Sunday morning globe., 1901-12-01
CITIZEN MAGILL
Gives an Assistant District Attorney
a RaSping Over That Arrest
for Which He Did 80 Days.
b En1roR oF Nm GLoRE

Tor Whlcn he Dlu 50 DayS'
To THE EDITOR OF THE GLOBE:
1nere is a little person IN the en-
ploy or the Police court department
wnO 4 beneye IS styled assistant at
lorney by the name OF A. Leftwcn Sin
clalr. / had some business with hlm
ON Cne 10th day OF july last, and will
tell you about il. On the 1lth DAY
warrant was served on me for the
crime of selling milk below standard.
lnranaDie (JnlnJ hlrd, put on trial
until 1lth.
On evening" Of 18th another warrant
was served, uated July IL, Tor selling
milk, etc. by Ufncer Sylvester Murphy.
On account Of the date, llth, (rour
days old, / believed 1t TO be a mis-
take; a duplicate, told the officer Of
the former warrant and having $40
collateral at court.
AT 8 p. m. the sergeant came around,
he, Murphy and myself held a little
confab, and the sergeant concluded
1 had better go down to see about IT,.
On the morning Of the 18th l met
/ Officer Murphy at court, found him
/ badly beaten up, he told me the war
rant was lost in the iight.He took me
to the only A. Leftwich Sinclair, ex.
planned the loss Of the warrant and
stated that / wanted to know II there
was two charges against me. With a
contemptuous turn Of his little nose,
and a grandiloquent flourish Of pomp-
osity, this great court official made an
swer 81 don't know whether there is
! or not" then entered in the con. and
| told him 1 wanted to know. With a
sneer (and he is an adept in that par
ticular branch) he answered me, Il am
| busy"
l politely told him ! also had busi'
ness and would like to know about this
| two warrants.
He deliberately got up and started
to leave the Office, his manner was SO
! contemplate it startled me.
Planting myself in his way l demand
ed nv collaterlal. Well, you ought to
have seen that nose Ca Schley loop)
go up. Drawing himself up to his full
height. hardly six feet In reality, he
breaks out with, What then|
I answered, then you have me, lock
me up, this officer has me in charge
now.
Talk about fire flashing eyes, you
should have been there and noted
them, but / suppose my presumption Ga
common grocer) called iCr the silent
rebuke,
Waking around me- he passed out
with dignity and entered his court
Officer Murphy was nonplussed, said
he did not know what to do. l then
sent him into the Court Room after
Lefty. Returning he brought me word,
"If I withdrew collateral, he would
lock me up on first charge.
l then walked out and went home.
The next day, nth when my case
came on, was made acquainted Of the
fact that there was two charges, etc,
It is strange how the common trades
people will forget themselves when
they have business with these dignities
word Of caution to your grocer
readers, will not be amiss, so when II
comes their turn to deal with A. Left
wich Sinclair. they be oircumspect
My gracious, suppose he was appointed
a full district attorney, the thoughts
of II makes cold chills creep over me
us criminals would be in for 1t sure
Aenough Punishment before conyie
ton Being a subject, it is wrong to
kick, but deed / can't help 1t, l was
born in a state.
Then the trial. Magill offered cor
roborative testimony as to thoroughly
stirring before sale, etc. The judge
remarked. 1T is evident the person
getting the last from you got as good
as the first What? Ho, Halt Kim
ball weakening; Pugh negligent and
this man Of red blood who only the
day before had the audacity to be
impudent to him, of blue blood; it was
time for action.
Ever on the alert and waving all
consideration Of the fact that he
was acknowledged my honesty, viz,
in not giving the inspector the top OF
the milk. he, A. Leftwich sinclair
breaks in with, "Yes, he acknowledged
he knew the inspector and gave 1t a
good stir"
The case thereupon assumed norm
al condition the reminder worked to
a charm and he of the red blood was
consigned to the place OF sch"
You lave read of that place.
CHAs. j. MCGILL.