Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-10-13
IN HOTEL CORR DORIS

W SATURDAY htSnt. ana one OF Nnetn
was bewailing the fate that led him 10 bet
quite substantial amount on the favorite.
Il believe ia be more successful naming
losers than winners" he remarked. with a
bitter infection, when a wel-known local
newspaper man spoke up.
Picking losers Is not as easy as you APP
pear TO imagine" he said. Some years
ago 1 was over In New York while the
horses We're at Monmouth. I made the 81.
James my headquarters. where. as you
all Know, BUY Ottman Is In charge OF the
bar room. L was leaning on the bar one
night talking with Billy after a bad day at
the track, and made remark similar 10
that Bob dropped just now about picking
losers. ottman stopped shaking my drink
ana quietly said e just as hard 60
name losers as II was 10 select winners. or
course. 1 laughed at him. The idea OF not
being able 10 name a sure loser in every
race Was preposterous TO me. and said 80.
Ottman smiled and remarked that he'd bet
me bottle OF wine that l couldn't name
the losers I'm the six races ON the card next
day at Monmouth. The entries were al
ready posted. so 1 picked out six OF what 1
| considered were the worst old skates that
ever hobbled out Of paddock. I was scorn-
| full when Ottman advised me 90 back each
| one OF them TO win for little hit. 80 a. TO
get even on the wine I'D have TO pay for.
but I'm a Dutchman IL two OF my dead sure
losers didn't win their races next day. You
| fellows may laugh. but Just try picking
losers some time and see how II will come
out"
Judge William p. Mauisby. who was
buried In Frederick last week was one OF
| the most remarkable men at the Maryland
bar said Mr.. VIM. Veirs Bouc OF Rock
| Vile, at the Riggs House this morning
| He was n legal fighter Of remarkable NigOr
and versatility. and never tired In a con-
| test. He Has dogmatic. / should say and
never gave up an opinion when he had
formed one without suffering a great deal
Of mental unhappness. Indeed. a belief
once formed with him became a vital part
of his being, and he defended IL with as
much earnestness as he would have pro-
tected his person. He told me once that he
had never taken a case in which he did not
| believe In the right OF his client. and re-
| member an incident which will excellently
| Illustrate this side OF his character. Many
years ago a man named Lynn was killed
end one Davis charged with his muir
der. Judge Maulsby defended Davis. There
was never such a legal battle waged on a
lawyers part TO save a client from the rope.
Davis convicted I'm the criminal court,
which was held in another county than
that in which the crime had been commit
ted. Maulsby having secured a change Of
Venue. An appeal was taken. but the court
| of appeals sustained the verdict. Then
| Judge Maulsby. confident of his clients In
nccence. went TO the legislature and actual
u
ing the court Of appeals to entertain a mo-
ton for a new trial for Davis. The man
was convicted second time. His un-
wearied attorney turned his attention to the
governor and pleaded, but in vain. for ex-
ecUtive clemency. He was downhearted to
degree when he found the governor OBJ
durate. and swore an innocent man was be-
ing sacrificed. On the day before the execu-
| ton Davis confessed to the killing OF
Lynn. Judge Mauisby wouldn't believe IL,
saying the published confession was a news
|
Ing II II was true that ne had confessed.
When an affirmative reply was received. the
| old lawyer could find no words strong
| enough to characterize Davis for having
lied to him In asserting his innocence.
When Lynn had been killed his body had
been robbed OF $3.50. Davis had given Judge
Maulsby 500 to defend him. AS soon as
the lawyer received Davis affirmation OF
the confession, he took the money 10 the
murdered mans widow and gave II to her.
saying he was sure his client had taken IL
| from his victim. and that he could not keep
| such blood money. Judge Maulsby was in
deed remarkable man in many respects.
and L reckon few lawyers like him are
left"
THE cider presses are in operation all
| over the land just now" said J. r. Wells
| of Richmond at the Ebhitt this morning.
and those people who aver that man is
| the only animal who INDUCES to excess in
| intoxicants. and does 1t because he likes
it. can have a fine Chance to change their
| minds by visiting a cider press. and seeing
the way the wasps and yellow Jackets get
their skins full with malice prepense. 1
have noticed the insects / speak OF as
drunk as lords from the effects Of indulg-
| ence in the drippirgs OF a cider press or
the Juice that remains I'm the pulp that Is
thrown aside after being pressed out. The
sugar In the juice by exposure TO the air.
Is converted into alcohol to a greater or
less degree, and a wasp is in his glory
when he comes across such tipple Any
man who makes cider and is at all observ-
ant will tell you how wasps and yellow
jackets will I'LL up and then crawl for all
the world like topper with a jag on. to
some convenient spot in the grass and keel
right over into torpdity. This is no ghost
story, but a natura: history fact. A good
able bodied wasp can get drunken than
anything else that moves, and nothing
suits him better than to do IT,"
'"ro persons brought up I'm God-fearing,
misunderstanding New England, or IN the
east generally, the west is a source of a
great shock upon first acquaintance" said
ID. A. Buckner Of Chicago at the Riggs
House last night. THE idea Of stores be-
ing kept open on Sunday is awful enough
to contemplate. but when the theaters
boldly announce that the changes In their
bills take place on Sunday night the east
erner WisneS nlmSelf back home where
respect for holy things has not been lost
In the mad whirl that the world calls en-
terprise. There is a movement on foot In
Chicago just now that sounds impossible
when described to New England ears. sew
eral ministers and many laymen are try
Ing TO create sentiment that will cause
Chicago people to buy their meats and
groceries on other days than Sundays SO
that dealers In such necessities will be
compelled to close on that day, and thus
give their clerks and employees one day of
rest in the seven. Think of such a cru
SADIE as that being started ia Boston, for
instance"
Commercial depression I'm the United
States does rot seem to prevent English
capitalists from eagerly seeking the Cd
portunity to invest in our enterprises"
said w. c. Hayward of st. Paul at the
Arlington last night. They gained con-
troll of many Of the largest breweries in the
country several years ago. and a few days
ago they made another capitahstic coup
out In my peighborhood, which will give
them authority over a most important
branch OF trade and let them draw SUBJ