Sunday morning globe., 1901-09-01

arrival Of Pugh and myself at the depot
he grasped the judges hand with both
Of his, while the tears Welled up I'm his
eyes.
That Pugh was a richer man subse-
Quent to the divorce trial was soon evil
denced In his purchase of or erection
Of o. home for his family, and that
lost caste and considerable prestige I
soon became aware Heretofore [ en-
joyed the reputation of being unpreiu-
diced in matters of religion and emi-
nently fair I'm my newspaper in all
things. The masses believed in the pa.
per and in myself, and here had
taken the part of a millionaire and Sc.
cured a divorce for his daughter TO
which she was not entitled by all the
rules Of evidence, justice and common
morality. As for the Judge. the people
We're only waiting to get a whack at
him when his term expired and he
came before them for reelection.
On my return to Columbus, General
Powell visited me and said:
Joyce thinks Booth is trying to
bleed him with the size Of his fee. 1
understand he wants $1,000. Now. I
will only ask 81 900 for myself, and
| win put in a bill Of $1,000 for your
services, as it was you who in reality
won the case"
! Indignantly replied, Powell, you
know that ten times that amount
wouldn't secure my services In what
| did. had supposed that your friend
ship for me was as free from sinister
motives as mine for you. The inti-
macy existing between my family and
the Joyce family, as well as the friend
ship existing between myself and
Joyce were the motives alone which
inspired me to take the part | dld You
must not mention my name to Mr.
Joyce If you do / will take the first
opportunity to expose the whole bust
ness In my paper. You know what /
did with my friend, Bob Sheldon, of
the Consolidated, who tried to bribe
me. / will do the same with you, and
ruin, If not disbar you"
This ended the interview. and Gen.
eral Powell left my residence crestfal-
len but with the expressed promise
that he would not mention my services
to Mr.. Joyce on penalty of being ex.
posed. And he never did, as far as /
am aware, although he was and is such
a tricky and INSCRIPTIONS as well as
hollow-hearted friend that It is prob.
able, and would not surprise me, to
learn some time that he increased his
own fee at my expense.
A few days after my return from
Washington l met Mr. Joyce on High
street, proceeding to his office. / walk
ed a portion Of the way with him.
Said he:
Booth was inclined to fleece me, but
I settled with him yesterday"
now much"
well, he came to me with that fun
ny grin Of his and said, Joyce. II |
put my figure at $1,000 will you be
satisfied and acquit noe Of milking you
too heavy?"
What did you say?"
81 said, All right, and paid him. I
then invited him and Mrs. Booth to our
! dinner on Thursday. You and Mrs.
Elliott, General Powell and a few
friends will constitute the company"
/ reluctantly consented to the din
ner, which passed off without incident
except that Joyce said to me:
81 told Powell to pluck the sparrows
but let the robins alone" meaning that
| Powell could charge those who couldn't
help themselves large fees but men like
Joyce must be treated differently.
It is a matter Of note that l took Mrs.
Booth in to dinner while Booth gave
his arm to Mrs. Elliott and within a
few brief months this man Booth came
fnFn noftwH and troTf9w kaaroT hf1 aas4rrfga.-
at 500 per diem to prosecute and send
me to the scaffoldl The judges decis,
ion we we're celebrating with a dinner
from which he was absent, presided
at the trial. and Of the four hundred
and fifty objections raised by my coun
sci to his rulings he ruled in our favor
exactly eleven times He was now en-
deavoring to get back into the graces
Of the public he had outraged by his
outrageous decree OF divorce. He fell
the public sentiment, and determined
= to offer me as a sacrifice to appeast
that sentiment and rehabilitate him
self. How he came to be trial judge in
my case will have to be related in the
, next chapter.
, To round out this chapter however
, 1t is proper to state the result of the
b Church divorce case to the couple
themselves. Mrs. Church lived with
her parents for years at their mansion
on Broad street, with her two boys, and
finally, in failing health, she took uI
her temporary residence in Sante Fe
New Mexico. Here she met a gentle
man whom she subsequently married
which, of course, as a member of the
Nk
an, was irregular and without the sane
tion of her church. In less than a year
after this marriage she died, a beauu-
| ful girl, her younger sister, Florence,
| preceding her to the grave a few years
previously, so that It will be seen the
/ JOyces bad their own troubles.
Colonel Church for years devoted
| himself to his literary studies, still
| maintaining his position with the
/ Pennsylvania road, where he is regard
! ed as a bright and valuable official
| About three or four years ago he pro-
| duced a history of Oliver Cromwell,
which has been accepted not only in
! this country but In England as a
standard classic. He visited England
| and was liOnlzed being received and
! complimented on his great work by the
then Prince Of Wales, now King Ed.
| ward VII.
The Joyce family still reside in Co.
! lumbus, the senior Joyce conducting
| as stated, the largest wholesale dry
| goods house west Of New York.
Whether the children Of Mrs. Church
are residing with their grand parents,
l am unable to state but 1t is more
| than likely as the grandfather is In
the ranks Of the milionaires, and will,
| no doubt, provide handsomely for
| them. In this narrative / will be com
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