Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-23
SHRIVER IN CUSTODY
Carries Good-Natured Deputy Around
With Him.
Hard Work Not to Lose the Officer Of
the Law-SOme Terrible
Possibilities.

FIR. John s. Shriver is having lots of
company these days. A nice-looking man
is by his side all the time, to make him feel
&C mfortable and happy in the assurance
that he Is a prisoner in the clutches OF the
law. Shriver is the Washington cores
pondent Of the New York Mail and EX-
press, and Is now under indictment for be-
ing rude enough not to answer quesuchs
that were put to him by Senator Grays IN
vestigating committee concerning the opef-
atoms of the wicked sugar trust. He Is a
sociable fellow and likes lots of company
SO that the presence of a satellite or twin
star or a Siamese twin, or whatever MI
Holmes, the deputy marshal who Is i'll
charge of him. may be called, is not so
much of an annoyance to him as 1t might
be to some folks Then Mr.. Holmes IS an
aw fully clever fellow, too, and that makes
q difference.
The Rough Edge.
But Shriver is not at all ashamed OF be-
ing in the clutches of the law, In the per-
son of Deputy Holmes. In fact ne Is
rather proud Of it, and thinks 1t Is sooa
Joke, and introduces the deputy to his
friends with quite a grand air, that goes
to take the rough edge from the prospect
of penal servitude, and make it quite pop
ular.
But there is a dull lining to every golden
the least bit worried about Johnny Shriv-
ers getting away from him. The shoe Is
rather on the other foot and the prisoner
is in constant fear lest he should lose the
deputy. In fact, horrible tnlhs happeheo
this morning.
The Deputy Lost.
Shriver went up to the Capitol to write
sc me pieces for his paper, and the deputy
went with him and they had a real nice
chat going up. The prisoner introduced his
guardian to the doorkeepers OF the press
galleries of the two houses, who gave MN
permission to sit in the lobbies, but re-
fused him permission to sit In the galleries.
themselves, as he did not strictly ran Will
in the designation of "a visiting Journal
ist" They made it very pleasant Tor nlnl
and as a favor to Johnny ShriVer, Wnoni
everybody likes heartily. they told MIN 10
make himself quite at home. He nrst LOOK
a peep into the press galleries 10 conVince
himself that there was no secret Quiet
and then, being on the House slde, pro-
ceeded to make himself comfortable.
Suddenly a startling rumor CT some very
important news called the correspondent
to the Senate side, and the deputy was
tired, and told his prisoner to go ahead
and write his piece, and that ne Wouiu
wait for him in the House gallery. ShI1Ver
demurred at this, and reminded the deputy
that the proprieties OF the situation de-
manded that the deputy should go with
him. Mr. Holmes, with a confidence born
of twenty hours acquaintance, insisted
upon remaining in the House. and SO
Shriver went forth after all to CLEAN his
news. -
When he went back to the House, half
an hour later, to SEQ il he was still In the
hands of the law, the deputy was no.
where to be found. There was an exciting
hunt, and finally the deputy was found
comfortably eating luncheon, and Johnny
Shriver breathed easy once more. he
hadn't escaped after all.
Some Possibilities.
There are some Interesting complications
in this situation that may grow very much
tangled before Monday, when the Supreme
Court is to say whether Shriver is really
a prisoner or not. The deputy rooms with
his prisoner at his apartments, and eats
with him at his hotel. Shriver pays the
expenses, and the deputy has good time
But the correspondent has great many
social duties to perform here In W asnlnS-
ton and, being quite a butterfly OF fashion,
is always besieged by invitations to teas.
dinners and SO forth. Just whether ne
can take his deputy along with him IS
puzzling his journalistic brain at present
and society may be very startled before
the week is out by finding a prisoner OF
the law in it's midst, with his guardian
aIon gside Really, Johnny is sometimes
wishing that he had answered those ques-
tiOnS