Evening star., 1926-08-15
WOMEN IN FIGHT
At OUTDOOR COURT
Alleged Attackers of Another
Held for Grand Jury at
Riotous Hearing.

Miss Ethel Clawans and Mrs. Mary
f. Warnke. both Of Washington, were
held for the Marlboro County grand
jury yesterday afternoon on charges
of robbery and assault with intent to
kill Mrs. Myrtle Rosenfield of Mount
Rainier. after a hearing before JUS
tice Of the Peace John j. Fainter.
The hearing was marked by several
outbreaks. chief of which was fight
which laid Miss Clawans out and pre-
vented her appearance at the subse-
quent proceedings.
The stage for the action was the
shade Of sugar pear tree which
grows in the rear of Constable Tom
Garrison's home in Hyattsville. The
occasion was the hearing on the
events which led to an attack on Mrs.
Rosenf1eld on the night Of July 20,
during which she claimed she was
bound. gagged and had a liquid which
tasted like tobacco juice" forced be-
tween her lips. Miss Clawans and
Mrs. Warnke had been arrested and
released under 81 800 bond each SOME
time ago in connection with the case,
and when they appeared yesterday
afternoon the other witnesses and
officials were congregating in the
shade of the sugar pear tree.
Wife Defends Mate.
AS Miss Clawans arrived she said
something about Mr.. ROsenfield that
his wife, who was within earshot. ap-
parently didn't like. Mrs. ROsenfield
started around the table which sep
arated them and the two met, grap-
pied and a fight started. The fight
involved a number of innocent by
ISLANDERS, among whom was Roy Fer
guson, 1416 Twentieth street, q Gov
ernment employe, who got hit in the
mouth. Lieut.. James d. McQuade,
formerly of the vice squad of the
Washington police, also appearing as
a character witness, brought into
play all available knowledge on how
to stop riots and managed to get the
combatants separated about the tlIAe
that Constable Garrison, who was
conversing on the front porch with
somebody else, heard the noise.
Constable Garrison, a man Of action
appeared on the scene with a heavy
revolver and a night stick, shouting
In a loud, stentorian voice: In just a
minute I'll have a patrol in service
and cart the whole lot of you to MARI
boro. I'll give you all the disturbance
you want"
But the fight was over and Miss
ClaWans was out. Unconscious, she
was picked up and taken into Con-
stable Garrison's home, later to be re-
vived by a physician sufficiently to re-
cline upon Constable Garrison's favor
ite armchair while the hearing started
outside on the lawn.
Identifies Women.
The State produced two witnesses
Mrs. Rosentield and her husband.
Mrs. Rosentield recounted the details
of an assault on the night of July 20.
She identified Miss ClaWans and Mrs.
Warnke as the two women. Under
grilling cross examination by J. Will
son Ryon, attorney for Miss Clawans,
and by Richard l.. Merrick, represent
ing Mrs. Warnke. she held to her
identification, admitting that though
it was dark, she caught sight of the
faces of her assailants.
Rosenfleld told of f1nding his wife
tied up and unconscious on his return
home that night and of summoning
help. His testimony was marked by
verbal clashes with defense attorneys.
Mr.. Merrick asserted that positive
identification was impossible in the
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