, 1876-11-07
1fcALLISTER.
o,u.ontation OF That Petition by
the Committee.
~. monument Is Handed to the Clerk,
1u' and Goes on File.
,,noar Sent 10 Jail, md No Address
N'' from Ills Honor
ruE PETITION.
..arvrpn ro rnH JUDGE.

rhe Committee aPPua's~A " ....,,,.
.,nn n judge NvAllstcr fea,'SstIns n's .Ss's'@
.oo ,omc " together about o'clock settetaay ~
...n 'rnoon In the upper story OF the c.ty- na.,'
ss'"I w., tat Tint they intended To present te pe.'
a1s ans xck,rr,.ay was known to Scrs lew ou'etdo
W w. w. Cumu,Iltee, and for good reasons. Had
:" sssn .ss nupIcly announced that at saen as hour
s.c'' n placc they were TO bcarsi inc 'lof IN
s' ~" dsn. Il is altogether probablo tnat urge
ns t "" compuscd VI the element Which upholds
etoT"' 1aao md t,at clement which 10 Justly In
w. s"n, .u A. Ills recent course, would have bcen
asna,,' sm. - Thu result might not, to express
p'ets",, .',,.,v have been fortunate, an
y .n,ng,,nr Of two suc,i opposing
'nu ,..,on. % wuuld haYu probably induced revival
ite..,nyi.nos,tics, and quiet, Ecntlemanly Hign!
I'D Of the papeT %oua st .s
G9asMmit,re 9a'e ut kept their plans very closey to
Co,,.'It CsS'srt mi, when tile tl,c cailc, lew re-
t.1.r. and tic usual court aldlenee were tllo
poe,n n,cs n,,tplle NJ the Coniin'ttoe TO enjoy
~ yhS.',errct aud bo present. -
lhe seN's T,,I. NAMES or TIE COMMITTEE
.fs GnaI,SS1 G!IneI1. Gsoige H. KlnlarIt, Olirer Adj
;ntn,, ;n: :; - = 1' G. Wt,swel, Il. o. stone' Il: I.
n1IIs n1li,msa H. u. Van scIaacls, a,1'l Franklin
MseYeas more rospectab!e, aignliiesi, a. anu nd
s.nssth I'm hsen. sss ~ Whcn thcy Tsae'ca Judge Nj
gSIn gtIi'.ters Court they found that most
a,lt's. iss;a'ta railroad suit was ul., with
s9i indee pcckwItt and Alr. Edward Rohey AZ rep
',scnatiYes 's Of The two e<lcs Of tllc saae. Tho
tunn,t,eo quetlY a!la patiently wastoa a,, IN aho
oua,tsr past tho judge gavc. big decision III
4ua..a s.. ni,mr,,cd court till Wednesday,, and
as. .nu nh,,t 10 waik o,it whom Mr. liam passud up
M uots t. respectfully requesting nm aGlicl,te. T'e
judge put on hia Elasses took LIS scat, T. aia ~
9nn,ittec stood Iii line In trunt Of tho bur.
tNsr reading the note, tic Judge eyed MIR.
nav @wrl S. sir, wlmt is wantctla You sny you arc
.mruber oil tic Bar; are you, MI. 1lams"
iuiae Msj s9, 9irAistcr-And the editor of pol't-
Ical newspapers
Mr 1am-l nm.
Jutrc McAl1isteE~-
Mr. Ila.n-1 am not pructlclng attorney
nov, and have not been for inany years, yet l
mar consider myself tnc'nhrr u the ltAr.
Itrr thIs announcement Mr.. Ham pulled out
q hl, porket the following pretacc To tho pcti-
tou which hc proceeded u rGui. Silence retK0-
I'd supreme while l,c did so:
1udse McAlllstes, the Committee OF gentlemen
here present were cosen ut pnalie, , meeting M or
II ,vrsk In behalf or the Committed. Tie duty
VIII Tug performance of wsA t'S 1eiIess q tue
Sut il il ot q pnu'ic natnrc. II desnlses UPON
h.a IN thst ,snpaet$h ~ G!tssns Ihsy
,s!snse approve the, object, tl4oy ncrept tho
responsibility without hesitation. AnunE tue
fundamental rights guaranteed to tlsu people oe frcn
Ehe,i than tho right ii petitfun About Tic great
pizhi Of pct,un tho shield Of the Constitution VI
tsa natloM ard Of the State Ia thrown. THE M
tie people pcnccab1y to asselnbls unt 10 retltloa
,he Go, ctnnIent for redress ul grievances. hnw
sianner to mnl;c known their opinions 10
their representatives.. md to apply fur rcdrrss OF
ss In ,a o ,hi' M s'ea egt ,a" II
1iser, Judge Of the Circuit conrt ot Cuuk cunn.
II. tho pstitlun-tho respectful pct!lsun-ui about
sooo citizens pi Tho county. Praying your Euslr''t-
ton VI The III oco latciy conferred npun you by
The iufagea Ut the people.
There we're tTo ideas In the minds OF those
present Is to mlmt Judge AicAllfster's reply
would b.. Some supposed he wtul.l 70 OIL at Il
in tho matter, ulMl possibly inform tho Commit
fec That they might consider Themselves utnlu1
arrest Tor darling to pctItk,n him, JNlge nf tl,t
Circuit Court of Cook County, to step dow1
&hu Ult. OtherB li!uliTiiI lc HLulu very uu1etl1
pocket The petition, and tell the Committee the3
might go-any place outside 1T tho coust.ruuni
TUE JUDGES REILLY
*ls somewhat Of haPpy Mtrdium butweci
lhese two conceptions. AZ the last word ot Ill,
Paper WIS 1eall, lle suuure1 llltcll around, ul1l
laa tone u frigId ,polttcncks, Ea!4:
"0tYc 1t 10 the Clerk. 1t is n matter 10 20 o.
fle."
At Ham was sttlt standlng, Us II lii expecta
lion thai something further P'0ul.I emulate
ffuul tke judicial lips. But tho Judge, still prc
serving his naughty, {rivl1 tu,lr, said:
sn,Well, sir, hive nothing ~ suy.''
slt. liam handed the petition oycr to tl,t
Clstk, who progecIc0, With cheerful alagrlty an.
4 and piscon.i'oic It. Ti,o ncmhors M "t iii, t
loMInittte, having nothing tnrtlIcr to do, SOL
emmy gathered themselves ut,t put III f!cl
1ats, ard left the building. rart of the audi
encc aiwAys In attendance III n ac,uft-rUoM eS
pressed to The cunulitter Their admiration lo
tIe piiseSy performance Of their duty, nj,
anolaer part rushed into Jut!se McAll!strr'
private Eontn, wheru they applautlcu wl,at the,
ieftHed thr ou gcntlcman'a tlltu why ol rruciv
los anti diminishing tue petitioners.
TUE G0MMlrrEE WILL. NEroRr
1ruilng ihe latter part ii the week 10 tho larg
%9ul'1ettec, 0t which, Tiny arc Il part, the res,Il
" thtlf Interview with tho Judge. VIVA
.atMf ,! action. If uay, Will then by recommend
~ s.! ~ y impossible to predict. Tic mcmbers d
st s eoallhltito have lio means Of knowing W!,a
Hra.u sae u'lin Commtstec will do, mud, II they d
s1;s,,}2 !uaslhe from their clusc-1noHthcd prc
eiu, siimMes, they would not bc at ual likely to dk
'''' 'oc lasts Until they get ready.