Image 7 of El Paso daily herald (El Paso, Tex.), December 27, 1898, (Third Edition 4:30 p.m.)
author: Anonymous
source date: 1898
availability: public_domain

EL PASO DAILY HERALD TUESDAY DECEMBER 27 1898 7 SMELTERITES IN COURT Quarrel Between Two Women Leads To An Arrest TIFF BETWEEN LAWYERS The Court Room Was Crowded to Suf focation And the Testimony Was Extremely Sensational Witnesses Were Extremely Personal In Their Remarks And the Contagion Spread To the Opposing Counsel Justice Elliaa courtroom was crowd ad to suffocation yesterday afternoon tw ourioua BDectatura who had assem bed to hear the evidence in the case of thn state of Texas aeatnst Mrs Ann Mfivdor The complaint against Mrs Meador who is the wife or a DiacKsmitn em cloved at the Towne emeiter was sworn out by Mrs W J Dougherty formerly a resident of Albuquerque New Mexico Mrs Dougherty came to El Paso several months ago She met Mrs Meador an old acquaintance and that lady invited her to her home at lowne Mrs Dougherty remained there as a member of the Meador family for a pe riod of six weeks but fell out with the lady of the house aod is now stopping at the Grand Central She is an elderly lady of portly build and a fine command of fluent language Her son formerly practiced law at