Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-06-26

against mo. His worship asked to see tho
monkey, and when they brought him in,
10 and behold, there were two Jaokos.

against mo. His worship asked to see tho
monkey, and when they brought him in,
10 and behold, there were two Jaokos.
After some explanation the magistrate
dismissed tho charges against us with a
caution, on the ground Of excusable mis-
| take, and indeed it was most excusablo.
Apparently the italian had really lost his
| monkey, and whether 1t was his monkey
or Jacko that he had been pursuing when
| encountered it do not know to this
day. At all events, tho police had captured
tho other monkey during the night and
had shut tho two up together. There they
sat- two ugly, grinning, indistinguishablo
creatures, both guilty, according to the
| evidence, of aggravated assaults ON tho
police.
When we were released from tho dock,
tho magistrate asked us to remove tho
| monkeys Tho italian and l stared at
| each other blankly. He know no moro
than | which was his property. OF course
it was useless to consult the police about
their identity. AS the magistrate pointed
| out, there is no presumption either in law
or in fact AS to tho ownership of two stray
monkeys. appealed to him to decide tho
question, and he pointed out that it Was
| tho duty of the police to restore property
to its owners He said that he was not
Solomon, but only a police magistrate,
and that he doubted whether even tho
house of lords could throw much light on
tho subject. The matter, he thought, was
onincntly one to be settled out Of court.
Al first l tried to solve the difficulty
by buying ont tho Italians claim to either
Of tho monkeys, with tho idea Of sorting
tham aftcrward. But he also, it appeared,
had Il romantic attachment for his carii-
siino monkey. and he declined my over
lures with fcrvent appeals to most of tie
saints on the register. Tho whole thing,
he seemed to think, was n base attempt On
tho part of n foreign brutal government to
traEple on the rights Of an Italian citizen
and to consign his monkey to the. dun
geons Of tho ZOO. Then / offered Rim his
choice OF the two, and this might have
saved all trouble If Mrs. Tremaine had
not arrived at that moment to inquire for
Jaclio and had not learned the whole affair
from n communicative inspector,
Neither Jacko nor the alleged Jack 81
showed tho faintest signs of recognition.
Indeed they almost at once devoted them
solves 70 a sanguinary fight, in which Mrs
Tremaine interviewed with considerable
injury to herself Then She turned to me-
and | could see from her manner that she
considered mo responsible for tho whole
difficulty. For % quarter of'an hour had
u really lively time. Mrs. Trcmaine hcc-
torod the Italian, and the Italian obiur
gated Mrs. Tremane. Neither of them
| understood word that tho other said, and
had to act as interpreter and buffer
Eventually made the best terms that
| could The Italian agreed for consid |
Grafton, to allow us to keep both monkeys
for week during which we might dis
cover their identity, Mrs. Tremaine quite
readily agreed to the proposal, for she was
confident that no monkey but Jacko could
possess Jaoko's virtues. l was more
Doubtful, believing that the virtues were
few enough to be common to many mon
keys And so Ii turned out. Both mon
keys made themselves quite at home, over.
ate Themselves equally, stole as cleverly,
and, WI 1t was most remarkable, searched |
with identical persistence for the deceased |
Captain Iremaiue. Twice that week l |
had to catch two monkeys, and when they |
were both in the butterfly net they nearly |
killed each other. Mrs. Tremaine used to |
look at them by tho hour and sob and call |
Jacko softly. They both answered to the |
name If there was any food about, and at |
other times preferred to be the other mon |
key.
CAT .bo end of the weel. the oroa,
Grinder npneared nunctnally and n heart.
ronding scene followed. No decision had |
been come to till tho morning of his ar
rival, and then Mrs. Tremaine and Maud |
differed as to which was the real Jacko |
Tho question had to BIO decided somehow, |
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onnoved thom and led them tn racr'mina-
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