The Forrest City times., 1888-07-07
A Lawyers Confession.

Do you see that gentleman coming up the streetp asked an old time New Yorker of a reporter for the Prcss as he stood on the cor ner of Tweuty-third street and Broadway a few days ago. Do you know himrr "Yes.n Well, am willing to risk heavy odds that there is a secret in his life that you don't know and that not one in a hundred of his business or social friends do, either. Yes, he is a millionaire, and considered by all his business associates to be one of the most honorable of men to deal with. Ills reputa- ton is deserved, for, he is sharp and shrewd ln driving bargain, he is thoroughly hon. orable man.
 You would not think that he had ever been arrested for embedding money from an employer, would youl or course yon would not Why should vofl And I give him the mole credit for outliying the past and trlumph- ng over 1t, but for pure, brazen nerve 6Yia cheek, that man did an act o.s, ..s7 that d6itt oeIs.pS nave ever known to be equaled.
 "When he was quite lad he was employed as confidential clerk to well known dry goods firm in this city. He got into fast way s of living and took his employers money to kcep fl uh He was detected, arrested and indicted and when arfaigned at the bar plead ed guilty. His youth and bis admission of gnilt softened his efpployer's heatt, and al h's instance sentence upon the young man was suspended After he was set free he went to Pttsburg, found employment change ed his mode of living saved money and got himself in such shape that when a chance oct ured 10 make a good investment in the iron business he was prepared, Hi. invest ments prospeTed aid he became a rich man. Not much over ten years, and his business became so enlarged that he was forced to es- tablish branch office n this city, He did so, and came here himself to take charge of it. lie hadn't been here long before he got into controversy with a rival house. and the quarrel grew so warm that one of bis enemies published circular giving an account of his early crime and subsequent conviction. The libel was brought against their pubishet.p But the story was true, you say!" 'Of course 1t was There Is where the DC culiar nerve Of the man was displayed. He 1 knew the answer to his suit would be the truth of the charge. He knew 1t was true, and he recognized that no matter what | damages might be awarded him for the malsce displayed in publishing the story, fl the truth WIS established in court he would be the loser. Therefore he went to work to prevent the truth from being proven" How could he do that Listen and see. The suit came 10 trial. The clerk of the court in his record Of conviction should have | been Lound ud was subp9naed to bring the records into court He did, and the de
 fense was du!nfounded 10 find not a trace of the record of tine plaintiffs conviction. Their collapse was as complete as was his tri- umph."
 ''How did he manage itl"
 | "lIe employed n well known criminal law | yer, now dead, to get these records out of the way. The lawyer did the work and it only | cost him S2, 501 to do itn
 "How did you find it outl'
 ''I was the lawyers associate at the time, and knew just what was going on. You arc | going to publish the story, you say. Be care 1 ful and mention no names The story is true every line of it. but you can not prove fl, | either No right ia not alWaVs might Look
 closely at our millionaire. He does not lool as if his conscience bothered him much, doe, l itl guess his conscience Is as strong as his | nerve, n-Nele YOrk Press.