Telegram-herald., 1889-09-11


gregational church at Chicago and saw
a family file into the stall ahead Of mine.
Father. mother and children took their
places with that air of familiarity which
comes 70 the regular attendant, striking
the young stranger with force. At the
aisle end Of the pew was a youth who at
once challenged my interest. At 22 /
remember talked much Of "affinities.
Here was my affinity. I liked him. lie
was bored. | was sorry for him. But
be was the picture of good nature. The
solernnest organ hater and psalm singer
Of them all would not have lost tolerance
for the puzzling look that 1T once settled
on the boy. There was clever express
sion in the faces of his sisters. IL said
in effect that the brother was now 10
have 4 bad quarter Of an hour, and the
brothers look responded with the
thought that he would it were only
quarter. Yet with the preparation for
the ordeal he fell asleep. The forelock
tumbled on his face, there was sister
ly rumpus and the chastened sinner
arose to sing.
Through the sermon my hero fingered
upon the verge Of dreamland. Already
enlisted in his service, l could have
pushed him well over the happy border.
Evidently liking him as well, the sisters
were busy with the salvation Of his good
name in the rich flock. left the church,
believing that habit had made the Sab
baths experience pleasant TO all parties.
The youth was not annoyed. The sisters
were jealous that he should keep all the
proprieties. Inquired about him in the
congregation. Oh, yes. That was Lu-
ther Latin Mills-already with the long
name, you see-the brightest member of
the Society OF the Golden Fleece, an as
sociation Of the young church people,
which disbanded when some deacon de-
clared it TO be matrimonial agency.
Would that all wickedness might perish
with a resistance so feeble,
Only four years later my young man
was elected states attorney for Cook
county That is, it fell to a lad to prose-
cute all the criminals Of this region, TO
move against all the enemies of the peo-
pie. 70 address courts and confront the
devil in all the aspects which my lord
the devil puts on at Chicago. OF the
same age myself, / remember was glad
it was not | who was 10 be tried. The
eight following years were remarkable
for the oratory that decorated the prose-
cution OF justice in Chicago. Talk goes
for everything in court. The state had
tho orator. Young OF old, celebrated OF
merely ambitious, none Of the Chicago
lawyers. save Emory Storrs alone, had a
golden tongue to match the voice Of tho
state which spoke in the mouth Of
Luther Latin Mills. Every cause in
court was great event. Tho trial Of
the county commissioners "a periodical
thing in Chicago). tho tsiI Of straw
baiiers. the trial Of AlviRa Mckee. the
trial and death of Sherry and Connolly
--thess matters sufficed to set the town
talking Of our orator.
IL remained for Judge McAIlister, in
granting a new trial FOR one Burns, 20
out Herod All the panesyrists. This
prisoner. said the most eminent % our
lurists dead now. was undoubtedly
convicted By means Of that peculiar in
dednabis power which the states attor-
ney possesses over juries. This
influence. which not ore out q many
hundreds q our bar possesses, IS a fact
not - be ignored on motions for new
trials. for I have been taught ~ eT0e-
rience ard observation that with a law
T Tsr = only ordinary ability opposed, toe
states attorney. in nine cases ont Of ten.
vii secure a verdict 4 x-lilty, not only
when there IS want x eviiance 20 sup
port is. but clsar prepoaderauoe against
him.
T. Il needless a sav hat al subsequent
f !uries were refreshed ~ citatons n
Judge McAIiistsr. as = proof taat The
thisf in hand ought g - free. The
murder IF O8cer Race. fte triai &
lamb ara Friedoerz. the trial q Angel,
+ Peter Stevens ard his murdered child
we. a. the CITY Editors loved - head ths
case; 1T. Ear'l. he trial q tie gam
blers. the trsl ard hanging of Tracv.
the trias of Theresa Ssurl2rs and her ina
+ ~isc0uert-fls~se c-tirts recall ia- 2
march = erCirernent-a pszf1x ard sin
. cers Pralsius - ths 7curg sra-s's after
nev Such ss hss no parallel 10 western
experience En~T. malice s0rtaton
a-oss On everY hand IRE zsn wno
f crce carried q ooa EZRA v-fes q his
t5cxes az lass i-ss raznv - his rf7al Grin
uelis ere grest prosecutor gaze wa7 -
sncther. ard slossence grew sfil in Cur