The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-10-26

E Mcdowell"
Are you certain fines will be Inn
, posed Inquired Mr. Jones. a little
uespohdently. Baseball players have
o'en arrested before, and the police
Jusuce mas discharged them"
rat Deamed with the air OF a man
VINO ieels that his services. Whil.
Freely and cheerfuily rendered. ar
none the less essential
Right there is where break into
me game strong he declared with a
s,un"fe appreciation OF his own value
""eh these fellows are arrested
.hey VIII all be taken before Police
Sustice Evans-Tommy Evans Won
Ano~- Everything Tommy has had In
pon,Ics he owes TO Pat Weldon-hon.
90. rat Weldon he always calls ne
All the boys suppose | am TRYING 10
steer you on from making troubl.,
about Sunday games Even McDowoIl
him" 'Ne ut
Ezekiel p Jones. reformer and rem
Iesentaiive OF the Ministers associa.
ZION. hastily wrote down the names
vi the players and Of Mcdowell the
owner oil the baseball club. and then
hurried 10 the nearest precinct sta.
'ion' where he made application for
me arrest OF the offenders
In the second half OF the ninth T.,
mig the police marched across tia
1'"mond under fire OF jeers from
s'Ahdstand and bleachers and mort.
hei Mcdowell and the team that thev
were under arrest. The plavers
headed by Mcdowell. vrathfully de-.
nouhcing the police. the Ministers as.
ISOLATION, and the world in general
we're led 10 the precinct station. There
.hey We're paroled 10 appear before
Slce justice Evans next morning.
The next morning Mr.. Jones
reached the police court building be-
lore court opened. As he STROBE IN
Tee corridors leading 20 the court.
ION he met Pat Weldon. The broad
,olntenance Of ;he new ally OF the
minister's association beamed a vel
'oihe- he seized Mr. Jones by the
'ultonhole. and. despite his waverinr
haecision. led him to a corner of the
corridor.
saw the Judge yesterday" said
'at In confidential tones. and told
I'm Mcdowell was knitting him in the
'ih'h- Or course Tommy was wild
q a minute.
Then | looks up Mcdowell
Aiac' says to him, YOU know
ommy Evans. and how he hates IN
ave anyone delaying police court nv
illing for jury trial. Now Two had
'aik with him. and when the cases
e called tomorrow. plead guilty and
row Yourself upon the mercy OF the
'urs Tommy will see that Won ara
Gated as you ought TO be- And Mac
I'D he would"
rat and Mr.. Jones entered tho
uFt room just as Police Justice
lomas Evans. 4 short. fat little man
10 loved the sound OF his own voice
ad the charge
Mcdowell had a short conferenc.
n MS attorney Then the lawyer.
"a an easy air Of confidence. en-.
ed plea Of guilty for all con.
med. and asked for the mercy of
court. Mcdowell glanced at Jus-
Evans A half-smile was ON the
seball nagnate's face. He seemed
most impatient as he waited in fun
ihdence for the expected discharge
himself and the baseball team
But Justice Tommy Evans had
Oh the sternest severity. He
lhueu the desk in front OF him with
lump hand and half rose from his
according TO the pleas OF the pris
rs themselves" Numbered the I,,.
justice. they nave been guilty OF
lost Migrant and open violation n,
penal code. The duty OF the conr.
plain under such circumstances
sentence OF the court is that Nc
'ell' the owner Of the club. pay
oil 800. and that each player paw
ne Of $50 And let me tell Won
: continued the judge. dropptnr
more conversational tone that
next time you are up on thi,
'ge II Will be no fine. bu. six
TINS straight that will be coming
GU.
1nsternation filed the hear, y,
= f'~@ - ~ tue NOIuS or the litf'a
e but the bitterest cup of woe
that which fell to the lot OF Nc.
ell The etiquette OF the baseball
q required that be should nay the
of the players as well as his
and this would eat up a goodly
on OF the profits of the baseball
On.
the corridor Pat Weldon. a snile
iumph on his face. turned to the
lyman.
Id We beat them" he incurred
ully. Did we teach them 70
the laws and keep out OF poll.
nd heres one more thing I want.
speak to you about" continued
sinking his voice TO a business
political whisper. I've tried 10
lie right thing by you, but OF
In doing II I've queered myself
a lot OF people who favor Sunday
:. Now II seems to me that the
ning Tor you to do would be to
our friends 10 back me up at the
ries. Tell them that Pat Wel
a good fellow and your friend.
could get the Ministers asso