The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-12
EPISTLES TO ST. PAUL.


Even such dignity as Judge Kelly main
tains In his court was not proof against the
reply made by witness Tuesday. 1t was
during the trial of tho Tauber libel suit. Mr..
Tauber was on the stand. and the court had
taken him In hand with tho idea Of getting
at the evidence more directly Mr.. Tauber
was not brilliant witnesa. but he was not
bad altogether, and no and tho Judge got
along very well for while. until the ques-
lions got to beGporsonal. Judge Kelly eioted
the full nams and ago OF the witness. ana
was satisfied in the matter Of his civil condl-
ton. Then he asked him,
what ia your nationality"
I'm Populst," said Mr.. Tauber prompt
ly. and then the court gave him up.
While they were waiting for the guberna-
torial decision on some matter yesterday, q
number OF lawyers sat around In the execu-
tive chamber and told stories. and pretty soon
they got back to their college days, and Hiler
Horton got in a rather good thing. Mr. lIor-
ton came out OF the Washington university.
when I was at Washington" said Mr..
Horton, there was fellow there named
let us say Wallace, I've forgotten his name.
He was high-born Virginian and an all
around good thing. He used to spend his
evenings in the pursuit of pleasure, his
nights promoting the Joy Of his fellows who
loved poker and he used to show up at the
lectures or recitatlons In the morning just
In time to get the sleep that he needed so
badly.
"One morning when he was enjoying a
nights sleep the lecturer had propounded
proposition in tort, in which he introduced
a supposittious dog He set up number
of conditions, and supposed that person
was bitten by dog under those conditions.
When he had stated his proposition his eye
wandered about the room for victim, and,
not thinking of anybody in particular, he
said:
g In that case, what would you do. Mr..
Wallace?
THE fellows all around Wallace reached
over and kicked him. What would you do?
Dog and few other remarks were all he
heard, and he was settling down to go to
sleep again, when his pal got him by the
shoulder and shook him. He wants to know
what you'd do If you were bitten by dog
under such circumstances, urged the ral.
trying to save Wallace. The sleeper heard
the question and, without raising his head,
shouted: 1T,
Well, first, I'd shoot the damned dog
He was a low-browed History thief at
the best and he had been caught red-handed-
or whatever way it is they catch a bul glar
when they get him coming out Of the window
with the silverware in bag. He knew that
there was no show on earth for him to get
away and while he was waiting for the grand
jury to go through the Formally of ind-cting
him he had an inspiration and went In for
religion. u
Sunday afternoon, when the missionary band
visited at the jail he raised his voice louder
than any of the others and he was visited in
his cell by the missionary and expressed
the most profund penitence for his wrong
doing He didn't want to get out, not he
He wanted to stay in jail where he could
feel the influence Of the good people who were
doing their best to save him. If he got out
he might fall into bad company again. That
was his talk and it went with pretty much
everybody.
When he was brought into court he sat
with downcast head while the story Of his
crime was told and to this story was added
the fact that he had been caught in pretty
much the same fix some e.ghty-three times
before.
He also wept as he listened to, the recital
of his evil dcings and he occasionally cast
a weather eye on the judge. There was no
defense and when it was all over the judge
told him to stand up and asked him what he
had to say for himself before the court passed
sentence. He had nothing to say, but:
81 am guilty, please your honor, but have
found the Lord ;fl.5-,s a,'z,sJ : ~
And the Judge etafned him loose for being
so honest? Not at all. The judge Gorgonized
him with stony judicial stare and said:
eff YOU have found the Lord l think I'll
put you where He can find you for while
J Make it seven years. Mr.. Clerk. "'l2 Iah
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