The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-03-13

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The little company rose to greet him.
BILE in surveys and measurements, as
can be easily shown by reference to Of
| fetal records"
Justice Chambers made no reply.
Probably n more speechless group of
men never Travelled in the electric cars
together than that one which made the
trip from the police judges court, No.
0, TO the Waterside district
When Bowen street was reached, the
five men walked over to the site OF
Tommy's double decker.
| Judge Julius Chambers secured
mason's measuring line from one OF
| the workmen. Then he turned some
what grimly to Tommy Randall.
Il suppose you can trust me to meas
ure correctly"
/ Tommy murmured something. So did
the attorney. 1t may be remarked in
passing that it was not exactly a prayer
that either man uttered.
Calling one of the masonS to help.
Judge Chambers measured off the
foundation walls. Then lie put down
some figures ON a card. Then he
Strengthened up and said in peculiarly
soft voice:
Il get your measurements, Mr.. Cor
don, just ninety-cight feet. Court * ad-
journed to the station, and desire the
attendance OF all the parties in the
case"
Not a word was said by any one on
the way back. Gordon was singing In
his soul n song of hope. Here was u
Daniel come to Judgment Whenever
before in the history of that city had a
lpublic judge or any other ever done a
thing like this: The specialized, scf.
voiced young man suddenly loomed up
before Gordon as most imposing fig.
ure.
Back in court again. Judge Julius
Chambers. relieving the assistant judge
who had taken his place in his absence
confronted the parties in the case. His
voice was ringing now; no softness Of
meditation in his manner.
Tommy Randall. this court finds yoT
guilty Of the charge named in the war
rant, and l fine you the maximum pen
atty, which is fine of $500. with al
added sentence of sixty days in Jail. un
less the building is changed in its con
struction within thirty days to conform
to existing ordinances. may add tina
while it is possible the city enginee
! may have made a mistake in his fig
ures, it is my deliberate conviction tina
u conspiracy of n grave character ha
been entered into here by you, Mr.
| Randall, to deceive the court. and /
such conspiracy can be shown to exist
rs shall do my utmost to prove. il vii
be Il penitentiary case for both you an,
|. lyour attorney. Call the next case"
, Tommy Randalrs attorney had
+. face the color of dirty putty. Tomm
himself glared at the judge and then a
Gordon. He finally. with u great ei
fort, pulled himself together and wen
out with his lawyer after the latte
, had gone through the regular forma
, ity of appealing the case to the couI
:. OF appeals.
!, All the way to Hope House Gordo
. and Ford felt like executing a dane
of some kind in the car. Once in til
familiar library, they related the whol
affair to Miss Andrews and the d,
lighted settlement workers.
This means the beginning Of Il
II end for Tommy Randall" said Ford.
Miss Andrews shook her head.
u Tommy appealed the case. He w
get out thers Remember he has new
Il yet been convicted. Tcday's experien,
Z was only scratch to him. He has n
n yet been seriously hurt. You do N
y know him as do"
Di But Chambers does not intend
s. let the other matter rest. Ii was
plain case of conspiracy and delibera
ne effort to deceive the court"
II Miss Andrews shook her head agail
Tommy IS an old fox. He made
81 mistake i'm not measuring Judge Chai
ne bers Alright. But now that he knO'
IS him he will lie cautious. | confess
C have very little hope of his ultima
conviction"
But he will have to change I
building. won't he:" one of the you
re women asked.
IL Its my opinion the masons will
de at work tomorrow just the same, n