clothes'' were able to win : judges favor. Judge Ford does no agree with her.
 Tt is not clothes, not the coquetr- of splendid dress. Women who at tempt to bedazzle by their appare i nearly always everyday the part b. | making a garish appearance. | Simple Court Dress Tn the notorious Thaw trial ever | one was affected by the sight O | Evelyn Nesbit Thaw, the defendant | dark drsss Sith a plain white coIla and a flower pinned to her wafs | That was not the attraction of fin | clothes, but an appeal by an effect C