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Show NOT HUSBAND'S CHATTEL. "If Woman Marries a Brute Sho Has Right to Defend Horself." CHICAGO. March 20.-"If a woman mnrrles a brute she has a right to defend herself, oven to the point of taking his life." said Judge G. W, Koralen In his decision de-cision today, when ho took tho caso of Mrs. Jcsslo Hopkins,' on trial for tho murder of her husband, out of tho hands of tho Jury. Tho chargo against Mrs. Hopkins was then summarily dismissed. In deciding the case. Jurjgo ICortUon declared de-clared that a woman Is "not hor husband's hus-band's chattel." lie held thnt Mrs. Hopkins Hop-kins was Justified. Tho woman shot her husband In a quarrel quar-rel at their home on New Year's cvo Preceding tho qunrrel Hopkins had attacked at-tacked his wife and threatened to kill her. She grabbed a revolver from a tablo and shot him. |