The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-12-06
THROWS ARMS ABOUT STATES
ATTORNEYS NECK AND BEGS
FOR "PAPA'S" FREEDOM.
VICTIM OF GAMBLING
Had Passed Worthless Check in Order
to Get Money to Shoot Craps
Case Ia Dismissed With Court
and Attendants in Tears.

on Tuesday evening q case came
UP for hearing In Judge Ross court
which revealed phases Of human HE
that move the critical observer with
conflicting emotions OF pleasure ana
pain. II was the case Of Frank En-
mereon. to which reference was made
in The Bulletin of Tuesday MORNING
Emerson is an engineer at the Ninth
street power house and he was ac-
cused, In warrant sworn out by MI,
Guy p. Eichenberger with the crime
Of obtaining money under false pre-
lenses. He had come to Mr. Elchen-
berger with check for S975. claim
ing 10 have money in the bank and
had gotten the check ca2hed.
Mr.. Eichenberger found that En-
merson had no money in the bank and
that the check was worthless. He
found himself aggrieved he didn
care 80 much for the money, but he
felt hurt at being taken advantage of
and he determined TO have the man
punished. When States Attorney viii
son asked, do you just want your
money returned or will you prosecute
this case to punish the MANI" Mr.
Eichenberger said Il don't care for the
money; but ! think the man ought ;ot
be punished | will prosecute him.
Upon this assurance the states attor-
ney issued the warrant and police
officer arrested EmmeRon
During Tuesday the states attor-
ney was busy at the court house argl,-
ing against the motion for new trial |
in the Hardin Davis case, and it was |
late in the evening when Chief Egan
called upon him at the court house
and asked him what to do with the
Emmersoa case. Il want him brought
into court" said the attorney" and
given a hearing and placed under
bond. II he gives the bond, let him
out but If not bring him to the coun.
~ jail.
The chief had learned some cir
cumstances about the case, and he
WINGED a little and said: well. /
have him under arrest; but you had
h'tANi t'iht uVNh WIN mt anu diAtHb
10 this case
"All right said Ne states attorney.
and the Two came own town.
Mr.. EichenbergeM who had also
learned some factS3which he did not
know when he demanded the warrant
had gone 70 the state's attorney and ex-
pressed a desire tdt drop the matter;
but Mr. Wilson said"No the man de-
liberately committee felony and he
ought to be pro eclted for IT," and I
well, If you insist upon It I'll appear
well, II you insist upon il III appear &
and he was on hand to tell his stroy c
when the case was called
The states attorney went up 20 /
Judge Ross office hnd proceeded to }
prepare for the ca Mr.. Eichenber- ?
ger and several oRers were already n
there and in a feWsminutes the chief i
came in with the prisoner. and then
The attorney understood what had 0
made the chief vince when ttld that n
he man was TO be prosecuted a
EmmersOn carried little child in his o
arms, probably not over two years old.
and behind him came his wife. with
eyes tearstained and face drawn in
ines of anguish, and leading a little
girl by the hand-a little girl probably
TX years old too young to understand
{ all. but old enough TO know that 1!
something terrible was about to hap
zen. Slowly. haltingly the little party
,ame forward and took chairs placed
or them in front Of the judges desF
20 one raid a word: il was the states
.ttorney's duty 10 open the proceed d.
ngs and he seemed 10 be somewhat Ii
lazed by the scene presented. The NJ
Hence was beginning 20 be oppres- m
i've when a half suppressed sob from III
he woman aroused the peoples repre- C
entative; and with well feigned stern ID
els he began to state the case to the OF
but never finished. The DC
risoner but never fin n'shed. The lit. ia
le girl tore herself from her mothers 81
iasp and with a CIV. bounded towards
be speaker. flung her arms about his
eek and with a quiyering voice. ex
laimed:
"Ohi Please. Mr-pIease. don't NJ
end my dear papa to jail" ami the We
tile one broke 40 a paroxism Of G.
obs. her little affls embracing the az
copies attorney With the energy of JIG
espais IL
II is difficult to portray the scene li'
nd its effect in moderate language. le
r in any sort Of languages. Fer
l-,e moments fbe states attorney
Gently he removed the it
? girls arms and set her down on ps
le floor. while gathering his wits and AZ
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