The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-03-06


affirmative answer. briefly stated the point
In the decision did not understand.
81 am not surprised that yon did not
comprehend It. said he. with q smile, for
1t is q point in law that has cotton some
what remote from first principles but 1t IS
correct and logical enough when reasoned
out He then went on To explain it TO me
80 clearly and concisely that when he lin
ished / half believed had known it all
the time. Now, If You caro- to look into it
further said he, Il have several decisions
In my office bearing on the subject. and If
you will come mp with me I'll point them
ont to YOU
81 thanked him, but told him saw it
very clearly and would not bother him
further. He sand it was no trouble at all,
he was glad to be of service to me. and bid
me n cordial good day.
When i reached the bottom OF the stairs
halt q block away, leading TO the Journal
office. where the boys were congregated as
usual before going ND to throw in their
cases, was greeted with q chorus of ques-
tiODs, such as When did You meet hlmP
How did YOU get acquainted with hlmf
and How do you come to BIS training with
big gunsT
l replied, until 1 accosted him on the
street Who is heP
why, that's Senator HARRISON
And yet some of these correspondents
tty 10 make Us DellcVe fIcSlQeDL
an icebergw +
In last Sundays Journal there were two
communications brought forth by Mr..
lngersOlps lecture on Shakespeare. One of
these was by James Williamson. of Thorn
town. and the other by o. w. Sears. of
this city. Mr.. Williamson pointed out some
inaccuracies of the gifted orator concern
ing the social standing of the ancestors of
the poet and the trivial character of his at
tack On Bacon. Mr.. Sears showed in an ex-
ceedingly learned and informative way that
the family of Shakespeare were good
people. and that Mr.. Ingersoll did
not tell the truth abOut William.
These two papers have created
great amount of talk among literarily
inclined persons. and as the writer's are mod
est gentlemen, with limited acquaintance.
there is considerable inquiry as to who
they are. The literary finish of these two
articles, the skill and address with which
interesting topic makes the individuality
OF the writer's matter OF some concern.
81 have looked TO hear from Mr.. IngersOll
in answer to these critics." remarked q
gentleman to reporter. yesterday, land
doubtless the answer viii come in good
time. / remember q quiet gentleman. q
clerk in the book-house of the then estab-
lishment OF Bowen d. Stewart. of this city.
awoke one morning to find himself famous.
This was George Hubbard, who doubtless
will be remembered by many of onr older
citizens. Charles Reade, the English nov
elist. was then at the zenith OF his fame,
and his audacious novel. Griffith Gannt.'
>ad just made its appearance. Mr.. Hib-
GARD wrote criticism of this work,
In which be LAID bare the
coarseness with which Reade had
treated his subject, aud this criticism from
an unknown man attracted the attention
of the entire literary world. This scatb-
ing rebuke was not long In reaching Dir.
Reade. who. under the lash. wrote in reply
his famous answer, bearing the title OF The
PrurleDt Prudes,' which. in its turn. cre-
ated perhaps as great sensation as Bryon's
British Bards and Scotch kev;ewers' Mr..
Hubbard. though having shown himself
master of the pen. was not drawn into the
literary vortex. lie left Indianapolis and
went. believe. into o New York book
house. but for the past fifteen years has
been cashier ut the st. Denis Hotel of that
CITY," =
At o recent informal session at the Column
bia Club Hon. Smiley n. Chambers told this
story on himself. A few days ago he went
to the Supreme Court library to look up
some precedeuts and decisions bearing on
an important case. He was deep In his
work, when one of Tim Grifin's
janitors appeared and announced
that some one wanted Mr. Chambers at the
telephone. The law library is in the north
east corner of the State-house. on the
second floor, and the telephone Is IL the
southwest corner Mr.. Chambers went 70
the telephone, and was informed by one of
the clerks IN his office that two lahles
wanted 10 see him on important business.
We'll. won't they tell you what 1t isi"
queried the district attorney.
No. they say 1t is important business
and they want YOU" sang the clerk.
Mr.. Chambers hated 10 be disturbed.
but he had q vision of fat fee, and so he
has Iew-book. donned his hat and coat and
fastened 10 his office.
Arriving at his Office. corner of Market
and Pennsylvania, Mr. Chambers found two
strange ladies In waiting.
The elder lady. arising, advanced and
said. Il am sorry tn have disturbed YOU
Mr.. Chambers. hut have here a book thatI
am selling. the merits of which would like
to Law before you. For an instant the trop-
ical Vincennes blood OF Mr.. Chambers APP
preached the boiling point, and then no re-
covered his outward calm. and his demeanor
and treatment of the two book agents was
that of Chesterteld. But he didn't buy
the book.
That was my experience almost to a
dot" said Supt. Darlington. Mine too
said another, and when all had confessed it
was fonni that seven out of the group of
ten had been there.
A gentleman who Ell Joy 8 the acquaintance
of Seth Low. the father of the Brooklyn
city charter. after which the indianapolis
charter is fashioned. remarked in CONVEX
sation the other day that when Mr.. Low
framed his celebrated charter it was said
by lawyers in New York and Brooklyn that
he had devised a scheme whereby any man
who should ever hold the office of Mayor
could never after hope To hold any other
political Office. The funny thing about