, 1874-12-27

drank my helth thay feslt T1s tbare frend and Ii,
in)oid the toste anos as much ss thay did the wiske
have my best rcspek and gratichood auun
thoss hear Present sea familiar f4eis witc
sid by sid stud the leders Of the pepe and the gentle
naca whose roaes carrid In the pokis Of my illus
trcus frend, and menchun his nam with gradchoot
and honnfr mane Of corse tna rssipen: of this o7
shun the prins Of gamblers Mike Macdonald. um
naense and prolonged applause with cries OF Cool
| the nasna OF Mike Macdonald nof known ID ohecae
re~eArsd ID Ill klasses Of sosity and It is know,
IN kankerkee and 0skoch also spekin3 with orshorlt
are In full acord the gambler has his rites ~ well =
any other sittyson and as long as am s1operinten
ena VII oss e! the
sSss sS 2, ..r "T53ts RI saaars al; ~ br:::
bstwenc lbs pols Of ohcsso and tie gambler @
9f Chicago, my p5sedysesssr being q man wha
[Cries Of ash4ne ahamo ri A man of pore part,
aud conse6wanty did not kno tho pleslur witch aris
wen man cola the tasn rite an gets fore to ono or
Of, aud the Cheat Of Potts. witch an prowa it i:
me. knoaa all theas things. and kan aprsheate tht
me torking to them abowt theas things. As sed
bcfour, Rentel1uen we understand uutler, aad
1r likely to loo so as long wa stik toossher. I'm
] mensa applause which listed for ten ninutes.l
| EXIT RENO.
Tho merriment was at its height. Canada D;ll.
an honor ed guest, was explaining to the allie :e,l
Mayor the modus operandi Of tho t1ree-c.rd
| monte business, and His Honor who had gotten
up to "Thir:een.hly" SAID it was yer. beantafui,
aud reminded him OF the operations OF the South
Side City Hallway Company Father Forhau WAS
dllating to 6upt- Hickey on the beanties OF
church lotteries: Dan o'Hasa's representative
] Was reelting to 1ameson's some OF tho poetry OF
| his youth-when suddenly cracked, piping
voice, d voice which was like 4 drunken wind
blowing through twisted He:-llo':. was heard at
I the lower end Of tho table. And this was tho
| song it sang:
Mine eyes have seen the hosror Of the cunning the
He is surely getting up most ungodly di,.1ib-.
He will write US up with many scot and sneer and
Io still is writing on.
Mine eyes havo seen tho follow, with dozen other
When tle city-uau waa still divided in two hostile
writin. up the villain. ..Tashburn writing down -.
Up to this point there had been comparative
silence The reporter, deeply wounded By this
uncalled-for attack, looked up inquiringly at
Lawrence.
"Who is this man with the rnoldy voice ~ says
Harry. Who is this fellow who daros to Insult
our guest?"
AT the samo moment came cries OF t'Sharna
shame!" in which Mr. Mcdonald and Irudo
joined Justify, aud simultaneous cries OF = Put
him out!' ''E1tirpate him!' q Slit his gullet!"
etc.
Capt Hickey and few others made d rush
upon the too accurate imitator Of Reno, who
begged unaTai!insIy for permission to finish his
little song, dragged him to the Clark street win
dow and pitched him out headlong upon the
sidewalk His head struck with great violence
upon the stone curb, splitting it quise open.
few horriEed spectators rushed to tho spot, e1-
pcctinS to lind the tagging covered with bruins.
but, contrary to Ill expectations this not the
case aud upon examining tho gaping wound in
his head the interior was found perfectly empty.
Dr.. - tinkered his skull roughly, and Reno
jumped up. looked around him for moment IN
bowildored sort OF way, and then started OF
running briskly in the direction Of the West
Side, singing as he went:
Oh aiat1 prosecuted 1smb, etc.
Upstairs al soon BECAME peace and the mem-
ory of this unpleasant little incidonI rapidly
faded from the minds Of all Indeed, the punch
WAS so superb that not eTen Red Indian could
have harbored malice after fifteen or twenty
glasses. It WAS tho joint production Of - aud
-. Experience has proven that to reach the
superlasive degree OF punch, an lrishman born
in Scotland, and slightly tempered by its duller
air, must supervise tue job. You can match his
work against the world. Eat rcd her
ring With it, md yon hare perfect dinner. Ask
kinsey, If you want confirmation strong as Holy
Writ
Como, gentlemen" said tho Vico-President,
t. fill your glasses. those OF you rho can, while
give the next toast The Bar OF Chicago"
VIII Mr. Tra1e please favor the company with a
few remarks =
Tho toast was drank. Custom dictated that
it should be drunk standing. but in SO much as
the evening was late. and many OF the guests
asserted that. while their heads were all right.
their knees felt little queer, this really useless
ceremony was dispensed with. Mr. Trudo then
proceeded:
GENTLEMEN AND CLIENTS The subject upon which I
mn called On to address you, is one with which we
are al familiar During our eEentfu careers We have
advocates, while the remArks of othe1s have
been necessarily limited to the simple and touching
ape III q ss a~,itsd xh intense
interest tbs action Of the Twelve dodfa.hcrs, as jury
LIS sas BY M hs 10 hsnss
votes itself to tho honorable task Of relieving from
ton those whom fortuous circumstances have cast
the stsdow Of suspicion, aad VITO, but for my aid,
pishing this though simple yet seem to meet with the
di.favoG OF the public and of many lawyers. While
an not prepared to defend them on the principles Of
an expert, still they commend themselves TO me
since they aid in preserving the freedom o. Of
active. though somewhat irregular inteects men who
hayo burst thc weak bonda Of conyentlonalty in al
rcspecta save one-hey pay their lawyer, aad, gentle
ts hm u 4p3cshse
are biased More, they have no patriotism. When
one Of their own citizens-nnay mention the honorel
draining Of wealth for his corn and potatoes to
lcave that money behind him, thereby making the
baAnc6 OF trauo largely IN 1aVor ol C1tc1Eo, these
Judges, regardless Of all rules Of political economy
laid down In the InscrOcean, listen apl,royiugly to
absurd complaint OF the aforementioned Granger.
Now. in order to make the scales Of Justice little
more even, it il my custom to get upon jury, by
means Of 1argeases paid to one OF the baifs of the
Criminal Court, t,-may mention the honorcd name OF
- fnatne omtte't at the request Of the baifif, who
,ass he does not court notoretyI,-at least man
.hom know possesses sound principles on tha sub
ect Of political economy vino is in favor Of getting all
lc can, and paying for nothing he gets. This man.
when promised that he will be relieved from certain
iuaneal emlaFrassnents under which be IL 1aboring,
things In their true light, and there is verdict
This Is called hanging tue jury" and. Sou Will I'll
gree is much cheaper and more humane than hanging
he prisoner. Give me, gentlemen, mnn On jury,
nd do not care who Aus the other eleven. There |
re some radicals who favor changing our present
nproSab1e system, 20 that majority Of jury may
onvict- Gentlemen In Interests. In the In
erests Of economy Iley Of you to resist this Think
the expense Of 1u1c laans ax mea, and rally the
import Ut the ark OF cur constitutional liberties
As the poet beautifully tfngs,
Oh. the jury-law Is wonderful thing,
In this city at ours, you know,
How 1t gives the thief and the burglar swing:
And the broadest scope for ruli4niug,
And the gambler free may 60.
May the blessed law endure for arc
All the day Of life till night,