The morning call., 1893-11-07
THAT BAD TRUSTY
Indignant Shysters Hold
a Mass-Meeting.
They Protest and Take Action Az ainst
New Central Police Station
Regulation.

There was blood on the moon and gnasb-
ing of teeth yesterday in shyster circles.
Attorney McNecessity-sO called, his
friends say. because he knows no law
was hot in the collar.
Its an outrage, Jimmy" declared
Demosthenes Greasynape, as he guiped
another schooner at his friend Jimmy
Cicero's expense.
II tell you it's sheer robbery-worse
than a writ of certorari or an order of
examination" howled Jimmy Cicero,
whose bloodshot eyes and soiled trim
mings showed that he had been making a
night of it.
Here's Me-" interrupted Demosthenes.
as Mr.. McNecessity hove in view. "Gim-
me mother fsame. Tom. Dye hear of
this new wrinkle at the Central police sta
ton. Mc?"
Hear about it! Why, run up against
it., and got it where the chicken got the
ak An we've got to make move. boys.
This is serious. Me and some of the per-
fession are going TO hold mass-meeting
ON it Are you two gentlemen with us?'
The proposition was received with cd
thusiasm. and last night at 8 O'Clock gal
axy of legal police-court stars were collect
ed in the back room of saloon near the
old City Hall in various stages of indigna-
ton and Debriation.
McNecessity was unanimously appointed
| chairman and having called the meeting to
order and seen that all present had nut up
their pro rata for the beer, stated the OBJ
! jects of the assembly.
I'VE are here,yer Honor-I mean gentle
men-ln mass-meeting assembled TO con-
slider an outrage of the kind that reeks to
heaven and take action upon it. You all
know " hat 1t is. Gentlemen, we have been
debarred from our rights. excluded from
our privileges, shOrn of our prerOgative-"
voice-Cuti it short, Nc, an give US the
biz
well, yer Honor, you know we have
ever been allowed 10 alleviate the distress
of prisoners by discovering the cause of
their detention and allowing them to Sc
cure our legal services as soon as they
were arrested. But now-words fail me-
fill EN- up, again, Tom!
"But now, yer Honor, that Infamous
and tyrannsus autocrat, the defendant-I
mean the trusty at the City Prison-re-
fuses to allow us access to the misfor-
| tunate captives. We are cut off from our
lawful prey, We"
mo more rushing in and looking over
the blotter to see who's arrested and who's
go. any money" sighed a wheeZy practi-
toner, and the air became heavy with
berry signs of sympathy.
Hush, gentlemenv' interposed digni-
| fed veteran in Blackstone, whose rusty
| frOckcoat was closely buttoned. suggesting
a lack Of linen, that is professional, but
not public view. We should rather ask !:
What are these hapiess prisoners to do /?
Why should they be deprived of our
abem-skill and influence? what chance
have we of hitting the man who wants us
II we are obliged TO wait until certain
hour in the morning after the arrest and
send in our cards to him separately?"
where are we TO get cards from, any,
of the law. The practical question fell
like a smart habeas corpus flank move
ment in a straw-bond case and there en-
sued heavy, thick. hopeless silence that
lasted for several dark moments.
Amt there nothing against that
trusty?" asked Cicero at last. Couldn't
we have him railroaded to the County Jail
and work in one of the boysP"
The idea was voted too slow and finally
after adopting strong resolutions of con-
demnatioD against the innovation Mr.. Nc
Necessity proposed another measure.
His scheme, which was unanimously ap-
proved was for the meeting to resolve
itself into an anti-arrest vigilance CON-
mittee. The members were to scatter
through the saloons and resorts and watch
for likely cases for future arrests. These
likely cases were to be literally supplied
with professional cards, and any case
found with such card on his person at his
arrest should be held the lawful prey of
the committee. A certain number were
detailed to hang around the police station
and get at ceases" on being brought in or
otherwise.
In other words. the shySter brigade has
decided to pool issues and form an associa-
ton. The assignment of the cases and
division of the spos are likely to prove
matters of difficulty, but as Nc said: "lt'll
be all in the family. boys. so we can keep
the other fellows out"
The meeting then adjourned for one
week.