The Washington times., 1924-11-04
With The
Abb Artists.
A Cross Section Of the
Daily Grind in Judge
MattingIy's Court.
Read EN- and Weep.
BY DONALD McDOUGAL.

judicial Dentistry. \
A very little lady carrying q
very little child in her arms. steps
into the witness box. giving us a
fidgety kind Of feeling that we're
looking through the wrong end Of
a telescope.
The court: Where did the &C.
cident happen?"
II don't know-the first i heard
was that my little boy was in the
hospital, dead"
The court (sympathetically):
''Dead!"
Yes. sir. But he wasn't. It
was an exaggerated report. /
didn't see the accident
Next lady: II was looking out
Of my window"
where IL your Window"
Second floor 'front.'"
ION what street, Show us on
the, map there. Do You under
stand the use Of the map?"
''Y-e-e-e-as."
Put that tin soldier where the
child was, and the little auto
mobile where the defendants car
was when you first saw them "
FatO PrOfugus. J.
With two or three false starts.
she establishes the car in the
Sibley Hospital, and slows the
child in a nearby garage, accord
ing to the map.
The court: at looks al though
you had. that, map reversed.
"Y-e-e-e-aG."
wen, try again"
She, turns the map around and
drops the child in the Baltimore
and Ohio freight yard and runs
the car into an undertaker's
establishment near the G. p, o.
The court (asidel ''I can't sub.
ject that child to any more risk.
His luck can't hold out forever.
ALOUD Tell US what happened,
then, without the use of the
map"
LGeO@0-bSsa +FFr
Where were you when the
accident happened?"
"In the front room. I was
looking out of. the window.
says to Mrs. McRae, says"
Never mind what you said to
Mrs. McRae, She wasn't hurt,
was ahe'?"< - : =
About two years ago She"
lis your place above or below
L street?'s
''Nayther. It's above North
Capitol street, live ON the Sec
ond floor ~
A Tangled Slxein
rs it beyond 1 street or. this
side Of L street,"
ITS on the right-hand side of
wen, which way Is that-to.
ward the Soldiers Home"
Y-e-e-e-a-s-"
"Or toward st. Aloysius
Church,"
'.Y.e-e-e-a-s."
"Well, which is it?"
81 dunno what you name, en-
tirely." .,
do you know where the gro.
Gerry store is-this mans store?"
"Y.e-e-e-a-s."
I'm respect to him"
Sure, he's a respectable man."
Where do you live from his
Store?'
"sure, it's next door to him I
I've"
"The accident occurred in front
Of your window, then?"
"Y-e-e-e-eas."
Boob: II was running south on,
North Capitol street at about ten
miles an hour. Just after /
crossed L street little boy
stepped from behind a truck
parked near the corner, and ran
into me. / didn't run. into him.
/ stopped before the wheels went
over him, picked him up and
took him to the hospital. He
jumped out too quick for me to
see him in time"
The Court: Three witnesses have
testified that the boy was on the
car tracks, in plain view II you
had been watching properly. Mo-
florists must exercise the utmost
caution in blocks where school
children are. 1t is not enough
to drive slowly--you must keep
q constant watch, and be ready
to stop instantly when you see
a child in that block. II you
have no sense of responsibility
the law must supply something
to take its place-this time a $50
fine. v
Counsel: my client is facing a
damage suit"
Interested voice from witness
benchl: "Y.e-e-e.as."
The Court: II have no doubt
he'll watch that carefully enough.