The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-02-20

the oa1le attorney for the railroad.
FilsImnons came. The delicate arc
ma Of liquor and touacco came with
hIm--he was In prime condition. was
Fiizs.nnons, But then. he generally
was. fho messenger who was sent
Tor HIN haL NO trouble 20 end him,
Fitzsimnons day or nicht could be
found 90 his private office In the cor.
ner Of The bar at Steve ODonnclrs,
u alat no hog" would say Fitzsim.
mons Just gimme AN / kin eat an
drink m' chew an don't ask no
more. No, sir An ! cant say iaIrer
than thai
Fiusmmons STROBE into the attor
ney's cncc with the peculiar air Of
dignity that was hls alone.
"fiuiImmons said the attorney
bending his gaze upon the roscate
proboNir Of that gentleman but walt
q minute what am thinking or
WIN yoi come out and wet your
whistler
Finmmons eyed the attorney stu
rs. m go out an stretch my legs"
he cmcodcd They went out and
came back
"Nos, Fitzslmmous,' went ON the
lawyer as ne closed and locked the
door, we're In hole This man Icn.
klnfon has sued MS for heavy damages.
and ne case comes up next week. He's
the fellow We smashed all 20 pieces
last SIMMER. you remember" Fitz.
simmons kept on staring out Of the
window
NOV" said the attorney. hes got
Us dead to rights unless we can prove
Just one thing, and that is that he was
drunk Understand? Now we hayo
information that he was. But we've
got no certain proof What We want
Is the proof. Now, Fltzslmmons." he
fixed sis steady gaze upon Fitzsim
mons wandering one. you're n man
about lown-thnts what you are. YOU
know-a man about town"
Fllnimmons suddenly screwed his
face up into remarkable contortlona
Theirs aomcthln the matter with
me l'ss." he complained; they need
stretching. I guess. Its the only thing
that Keeps 'om Strengthened out. and
thati fact" They were duly
stretaod.
Nov" finally resumed the attorney.
~ hing happened right In front OF
ste,t oDonnel's. at 70 o'clock mid
night Of the 18th OF June Under
stand Well, IT'S Just possible that or
the nth OF June, at midnight. you
overlooking out OF Steve O'Donuelli
wlndw. and saw this thing, or tina
you we're standing outside. and saw
the nan aud saw that he was drunk.
gi.h ore eye Fltzsimmons gaze
upon the distant landscape. Wit
the other he steadily regarded tn
otter man,
Counselor" he exclaimed, ut is
no doubt at all about t. see the hui
thing In me minds eye. Here's me
imt standing inside the swinging doc
On the night OF June the 9th
Seventeenth" corrected the attoi
ng.
Seventeenth IL Isl" went on Fiu
simmons. "on tho night OF Tuesday
the nth Of June"
Friday" interrupted tho lawyer.
$50 Il was" continued Fitz. "Fr
day, the 18th Of June. an me as sobo
as a Judge. not having had a drop 70
fofty.olght hours TO say the least"
Eight hours would be better,
l0-mured the lawyer
"Forty-clght, upon my SOUL insis
ed Fluslmmons, AN what dye ring
"a stand there along comes this ma
peierson--drunk as JORDAN he nc
krowln whether he was atandin' O
bis head or his feet--or whether h
was foot or horseback what dy
tlrk he does-walka Into the blam
trolley car, yer honor, and smashes
% bits. on my soul he did. saw III
man" continued he, Shaking his heal
"an ] ought TO know. He was drum
asa lord, I'm tellin' you
NE legs" remarked Fitzslmmon
"la feelin that wcak--' Two hour
later Fitzslmmons left the room, hui
ging a twenty dollar bin close to hI
breast
"A double eagle for me conscience
mwmured Fitzsimmons 10 hlmsel
"an' awful dear az that, II ls"
Next day no called upon tho alto
neg for the Injured man.
z got a bit OF news for you" be p
marked huskily TO Jenkinson's lawye