Loafers who crowd street corners and make remarks about passing women had respects paid to their clan Saturday morning in police court by Judge J. Laurence Jones.
“Some of those who make it a practice to congregate on the main streets and pass remarks about women who are walking ought to be beaten up every day,” declared the court as he was passing judgment on the case charging J.C. Jocelyn of the First National Pictures, South Church street, with assault on H.L. Anderson.
Jocelyn was taxed with eh costs for assaulting Anderson April 6 on North Church street, near the First Presbyterian church. The defendant declared that he “jumped on” Anderson for “insulting” his wife, and he backed up his statement with his wife, who was called over the telephone to take the stand.
She hurried into the court room, all out of breath, and swore that often she would pass Anderson and a group of others on South Church street and every time he would make some remark, which was followed by a hearty laugh from Anderson and his group.
Hamilton C. Jones, who appeared for Anderson, attempted to show that she was just imagining “things” when she could not give specific instances. Yet she was so positive that Anderson had said things about here that she was on the point of tears. Re-enforcements were not needed for the attorney ceased his questioning.
From The Charlotte News, Sunday, April 23, 1922
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