Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-08-17

Know wItnm good many tnorss=-s
how much he had borrowed nor even
the number Of post obits he had given.
Twill Just explain that a post obit is
A form Of note or due bill given by the
heir of an estate USUALLY Of an entailod
estate), which natures the moment tho
drawer of the document enters into that
estate. That is to say, the tender heart
cd son discounts his fathers death TO
proyide fuel to feed his flame. So Ed
win James, driven TO his own destruc-
ton, stopped from his imperial position
into what one might call ankle depth Of
crime.
He made out two post obits for Go, 900,
wrote his clients namo at the bottom
of each, gave them TO the money lend
ers, who, never doubting that the prodi-
gal son had signed and given them to
his counsel, had made no question, but
gave James the money for them at once.
But James had reckoned without his
host, for this nineteenth century prodi-
gal was made Of keener metal than no
Of the first. Strange to say, and utterly
unexpected as it was 10 all who knew
him and had looked upon his riotous
living, he kept his books straight and
knew to a single guinea how much and
to whom he was owing.
His discovery of tho forgery was ac-
tolerated by tho sudden and most unex-
pocted death of his father, his return
home and stepping into his estate.
The various post obits were presented
and placed before him. He instantly
pronounced the two for CO, 900 each to
DO forgeries, and the crimo was easily
laid ut the door of the queens counsel
The heir Indignantly refused to condone
the offense, and revealing tho fatal So
cret TO few within month it WAS
known in every clubroom in London.
From there it got into tho newspapers,
and they, under thinly disguised alias
of distinguished member Of the bar, "
gave more or less accurate details Of the
damning truth. His former client even
tually snid he would not prosecute tho
forgery if the criminal left England; if
not, he would Immediately go before the
grand jury, procure an indictment and
have this man. who had moved prince
among men, arrniRned in the dock at
the Old Bailey, there to plead and stand
trial like any common criminal.
And he fled. OF course, like all fugi-
tiyes from justice throughout the old
world, he looked to America for city
of refuge, and here no came. Not to
keep my readers too long from the main
narrative, it will suffice to say that soon
after his arrival he applied for admis-
sion to the bar of New York, but first
he won to his cause the high souled
Richard O'Gorman, then leader of his
profession.
1t was for Edwin James lucky
stroke, for at this time O'Gorman was
in the full possession Of his magnificent
powers Few could resist his magic. His
great heart was stirred, aud he took mp
the cause Of his friend us if he had been
his brother. The English lawyers repu-
tation was known to every member Of
the bar Of New York, and there had
been and still was bitter opposition to
his admission, but when it became
known that their eloquent leader was
his champion many began to feel that
perhaps after all "the poor follow ought
to be given another chance" and when
at the next meeting of the Bar associu-
tion O'Gorman in a set Grafton brought
all his splendid eloquenco into play the
cause was won.
Great hearted O'Gor1nan had helped
this lame dog over the stilo, but the
dogs heart was not in the right place.
and, rs my reader will see In the So
nuel. he Sonu went lame again.
To he Continued.