, 1879-08-03
THE TWIN RIDDLES.
. wor Which Is Convnlsing the Or'
ch2stral World Of Chicago.

,,eb tte c1mbals, and SOUND the touu passoon
:. HaTerly's, and Hoolcy's, and McVlcSers'
y. ~ VIM mop their bald heads with paftl-color-
- h,ndkerchicfs between acts, ana VINO as
-.,,b1e after the labors Of the day to drink beer
- - talk music ct Sehnert's-are at present IN
~.... of great agitation over trial OF more Ihan
Sr,,a1 importance which is going on, or "hicn
:, continuing rather, before Justice hau1nanh'
- -, eminent jurist of the North Side 1t Is case
..h;cb would have puzzled Solomon, VINO was
.a,1ad unou to decide to which woman the chho
belonged, or even the Judge before "kom
porf;1 argued her case 1t Is q case OF t"1hs,-
+uin tiddlcs; twin cherries on Single stoch'
:. ..+ro ,oycly berries nodded on one STEM"
rur HISTORY OF THOSE RIDDLES IS BRIEF.
.t that be related first to serve as prologue
70 the squeaking theme:
about year ago Mr.. George Loesch long
identified with the cause OF music III tn:s CITY,
ordered Of Mr.. Drache, OF No. 1oo NORTH La
e,,le street, y1olin-maker, an instrument. The |
.~s+r,n,ent-mascr made it tu happy moment, |
lneH nnr;ine under the influence OF some tnspira-
I'm ~, az rare and swcet as Loesch's own toncn
'.s'a uo The string fabricated tiddle which. when
he purchaser came to trr il, proved to pc
superb. At this time Mr. Loosen "as nlS
4he orchestra there. He it Was who, when the
f.int;nr heroine sank dying to the floor, put me
Tho]e soul of sorrow into one tendef snr4cA
upon bis fddIestrlngs, or, when me me neao. nsa.
nd schemes of the tricky villains who Toulo
hare deprived him OF his lore, makes those
saue strings yell forth in an e1ustant hsle
we arc.'' He bad for bis first vlolnlst gclt1e-
man by the name OF hfause- !he' hlauee was
ca TAKEN WITH TUE FIDDLE OF IoEsc1t-
4ho 6dt,e bcgotten by Drache-that he orda req
me like unto it, and the instrument-maker eup
orodnre one which was an exact duplicate. ~,
1ho1,eh in the construction OF the nrst nc oau
used some German WOOD speS.ally Ilipolsei'
a1d IN t11a, Of the second some American "ood'
rom an old violin which had been given to MN
49, Chicapo yirtuoso But while twins may
ioot alike, their dispositions. their teu1pers Or
her yoi;ss may n4y.cne's yaF' two a0o addles sS
Ths Tss me @''A # hich had been made for
1nesc, was as sweet rs the voice OF q pIluna
donna, while the one which succeeoeo u la1AGt
tnrongh its nose. This is musical term: II
neans il nasa!izcs It gruuts, 1t groans' IL talhs
ike Yankee It was not success
One day. when tile Two vlollns were ls'nE slos
hr side. swcetly sleeping in their boxes, hrause
csIied Loesch's attention to the TACT thnt tnere
was the tshtest shadow ,et eae OF o them had
oI beau.y-spot-ti1at IS, little, faint, red mark
in The ebony just underneath one OF the strings.
IN the course Of time Mr. hranse, elsue, sa,,+ ~
cause he was going away and did not N wan1 70
cary fiddle, or because he didn't IKE Il, or
because be wanted some money, TOOK II nack
to M. Drachc There it remained until 1t was
BOUGHT BY MI AsDACH,
who had succeeded krause as hrst
violinist at hooleys, s}on sna a. Tno H"yeros d9T
few weeks ago the Minstrels came to Hoole5s,
and loesch had nothing to do there de was
engaced to conduct the lawn concerts at the
Union Clubhouse, and they said that tney
wanted q string orchestra So be sent his, his
fa,tier.in-law down to the theatre Win ihe kel
to unlock his closet, or library in which ne kept
his yjoliuE, in order that he might bring up LUIS
Tnesch took ont the instrument, passed nls DOW
scnoss it once, and then broke out melodlously
with
But this is Krause's baby;
This is not baby uinc.
