The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-02-16
STRAW BAIL.
1t Is Easier and Cheaper to Give IL Than
Prove AN Abb

1t is Easier and Cheaper to Give IL Than
TO Prove AN Abb.
| 81 read In the Free Press the other
morning an interview with Prosecuting
Attorney Robinson, ia which he said he
proposes to collect the forfeiture bonds
that have accumulated during the past
four years. Does he intend to collect all
ofthem?" inquired a gentleman who
was formerly a criminal lawyer in an
other city, but engaged in other bust
ness upon coming to Detroit few
days ago.
ayes, believe 50, though he will
probably find some straw bonds before
he gets through the list"
"Ies, | guess so. OF course, | don't
know anything about il, but from con-
yersation had with party about the
time l came here | should think il
likely that he will find considerable
straw. This individual told me that
they had strGw-bail scheme here that
worked beautifully"
"What Is it2"
alt was announced in the papers that
/ was coming to Detroit, and of course
everybody thought | would practice
criminal law here. One day n very
clever saie'blOwer, whom / had de-
Tended and acquitted out there, came TO
me and said: "You had better stand in
with the siraw-bail ring whom you get
TO Detroit"
"l asked him what he meant and he
replied: There don't no slick ones go
over the road from Detroit; nothing but
the slouches. Them we don't care for.'
"'What is the game? inquired /.
"'When one OF us gets pinched tho
rest OF US, and some lawyer who is fly
ana stands in with us, 60 to work to get
him of. and We don't get left. We
look the case mp to SEQ IL they've got
any evidence worth shucks. II they
haven'G we stand trial to get acquitted;
II they have, we 40 To- work to see how
good an abb we can get. An abb amt
safe 10 20 To trial win NOWADAYS unless
you've gott" o or three respectable wit.
nessts, and they cost big money, for they
know thoy can got 1t, An alibi Is nearly
always dangerous, but sometimes u fol-
low mas got TO take chances. | seen as
pretty an alibi as ever was all Knocked
out Of shape over in Chicago a while
ago. Big Nike was before the beak for
turning a blOke's pockets wrong side
out, aud we got him three as good wit
nesSes as ever you see. They was a
sAloOn-keeper aud couple free
lunch grabbers that he said was all
! right. They was 20 swear that at the
time Mike stood the fellow up, they and
Mike WAS in the back room of the saloon
playing sevenup, and the saloon keeper
was to say that Mike got stuck tor eight
games and gave him "A stand OIL. That
would make 1t sound all right, you
know, and make the lurymen laugh.
"Dld YOU ever see nicer alib than
] nj 4.
LENDS didn't spoil II. IL was nll ar
ranged that the saloon-keeper was to
TESTIFY first, and tho other two chans
we're to swear just as he did. one of
them chumps came In late aud diLn't
hear when twas Mike did the lob, only
to know twas a Wednesday.
"'When was IL you played them
games OF seven up2' inquired the prose-
cutting attorney.
"wednesday night said the chump.
"'What day of the month was it2'
said the prosecuting attorney.
"wednesday said the chump.
"'Are you positive that you aud these
olher men We're playing seven-up with
Mike from 0 until II o'clock last
wednesday night" said the prosecuting
attorney.
eyes, SIR said the chump.
well perhaps you was, said the
prosecuting attorney, but Mike was IN
jail AZ That Time, and II was three week,
ago last Wednesday night that the rob
berry was committed.'
"'Mlke got ten years, all on account
Of that chump.
"'No stree, the bail racket IN IN,
safest, and 1t don't generally cost NOR,
than AN alibi. You see our lawyer get,
some friend OF his, who has got plenty
I off afufl IN nnaH Ihran f.r f,tr
aud lets TO some fellow wa know, ant
lac goes into court aud swears he own,
them aud don't owe cent ON 'em
That gets us out on bail, we jumps, tn,
deeds IL torn up, tho lawyer aud hi,
friend whack up 500 or $50, every
bedy's safe and no harm doue. Bail I,
better than alahis. You can work then
when you can't nothing olso.' n--[ De
trOit Free Press.