New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-06
MADAME rULITZ AN YOUR HUMBLE AND
OBEDIENT SERVANT"

"Madame Tulifz, I am your humble and obedient
| servant Colonel Rivers, Colonel Edward Lawrence
Rivers and most happy In this unfortunate emergency
TO you have read In the papers OF vi. 1ulitzs
disagreed ble-er situation. 1T is gross outrage
| The bail Is $1,000, this gentleman tells me- In
famous perfectly Infamous The idea of requiring
such a bond for so trivial an affair." When was In
| Congress introduced an Amendment to the Const-
! tuition providing that bail should be demanded in
excess of $500 1t didn't get through the capitastic
Influence was too much for me- However, I'd Just
as lief to tell the TRUTH go on NJ Tulz's bond ior
five thousand as for know he'll be where he s
wanted when the time comes and If he isn't the bal
bond WILL They'll have that TO console themselves
with, anyway"
"wherc TO go'' asked Corinne.
| "To the police court. I'll show you, but when we
get there you mustn't ask any questions. ASK
anybody else but I'm always very ignorant IN
the police court-nevcr know anything, except my
answers to the surety examination. Those l always
learn by heart. Now he turned to the guard, and
said parenthcay, All right, my boy whereupon the
guard disappeared. Now, just take my arm, If you
please, you needn't be afraid, ha hat I'm old, and
won't hurt you. You see, must be friends, old
friends. Bless you my child, I've known you rom
a baby, knew our father before you, dear old boy,
and promised him on his dying bed I'd be father to
his er, by the way, my dear, what's your narie'
"Corinne. Do you want my maiden name"
/
name myself when deal with ladies', on the ground,
you see, that IT'S much better to keep real names out
Of babonds, even where they don't signify. In fac''
the less real you put In, anyhow the better. My
| signature must be on many as thousand pail'
bonds first and last. in this city, Boston, Chicago,
San Francisco and other places, and I've never yet
experienced the slightest trouble. 1 think my good
fortune is almost wholly due to tho circumstances that
/ repeat myself always tell new story
every time.n
"Do they know you at the place where we're
going1'
al fervently hope they don't, my dear 1t wouldn't
do NJ. Tulitz any good, either, II they did
No, no. YOU must Introduce mo. l am your friend,
your life long friend Colonel Edward Lawrence Rivers.
l am a retired merchant Formerly dealt in hides
| perhaps You Lad better say in skins, my dear on
second thought, 1t might be appropriate to say
in skins. and then again 1t would be moro accurate.
like to tell tho truth when conveniently and
without prejudice to the rights of the defendant
| II l haven't dealt in skins much other
man on the face of the EARTH then 1 don't know
what skin is. Hal hal my dear, I think that's
pretty good for old man whose wits nearly
given out with the work that has been imposed upon
them. Let me say right here that the clerk Of tho
court is know wing fellow, and you want to mind
your ps and as. You want to be very confding and
afectionate in your manner toward me- and III do
all the rest"
"Is there any danger. sirl VIII we be found
out o. dear. I'm dreadfuly nervous"
"Well, now, you needn't be, my child you needn't
be. Pve had great deal OF experience In delicate
matters Of this kind and guess We'll fetch your
husband out all riCht AS for the danger It's all
mine and for getting found out, that will come
I'm due time probably, but when It rell all Of
endcavor view It from remote standpo where
we can do So dare say with comparative equanimty
So keep up your spirits, my dear, and trust to your
old friend. the friend Of your childhood Colonel the
Hon. Edward Lawrence Rivers, formerly dealer In
skins. All here Just take look at my
neckte, child. Is II tied all right And is my
diamond pin thercl No! Well, where the mischief
IT be- All, yes, here 1t is in my pocket. Ny
jewel cases all portable There Now we're
ready Look tlmd, child, but confident in tho
final triumph Of your Just and righteous Come
on,
They entered the courtroom. Seated I'm an en-
closure in the custody Of officer the Baron
Tulltz. His sharp face lighted when he them
approaching, and, COrnne took her seat by his
side, he pressed her hand Presently his
called and his lawyer arose TO OHer bail. He pre-
scented Colonel Rivers The old man was a spectacle
Of grave decorum. He answered the questions put
to him about his residence his family his place OF
business and his property. which he conveniently 10
Gated In Staten Island Niagara County, City and
Morrfsania. He worth 5000 900. lie owed
nothing. He displayed his deeds. He had been
a bondsman before, lie didn't know Tultz, but was
willing to risk the ball TO restore peace the troubled
mind of this poor little child the orphan of his old
friend and neIghbor. Never was there a bondsman
offered unfamiliar with the forms and cerc-
monies necessary to the record Of the rccognzance.
lie had to be told where lie should sign. and even
then he started to put his name in the wrong place
But al last II done and Tulz free.
Cornnes eyes full Of tears when the old man
gently drew her within his and led her from the
court room, with Tiilz and his lawyer following
He walked with them far 5 Broadway and then
he turned TO say good bye. He kissed her hand
CALAMITY and called TulitZ aside.
Skip ~ he said, " and be quick about it,
H. E.sQ.