The evening times., 1896-08-19
But Prosecutor Pugh, After wrest-
ling With His Conscience, Decided
otherwise-AttorneyL yLtpscombwas
Primed for Silver Speech-Long-
Haired Men Filled the Courtroom.

Quence of the hirsute howiers, IL is still un
corked, and Nico!etti has yet to pose be-
fore the public as a new monetary messiah;
and Mr.. James l.. Pugh, the prosecutor did
il all with an insignificant little stamp in
his office, marked "nolle prosequi.''
HIS LONG WHISPERED DEFENDERS.
When he unrolled his desk this morning
Flynn approached OIL tip toe and esked him
TO take a peep In the Courtroom. Mr.. Pugh
looked through the door, in the direction n
Nike fat finger, and beheld row after row
orbearded men, apparently, from tn cir secre-
tive actions, conspiring with each other.
THE silver min, Misther Pugh,'' said
Flynn; ''here TO defind the Eye-talyun,
Nickerletty"
Mr.. Pugh returned to his office and began
to think over the situation when Mr. Phil
ip walker, one OF the counsel for the de-
fendant, entered and asked him when the
case would be called
Il Will tell you later" said Mr.. Pugh,
his breast torn by conflicting emotions,
for he is a worthy son of his father, the
Alabama Senator, and dreams OF the
epoch when the golden portals OF the Ely
sian Fields shall be plated In silver and the
Wulht tiOOu luc uDiNtlst
He has also burnt few aureoles around
the brow of William Jennings Bryan, and
his proud soul could not brook the thought
OF prosecuting one of his followers.
As in a dream he signed warrants and
informatiops, his eyes never leaving the
stamp SO near lis hand. In the meantime
more men with whiskers arrived until the
courtroom was crowded.
ENVIED THE CHIN AMAN.
One OF them stood near Chinaman, and
regarded enviously his queue, comparing
unfavorably The length OF his goatee with
thelaundryIDan' splait.
Nicoletti, a stliwart, long haired, black
mustached Italian, passed in and out, nerv-
ously awaiting the trial which was never
to take place. A rumor was circulated that
President Cleveland had telegraphed from
Gray Gables not to permit the case to be
heard, and great was the agitation among
the Italians supporters.
They left the room and glued their ears
| to the crack OF the door leading to Mr..
Pugh's sanctum, where that gentleman
sat, gloomy and silent, the stamp gloating
its freckled-nickled face full in his.
Mr.. Andrew A. Lipscomb, retained. to
play the leading part in the defense of
Nicoletti. pushed HIS way through the ante
room and asked Mr.. Pugh to call the case
early.
ANDY" said the prosecutor, shivering
as his hand, for the first time, met
| the cold metal of the stump, lit will
never. never be called. shall
Not nolle pross it," interrupted Lips.
comb eXcitedly, his blonde face growing
wrathfuI.
Even so," answered Pugh, lifting the
stamp high in the air and bringing IL down
| with a tremendous crash on the Information
embodying Nicoletti's offense, where ii left
| a bloody trail OF scarlet lettering.
PoPULISTS WANTED A TRIAL.
And we are ,not to show the outrage
committed on It's MANI demanded Lips
| cnmb, in his sonorous voice. Not to fling
before the public's gaze our shorn lamb
Nit" said Mr. Pugh, in q choking voice,
| as he turned away and wept, accepting
mechanically from Mike Flynn piece OF
watermelon which that functionary had just
cut in the rear room.
Judas" bissed Lips comb, rushing
away, followed by Nicoletti and all the
silver men, leaving Mr.. Pugh with his face
buried in the succulent meat of the melon.
| The Populists refuse to consider tile
prosecutors tender feelings in the mat
ter, and swear that lie nollc pressed the
case so they could not make speeches, and
not because he disliked To- appear against
q member of his party.
| As for MI Pugh, with his merry hey dey
spirit, he finished his melon and went oat
| to IA l,aa plyel,o ft,.,
best end for the public's good, and believ-
ing more than ever in the proyerb wiich
says The best laid plans of mice and men
gang aft aglee."
Michael Garyey's was the only white
face in the dock this morning. and Michael
was exceedingly wroth that such was the
cae He told Bailiff KeDdig he had been
Disseminated against by the police, who
failed entirely in their, duty in not ap
pretending other members OF his race and
nationality, more flasrant riolators CT he
law than himself.
Dye niane ter tell me, Misther KendIg ~
said Michael. "oi was the only white Of
finder yisterday?"
II don't mean to tell you anything
replied the bailiff, except II bis honsi
sizes you up right be will give you q
long sentence. You'd get up scrap Oh
deserted island
Garvey tried to molllfy the boiliff with
an explanation OF his dsordcrly conduc,
yesterday in Southeast Washington, but
Kendig would have none of him, and pui
him at the head of the line, SO he would
be tried first.
Policeman Owens said Michael was OF
ID street quarreiiag with auo,her man over
bottle of whisky.
"Cursing?" asked his honor
PASSEDHIMTHEBOT
"oh, -yes," said the policeman, giving The
defendant the reputation OF being the
most accomplished swearer he ever heard
Garvey approached the stand with som,