, 1877-09-27

III tuc loNcE 0tsIu u tlc iIItle section OF tic
jail known as No. ~, third tier. buck. 4 rc.
speodent silk tile, q sack coat anu vest vi
mixed stuff good6. q standinrcolIar md long,
white nccktiu ornamenicd peg ou the rcar wall
Of tue cell. A pair Ut gaiters eumDcred tie
ground. All that was visible therefore, uf Sir.
Sydney siyert, the would-be little martyr Of
tnodern times, as lie lay spread uut on hts mis-.
crable rot, was portion Ut his fare. i vide u.
pause Of shirt-front, two useful suspcnIcss, a
pa!r Of pantaioons Of tue same quality Of thr
sack cont nnd vest, q pair of
blue striped socks, aud such portions Ut
the human anatuny ns might be supposed to be
covered up W tll3 aforesaid garments. Above
hiu 1ay somu small Knno II, tho shapc of = man
awaiting bis trial for grand larceny. Anl it
wis here, and under such circumstances mud
with such surroundings, that The reporter dls-
covered the cx-PrcsIdsnt Of the institution
whoso tFont-coor entranre Is Rraccd by the
typical hcc-hlyc--tl.at smart fur the uhwary. Al
The reporter approached an introduced himself,
Mr. Myers strasnscncd himself up little, and
the scene opened.
"Mr. Myers" SAIL the reporter, "you are IN
| trouble. The TRIBUNE offers you a portfon OF
it, space iur any explanation yon sce At IL
| Inakc.''
| Eloquent silence for tho space Of Que minute.
III have nothing to saY, cir, at ttlJs time,
There arc asbcts that would run away wesu to
open my mouth mud say what could. 4tn
here IN obedience to the law,-thr nlnJcsty Of
thr wholc people ot tic great Siatu oi Illinois.
When / go beturc thu Court which represents
that s9ye'e,cn power: ! will say what have to
| say. Nut uutll ti1en.f'
II suppose you arc aware Ut the charge
against YOUR ycntured the reporter.
~ know nothing about it.'
"Wcll, sir, the charge Is that you embczzlctl
Saoo, ,N9 from the MERCHANTS. farmers' x MI
"TwO hundred thousand dollare
.Yes, slr: It appears further that there uas
only one w'tness a2a'nsl you.-Mr. Ward. the
.alurc eloquent silence. This time 1t lasted
| "Two hundred thousand dollars! Why, mr.
dear str, haven't enough moaey u buy ,My sup
per with. haye eaten nothing since morning,
less had It not been for tho Kind
ucss Of two friends, who camo In here
to sec inc and asked NC IT | wanted anything.
you lad aaS yout ty sssa afi sati
i, but don't want my 'uh! you'd better
have something sall t1cy,:: 'et us 90 out and
get something fur YOU Well, ! tod them
euuld eat; il would inaku NC sleep better. !
always sleep well. My conscience 10 eAsy. aud
NY
DREAMS ARE pnEAAs or raAcE.
| haye danu nu lnan wrong. Every dollar can
be accounted for, ami II tt.'su aakcts urc prop
crly handled every dsposltor will get thu lsst
cent due lnm.'s
"Yhcn y.,s. deny the truth OF tho ehargoi"
~ do, Au.i Will rise 3ru.n this cell Wien the
| ttnIu colcA aud vlndlcatc my honor u the
/ worll. But I'm very comfortable here. They
treat nc with all kiodncss. Nut harhh wortl
l'as lccn said to a'c s'nce came ln hsre,-no
| pleasaut. hayc TN unklna worls fur any man.
Ay 1rfetd above here t ssry good 70 luc. lie
y1s ts .,sr,E3 TO-! grand '1Fssny' but ,,;' sxsn
nn,, '"h r. eo.a',y y,,,e n;sI,. enam ,1p M"oes"e EN-
my cell nice au,! clean. I'm hsppy even IN thls
tell. an thinking ul those depa,stturs, ,.-wofk
i'; out pans tor their good,-:aud they will sec
| III thuse a44ct.. Why, they arc holding meet.
/ lug tu.ught u ttr i'alHles lluusu to 6eg about
tlluse Investment securities, alI.l thry Will hilA
GycEy duslar ace'unlel for. IT, 10 place, Just
after au explosion, IL iouk arouul III hole, |.
III Let slcu. !oIlow my. suggestions:
Let them look around aud ,lry will
hut thrtr hands on everything. Lei tavul
employ ~ - expert snd they san get Ut thosv
t'ia thing right. They haven't got book.
k,sepest, s,s tlsss,-not~dy 'la' k"o~' anything
to .''"! 1 ws.t ,|,s1s I. : Il Iis i n."k, ansi sLsa
Wlial he hunt lUr slI't there hc kuu"s cuUush
10 kuuw II has Iren lakeh a*af. lnslSati IT
finding securities. h. has fountl pis>ts VI paptr
VIZ, hEurss a'l over 1hc"'' aud that'k about
What stsh. has lls G3t tu tell you thatl
Why .lut.'t !tc ,naae flx reports to the Court
| wAt<tl appointed hint"
about thai"
'.Why ioE't I,o comu and sec mol hayo
lain 1t homc lor days: eApecl:ng nitn, aud have
s.one 70 lar a4 tu se''4 word tn lin u come aud
| consult with ulc."
"4lAsu't he heen thcret"
"nuly 11r u lew minute. al 4 tfusc: laie in
Ale afltrnua,l wien lr l.at to hurry to tatvtl
tue tr4Il. ll 3uu call that seeklI,g ktIowlc.lget
&4...kt taak.t