So be sent the old gentleman back to e;o ofing up
~ Iese3sy e Wy, have nv ddle-'' 'So,' says Mr..
Ioesch, II have not your fiddle. My tathe1-ln.
law made mistake and brougnt me up tout,S y
frat Int that | sent back and got my OVID.
Then Asbach went to Drache and asked MN
1rhich fiddle that was, showing to him the one
which be had last made. The lnstrqmentm1aah4es 81
identified it as the ono which nc nao sou ~, "
1nesch Mr., Loesch, also anxious to get expert
testimony. called upon Mr.. Drcche and showeo
him the syeet-toned fiddle and asked him Iot
Thnm he made that The ins1rument-mnhe g
looked at it, and at the wood, and hrst sag !; !
vas made OF American wood, and tnen ns
chanred his oninion again. and then again. W
I'll finally Ioesch lost all confidence in his 1udg
ment, aud departed. As for Asoacn' ne
WENT TO JUSTICE KAUFMAN
and represented to MIN that he had been unla#
1nl1r dnnr;red of fiddle and that it was at tina
lime secrered in or about the premises o1 Ml
1oasch. whereupon he got q writ OF repleV1n am
went and rcpleyined the fiddle from tne nias n;
where it was elumbering under MI Loosen,
vii be determined some time in the ultimate
dim future The principal witness Tor Loese3 y
5ir. Krause, left the city, some sane.;,at;a IT.
time aeo with g musical organlzano ue,
ing wing with high hopes and considerable RAJ i', luz
nare. 1t Mr.. Loesch's last adyices, the VIII.
ofsThe Larks' u had been clipped, their oae
gage had been impounded, and they M We. we,
browsing in the fields somewhere IN hae neg
harvest, possibly. the case came up 4 couple
weeks ago, but was continued so that hraus
might work his way back to town. It was agal
continued, and, coming up yesterday, was -
continued till next Saturday, fnsomuch as N n
Krausc had not yet put in an appearance III
fddles being so exactly alike, it will be nece
sary to decide
THE QUESTION OF IDENTITY
bv the ear rather than by the eye. It will be
case where jury OF blind men, il they nav
tuncful ears, will do just as well as jury
Ecen-cycd fellows, and, since it is the Judge vi
is to pass upon the preponde1ance
Testimony, the Justice is understood to PC a a
siduously practicing not merely upon the ndd
claimed by Loesch and Asbach, which is in b
own office, but by attending concerts, soEee
and other places where strinCed instruments q
used, in order that he may titly qualify hlmse
to sit in Judgment upon the sbrleking OF the
strumcnt, or Of the two instruments rather, al
decide which of them it is that talks through
nose, and therefore belongs to Asbach, u,
which Of them it is that talks pretti!y tnfoul
its mouth, and therefore bclougs to Loosen.
IT IS PAINFUL 10 DESCEND
from such high themes as these to Fnie
matter as black eve, but it has to be cone
order to complete the record. After t,c slol
war commenced, one Of loesch,s relatives
na!rlaee Or otherwise, and MI: Asbacn go1 ~ ~
dispute as to the question OF OWNERSHIP, al a.
alter they had used those well-known retor
eoe1 IS - YOU ie," and "1ou're thle',
You're another, p the relative OF Loosen,
marriage or otherwise, struck Air. Asoaen iu ~ .
eye, Knocking him down ana IL! u!
1erins somewhat With the mnsl mus,
perfor rmances Of that partcu
evening. For whenever the eye OF v'olln
IS sore, ans he wants TO rub it, it IS excess!. I:
ollhcuit for him TO do SO, aud at the esn1e VI
70 proporly manage his instrument.
a large number OF musicians nave oeet :. .
1anu N-%t RlH