, 1876-03-11
HE:SlNC.

lips cotered tue room and tho interview abruptly
HEsINC,
TEaTERpAx8 NEGOTIATIONS.
OF atf tho men vho hayo " given up" or "1Atd
down." or "squeaiod," or whatevce you want to
call 1t, ucsing probably occupica tho most re-
marksbo and original position. His proposition
TO tho Government, made through his council,
Col. Juensen, challenges rsapoct and admiration.
It IL cbsxacto11atIo Of tho mno, characteristic OF
tho policy that has marked tho later years of his
life, and, 10 4 certain extent, soosna to demon-
strate that he IT, at IS Jeara OF age. developing
= lopg-hiddou Or d newly-scqutred eiomeut Of
honesty. His offer throws him upon tho lenion-
cy Of tho Government after fashion that no
other whisky tnsn has over dreamed Of. Othor
squoa!crs hAye offered samothiag that would OF
might b Of advantage to tho Authorities. They
havo proposed = contrnct with good and
valuable consideration Oh either side. They
lave furnished clews, ltnkn, evidence, wlezo-
by tho prosecution haa boeo enabled to
reach tho holes OF Other whisky-shiovos. They
| havn advised. They have turned thoir bost
friends inside ont and bold up the rottennesa of
men who havo trusted them for tho inspection
| OF tho Grand Jury. They have sought the con-
fdenoo Of men, and betrayed that confidence
into tho District Attorneys Office and then do
mandod that such feal!y to tho interests of the
| Government be compensated at the exp ente OF
| tho Fenitontiary. Bat hlr. Hcning appears to
havc nscn above all tnat, and his proposition is
morely to fnrnisl, tho history of hia life, coil
| eoallng nothing and setting do~n nothioG NTH
| malicious intent. In remuneration, ho demands
bu. little in fact dsnsnds nothing; simply asks
that ho 10 dealt With as kindly hs thu 1nost lib
| csal section Of tho statute will allow.
:. Had jake nehm bccn possessed Of tho
s!ighteae degree Of moral courage, uesing would
bo tho pioneer IN magnificent fight. But
Robin Is instsnctivoly coward. Tho blood that
lows through his vo1ns ID whiso, and not rcd.
lie ID utterly lack!ng oYcEy element OF any kind
OF pluck, and a llo was tho man whom Hcsing
could convict OF By whom HcsiuG could DO con-
| had no recourse saVo to mako some effort TOR
bimseif. To Hesings credit It must bo eaid that
ayes3 man whom be could by any possibility i'm,
n1icate has already confc,scd, and in his rIoiYcr
Of hia history, HeBing cannot bo aoouaod Of lack
| Of f8itd to any man.
| For two days Col. Jucssen has Isbored labori-
ounlY. It had been indicated 70 uesing that per-
haps he could do bottor than stand 4 trial aud,
| whom ho responded THAI ho would try to do what
ts right tho tunalo came on beswcon Judge
Hango Ind Col. Jucssen aa 70 What tho Govern
mont could AFFORD 10 do. And 30 Tor
two daJs Col. ,Juossen has worked bard. llo
| fEAnkly admitted that HestnG could oaer nothing
/ Of which tho huthoritioA havo not already besu
advised. Ho gavc tho outline Of noetng's con-
tn, ".sL n,r.ar e"u non md W e ,91e1R
| which money waB paid to Rehn for political pur-
| posea. but Judge Bangs did not need any fur
ther testimony In that behhlf, aud thero cane
uc,+, hin, a.i1a Was,,r- ~ -, I,..o., .oo :,
him and toll him ovcrythin8. Give him tho bis.
tory Of my lifo from tho honr Of my birth until
now. aod, II be cccs anything Of good tn It. ssk
~. ..ta.a. -, 1a.ssa - '.s sa. ~
n.ng snont h.ft II. nax ruh ii1, M 9ol|s
oos !oFta aessngs q career 1to1n LIE csAo!o 10 his
po!1ueM ootlin.
hno nens noto
HIT or TUE H'sspat vp1'a o. % TmE o'a1h'e9 A77oa-
FEfe OFFICE
misne 90 !nIotoaHnG. Nnea JnoBo nh1R napgs
catno mere lfo4l naoen Ana assumed ths iunc-
Qonn OF Tue oh!teo slatea Attofhc9A ONCE ne
Maltoa IN modeetJ' ana Bat down quietly. Ho
ael who Ao HAat and was assigned small
tablo, formerly used by tho erEand-boy. Tho
Judge dld not mnrmuE. He quietly took tho
broken-bsokod chair kicked towards him, ahllo
tho = associate counsel ensconccd themselves
- tho private Office. 1t ID possible thns the
Jadgo sns 3rom tsmo 70 ttmo informed
t g. to What M.s going On. but It !a
| doobtful- ho mas ofton. consulted.
and for some tl,no It vas generally understood
that tho " "asaoctato COUNSEL wcro running tho
SHOW: sod thst The Judge 95s, wae noaeat!ty, and
nos n at ~ So 70 Euoo'oe5su. m 10 .ntc!y Went 70
tho squealers vero takcn on hia hands. II
man wanted 70 do any business With tho District
Attorney, 10 was shown into the =. '.associata
couneela room, and the Judge ploddcd along
quietly 1T h!a little tabic. But ha WAS waschful.
flo managed 10 somo way to know what was go
ing on. He nevor assumed any airs. OF for
moment manifested any ambition to rtss aboyo
thu position to Which le had been silently oou-
aenod. In tho meantime til" =. "assoelato
Counsel" werc doing. we'll IheT Toto
drawing tn the squcaler quietly, making
their Combinations and running tho thing
to an apparently successful isano. Iho turning
point was close at baud and needed ssoady hcad
to round tho coxnes !n good SHAPE, IheIo wsEo
long consultations betWeoo the !" associate eouh.
sch long and anxious conaultatlons IN aomo OF
which mo associates did not agree: Ono morn
ing. abont two weaks sSo, tue dlscnsslon vas
longthy aod warm. and s1ght 10 tue must OF i
Judge Bangs azooe from Aia Dsoken-backed
chair, and, pokiog big head in tho door OF tho
private room, rnado tho startling announcement