Show WINS DECISION missing member brought into court by owner woman refuses to undo bandaged head but convinces judge she was one ear lets less by displaying rello in glass jar now new york mrs edith matthews ear won the decision when magistrate levy in the harlem court looked at the exhibit in the glass jar ho he need any urther further testimony but was able to dispose of the case at once and all because mrs airs matthews had the foresight to bring ner her ear with her in a jar of alcohol there was no doubt that mrs airs matthews had reason to be in court she and add mrs dell bell mckay had bad an argument it was so strenuous that when alie vile tile police separated the contestants mrs matthews bad one ear car less than when the light fight started the missing member it Is alleged was tightly clenched between the teeth of 0 her opponent As mrs Matt matthews heNrs said you have to expect to have your hair pulled in an argument but when they bite your ear off it Is too much after she had been to the hospital and had the wound dressed she went to the pollee police station and detectives round found bell mckay who lives at IS 18 west one Il hundred undred and thirty third street she was taken to court and mrs matthews followed she had her head swathed in bandages and in her hand band she carried a satchel dell bell denied that she had bitten oft mrs matthews ear and magistrate levy demanded that he be shown do you mean ill have to take off these bandages asked mrs airs matthews that would mould hurt too much I 1 do that my orders must be obeyed said the magistrate and court attendants went to the omans side to help her undo the bandaging before they could reach her mrs matthews reached down to the satchel by her side and took from it a jar then she turned to the magistrate and said bald are you sure you want mant to see my ear at my Y order Is final said magistrate levy well then here it ts Is she said holding up a glass jar this Is it in alcohol the doctors up at harlem hospital did this for me so BO I 1 could bring it to court and not have to take the bandages off they said that might prevent the wound from healing so quickly even magistrate levy was forced to smile but he said that that was evidence enough tor for him that lie her ear was not where it belonged ile he then said that he would hold the prisoner for a further hearing placing the bottle back in the satchel mrs airs matthews walked from the court as it if nothing out of the ordinary had happened we get some funny cases in this court said an attendant but when they start bringing evidence in bottles it is pretty nearly the limit I 1 dont know what kind of evidence we will have brought to us next |