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January 24, 1921
The Ogden Standard Examiner
Ogden, Weber County, Utah
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Otto Klauss, depot hotel storekeeper, fined $10 for battery after assaulting waitress Ada Richardson in a dispute over a short apron at the depot lunch room; witness called it brutal.
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FINED $10 FOR
HITTING WOMAN
Police Rush Otto Klauss Away From Switchmen to City Court
Escaping from group of switchmen when arresting officers took him from the rear door of the Depot Lunch room, Otto Klauss, storekeeper of the Depot hotel, appeared at the city court and was given sentence of $10 or 10 days when he pleaded guilty to a charge of battery against Ada Richardson, a waitress at the depot lunch counter. Judge L. J. Holther passed sentence on Klauss.
Klauss, according to Miss Richardson, had charge of the aprons which the girls wore. She went for a clean apron this morning and was given one too short, she claimed. Bent on getting an apron which fit her, she entered the storeroom. Klauss, she avers, struck her.
Miss Richardson verbally resented the blow and Klauss knocked her to the floor, and continued to strike her and knock her down, according to her testimony.
The police were immediately notified and Officer Joseph McLean made the arrest. He took the prisoner from the rear of the depot lunch counter. At the front entrance of the lunch counter a group of switchmen, aroused by the alleged assault, awaited his arrival.
Klauss explained his act in the following words: "When a woman takes it upon herself to call a man names, she should be willing to take the consequences."
Frank Morgan of Pocatello, who was seated at the counter of the lunch room, eating his breakfast, came to the police station between 12 and 1 o'clock today and stated he wanted to appear as a witness against Klauss. He did not know that the trial had been held this morning.
"The attack upon the girl was unwarranted and absolutely the most brutal occurrence that I have ever witnessed," Mr. Morgan stated. He said that Klauss had struck the girl repeatedly and had kicked her while she was prostrate on the floor.
"I would have battered him to pieces if I could have gotten to him," Morgan told the police. "A counter separated me from Klauss and the girl, however, and before I could get over the counter Klauss had fled."
HITTING WOMAN
Police Rush Otto Klauss Away From Switchmen to City Court
Escaping from group of switchmen when arresting officers took him from the rear door of the Depot Lunch room, Otto Klauss, storekeeper of the Depot hotel, appeared at the city court and was given sentence of $10 or 10 days when he pleaded guilty to a charge of battery against Ada Richardson, a waitress at the depot lunch counter. Judge L. J. Holther passed sentence on Klauss.
Klauss, according to Miss Richardson, had charge of the aprons which the girls wore. She went for a clean apron this morning and was given one too short, she claimed. Bent on getting an apron which fit her, she entered the storeroom. Klauss, she avers, struck her.
Miss Richardson verbally resented the blow and Klauss knocked her to the floor, and continued to strike her and knock her down, according to her testimony.
The police were immediately notified and Officer Joseph McLean made the arrest. He took the prisoner from the rear of the depot lunch counter. At the front entrance of the lunch counter a group of switchmen, aroused by the alleged assault, awaited his arrival.
Klauss explained his act in the following words: "When a woman takes it upon herself to call a man names, she should be willing to take the consequences."
Frank Morgan of Pocatello, who was seated at the counter of the lunch room, eating his breakfast, came to the police station between 12 and 1 o'clock today and stated he wanted to appear as a witness against Klauss. He did not know that the trial had been held this morning.
"The attack upon the girl was unwarranted and absolutely the most brutal occurrence that I have ever witnessed," Mr. Morgan stated. He said that Klauss had struck the girl repeatedly and had kicked her while she was prostrate on the floor.
"I would have battered him to pieces if I could have gotten to him," Morgan told the police. "A counter separated me from Klauss and the girl, however, and before I could get over the counter Klauss had fled."
What sub-type of article is it?
Crime Story
What themes does it cover?
Crime Punishment
What keywords are associated?
Assault
Battery
Waitress
Storekeeper
Depot
Fine
What entities or persons were involved?
Otto Klauss
Ada Richardson
Judge L. J. Holther
Officer Joseph Mclean
Frank Morgan
Where did it happen?
Depot Lunch Room, City Court
Story Details
Key Persons
Otto Klauss
Ada Richardson
Judge L. J. Holther
Officer Joseph Mclean
Frank Morgan
Location
Depot Lunch Room, City Court
Event Date
This Morning
Story Details
Otto Klauss assaulted waitress Ada Richardson over a short apron, striking and knocking her down repeatedly. Arrested by police, he pleaded guilty to battery and was fined $10 by Judge Holther. Witness Frank Morgan described the brutal attack.