Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1884-03-15
HOW HE GOT IN JAIL.
When BARLEY Campbell was a your


editor in village of western Pennsyva-
lila he seemed 10 imagine that the town he
lopged to him, and that the people lived
there b, cause If his kind permission
He would complacently pat one man on
thu back and go for another with his lit
tie ton,ahawk. He had several rows. as
all Young men do have who begin that
way, and in eight months he had four
suits tor libel on his hands. He thought
this was great fun; it would give him
certain sort of fame and no troun'e.
One OF these suits was brought in Phil
adelpha, and one OF young Campheils
acouaintances, DR.. Mackenzie, believe,
gave bail for his appearance. So he had
to hamor the judge and jury 10y gong
Accompanied by three or four croniss'
he went up to the big city to spend
couple OF days and have good time.
When they arrived at the hotel, BARLEY
snid to the Others, "Well, boys, you've
each got your own business to attend to.
and have got to go down to the court
house and put that case OF mine through
and we will meet here at five o'clock, ard
dine and spend the evening together
So it was. agreed.
When BARLEY got to conrt he was
amazed to fad good deal of serious in
terest taken in the case. There was an
inclination to blame him which he strong>
" resented. He had merely written
sharply and witnly for the purpose "i
holding citizen up to derision and con-
tempt. A gentleman who was present
I. Id me afterwards of the scene. When
the lawyer for the prosecution spoke and
alluded to the young defendant as "a Vi
uer." "hyena.p IAN insidious destroyer
of good aame," Campbell cried out
You're q liar and you don't dare to
come outside and tell me that!" His law
yer tried vainly to keep him still. and IN
slly gave up the ease. The jury brought
in speedy verdict OF guilty, and the
Judge rose 10 sentence him.
Tie interrupted the judge repeatedly,
and when that funciionary reprimanded
him and told him it was cowardly to at
tack q .defsnseless citiz. n behind the
shield of q newspaper. Campbell cried
"Shut up! How dare You use such Ian :
guage to met You are an old poltroon
yourself to attack detenseless prisoner
from behind the shield Of the bench!"
young man, you are incorrigiblel
said the outraged judge. whose patience
had al last vanished. "You are hereby
sentenced keep still--to pay fve-how
dare youg-6ve hundred dollars and be
confined in Mcyamensinglprison for four
month";
BARLEY was confouudsd At the iudges
audscity, He book bis measure. and WAS
just considering whether he had better
climb upon the bench aud punch his
head, when quiet, gentlsmanly looking
man touched him on the shoulder and
murmured, [" would like to speak to you
. moment if you viii kindly step this
way"
Irscollsct hearing Campbell tell the
rest Of il himself. while smile Of genuine
hunor crspt around the corners Of bis
month. -. -. $,
II have never thought that I really bad
me universe by the tAil since that day.
When that chap Whispered that be wants
ed TO speak tn me I thought It was the
governors o. the prssident Of the United
States como TO save me from my prose-
cutors. Il wasn't II was the deputy
sheriff Invent to the door with him %
Il be hsd been ~ old triad, and then !
saw that . friend Of HE had kindly
brought my ovsfcoak hat and umbrella.
And he had rair # handcufs dangling
to one OF bic fingers. Outside the door
was long black wagon filed With hard
looking cases peekiDg through the stats,
like sheep going to market. /" I won't
ride there, !" I said. %, yes, ] guess you
WILL" remarked the quiet man. You
see there's room enough" ! slipped :
% bill into HE hand and told him 70 get
carriage. He did. when We gss to
Moyameusing / didn't want to 60 in .
cell, but tho keeper said I had better, Just
for uniformity he added. So yilded
to the point. ! was the only thing in
there when they shut the door. There
wasn't even an iron bedstsad. l suppose
they were afraid I'd commit suicide. I
locked At my watch. It was halt past
four-just about time to got to the hotel
anil meet my engagement with the bows