The evening world., 1895-08-15

| those Of his sister. Both said they were
| satisfied to support him II he would
only keep sober and permit them to 1--we
| In peace. The warrant was Rranted and
| ! promptly sent the fellow to the Work
house for six months.
About six weeks later a very promi-
nent politician called about the case
and asked for the mans discharge. I
sent for the papers and found had in
dorsed on the back of the atiidarits:
This is dirty loafer. who beats his
| stances be discharged
| Il told the politician I could not do
as he asked. few days more elapsed
and another man came to me. He said
the mother of the rufiian was dying and
her last request was that she might
give him mothers kiss aud a mothers
| not grant her prayer she requested that
an officer be sent to the island to bring
him to her bedside. Believing that he
| had been sufficiently punished, ! signed
the order for his discharge.
| Three days afterwards Mcllvaine,
Tor 1t was he, was caught reI-handed
In Brooklyn. lie was sentenced and
| was afterwards executed. Had l not
let him out he would not have sat
| in the electric chair"
of zen years rumors were published
that the Judge" had got married, but
.heie was never any truth in them
friends called him woman -hater, but
this, charge he indignantly denied.
mother-God bless her.--was woman,
| and l never WILL" was his general reply.
From the bench he was always advis-
Ing men to get married. and on one
| occasion with surprising results.
A widower, the father of five children,
appeared in court and asked 10 have the
three youngest committed. He explained
that he was we'll able to provide for
them, but that his wife was dead and
there was no one to mind them.
Why don't you get married asa,n,
mind them, won't She"
The man said he would think about
it. and walked out One year later he
was back in court with woman who
est daughters.
Duffy for a moment failed to- recog'
nize the man. On discovering that the
woman was the girls stepmother. the
You are fool to bring a stopmothci
over those girls. They look respectable
enough. How did you come to get mar
ried twice.
"of course you were advised" broke
In the Judge. Some busy body Who
wv hy you did," cried the man in as
"Oh, Did I. Well. that's anothe
story, believe your girls are all righ
anu IHclT StepIllOtntT all WTpIE' w
stick by your girls and don't mind tina
wife of YOURS. Get out"
On one occasion while occupying tn
bench OF the Essex Market Court
cook was brought before him, and h
cried:
"a cook. eh? I'm sorry for you, ro
! don't like, cooks. When they, get win,
to put in the plum pudding, they drinl
Ten DAYS"
Right in line was a tinsmith charged
with intoxication.
81 employed a tinsmith once" tn
Judge said. land he repaired the leak
but made two more, so that ] had T.
, 4 get him again on the next rainy day
| ought to give you SIX months. Ge
out of here and try and do an homes
! job"
At another time a lawyer in pleadin
for his client became dramatic, and Il
a burst of eloquence pointed to tn
prisoner and asked the Judge to lool
, at him.
II am doing so. counsellor" was tn
, reply. "He doesn't dazzle my eyes wit
his beauty"
You are a First Warder.'' he cried t
another. 80 am ]. You get goo
t breeze from the Battery down ther,
;. You will miss 1t for the next ten days
9 Whats ths?" to the next. "Yo
3 work for man named Boyle. Of Sara
toga. l know him. He drives the bes
i four-in-h hand up there"
e EX-Judge Duffy was charitable to
e degree. He managed to save consider
: LIABLE money, however, and bought a lo
] 1of real estate.