The herald., 1896-07-10

of ST. Louis under both Cleveland and
Arthur. In the spring of 81 he was
fatally injured by some fellows whom
his deputies had arrested AT the time
l was working in his office. l had pre-
viously been admitted to practice in the
several courts, and in 1875, on the mo-
tion Of Judge Samuel Treat, had been ad-
mitted to practice in the superior court
of Missouri. 1t was Judge Treat, then
United States district judge. who again
assisted me by deciding that could be
appointed chief deputy. For six months
during my fathers illness l had charge
of the marshal's office. My father died
in September, and l then applied to both
President Cleveland and Justice Miller
to be appointed marshal ad interim. The
latter duly appointed me. 1t was one
of the most impressive scenes of my life
The court room was crowded, for the
news of my probable appointment had
been mooted round. / was duly sent
for and appeared with my five bonds
men. Justice Miller bowed to me, and
with an encouraging smile. for 1 was
nervous. in sorrow and overwrought
pronounced what seemed to me the most
solemn words have ever heard: Mis-
tress marshal, are you ready to take
the oath?' / shall never either forget
his parting sally. I hope said he, one
of your duties will not be to hang a
man"
SOME EXCITING EXPERIENCES.
So while l had charge of the mar
shaIs office for nine months, l was only
actually marshal for three as the term
then expired. ! had the satisfaction Of
being told by experts who examined the
office at the close of my term that it
was one of the best administered IN
their experience. Yes, l had some ex-
citing incidents during my term. 1t
was at that time that the Fifth National
bank smashed, and the cashier was ar
rested on charge of altering the books.
he was brought to my office in terri
Die state of mind. He threw himself
upon the sofa and cried: Before God
Miss Couzins, l am an innocent man.
somehow, by feminine intuition I SUD-
pose, L believed him, and subsequent
events proved | was right Instead of
committing him to prison l allowed him
to go to one of the hotels under the sur
veillance of my deputies, and subse-
quently to return to his home But nv
dong so was the occasion OF great indig-
nation. However, all charges against
him were in time withdrawn The pris-
oners of whom l had charge were very
much concerned at first about my ap-
pointment, their chief fear being that
l would have their tobacco allowance
stopped. But I told them they could
have all the tobacco they wanted, and 1
made them just as comfortable as pos
sible under the circumstances. NV ex-
perience as marshal disclosed to me the
infamy of the fee system.
OTHER PUBLIC APPOINTMENTS
Il was then appointed special agent
for the taking of the mortgage indebt-
edness of ST. Louis under the census
bureau, which appointment ] held till
the summer of 80. In the fall of that
year l was appointed secretary of the
board of lady managers of the Colum-
bia Exposition at Chicago, and was also
a member of the board from the state Of
Missouri. / held the secretaryship for
four or five months, when was deposed.
ARRAIGNS MRS. POTTER PALMER.
Il was thrown out of this $4,000 wear
position because l was too near the
throne, and Mrs. Potter Palmer was
both jealous and afraid of me. 1t was
felt that I would not lend myself to any
crooked work in the letting of contracts
or granting of privileges. There have
never yet been any reports of the i'm
menSe revenue of the Woman's build
ing, and the board has never been called
together since the close of '93 Ample
sums of money have been appropriated
by congress for the meetings of the
board, and there was over S1O0 900 in
the treasury when we adjourned The
question is, who had the Doodle of the
Womans building? Mrs Potter Pal
mer's brother and herself ran the cafe,