Show LIFE IN A ARKANSAS S. S From out of Arkansas comes a story of a days day's happenings in a Fort Smith courtroom that rivals rin even Opie Reads Read's tales of Up Terrapin River which are fiction pure and simple The Fort t Smith special dispatch is supposed to be truth without even the customary reportorial trimmings The Fort Smith scribe depicts Arkansas life so faithfully faithfully faith faith- fully that The Telegram prints hi his hia story in full The trial of the Root Hoot slander case came to an abrupt termination when Miss Agnes Frizzel izzel 1 t fired fireda red reda a shot presumably at the defendant says Rays the pe- pe cial The shot did no harm The testimony being all in the court had asked both sides how bow much time i iwas was w wanted for argument Miss Frizzel izzel said she sheI I wanted au an hour and a half she having Ita taken ken an au active part in conducting her own case Judge Bryant of counsel for the defense remarked that he pitied the Judge if arguments were to be an hour and a half long that the defense desired only half an hour Miss MiB Friz Frizzel cl said a womans woman's reputation was vas at stake stahe and plenty of time should be given for tor forthe forthe the argument Col Coi Brizzolara of counsel for defense defense de do- had noticed Miss iss Mary Frizzel go to the de de- fondant Root who was w-as in an ante room ante and had gone over OYer to call him out as he lie feared a tragedy V As h he was returning h lu lie overheard a remark by bJ Miss Frizzel and loudl loudly objected to any such statement being made in the presence of the jury He Ic had hat scarcely finished when a shot ran rang out There was instant pandemonium Col Brizzolara seeing a pistol in ip the han hands s' s of Miss iss Mary far Frizzel grappled i with ith her aI and d wrested it from her hel The Misses lisses Friz iz f I zel and Col CoI Brizzolara were immediately surrounded surround surround- a ed by court officers and spectators who 01 to be e under the impression that Col Brizzolara was wast 4 t trying to kill Miss Frizzel Miss Agnes Frizzel izzel after af af- af- af ter firing the shot collapsed and became hysterical c an and was moved from the courtroom to her lieu home As soon as quiet was restored Co Col Brizzolara de IC the the court in iii the following lug language ua e Thicourt Thi i court through its vacillating conduct during this thi this T I I tri trial l is responsible for this violation of cou court t de do- corum cou This TIlls court can impo impose e a fine upon me IDl fo for contempt if H s so FO desires Judge J u ge Rowe lowe when he lie recovered recovered re re- re- re covered ered fro fro- his astonishment replied I am nun no ot Ton rou are responsible and wholly re re- re- re and andl J 1 BO so assert without any qualification whatever You may fine line JIle me for tor contempt if you want to to retorted Col Brizzolara Col Coi Brizzolara while talking to Chief of Police Fullerton was approached ap- ap by James Frizzel Frizze who made inquiry conCerning concerning con con- the court incident and in intimated if it Co Cot Col Brizzolara said anything concerning his sister he be would be le held helI personally responsible Col Cot Brizzolara Brizzo- Brizzo lara Iura ara drew a pistol saying that he had said nothing J about Frizzel but hut was ready to be held accountable for or anything Frizzel also drew his gun Chief Fuler Ful Ful- ler er disarmed both and they departed in opposite directions The slander Flander suit grew out of statements made by Root who was then publishing a paper here lore reflecting on on the character of Miss Mis Agnes Agues Frizel Frizzel Friz- Friz i izel zel el which proved pro to be wholly unfounded ed As soon as s Miss Frizzel fired Root finding himself unhurt left eft the courtroom in haste baste and went to the county Jail ail where he lie asked to be locked up for fOl safety What rich material materia such an occurrence furnishes a writer of Opie Reads Read's type Ople Opie would revel in An fn such uch characters as ns Mr r. r Root and Miss Frizzel Cot Col Brizzolara and Judge Rowe who make life strenuous OtIs ous us and worth living Jh way wiy down in Arkansaw |