The Topeka state journal., 1897-07-03
Becomes the Center of Large
Circle. in st. Louis.
He SMOKES IN COURT
And the Judge Promptly Fines
Him $40.
Saloon Keepers Increase Stock
When He Comes Their Way.

an estate in New York recently, is on
another bender. Strictly speaking, 1T
is the same old toot, but it is marked
here and there with number of unus-
ual events. and as Berry only came TO
town again Wednesday morning to
keep his jag from drying up, it may be
said the spree is a new one
AT noon Thursday Berry was driving
around the city all alone in low neck
carPiag ge. The driver had instruction to
Just drive until his passenger was
tired or ordered him to stop at a sa-
loon.
The news that Berry had entered a
carriage in front of the St. Nicholas ho-
tel was telephoned to the four courts
by policeman who saw him drive
away. Everybody around the building
was delighted to hear it, because it
meant probably that Berry would bring
up with hiSHright wing resting in the
hOldoVer, so to speak.
The professional bondsnen were i'm
mensely pleased and the four courts
lawyers were on the verge of hiring
cabs and following the festive Berry so
as to be on the spot when trouble
came.
Berry was at least S25 lighter when
he took the carriage than he was few
hours before. There are reasons to be-
lieve that his discarded ballast repre-
sented twice that amount as the tramp
millionaire had just left Judge Pea
body's court after having pleaded guilty
to charge of being drunk and disor-
derly on the advice of his attorney JEFF
ferson Davis StOrts.
The attorney declared in language
that can not be repeated here that the
limit fine was imposed only because
Berry was one of Stort,s clients. He
says that the assistant city attorney
had agreed to let the matter drop upon
payment of $5 and costs, the prisoner
not to appear in court. This Judge Pea
body wouldn't permit, although the
money had been paid.
When BerryS case was called, the
defendant walked unsteadily to the bar
accompan MED by Storts. Berry, who
was smoking a cigar, echoed the attor-
ney with drunken gravity: Il plead
guilty, Judge"
Neither of the patrolmen who arrest
ed Berry was on hand to prosecute.
Judge Peabody caught sight of Ber-
ry smoking cigar, and said sharply:
Berry. put out that cigar, or I'll have
you locked up
ry, meekly. didn't know it was
against the rules
Il won't accept your apology" re-
Piled Judge Peabody. You may work
the country with your eccentricities, but
you can't do it in this city,
Then he assessed fine of $40 against
Berry, and he and Storts went over, to
the marshaPs desk to settle up.
The tramp millionaire did not have
enough money in his purse to pay the
nne, and he created some amusement
leg above the knee. Then he showed
down his white sock, reached into his
StfOe and pulled out a Wad of bills tied
up IN yellow paper.
Judge Peabody was irritated at Ber-
ry, evidently, for while Storts was as
sisung him to make the necessary
change, the judge roared at the attor-
ney to sit down and quit making a
play house of the court.
Berry and StortS went out to the cap
rams ofhce again, and Berry received
his revolver.
I need this gun. Cap" he said. cap,
steep IN a box car with my trotter,
an L want this gun to protect myself
an my horse. You bet, my horse is old
swift, too, Cap. F any O. that Pinker-
ton gang bothers me again, Cap. old
jim BeEry's going to have some fun.
the man that went on my bond. He's
my friend. # it hadn't been for him
they'd let me bunk on that slab back
in the hold-over till [ was feet long
and inches through
When Berry was arrested Wednesday
evening he was raising all sorts of dis
turbances at Union station. Standing
on the midway and flouriShing a re-
volVer, he yelled that someone was try
ing to steal his horse. A patrol wagon
was called and detectives took him to
the -Four courts After his money,
valuables and pistols were taken from
him he was locked up.
Night Chief Kiely refused to let any
one see the drunken Croesus, and the
professional bondSmen bewailed their
lot bitterly. Everybody knew of Ber-
rvs weakness for paying ten-fold the
value of every service rendered him
and he was regarded as the best good
thing under arrest on record.
jeff StortS hustled around all night,
and at O'Clock Thursday morning,
after going all the way out to Captain
O'Malley'S residence near Reservoir
park, he succeeded in obtaining Berry's
release on the strength of bond fur
nished by George Sippel, member of the
house of delegates, and a letter from
the acting night clerk of the St. Nicho-
las hotel saying that the prisoner was
a regular guest of the house, and that
II released he would be brought back
to the St Nicholas and made comfort
able, so he could be in presentab1e
shape for trial at o'clock.
Berry slept in his room at the hotel
but from his appearance in court he
did not take off his clothing He look
ed like a man who had made a big
night of it.
Before reaching the Four courts he
had stopped at Jim Cronin's place for
a bracer or two for his nerves.
The bracers may have fixed his
nerves up. but they had a bad effect on
millionaire could not talk intelligibly.
His tongue refused to work and frame
the words he wanted to use.
When he and Storts left the court
house they went down to Cronin'S place
at Twelfth and Walnut streets for an
other bracer. The client promised his
attorney that he would go straight to
his hotel for nap after only one drink
in Cronin's. The one drink called for
four and then Berry was driven in
| cab to the hotel.
The cab wasn't to Berry's liking and
| the Cronin whisky chang his mind.
| When he reached the st. Nicholas he
dismissed the cab, went inside and or
| dered a two-horse carriage and started
out for another trip around the town.
| Several wholesale whisky firms admit
| having received large orders from sa-
| looms in the neighborhood of Forest
| park, the direction Berry's driver head
| ed his horses when he drove aWay
! Berry will not talk about his wife