, 1879-08-08
"pECCAVI." :"
And Mr., SWEET Beats His Breast
in contrition.
Saying, II Did 1t All; Put All the
Blame on Me-"
A Philosophical View Of That Associated
Press Dispatch.

ug Leonurl s3wetts connection with tic l}lxtcr
formed tho general topic Of convcr-
,ntton among the legal fraternity and Uuvcrn.
tnent officials during tho dny. The gen'leman's
rather full explanation OF tho "scraoe" Into
whIc,, he got hlmse'f very naturally drew forth
no sualt amount Of conltnrtt. Al usual there |
were soma WHO shrugged their shoulders.
though nearly everybody was rather inclined to |
admit t!lat Sit. Gwctt's story went long way |
towards letting hin, out. Others, doubtless, In
addition to struggling their shoulders were Oh
served In somo casts to 20 through, sort OF
which consisted for the most part in
tfe closing Of one cye,oE tho placing III ocer on
i,u side OF the nosc or some other cqual1r.inys-
tcrlous performance IN tile art OF facial contoF-
tlon, which, being Interpreted, WIS ta&cn to
mean something like "too tftn." ltwns rather
OF q strain on tho probabilities Tor most OF tile
doubters 10 tclevo that htr. Swctt, who had
acted MS Daxtcr's counsel for years, didn't kno"
what sort OF sharper he Was presenting TO
Judge DElnmond TINT afternoon way back IN
February last and, knowing this, tiat bc should
now picad ignorance Of Baxtcr's real character,
a,,.l, as q consequence, Of tic real character OF
that bond. ...-
A representative Of TnR Tn,prNr ran across
Mr. swctt IN lie course OF tic afternoon mud
QuL LIE cHSI ~ lhApt "'ess ~t' '""t"-'S'' ~''''-
FURTHER 1iotiT or THIS PARTICULAR POINT
was. MI things considered, desirable. Mr. SWEET
saw tic point Immediately.
"True, havo acted as Ba1ter's counsel 10
number Ut cases" he began, " but he has always
come out ahead until nnw. 'ns,d l certainly had
no reason to supposc he was anEthne like The
man fc has turned out to bc. ~ told you
ycsterlaY. 1 asked lin about this bond wien
the first disclosures came out IN relctes'ee to lle
rA n lint
time and again that all hd hail to o WAS to sci!
snrnr stamps for other parties who wero hard
IN md wanted a.&littlc money; and, as TO
ths pond he stated. oysr a'.a oset aga!n' ,at ,a,
it wus perfectly good, md that nothing would
ever be- heard Of It,. His HoIng away Wien tlIc
Inter Developments began to coule out, day by
day. and hls remaining away, oaly serve 70 e9n-
hasn't been straight. md lfecl that liaVe been
"ssei1 .Tnen YOU wero really unaware at the t!mo
YOU went With him to Judge Drumuond, Of his
real rhnracteri" 80 e.
"EutireIy SO. OF eournc: l sec pow that II
hadn't went with him oeforc Judge DRUM
| rnot,l hc might have been subjected to csen
closer examination than llc Was. ny presence
Tie Judge OH bis uuard. | arn
snrry for tt,-sorry my benr there ard going
With him had the ctIect OF making the Judge
little less careful. little less scrtltinzsng.
| BUT WAS HONEST A1Uuf 1T
md was imposed upon rs veil as the Judge.
| E3uk how nhout TINT hund, auvWarf Some
| folks, you know, say us good bond."
| uTwo OF lh. Burcttcs arc possibly good, In
| whtrl case 1t isn't 20 ini1rl1 OF a fraud on the
Government as It Is gu them, because they will
"'st "Ycs. suppose you're right. 1hero's one
thing. however, TINT needs a little further TX
planailo. The Impression has gone ont. sotne.
how ur other. tlnt Judge Dr''m'nond Feeol!scted
l ~. 4 tnr1Hna tkft I'm a
tint boud. lie naked mo about then When
told him was tic man. The fart IL. 1T
remembered nothing about tie circumstance.
