, 1879-08-07
TILE MISSING LINK.
Il Is Discovered in the Person OF
Leonard SWEET.
He It Was Who Laid Rnxter's Match
Bond Before Judge Drummond-
Nr. Hnctt Explains HoH I1e Came to
Dc Brought Into tho Affair,
And Also Relates the Punishment He Shall
Iuaiot on the Sinful Baxter.

AuA 1i6U 4boA%Ns WIZ = AuApuuQut A0 lAR4
. 1naiot on the Sinful Baxter.
What WAS for a long ttmo tho only unc1-
platncd kink in the lhtest matcb-hond swiudlc-
that organized and carried to successful CONF
plrtion by jim Baxter, crstwhe Of Chicago,
but now citizen Of the world md refugee In
Canada--has been unsavcled, unsnarcd, md
Strengthened ont, and another illustration fur.
ntshed Of .ttm's surprising shrewdness In tho
why's Of darkness md the tricks Tint nre not In
valu+ When the EXPOSURE Of this 81, SEQ conf
dence' game On tic Government, OF on tho
boudsmcu, accord!nG as tho latter turn ont to
ho worth nnrthln1 or not, was pnb.
1shcd ia TnE TnfHuHE, tl,ero wns only
one thing lacking to make the story
complete, and thnt was the name OF tho gentle
mau who introduced Baxter to Judge Drum
mond. and who. ~ was supposed to be the caso
nj tho time. was such an Invaluable agent IN
getting tho bond approved. The secret Ia OIL
now. The missing link has been found. Tho
gentleman who accompanied Baxter that after
noon In February into the presence Of Judge
Drummond, aud assisted, innocently enough,
Ii furthesinc the ncfartous scheme Of b!|KIug
TIC Government, WAS
LEONARD swErr,
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w. uusn ~ ,'.'a... " "ee" my 'a''''' VI
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,.,ns ams "poss a.... " 9oau II s la'cst
's ~ 49,, W. "4ss ~, u.'n'."oo' ~.
nn..,'s n..',as .aA1 vauk' poase''' y. .",
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1s.,-s 49, s -. ~. ~ W T.s "o" ~ "e. s' w.
Of the swinde could recollcct but one thug,
viz TINT he hast npnrOvcl the bpnd II was
II. ,,,.s...,oa I s..a".. H.. "a. ssu, w." m
with Baxter and Introduced him, sud tint, after
putting Baxter through course of questions,
vIattorx vnnt m Juat. who ,hc mr..
snn mna ""s t,'a. Ita ,ha ,a,ro.,r,l"r W." @ p., ma.
soh was that ula TIE introducing WIS
something that The JndGo couldn't recollcct,
mud for several days he puzzled Ills braiu Gu
t7cavnr,nv, ia rera,f nj thu circumstance
% Gra,,na,,r II 1Ich, % hrnss 49, IN w n. r."'cmns,c,,
,a. n. usueo ~, reh.. ~ ~ t,.t .'ossa Nv
tfat ono AFTERNOON 10 fcortiary. Just as 10 was
going home, au attorucy entered bis room, nc
cnmpan,cu By ono or two other persons whom
l,a ,1,d not tn,w If vsa .,n,ca tn htn ,1., l,,s
eal'eis had !ast mnae applieat'oh 70 Mr. bfaoiey'
the Clerk ol The Court, Tor the approval Ut q
bond, bur tint Mr.. Bradley had cono home.
They therefore desired To know II ho would m.
nroyo IL. The Judge rened to the effect TINT he
want IN tbe habit NJ do,nr such things. HIT
{t,av ~ 1f1sr, anti ! 1,rr% k,,
ss, w oo~o enu y. "sn' y, say ~ Aau ~ W
uone shas night lhefeupoa Tue Judge replied
TINT, "a everybody cts0 was gone, Ucrliapa ho
would approve tho bond II It appeared aatisfac-
tr.av ~ o,H -" nan .sa .nrata. @ eIs'u M ,o 9 Nv
tosncy u ~ ~ hoc" t"e sa'e.e' w w sooo h,'1
sufficient. The reply Vas IN Tho negative, With
tue addendum ts,at
The 1nle. as,:en Rar,er - h. h,a . soen tno .,ro
~" Ns@s' "At' ,t :. 10 "1a aseu uae su'e
tscs eten uic pond, and bafter replied
hat ne naG. nc #aa 1hen askco ABOUT
n.s s, Kno"leuge s a;s o. tne'r RESPONSIBILITY.
e Ant ,s. n,s tsply was an assuring o9e on
that poln{ he Knew AZ ABOUT mem, anu they
Tefo perieetly responsive. Juaga Drummona
t1cn pIoeeeaea 70 1nteerogato hatn 11nder oatl
IN .siasvn 70 .ae Shs.'oh , 81 te noh AZ ana te
ter answcred with great lullaess and anoarent
truth1uiness ali the questions put to hin.
Opon tne 1at6 o. tnese answers, Jaoee pr1m, r.,
mona appIovea ho oona' eefttylng thas he olo
Insse were the elfenmstances as the Jua9a ro'
CARED theh. Aitef long anu ueep meditation,
re naE!o"ea ne otIer euestl0n-tlla& OF
I.ei aame o. INC attorney-do"n to one
a.. a. tWo n pcrsoh.. Meeting ono Of them,
a At. swell, not !onG aitefTards M he asked him
II Ac was Inc tnap. alld Mr. SWEET iul!Y AID 1rco.
~ ackno"ieogco shat
lie WAS THE PERSON
who had como before him t,,at afternoon. md
hal bccr the innocent means OF Jutlge Drum
1nond's approving such bond. Bsxier. "a ho
saw it unw, had played trick on him, whita he,
Tue Innocent victim, had acted In enttro good
1atth. Jndgc Drummond. while acceptlnc the
expaoaton, ielt little p!qnet. 1t Is satd, at hr.
s"ctt 1or hot comm to nIm wien tho cxposure
came ont, anu fasiler chloed orroptoTcd HIN for
not aoll!g 10. Mi, o"ctt.. IN explanation Hf
hts failure so to 40, admitted that 10 had
tl,gnRht long anu seriously Of coming forward
aa'n EXPLAINING hls unfottunate connection with
ule matter. nnt tnat ne had taken tho atlslea nt
several prominent lRH Ycrt, including Judge or
tw9, ana t1!e5 hau advised him TINT he ~as not
obligeu 70 10 so, SINCE he wns Daxter's counsel
~ anothcr casc, and professional relations bo-
tween counsel ana client rendered volunteer
ACTON dt q TINT sort Improper.
u, 1he above revocation CAME In due course to
1he rcpoEtorsai ear, and neeessitatcl pilGrtm-
nEe 70 ~ loufth story ot tho building at Tho
northwest corner OK nladtson and Lasallc
hsrscts. "heFe AT. swc1t composes Ais
talks to 1uraes and hts sermons to Suuslas-sehoo
associations and graduating c!usscs, Mr.. swett
1 waa out Of town YESTERDAY, % he wa the Gay
oel3te, hagtnk nccn suddenly called awny on
professional bustneas to slcta!'ora. There WIS
ullh prospect ol ~ return; however, and tho
reporter waited. lle was ut last rewarded by q
siElt oE tue o1-companton Of Abo Ltneoln on the
circuit emerging from lie elevator. hir. Swctt
WoEa lls familiar brown stray Int, hts equally