The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-07-24
BOY K|SSESMA|D;;
Jury SAYSGU
BUT URGES mercy
Wives Scow When Harry oets
Freedom After ''AssauIting"
Pretty Servant.

SCARSDALE, N. Y, July IA
man, maid and the romantic Tires
Of youth---all combined to give society
here real midsummer thrill. consist
ing Of a very melodramatfc court.
room scene which IL said TO have RI
vailed that of Madame X" In
emotional talent and expressions.
especially noticeable IN the faces Of
Scarsdale's women who acted the
part OF the audience while twelve OF
their. husbands sat meekly in the jury
box at hearing before the justice OF
the peace in the matter OF the State
VS.. Harry Brainarr; yesterday.
Harry was a grocer-s delivery boy.
He may be yet but the betting is
against his having remained In that
capacity after the trial before Justice
OF the Peace Mercer. They were
laying odds In the pari.mutuels circles
here that Harry had quit his Job "un-
sight, unseen" and departed for an
extended vacation in the mountains.
Harry was an ideal delivery boy
until he got q pretty maid confused
with his delivery basket and thought
he was carrying the one while the
other graced his romantic arms in
fond embrace (the fondness not hav.
ing been mutual as the assault
charge which followed. will certify.
The maid was coupled in the COM
plant with the State and the Scars
dale Women's Club, an influential and
civic organization OF this place. Her
name is Irene Barber. Miss Barber,
in a chic little maids outfit, caused
the confusion In the delivery boys
mind. She was in the employ of Mrs.
Russell Marchant. wife OF New York
business man.
Harry arrived at the Marchant res
idence, and had followed directions
as to the way servants and delivery
men should proceed. He reached the
kitchen door and Miss Barber answer.
ed his dclivery-like knock. He had the
days provisions assigned to the Mar
chant residence. II was midsummer,
and everything, ana Harry just
| coul.lI reconcile grocery boys be.
| ha n delivering goods and the
romnn that was In the air. Ro-
maice Won. and Harry landed in
Gotta.
TIL complaint haa been made by
Mr.. sarchant, for she thought an
exa,nsie should be mace of young de-
| livery boys who couldn't keep their
| uiinds on their business. He was
charged with assault.
Rolls Royces, Packards. Pierce-Ar-
rows and electrics blazed the trail
| 20 the hall of justice yesterday after
| moon when Madame x was TO be
backed off the map for the emotional
stuff. Justice of the Peace Mercer
was fumbling with. the ,gavel. Twelve
men--good and true-husbands of
Scarsdale women who had protested
Harry's romance-were in the jury
box.
| White flannels, silk shirts. dinner
coats, pongees-eyerything but silk
| toppers indicated that party from
| Palm Beach had drIfted north and
was discussing the next alligator
hunt or a trip to the threemile limit.
The evidence went down on the
| records. The twelve good and true
| retired to a jury room that is a cross
between a bakers oven and blast
furnace. There were no witnesses TO
the hugging and kissing between the
boy and the maid. She told her story
and he told his.
Not until midnight did the twelve,
| good and true. file into the lot box.
They were glared at by their wives
as they made the exit At 100 a. m.
they sent note to sne justice read
| ing: ,SsNl
Dear Judge-we wiIlNfind the de.
PENDANT guilty If you will let him CO."
The Judge had no other alternative
IL seemed. The boy was given a sus-
pended sentence after the jury had
| filed back at o'clock in the face of
a barrage of scowls from their wives
who had not given up the vigil. One
| of the jurors remarked that IL took
more courage to render that verdict
THAN 1t would have to face sure death.