The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-03-10


Peace and Puts Up After Protesting His
Hard Luck at Length.
| tional hour OF 10 O'Clock yesterday
morning James g. CorheJt held levee.
BY ''levee' is meant function. not a
locality. The scene was the City Hall.
and the affair was made possible
through the persistency OF Mrs. Sarah
| +. Johnson. a dresSmaker at Ne. s5lT
| Armour avenue, who importunateiy de-
nSanded the payment Of a bill Of S75
which she asserted has been Incurred
many months ago by Mrs. Corbett.
Mrs. Johnson first resorted 10 the
courts and under the escort OF Constabla
Scanlan she went directly 10 the eharr-
pion actors rooms at the Great North
| ern. To facilitate matters the constable
had a pocket fun OF attachments AMI
other writs. the glaring OF which. he
thought, would frighten the hero OF tho
24-fOot and wedding rings into speedy
payment.
| The constable knocked loudly on the
/ door Of the Corbett private apartments.
and before the startled occupants could
cry Come in" entered Mr.. Corbett
| vas there and considered the intrusion
an impertinent one. He gave the laws
| representative a SuperciliouS stare. Thu
! constable was disconcerted. but he man
/ aged 20 open one OF the fOrmidabls
! writs and begin reading something
! about the 'State OF Illinois and ;ke
County OF Cook So" but before he couId
get further he was struck dumb by a
| ferociouS glare.
| There was an embarrassing silence.
! which lasted nine seconds. bat before
the constable could be counted cut ha
lOosened his tongue and said something
about taking and holding certain ar
ticleS-to-wit. But what those spccina
articles were will never be known. for
the ferocity OF Mr.. Corhett's glare was
suddenly intensified tenfold. and again
the constable was dumb There would
! have been another embarrassing sill
ence but for the fact that Mrs. Corbete
screamed. AT the same instant the door
| was kicked with a noise much louder
than would naturally be expected from
the dainty tip Of a No. 3 shoe. II was
Mrs Johnson getting into action IN tha
corridor
This broke the spell Corhett side
| stepped and measured the length of SIR.
Beaulans nose. The Kicking CA tho
| door continued with increased Vehen-
| ence. Mr.. Corbett pressed the bu;toR
for Manager Eden. and at the sans
time abandoned his policy OF a dlgnified
silence Had he not done 80 thers
would have been no, ievee at the City
! Hall As IL was he uncurbsd his impa-
tent tongue and proclaimed thar unless
the constable betoOk himself or and re-
lieved the Corbett apartments "hs
| would have bis head knocked off,n him
quicker'n an egg could fry in the crater
in the sulphurous regions OF mid 2earth'
or something Of that kind
Manager Eden. who had slid up on an
express elevator. did not dissent. This
constable fncontinently fied. With Mrs
johnson trailing him. The scores ot
cock-eared guests who had assembled in
the corridors 20 witness n siugging
match returned to their rooms a dLsap-
POINTED lot
IL was o'clock yesterday morning
when Mrs Johnson received a svarrant
for the arrest OF Mr. and Mrs Corbe.1
on charge OF disorderly conduct.
! Policemen Stible ana Burke were given
the documents 70 serve. They had
more tact than Constable Sconlan. and
for refinement and n Etrict observanca
of the proprieties have no supcriors on
the detective force. Ats they sent thsi-
finely engraved cards 10 Corbetta
rooms. Mr. Corbett was asleep. they
| were informed. II was no onscqlience.
| they politely answered They would
walt. Mr.. Corbett need not disturb
himself Later came the message that
| Mr.. Corbett was about 70 breakfast.
The detectives hoped Mr.. Corbett's d.
/ gestlOn WAS good IL was 10 o'clock
| when Mr.. CorbStt's compliments we're
presented 10 the policemen. with the an
1 n0uncement that he would be down IN =
few minutes. carriage was ordered.
and when the doughty warrior appeared
he was considerately greeted and given
/ the sunny side Of the vehicle
At the city Han the police departs
| nrent was busted and put In trim for the
| advent OF the expected EueSt Insper-
! tor Fitzpatrick watched the clock wiiis
\ an expectant look on his joviaI face.
while Chief Radenoch waited irngati-
I emily FOR the ring 81 the bell that would
/ announce the arrival of the grea; Corr
! bett.
| He came a. last The police stood gp
! and convulsively Rrasped MS hand. with
| ASSURANCES Of their distinguished con-
/ s.deratiOu. The Inspector touched ths
/ buzzer and the chief came down 90 Ia
! formally presented. The arrest resolve
/ % itself into a social session anf every
body was happy-eHcept Corbgtt Iis
appreciated the court that was paid hssn
/ but ne did not Ike the way in which -
was all brought shout.
| This fE an blackmaI." ne said. "If -
an unfair bin fOr work done taTee years
ago. when payment was refused b.
cause the job gTzs botchsd AdvzntzE5
/ ls taken of me because ! must ieaFe 90
morrow for Pittsburg. where have aa
| engagement
7 suppose III have - Pay IT, he con-
| tlnued: Il always d.. 7 am a aurker
I for the universe % practice on Why.
| have been touched I'VE times since Tvs
been here this time. The other day =
| g0od-iooklng young fsllc~ acoate1 MS
| IN the Great Northern and said - Eas
a friend q my fathers in San Ffs1cls7s
Re told me al about the old uasn sud
ruEEesfed Ec drink % bis b~aifh. 2 was
proud % o. it and Ne took tN0 p
| fore we parted ne susEesf@i 'fseErapn
| the governor and tell him we n4f luss
toasted him. Wei. Ike q slcker. ct
| g. and fhe next day tne. Epod-look.n<
fsIl1rz struck ne for nfty gave -
Ike a chu-np srd a. hrBr afiefEart
I recsIved a telegram from father say
Ing he bad never heard q ny b-npip1s
frisnd And Nhat D. yDu inrrk- cpa-
tinsed the puEllaL Ts,s us0Fnins 10
fellow sent ne a note asking uae y !
1ouidn't make 50 a nundre8
Aanaxsr E5sr drew . check f1r - =
sr1i rsttfs-1enf - ere fsee. aad ~
lsvN~ cane - ar sn3 E.fholf The l0a
% ne bur neeinE prl41n hara