thoucl. he argued tint, fron hts manner ut 90
Ing business, some pcrsos' must have coma he
fore him, ns,l he must have male some inyestf.
gution of the natter: nt, rs lla lsad knoWn that
.Htrgius md lnvsetL liala acted for Baxter, hc
,nnde UP bis mind to ask ettllef nt Us w. h1st
did when he met lnc. | told him very frankly
that was tilc man Who Ind curse in with Bax
ter anu then proceeded to nafratG ~! Inc clE
cumstauccs, stnee thS J11Ge utterly aa.lea 70 re-
nc nbuut ihu innttcr. ala intended, Us son! nl
renurstcd, to tell him alt thu facts. When did 81
I told him thought It. was Just, ~ between hiul
u,,dm thattlereHholl 90 no cohech!hentao aonu
| t}r fart tint was the tnnta, alIu 3n was ncs
.nittctl, rs fnr ab WAS c1acerned, 10 eo'ntn1ni
| cate tie facts to the officers" -.-,
AZ between you ultd judge Drummond
alr. SWEET,
l UPON WHOM DOES THE EXTRAORDINARY A@7
in improving this bonla"
II think It. ntI rests upon me. Judge Drum
| mpba ia not responsible Ut a,l. While lie atl
proved the bond upon tllc sworn tcsttt'iouy 9
Baxter, have a,O doubt. That nir h0ln. preaen
was the tnBirnlnenta'ltS o. ~ nn'hE ". ~
III tic matter, nna to throw ntihlue on JUG
Druununl. Whatever tho consequences mn
be, 1 think t!lts Is but Just. .
we'll; that's very frattk!h
| fuf' n Ira futjnst fYfnnf.H ~
"11AyE you EVER nEES DECEIVED
Ike this in client heforcf''
III Iayr pruettued Inv thirty years, anu har
been ttccclyed twice, hut never be!osa iti nan
/ : ncr wllfc|. ulfer!cl a Court. tlink call sa
llut no Judge over hna occasion to complain q
u,c, lhc deceit as praetcci upoN me would b
| liable to llaprcn TO any lawyer. but OF course
! having happened 10 ME this time, don't THU
snall ever bu caught careless agaiu:. All u!
ce,lsurc tia. beIng loolcd Involves ! wuut t
,, ilas your attention been called, Mr.. swclt.
,, asked tue rcpurtcr, taking Il now lack, ITO III
. ASSOCIATED rHEss pis1ATcH
sent from this city tast Tuesday night in rete
rncc tn this Mattcri"
+ swell. what do sou think OF it9''
"Ithtnk thnt's nll right, however dnmaRtn
, Il NAV hs 10 tue. Ihut dispatch cnuplcs III
with ,hc defense Of tile Custutu HOUSE rases All
/ cuu.Ic the autllor Of that Gtspatytl with III
t,,au ,okrl tt.urp sticks at tn that ease, III,
! whose slan,o need moi mention. 1t IL Ills tur
nov, md It Is my duty tu take i gnod.naturcS
r Iy, I shook hin, up then. lie shakes mo i,
{ | liuw. Il ho didn't complain then, don't now.
/. "Do you feel my particular anxiety, Nj
Swctt. Al 10 tho possibility oi the sccretaty |
!, the TreasuEy-as tuttmatvd In t'mt dlspatet-
causing yuu to l,o .,,nn marty to this cayc II
= should uyer bV prosecuted IN ruurtt'
!, ~ hnye always understood that thurs was u
inv IN tllts Country nxnst q tllR1l's being Ina.
fool ot, and until shall lind inysolt mistake
> upon this subject ! hayu no fears of l'e'
!! charged viii, unythInr except ,i.a caselessne
/. aud foily OF wlsrl. a,n realy guilty."
( And Mr. SWEET walked oil. tnutteElng as J
J. went Honc.hfnE that the rcportorIal Gar pro
i unly failed to catch. hut which knnndca vuF
j. very like: "Wsil, III be hanged II that ain
r t,uc of these confessions, rs tic fellow aalu,
y tliu wlulo tAnE-ctean from tbs boots up"