The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-02-15
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Lord Bumdreary Registers at tho city
Prison and is Assigned to the
s'ssrnnhs" Cell.
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Lsan Francisco Altal
The advent Of Mr.. j.. A. Sothern
(Lord Dundreary) in any city, after q
prolonged absence, Is either celebrated
by his Preparation Of u practical joke
upon some Of his friends, or by the shoe
being placed on the other foot. His re-
appearance in San Francisco was no
exception to the general rule. Careful
preparation had been made to receive
him in becoming style. Mr.. Baron Hill
met his lordship at Brooklyn, as he was
train, and informed him that q number
Of his old friends and admirers were
awaiting his arrival at the Palace, and
his first evening would probably be &C.
cupied In giving them audience; that
Mr.. VIM. }. Florence, his intimate
friend, was waiting at Oakland with d
carriage, and desired to see him in re-
gard to making some arrangements
about Mr.. Adams benefit, which would
shortly be given in this city. Would he
be 50 kind as to send his party with his
servant to the hotel In advance.
Certainly" unsuspeetingly replied
Sothern. "anything to oblige Billy.
I'm mighty glad he's here. Don't you
know / think we can have some fun with
these Frisco fellows IL he stays long
enough?"
Mr.. Hill answered that he didn't
doubt it," The conversation then turned
on the trip; the snowfall in the noun
tains; the turn Of business at the Cali
fornia until Oakland wharf was
reached, when Mr.. Florence appeared
on the scene, and after hand-shakings
and congratulations had passed, the
party crossed the ferry. emerged from
the depot, and entered the carriage, the
Ir,x n t,l in a. r.,
drive to the palace"
1t was dusk when Mr.. Sothern and his
companions reached the city. They
were driven rapidly up Clay to Kearney
street, thence down Kearney to Mer-
chant, and then into Dunbar alley, or
court; conversation in the meantime
never being allowed to flag. On the
contrary, as the carriage was driven into
the space just outside the office OF the
captain OF police, an animated discus.
sion arose as to the merits OF certain
new drama shortly to be produced by
Mr.. Sothern, and which had the effect of
occupying his mind completely. It even
waxed warmer as the coach stoppeda and
he had gained terra tir'ma he placed
himself Immediately in front Of Mr..
Sothern, and, taking him by the lapel
Of the coat. insisted on some point which
Sothern simply contested. On they
moved into the captains office, the
debate still being kept up, and Florence
being seconded by Barton Hill; the
victim was only too glad to gain time
by scratching his name on the register.
Capt. Stone promptly assigned him to
the cell occupied by the ''misdemeanor
drunBs." Next, Mr.. Aleck Bedlam, dis
guised as colored bell-boy, then led
the way to the prison-door (the dispute
was renewed), but the click of the lock
Dundreary's attention, and
he made break towards the open air,
gaining the carriage amid the shrieks
Of laughter from the throats Of the sue
cessful jokers.
Tim Mccarthy and Florence, together
with Aleck Bedlam and Sandy Austin,
put up the job" It was their calcula-
ton that the high walls surrounding the
court would rob their victims mind of
while the convenient mantel
Of nightfall would prevent his examin-
ing the outside appointments too
closely. The success of the scheme,
however, rested solely on the ability Of
Florence and Hill to keep his mind fully
occupied while he entered the building.
This they did by fortunately striking q
subject that interested him beyond all
others. 1t Is now Sothern's turn.