The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-03-17
BRAWL SATURDAY NIGHT
TO Be CARRIED TO COURT
Defendant Appeals Case Which
Is Outgrowth Of Long Stand
ing Contention

An appeal was taken in the case of
Mrs. Rosie Glass VS.. Mrs. Frank
Westlake, when Magistrate E. 1. West
handed down his decision in the case
finding Mrs. Westlake guilty Of
simple assault, and fning her So and
costs.
The case, which was heard by JUS
tice West on Monday afternoon at
1870 o'clock, was the outgrowth of
street brawl staged by the two
previously mentioned women in front
of "The Recreation" pool room and
bowling alley on Second street, be-
tween Alder and Green streets, on
Saturday night about S:45 o'clock,
and resulted in Mrs. Glass receiving
hair pulling and an alleged bruised
eye, which, however, cleared up be-
fore the hearing on Monday.
The contention which led to the
fight on Saturday night is of long
standing, and, it is said, was caused
by the "alleniation of affections" of
Mrs. Westlake's husband by Mrs.
Glass, whom Mrs. Westlake charges
with having enticed her husband to
her home on the outskirts of Oakland
and other places about the town upon
a great number of times, and upon
three occasions to Ridgeley, W. Va,
where Mrs. Glass and her husband,
Robert Glass, were living for awhile
several months ago.
Quite bit of "soiled linen" was
aired at the hearing before the Magis-
trate, and the case attracted the at
tention Of a crowded court room.
1t was limited by the defendants
counsel that charges of perjury would
be entered against Mrs. Glass. when
she answered number of questions
concerning her relationship with
Westlake in the negative. The coun-
sci for the defense stated that is was
impossible for him at that time to have
witnesses present who would testify
that Westlake had been seen upon a
number of occasions recently in
company of Mrs. Glass. He also stated
that he would produce witnesses who
would prove number of accusations
which he made at the hearing and
which were denied by the plaintiff on
Monday.
your Honor, l came down town
Saturday night to administer a good
beating to Mrs. Glass, and l ask you
to give me at least 60 days for not
having been successful in my inten-
ton stated Mrs. Westlake at the
hearing. Continuing, Mrs. West
lake said, 81 have tried for three
years to keep this woman, meaning
Mrs. Glass, from my husband, and
was illadvised by some friends to the
effect that l could not present my
case to the courts for proper disposal,
and for this reason l committed the
assault with which l am charged, and
of which charge I am guilty. l do
not ask the lenience of the Court,
but | do promise that Mrs. Glass will
wear wooden Kimona' in the near
future" After this threat Mrs.
Westlake was put under peace bond
by the Magistrate.
Westlake, the husband of the de-
PENDANT in this case, has been beaten
upon two or more occasions by Glass
for having been in company with his
wife. Twice has Westlake been under
the care of physician suffering from
wounds inflicted by Glass and rcla-
tives of his wife, for having been in
Glass home with Mrs. Glass when
Glass, returning Unexpectedly, found
him there. At one time it was
thought that Westlake would rot re-
cover from beating that he had re-
ceived at the hands of Glass and his
wife's relatives, for he suffered a
punctured lung at that time, aad
pneumonia developed, which kept him
belfast for more than month.
States Attorney Renninger and
William R. Offutt represented Mrs.
Glass, while Ernest Ray Jones was
counsel for the defendant.