Wife Thrashes Her Husband In Court

1920
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill., May 20. -- Not satisfied with justice as meted out by the police court here, Mrs. Thomas A. Payne took matters into her own hands and gave her husband a sound thrashing before court officials could interfere.

Payne pulled table between himself and his wife for protection. Court Official Huot finally seized the woman and placed her in a chair. Mrs. Payne then collapsed and cried. Payne made no attempt to defend himself.

He was before the judge charged with assaulting his wife. The evidence, however, showed that he did not assault his wife, but simply tried to protect himself when attacked by her in a business street. he was found not guilty and the charge dismissed.

--The Saturday Blade, Chicago, May 22, 1920, page 2.