The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-24
,tation and get ou. the proper pa-

station and get out the proper pa- pers."
 'one of the men who had dismount- ed from the automobile broke into a loud laugh. Well what do you think of thatg he said.
 The young man on the curb. red. dened a bit in his face. Here is my card" he said: T am a responsible business man and I demand that this
 man be arrested"
 One of the auto party went and laid his hand on the speakers shoulder. Better cut this all out" he said. Steve is an Indian, and you have noth- ing to win by antagonizing him." The other shook the hand from his shoulder. T am a law-abiding Ameri- can citizen." he said. "and the laws are as much for me. or for this man. sweeping his hand toward the me-
 chanic. yes. or for the poor little girl who has been killed or mangled for life, perhaps, as they are for fellows like you. Perhaps l will be crushed In the operation. but I propose to find out if you fellows are entitled to run your internal Juggernauts over the rest of us without suffering the pena1- ty."
 The man in the auto remarked; He wants to find something out, Charley" he said. Tn the interest of liberal ed- ucation I demand to be taken to the police station and go through all these motions. And when it's all over I will take great pleasure to issue a sheepskin to this inouiring individual. conferring a new D. D. D. on him doctor of d. doughheads"
 And so this strange group landed at the station and Hamilton mado his complaint against John Murray. who had thrown the rock at him. Also did Robert Dennis. the young business man. make his complaint against Ham, ilton for assault with intent to kill All were released on bail and the par |, ty broke up. A few days later the lawyer for the Hamiltons telephoned Dennis to come and see him. Dem his referred him to his lawyer. Later Judge Pelham, the Harnilton lawyer. called at Dennis office.
 Young man," he said. severely. you are making a most serious mis- take. This entire matter is not worth the work and annoyance 1t ie going to give all concerned. Cf. course. you know as we'll as I do that there Is nothing in this charge against Ham, ilton. All an accident, sir, all an &C., cident--and you know 1t. Maybe some damages involved, like doctors fees. and that is all right and we will not fight them; but this criminal charge is preposterous-yes. preposterous, sir. It is persecution-little short of black mail. sir, and we are not the kind of weddings to sit down impotently un- der that sort of thing"
 T conceive it to be my duty. sir, :" replied Dennis simply. ito bring this impudent fellow to justice. He ran over the child deliberately. I saw the expression in his eyes, and my own little boy was only six feet from the | spot where he ran over the poor little girl. If 1t had been mine I would have killed him without fail. As 1t Is. I propose to help Murray, who Is more | or less ignorant. to bring this inso- | lent whelp to justice"
 The face of the lawyer got cold, and
 he said: Very well, sir; but you un-
 derstand when you take up this fight
 that there will be blows to take as we'll as blows to give. You are in
 business. Is 1t wise to antagonize the
 Hamiltons interests?"
 | Tt may not be wise," responded
 Dennis. but I will land him in the penitentiary if it costs me all I ever hoped to have"
 l It certainly was a fierce fight. The
 States attorney hesitated a little to I PdSh thc pIOSCChtlOH anu I)eUHiS LlEeu
 the greatest criminal lawyer in the
 city to carry the case through. Of | course there were postponements and
 delays, and the matter dragged fear
 fully. And when 1t became evident l that Dennis proposed to stick. come
 what might. all of the tremendous power of the Hamilton millions were
 turned on him. His business venture
 was assailed from that most potent | quarter. finance. and finally was
 wrecked. Then Dennis took a salaried
 job and lost 1t. and then another and | another. But the case against Hamil-
 ton steadily advanced, and finally ii
 went to trial. It was hard fought
 battle on both sides. The poor little
 crippled Murray girl was a most po- | tent witness. but 1t was Dennis clear
 evidence that won the case.
 l T saw the automobile coming" he
 said, "and pulled my little boy onto
 the sidewalk. and shouted to the kids
 to look out. They all moved toward 1 the sidewalk, gesticulating toward the
 machine. This man Hamilton glanced
 toward them and smiled in most in-
 solent manner. Watch the kids jumr
 sidewise,' he said to his companions-l
 heard him-and he deliberately turned | In toward the children. The children
 jumped. but the Murray girl was an
 instant too late and was caught by the hideous monster. And, sir, Hamilton did not seem to care as the little one
 was caught under the wheels Yes
 sir and I saw him. and that's why l
 made the complaint, and 1t Is why
 am following the case"
 l The jury never left their seats, Hamilton got five years in the peni-
 tentiary. and all the power of his fam
 ily's millions could not secure a par