The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-10-23
BATCH OF SHORT STORIES
Readable Incidents and Anecdotes
Picked Up About Indianapolis.
Speaker Who Got Into the Wrong Political
Meeting-Rather New Idea In Conduct
ing Trials-'Twas Not Bar.

OidudpO1c ttiie kcOu ctoiy oH uilu5Oii.
Not many nights ago he was billed to speak
at'Oaklandon and rode out on the train
When he got off at the little station there
was no visible signs of life and no lights to
indicate meeting place. Up and down
the platform he paced for several minutes.
and finally sighted a man, whom he hailed.
Isn't there political meeting out here
someplace. to-nightr he asked.
''Yes. over there in tho school-house: but
] guess they won't be any, cause the SPEAK
er hasn't como"
well. PIn the speaker said Mr.. Ripley.
81 Just came down from indianapolis. and
Pill go right over.
And go over he did, and he talked to the
assembled audience for one hour and
rhrty-fve minutes with all tho eloquence
he could command. After the address was
over persons In the audience began TO ask
Ripley questions. and it was then that
he discovered he had been expanding his
treasured energies on Peoples party
The Pc jple's party bad prepared TO have
meeting that evening the same as the Re-
publicans. and as their speaker didn't show
up on time they hailed Mr.. Ripley's coming
with delight. surmising that he had been
delayed. =
Ayoung attorney of this city, who has
been making some political speeches on de-
half of his party, TO illustrate the rank
ignorance of the officials on the other side
Of the house. makes use of g story. said TO
be the simple truth, of certain justice of
the peace, serving in one of the out town.
ships of Marion county. The party had
some little difficulty in securing q man to
run for office as the opposing forces seemed
20 have foreclosed q mortgage held on the
township and from the history of elections
1t seemed that the eqvlty of redemption had
been allowed TO lapse. An old man
who wouldn't know law book from
Deadwood Dick novel was induced
TO make the race and by one of those
uDsccouDrabie and unforeseen calamities
which often befall party, tho old man.
much to the surprise of his friends. as well
weeks after he had been fully installed
into Office. he was called upon TO try
man for some petty offense.
The only kind of q gathering he had ever
seen was the party primaries. The trial
was held in the school-hcuse, and after all
the witnesses and attorneys had arrived.
the squire. greatly impressed with the Dig
nifty of the office rose. and. addressing the
persons present. said: 'Gentlemen, what
10 the object of the meetIngf"
The defendants attorney. catching IN
idea rose TO his feet and said: our
Honor. / understand the meeting TO be for
the purpose of holding or discharging the
prisoner at the bar. move the prisoners
discharge" -
''Is there second to the motion7o in
quired the dignltsrv presiding.
Il second the motion" the prisoner an
swered with due alacrity.
1T is moved and seconded that the pris-
oner be discharged; as many are In favor
or the motion will say aye"
The attorney and the prisoner both voted
aye with unmistakable emphasis.
Those opposed will say no."
The constable saw all his fees fading
from view and in o feeble, nesitating kind
~<n .en<I IL. . IL.
The ayes have It and the prisoner is dis
charged. Gentlemen. what is 1.-The further
pleasure of the meetInRi" .4
1T takes thief to catch thief" is en-
old and familiar saying. not burdened with
compliments for police officers. but one
which, if true, would not cast any shadow
upon the character of the members of the
indianapolis police. Several days ago q
horse and surrey were stolen from DR..
Carey. A few days after the theft Super
intendent Colbert received information
that the rig was at PIalnfeld. and sent de-
tectfves Kinney and Kaehn after it. When
the officers arrived at the place the RIG was
not there. In the meantime Superintend-
ent Colbert had received q telegram from
man named Rouse. at Clayton. a small
had the rig The SuperiDte 4ient an
swered by wire, telling Rouse
TO hold the rig. and at the same
time telegraphed the detectives to go after
explaining to Rouse who they were
asked for the rig. Rouse pulled the super
intendents telegram out of his pocker, and
replied: You're mighty slick gentlemen,
your game. don't intend TO give that rig
up until ordered to do so by Mr.. Colbert"
The officers showed their telegram from
their chief instructing them TO go after the
N..~e h a. -. ID
situated very strongly that he hadn't
much confidence In their honesty. The
officers had some little iculty in getting
some one TO identify them. but finally sue
ceeded IN doing so, and secured the rig.
For days after the incident Jerry Kinney
was seen to sit for hours at time in front
OF mirror. calmly surveying his counte-
nance. looking for traces of q hidden resem-
blance 10 horse-tnief.
During one of the many conventions In
this city 1t was noticed that some of the
delegates had very lively. as well as a
bibulous time. Many of them got mixed
MP in scrapes which, in q more proper
frame Of mind, would have seemed impos-
sible to them. One of them. with a load
that would have crushed Atlas. had he
been compelled to bear it for as many sue
csssive days as this man did one afternoon
Vas seen 10 wander aimlcssly up the street,
his companions evidently having been
lost IN the great shuttle. As he
thus wandered great spirit OF dryness
must have come over him and he began TO
reconnoiter for something wet. The first
place be struck was the office of one of the
daily newspapers. and he sailed into the
countlng-room with every rag set until it
looked as Though his masts would be pulled
ont of him. A counter for the business of
the ofHce was inst before him. and going
MP 20 1t he demanded a glass of beer in q
loud voice. The cashier. O young man un-
used tn the worlds ways and whskies
was horriiied. ''Wh-a-a-tp he gasped.
Gimme beer" responded the inebriate.
'.rhis-this is n newspaper Office"
"Whash tha'f
Newspaper Office"
"Ain't got shome beeri"
mo; get out"
SHAY. ms'er." and the plain drunk
pulled the young mans ear down to his
mouth. ''couidn' Y, dilute little ink or
shomesblng fer m'f'
=
II had seen that pleasure-boat Sappho
every night" said young lady just re-
turned from visit to Detroit. for almost
aweek floating around on the river and
out into the lake. carrying q string-ban
and large party of young folks. ont for a
moonlight and dance. 1t did look inviting.
and wanted so much TO be one of the
party some evening. The boat seemed to