The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-08-15

the Mazet of the investigation and
lot of fun resulted. The newspapers
say that the conduct of the presiding
Judge added materially to the sport.
Mr.. Schweitzer refers to 1t as a pleas
ant reminiscence.
THE MOCK MAZBT.
The Pittsburg Dispatch has the fol-
owing special from New York, with
reference to the mock Mazet trial on
board the steamer, in which Mr..
Schweitzer played the role of chairman
Of the inquisition:
Richard Croker was tried on the ship
across the ocean for winning large sums
of money from his fellow passengers.
On the second day out from Cherbourg
Richard Croker won $165. On the fourth
day out he won $163, and a hat pool
amounting to $50. The passengers of
the ST. Paul decided that Richard Gro
ker was using his Tammany influence
aboard the boat to pay the expenses of
his racing stable in England. They Or
ganized a Mazet committee and put
sleuths on his track.
| AT llTSI lHS CHltl was lOJ
informed of his coming trial. He was
surprised when a fellow passenger,
who represented himself to be a Mazet
sleuth in the employ of Lawyer Moss,
claped his hand on his hhoulder and
placed him under arrest to appear be-
fore mock tribunal in the main saloon
on Thursday night. The trial took place
and was the event of the trip. Thomas
B. Reed, the Czar Of Congress, was Of
fered a large retainer to prosecute Rich
ard Croker, but he refused to appear.
Conrad Schweitzer, a banker of Can
ton, from which city President McKin-
ley halls, was the Mazet of the investi-
cation. II. L. Chapman, the recent
Democratic candidate for governor in
Ohio, Hunter Wykes, Joseph Herbert
and James Creelman were the jury
chosen to decide on the guilt or inno-
cence of Richard Croker. According to
the passengers they did their duty
| fearlessly.
"They did 1t fine" said Richard Gro
ker in describing the mock trial. "They
wouldn't. give my lawyer a chance to
i soy ohy IL was just llhe Iuc Md
yet committee, and when anyone laugh
ed they ordered the sergeant-at-arms
to throw him overheard"
The principle witness against Rich
ard Croker was George Barnum, the
actor. The charge against Croker was
drawn with great elaboration. He was
accused of using influence to win the
lnnnlS ta xtifI, tl,a eIi inBs
knocking a fluke off the propeller and
| throwing bricks in the ships furnaces
II suspected this man." shouted Actor
Barnum, as he shook his fist at Croker,
who sat in the chair, the cynosure of all
eyes. The saloon was crowded and the
only absentee was Thomas B. Reed
when this man here won the first
pool l thought there was something
wrong and I followed him around to
every part Of the ship" testified Wit
ness Barnum. "One night, as we were
chunking along under full speed and IL
was certain that this defendant would
lose in the pool / saw him come out of
his stateroom with a large satchel. He
looked around to see that no one was
course, 1 being a detective he didn't
get chance to see me. He took that
heavy satchel down in the engine room
and saw him throw bricks in the fur
mace so as to clog up the fire, thus MAX
ing the ship go slow to win the pool. |
He accomplished his foul design and |
won all the money that day. Then 1
that This Hafan1aY aY,t
wrong.
This is a scheme of Thomas B. |
Reed shouted Stage Manager Snyder, |
Croker's counsel. This man Reed dare
not face my client. He has been dog
ging my client all over Europe Where |
did he get the money to go to Europe, |
and dog my client? tell you, gentle
men of the jury, the Cuban junta gave
1t TO him."
The passengers roared with laughter |
They all knew of the opposition to |
Cuban interests which Gear Reed voic- |
ed during the period before the declara-
ton or the Spanish war. After all |
The evidence was in, the committee rem
dered the following verdict:
The defendant, Richard Croker, is |
found guilty of using one man power |
The verdict is that one man power is |
the necessary outcome of civilization, |
and cannot be suppressed. 1t should be |
utilized, and the defendant is adjudged |
guilty and sentenced to take up a coll |
lection from every passenger on the |
ship, in approved Tammany style"
II did it," said Croker, as he laugh
ingly described the mock trial. "I pass
ed the plate around, and got $40 for |
the sailors Snug Harbor. 1t was great |
fun, and am glad we got such a good |
collection"
JENNIE YEABIANS TELLS IT.
New York, Aug. 14.-Jennie Yeamans,
The antrnas, dintn tc.d Il