Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-02-03

shawl but the witness saw no bottle
in her mothers hand.
Mrs. Isaac Dansky followed her
daughter on the stand and while she
told practically the same story she
embeliished her narrative with . few
swear words. At that time also the
pubic became perilqusly near finding
out the significance Of the Jewish /
epithets which Mrs. Levine was said !
to have been hurting at Mrs. Dansky |
and Esther. to say nothing OF Able. !
Mrs. Dansky offered to tell the court !
what they meant IL the Judge would
give his permission, but the Judge
said that she better let IL go.
Mrs. Dansky told Of the sweater
that Able wore and how Mrs. Levine
elutched him By that article Of wear
ing apparel and when they finally
pulled it away from her the rebound
carried her to the ground in . snow
bank. The witness said that her 9TH
er daughter. Dora. came out Of the
next house with her violin bow end
Mrs. Levine was then raising b
She took the bow from Dora and was
going to break it when Mrs. Dansky
took it away from her. Mrs. Dsnsky
said after Mrs. Levine fell to the
ground she was not unconscious, she
was hollering and screaming too much
and was tearing at her hair and face.
G. Il. Butler. who lives nearby. tes-
tilted that he saw no blows. even by
Abic.
Mrs. William Levine was called
and said that she was just going to
the synagogue when she saw Mrs.
Dansky standing near her door and
the latter asked her to go and ask
Esther TO come home. Mrs. Levine
cid so but Esther said that Mrs.
Dansky had slapped her face and
she wouldn't leave. Mrs. Levine. the
complainant was calling Mrs. Dansky
down in the Jewish language and
Mrs. William Levine told her that II
was shameful for her TO call such
names before a 14-year-old girl.
she asked both Esther and Mrs.
Levine to go home. but they paid
no attention to her and she went
along to the synagogue.
Abraham Smith. commonly called
Able. next testified. and again the
public came near knowing what IL
was Mrs. Levine said in Jewish. He
said lie was changing his clothes
when he heard the voices. He heard
Mrs. Levine calling his mother had
names and lie went down and asked
Mrs. Levine If she could prove what
she said about his mother Mrs.
Levine fewsat him and he pushed her
back lie said that perhaps his I'm
ger went in her eye, he didn't know,
but she clntched him by the sweater
end wouldn't let go. lie said that
when he came down. Mrs. Levine
called him bad name and said.
Get up there where you belong. you
. - -" II don't want to say It,"
said Able, "there are so many women
around" But at that he 1eftbut lit
tie TO the Imagination. lie said that
Mr.. Barron pulled hi mon and hung
him into the snow and that he was
dizzy when he struck.
Isaac l.. Dansky, husband OF the
defendant, was the next witness. He
said thai he was reading the sun
day paper in bed when he heard the
noise and he got up and went to the
window. lie said that he begged his
wife to keep out Of trouble as he did
MT want to go to court. He said. Il
heard her." meaning Mrs. Levine.
"call my daughter 'kurvie.' which 10
the worst name In the Jewish Ian.
gnage. and a fat slob' and = dirty
pig" He told them TO cut II out.
lie saw Able go to defend his moth !.
er and after Mrs. Levine fell In ths /.
snow she grabbed her hair and
scratched her face herself.
Joseph Stein of Portland. Of thS (.
Jewish Relief, also told his story Of /.
the encounter, but nothing new wSS !
found. The trial did not close till /,
after 8 o'clock. having been In SEES /
sion since 2 O'Clock.