Show HATPIN A LEGAL WEAPON St. St Louis Republic pul Justice Robert Robertson on who ho Is acting In Inthe Inthe Inthe the place of Judge ner In the First District Police court yesterday delivered deli cr ered cred d an opinion that mak makes s the hatpin a legal weapon for Cor a a. woman who de desires desires desires de- de sires to protect h herself from the at attack at- at tack of or ora a man The decision came In tho the case of Miss 1 Doll Dolly Tracy who said she lived at Washington avenue She had h been arrested arrested arrested ar ar- ar- ar rested on complaint of or Joseph Posten of 2117 Eugenia street Posten charged that Miss Tracy stabbed him with a ahat hat hatpin pin l admitted having used the thc hatpin but declared that Posten a attacked at attacked at- at tacked her an and she s said ld she converted convert convert- ed the fastening from rom her heads headgear ar Into a a. weapon weapon In self Judge Robertson Robertson Rob Rob- ertson after further c question brought out the thc fact that Posten and Miss I I Tracy fought on North Tenth lenth street that Posten u used ud d his list fist on the thc young oung woman and was about to repeat the at attack attack attack at- at tack when she resorted to the womans woman's most favorite favori te weapon weapon noiseless noiseless s hard to see and c capable of or making a painful would would the the hatpin I 1 think you were Justified In using the hatpin on him said Judge Robert Robert- eon Ion addressing Miss Tracy If t you OU had stabbed him a few more times I believe c you ou would have done right You are dl har el but hut I shall shan line Posten 10 You never sh uld have been brought Into court |