The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-20
EAaLEs ON GUARD.
ne Supplied Pun and Trouble ut tho Cigarette
Trust Trial.

Nrunt Trtni.
There was n heap Of fun at the door leading TO
the courtroom of Part L. General Sessions one
day last week. The captain OF the squad Of
court attendants, John McAuley, was III ut his
homo. so First Avenue Moe assumed COM
mand Of the squad and bossod the other attend
ants until they rebellod and wouldn't DO bosscd
any moro. Moo is q little man and talks with n
Tamscn accent.
II we're on dis court FIRST before der first man."
said Moe, "und dot'makes der first man der first
captain When der first captain amt here at tall"
Eyer can't bluff me- said Pete Seaman, who
Is an attendant twice as big as Moe. Say,
when tn Cap amt here tn Judge Is tn boss, an
he's tn only Ccp'n as I'll bend ter. Seer
Now you vas dolkin' back to me, und dot is a
violation oof der conditions" said Moe. "You
away und mako Straub on the door. Under.
standf'
go soak yer head" said Seaman.
That settled 1t. Little Moe shouted for an
other little fellow. whom the men in the Criminal
Court building refer to as the Human Eagle. be-
cause he has q very high forehead and combs
his hair straight up, giving him a frightened APP
pearance.
Hey. Eagles" said Moe, you vos appointed
init der door. Don't lot somebody in What has
not business to stay out"
all tlkhtt boiu nv NAhBiV, ooouhhihk to"T
mand; az a man comes what belongs nit der
law he can't go in mitout l said SO, und IL he goes
out he can't come back no more"
The first man to appear was the managing
editor of a tobacco trade journal, who was in.
tercsted in tho trial Of the cigarette manufao.
turers. He introduced himself and presented
" What does 1t stand on here - asked Eagle.
CHANGING at the card.
That's my name and business" said tho
editor.
What ! care for your name = exclaimed the
Eagle. "Eterybody's got a name; what g
"well. I'm from u paper" said the man who
Oh" answered. the Eagle. you are a porter
for n newspaper business. Dots all right. Shust
Then Acting Captain Moe camo out and asked
WHO did you in letr
"A paper from a newsporter," said Eagle.
Noel oHG @m ne b@0TS sPs q bl 1lGm i a darts RGTfsr; ses sPs Si%
write something yet He don't got not QUE piece
Noe Roe'' went into the courtroom and led the
editor out into the corridor, leaving. him there.
Don't let somebody in for nuttings," COM
, A few minutes later q man appeared with a
s sue ! ,sI, in his Ri III hand nd and inc , sa,d he had come to
"Vhat is disf' asked Eagle. examining the
paper.
Subpoena server was the answsr.
I'm Why he did give it to you T. asked Eagle.
"'Cause they want mo as n witness in this ac-
| tiop,' answered the stranger.
We got here is der Trust tobacco trial. Ve only
have crime in dis court. When you sue some
bod body SIyn gov mu Rr, 20 on der Supreme Court near
But" pleaded The witness, II am summoned
hero by law to this court"
I've got no law in dis court" answered Eagle;
I've only got here der trust cigarettes; | tole
you dot twice Already, und I don't tolo it der
Let him in" argued Seaman, who was stand
ing near;
door opener, und mebbe if der jury goes out he
Again Acting Captain Moe appeared.
What is der resturbance here T. asked Moe,
In commanding tones. Did you in lot der
mani -
I'm quarantined out here"
! What are you 2 asked Moe.
4 "Quarantined, answered the witness.
tain. "Carmenteen is yet bigger as you. Mebbe
peoples try such bluffs put him off der beach"
right" answered the f ,gle.
.e nse n Soy. S Mho Called a0r with nfIn a tsieRr was for g m one
Of The LAWYERS in the COURTROOM;
are ss sl bu san, uns &c DER in. ,os said Sa sa 1at ie eds5 pd Lawyers cIosss
eXaminationed.
But dis here is important" said the boy;
sand dollars in "a minute II he don't get 1t; see T.
Where did he lose it, asked Eagle.
dat's de floor above here, an dere's a big mob up
derc lookin' for il"
.pcle, said the Eagle, addressing Seaman;
will you be so kind und stand a coupler min.
utes on der door till ] come down."
I'm not working said Seaman. I'm going
inside in the courtroom"
Eagle then asked the boy TO watch the door a
minute and the messenger boy watched it until
the Eagle had flown to the second mezZanine
floor OF the building. Then the boy opened the
door and invited the crowd in the corridor to
step into the courtroom. The crowd stepped
so fast that Acting Captain Moe lost his breath
shouting stop" and vowed that he would
"discharge" Eagle into der courtroom SO soon
der trial vas over"
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