The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-10-27


! nings, SO that you will have evidence
Then hustle right over to the police
! station and call on the captain to ar
rest the players. Be sure he arrests
, Mcdowell"
Are you certain fines will be i'm
| posed?" inquired Mr.. Jones, little
despondently. Baseball players have
been arrested before, asd the police
justice has discharged them."
Pat beamed with the all; OF man
who feels that his services, while
freely and cheerfully rendered, are
none the less essential.
Right there Is where | break into
the game strong" he declared with a
sincere appreciation Of his own value.
When these fellows are arrested
they will all be taken before Police
Justice Evans-Tommy Evanp, you
know. Everything Tommy has had in
politics he owes to Pat Weldon-hon-
est Pat Weldon he always calls ne.
All the boys suppose | am trying to
steer you off from making trouble
about Sunday games. Even Mcdowell
doesn't appreciate that I'm laying for
him"
Ezekiel 7. Jones, reformer and rep
resentative of the Ministers associa-
ton, hastily wrote down the names
Of the players and Of Mcdowell, the
owner of the baseball club, and then
hurried TO the nearest precinct sta
ton, where he made application for
the arrest Of the offenders.
In the second half Of the ninth in.
ming the police marched across the
| diamond under a fire Of ieers from
| grandstand and bleachers, and noti-
fed Mcdowell and the team that they
were under arrest. The players.
headed by Mcdowell, wrathfully de-
nouncing the police, the Ministers as
ISOLATION. and the world in general,
were led to the precinct station. There
they were paroled to appear before
Police Justice Evans next morning.
The next morning Mr. Jones
reached the police court building be-
fore court opened. AS he strobe up
the corridors leading to the court
room he met Pat Weldon. The broad
countenance of the new ally OF the
| Ministers association beamed well
come. He seized Mr.. Jones by the
buttonhole, and, despite his wavering
| indccision led him to a corner OF the
corridor
Il saw the Judge yesterday" said
Pat in confidential tones, and told
| Ia al III 1, t1,.,
Ninth. OF course Tommy was wild
In a minute.
Then | looks up Mcdowell.
Mac | says to him, you know
Tommy Evans, and how he hates to
have anyone delaying police court by
calling for jury trial. Now I've had
talk with him, and when the cases
are called tomorrow, plead guilty and
| throw yourself upon the mercy Of the
court. Tommy will see that you are
treated as you ought to be- And Mac
said he would"
court room just as Police Justice
! Thomas Evans, a short. fat little man
who loved the sound Of his own voice,
read the charge
| Mcdowell had a short conference
with his attorney. Then the lawyer,
with an easy air of confidence, en-.
tered plea II guilty for all CON
cerned. and asked for the mercy OF
the court. Mcdowell glanced at JUS.
uco Evans. A halfsmile was on the
baseball magnate's face He seemed
almost impatient as he waited in full
confidence for the expected discharge
of himself and the baseball team.
But Justice Tommy Evans had a
look of the sternest severity. He
pounded the desk In front of him with
Il plump hand and half rose from his
seat.
According to the pleas OF the pris.
oners themselves" Numbered the lit.
tie Justice, they have been guilty OF
a mos nagrant and open violation of
the penal code. The duty of the court
Is plain under such circumstances.
The sentence OF the court Is that Nc.
Dowell. the owner OF the club, pay a
fine OF 500, and that each player pay
a fine OF $50. And let me tell you.
Mac" continued the Judge, dropping
into a more conversational tone, that
the next time you are up on this
charge II will be no fine, but six
months straight that will be coming
to you.
CONSERVATION filled the heart OF
every player At the words of the little