Palisadian., 1924-07-04
CLOSTER WOMAN HAS
STRANGE ADVENTURE
WITH JUDGE AND COURT
Real Estate Woman, Mrs. Schulz,
Talks Plainly to Judge Mat
tocks, Is Arrested After Per-
sonal Encounter, Is Tried and
Jailed Without BaiI-Apparent
Miscarriage of Justice.

The Republican last week referred
to an incident in Closter which has
since been more fully given to the
public, and the more is learned about
it the greater the discredit to all con-
cerned. The plain facts. as now de-
veloped, seem to be that for a long
time there has been antagonism be-
tween Judge Mattocks and Mrs. Eliza
beth c. Schulz, woman who has
been active in real estate transac.
tions. Local papers heretofore print
ed stories about the office of Mrs.
Schulz being daubed with paint and
K. X. K. crosses burned on her prem
ises, all for the purpose of annoying
her and presumably of driving her out
of the community
Last week this situation was ag.
gravated by the burning of another
cross on the Schulz premises, when
the woman became enraged, visited
the home of Judge Mattocks and the
two "had it out" Mrs. Schulz de.
clares that the judge struck her. more
than once, and she retaliated, the af
fair, seemingly assuming a cat-claw.
ing or scratch-as-scratch-ca bout
with no visible scratches; she also
says the judge seized her by her
clothing, and pulled her about, the in
cldent terminating when Mrs. Mat.
tocks, who was near by in an automo-
bile, told her husband to "let the
woman be-" The story of Mrs.
Schulz, who is not woman of fierce
mien, but of undoubted, excitable tenn
permanent, was quite graphic and cir
cumstantial. AS to any irascibility
the story of Mrs. Schulz's treatment
is warrant for broad deviation from
pleasantly and placidity of conduct.
On the part of Judge Mattocks, he
has denied making a physical assault
upon Mrs. Schulz. But each party has
sworn out a warrant before Justice of
the Peace Johnson, of Hackensack,
charging the other with assault and
battery.
Aside from this, Mrs. Schulz was
arrested on charge of disorderly
conduct, made by neighbor, who
charged her with calling him, his wife
and son, "kikes." For this Mrs.
Schulz was placed on trial before Re-
corder Vossler She denied making
the remark. The complainants were
represented by Counselor Edward
West, of Hackensack. Mrs. Schulz
was without counsel, and postpone
ment Of the case was not granted to
get counsel or bail; she was tried,
convicted and sentenced to fifteen
days in Jail, and was taken forthwith
to the prison. 1t has been stated in
a county paper that Counselor West,
as sentence was pronounced, handed
to the recorder a commitment with
remark to the effect that "all you
have to do is fill in the number of
days"
After her Imprisonment, Mrs.
Schulz employed Harry FEEDER, a Pas
sale lawyer, who secured from Judge
William M. Seufert, of the Court of
Common Pleas, an order directing Re-
corder Vossler, of Closter, to bring
before him all the papers of complaint
and other record in the case for re-
view. The petition on which this or
der was issued claims that the words
said to have been used by Mrs. Schulz
do not constitute a violation of the, act
mentioned. Counselor FEEDER and Mrs
Schulz jointly went on bail bond
of $3.50 and she was released Monday
evening.
Public sentiment, based largely
upon newspaper accounts of the af
fray, is generally to the effect that
Mrs. Schulz was the subject of an
unwarranted and unfair and illegal
proceeding common terms, that
she was "given a raw deal"
The woman has a husband but he
does not appear to cut a figure in the
case.-Hackensack Republican.