Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-19

hluftpd out the whole STORY nv Hurt
have known instinciivcly that was
telling the truth. Tor he looked relieved
and tneu foolish. Then he explained 10
me very politely that new plays are
often pifatcd by people who teui son =
ocfnuhcra 10 steal the text, which -
| nfterwnri used without paying royalty
to the author. lie had supposed. OF
course. that I YVES there for that Dur
pose. and offered me many Apologies.
! At the same time he begged me 10 take
no more notes during the performance
and | assured him ! wouldn't have
never put pencil to paper IN a theater
since"
Another shorthand reporter who
dropped In while the talk WIS RpinE on
told = uurer story about the destruction
VI n court record. Il used tu DO u good
deal ~ legal work" he said. "ns as
alatant 10 the regular corps. and n
couple ~ years aEo ! was engaged 10
take the testimony w n case involving
some big lumber interests. The evidence
was very important and full N minute
technical details There WIS not grcnt
deal N u. however. and the notes oc-
cupicd only one book.
when the hearing was over" con
tinued the reporter. - proposition 70
compromise was made. aud I was nuti-
lied not 10 translate my work until FUR
thcr orders. ~ l laid the notebook on
table In my room and thought 40
about n until one day II fell on
O., q floor ard the stupid negro servant
threw II In the Ernte on some burning
trash I CHANGED along Just In time 20
zee II blazing. ana when ! got II out the
bottom hnlf was reduced to cinder.
THE paper was luckily. pretty thick.
and tho mass was unhrckcn. II was
simply bunch N black. crumplcd
sheets. iooking like Iron and n hundred
l.aIH lao \
Mortified Tor l knew that the loss 81 the
record might mean u rchcaring. costing
thousands ~ dollars aud sure enough
the very next DAY ! got an order for the
transcrihing The compromise had fall
on through.
MY notes had been taken In pencil.
and seen NJ n certain anglo the MARKS
shonc out from the chnrrcd inrcs vita
metallic iuatcr I laid the book - a
table and Transcribed the top leaf. Then
with % thin knife taking infinite pains.
I gently detached and raised the sheet.
n was inid carefully IN trny. BECAUSE
! had to NJ back and copy the other
side. aud while the work was In pro-
ErcFr kept handkerchief tied loosely
over my mouth 10 prevent my breath
from scattering the cinderr The doors
and windows were chut tight NJ way.
"Weii. finally finished the transcript
tiun. I believe u WIS the toughest lob
a REPORTER ever tackled, but didn't
miss n word. ana turned IN the record
IN ample time. 7 said nothing about
the particulars until nearly year lat.
sr.when the care was definitely settled.
fearing that some point would he raised
HH 10 the accuracy ~ the notes. In fact,
one ~ the counsel has since told me
that had he known the story he would
have secured "a rehearing on IT,"
An old Newspaper reporter. who mad
one ~ the group. chipped a professional
rumlnisrencc Into the pot. 1t 10 gem
orally supposed" be- said that All ~.
poftcra-i mean newspaper reporterH-
wit" shorthand and take down inter-
views IN H. This o. like the idea that
All sailors know how 30 swim The fact
I. that very few reporters know any.
thing whatever about stenography. and
tho best intcfyicwora never take a note
IN either long ur short hand"
why u that" asked the lady stem
oHraphcr In aurprlr..
"iiocnune. dear madame. u rcarca the
victim. With most people II Il az dts
concerning 10 draw notebook nH u "
Ia draw a revolver I, n not very dif-
ncult To- lead n man into u nice. easy
conversation. but the Instant he secs
note being takon he II apt 60 become
constrained and tlmldand may be- shut
NJ altogether. OF course. don't MON
that one should ever be- interviewed
without knowing distinctly he's talking
for print. but merely that notebook
II a clumsy clog ON the wheel OF talk.
However. all this applies Co America
only. In England shorthand u conaid-
cred ~ essential Ia a reporter as his
/ head. IN fact, more 80. I was over In
London a few Year, ago and applied
for a job on a certain Journal. never
mind the name; u was considered a
good berth for Americans. The SUBJ
edltor-thcy have no city editors there
was a crusty Scot, and the iirut thing
h. asked me was about my shorthand.
Luckily, ! had learned the thing when
"a boy, but ! remarked casually that II
was little used here, that We didn't
have time, meaning, ~ course, time Ia
transcfihc. Now, when an American In
London says anything the natives don't
/ understand n " supposed To be "a Joke,
ana | could see the Huh-editor cud-
/ ceiling hia brain to md ~ point Yen
have ma time a. write shorthand there,
he said nnhlly, 'l;h. mon, but that's
vnru jocoao. and he gave me a Job on
the strength ~ H. one uf my lrHt
assignments was "A little police case
| an lriHhmnn up for wifc-bratlng-nn
In the course ~ the hearing the pris-
oncr jumped over the rail and punched
the magistrate In the nose That
made hot story, ANA | wrote u up for
/ III II was worth The rub-cditor was
/ horfincd. llc asked me for my notes
ana when ! replied that I couldn't re-
| port Struggling match In shorthand,
said he meant the notes OF the official
| proceedings. I told him wlnt little
there was beyond the melee and he
/ ground out gem something like this.
before Magistrate ThinEamnbob.n at
| nlankahiro Court ~ Criminal correc-
/ ton. yesterday. Peter Mcnulra was
charged with violation OF the penal
code IN asraulting his wife, Ann Ac-
| Ouirc. The magistrate. Prisoner.
/ what do you Hay 10 the charger The
| prisoner, 4 deny II. your worship
there the prigoner used unbccomlng
languRgcl. convicted, sentence, a fort
night 40 hard labor
" 'uut what about the ngh,9' I asked,
/ In nHtonishmont. 'llootl mon said
| the Huh-editor 'yc'd ma print the like
! a. that, would yef Stick tn your short
hand aud yen c-sm out all right
'rhnt settled H. threw up my job
/ ~ soon az I made money enough to get
/ out OF the country"
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