The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-05-17
WHOLE NUMBER S37.
EATON. OHIO, THURSDAY. MAY IT, 1883
The Lawyer and the Book Agent.


The last victim of the lash, so far as
heard from, is Henry Meiselbar,
young lawyer doing business at room
"a, Nos. 121 and 123 Dearborn Street.
Early yesterday afternoon, just after he
had taken his dose, it was rumored that
his face looked for all the world like a
checker-board, while his neck resem-
bled section of the tattooed lady. But
it wasn't as bad as this.
1t was two o'clock when two young
men entered Justice Mech court. One
was small and bullet-headed and COM
posed. The other was trembling with
excitement, was so tall and had such
luminous hair, that when he took his
hat off and stood upright he looked like
gold-headed cane. The little man
said he was James Delaney, and he
wanted warrant for the other man,
Alexander N. Porterus, charging him
with having unlawfully beaten and as
saulted Henry Meiselbar. The warrant
was granted and the witness for the
people and the prisoner wanted to go to
trial and get the case settled, but the
willy Judge refused to hear the case un-
less the interested party who had been
unlawfully beaten and assaulted was in
court, and so continuance was taken
till Friday next at eleven o'clock. All
that could be ascertained in the way of
particulars was that Mr.. Meiselbar had
been horsewhipped bya gentleman act
ing in the interest of a young lady who,
while engaged in her legitimate bust
ness of soliciting orders, called upon
Mr.. Meiselbar and was forcibly detained
by him against her will, and was kissed
by him three or four times. She left
the office crying, and telling him that
he would hear from her, and the whip
ping was the result.
| A reporter then dropped around to
see Mr. Meiselbar. He was alone,
seated before the fire in comfortable
armchair. He wore terra-cotta coat
and an air of gloom. The gloom was
thicker than the coat. He had a big
law book on his knees and appeared to
be reading.
| s'That is my name, SIR"
.sYou had some little difficulty this
morning, understand, and the Inter
Ocean would like" "-et
'.Sit down. (Very CALMLY I will
tell you all about it. Rather forcibly)
But say it right here, and mean it,
that if ever another female book-agenl
ever puts her head inside that door IL
-but let that pass. Was she pretty!
No, sir, she was positively homely.
Old? Um-m-m no; about eighteen OF
nineteen, should think And yet
kissed herP Well. yes, / did kiss her.
Twice / think. She was in trouble,
and pitied her, that was the only rea
son. You see it was just like this, Il
was Monday afternoon; I was sitting
here alone reading law, when thl
door opened and the girl came
in; I thought it was client
and told her to sit down; she sat there
where you are; I sat here. then shs
opened up and wanted to sell me Eugene
j. Halls poems for $3.50, l said NJ
peremptorily and went on reading; ther
she tried on all the Establishments of he
persuasion; ever see a book-agent? well
of course you know; she told me tht
story of her life; awfully romantic; un
kind mother-in-law and all that sort o
thing; she got pathetic and 1 got inter
ested; when / got interested she cam
down to business again and wanted
$3.50; said she owed seven dollars fo
|
it; opened purse and exhibited sol
assets five dollars; want of $3.50 yer,
pressing; stony-hearted landlady and al
that; l commenced losing interest; thel
she said former employer had basel,
cheated her out of ten dollars; fel
interest return; offered top on my ha
and go and collect it for her withou
charge; just then gentleman called m
into the hall for consultation; comm;
back to resume my seat felt sorry TO
little woman's woes and in passing ben
over and kissed her, that was all; yes
kissed her again; she didn' t mind; neve
cried; wanted to sell book worse tina
ever; had no use for it; escorted her t
top of stairs, and there she said shoul
hear from her again; thought she wa
going to write; shouldn't have kisse
her only she seemed in trouble; no insul
intended in the least.
Next afternoon two men came in; ta
man and short man; supposed they wer
! clients; asked them to take seats; ia
man wouldn't; asked me if I kisse
; girl; I said yes and explained Gil
cumstances; tall man pulled OF
whip and hit me across th
shoulder; right shoulder; hit m
/ again; don't know how many time
, more than twice; no marks on face c
, neck; don't experience any inconveI
ience; pushed him into corner an
: could have pounded him but didn'
little man pulled him off and said it ws
a all right, he would have done the sam
a if anyone had treated his sister tn;
a way; that ended it; they went and g
l warrant sworn out to save me I'll
n trouble of doing it, and thinking to G
r the case settled by confessing the assau
!; and paying about dollar fine, b.
= Justice Mech wanted to have all tt
parties in court, and 1 shall show I
Friday. That's all, good-by."
|. The reporter, pleased at having g
all the facts in the case, was descendir
the stairs when a voice caught his ca
1t was the attorney returning to h
Q rooms, declaiming: "But ever anoth
o woman puts her foot inside my door 1
T. be an iceberg, and have no compassic
s at all; and if ever woman puts h
= head in and says books I'll" Al
o the voice was lost in space Chica.
It Inter- Ocean.