The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1906-01-27
AN UNWILLING WITNESS.
Give Us the Name Of the Mind Reader
Who Wanted to Bet $1,000 On the
Decision.

OH0lSu ~ pIaCe an even wager OF
81, 900 that the Supreme Court
would reverse the decision of
Chancellor Mayes in the famous
Sandy Bayou injunction case.
The Official places no conditions
on his offer, but expresses the be-
lief that the decision Of reversal
will be chiefly on the ground that
. the governor has no legal authori-
ty to institute proceeding of this
character. He furthermore be-
lieVes that the decision will be
rendered by divided court, and
q dissenting opinion will be hand
. ed. down. 1t is of
exceptional interest for the reason
that it shows that at least one per-
son is so firmly convinced that the
governor is wrong in the matter
that he is willing to back his
judgment with dollars.
i The official in question-his
name will no. be mentioned unless
some person is hankering for the
bet-was personally present at all
the arguments in the Sandy Bayou
case. Furthermore, he is man
who has considerable knowledge
of the law. jackson Evening
News, 10th.
i The Leader has made two efforts
to get the Evening News to give
60 the public the name of this
prominent State officiaP' who
wanted to gamble on decision of
the State S highest court, but it
d odged the question: the first time
and ignored it altogether the sec
ond. The actual outcome of the
Sandy Bayou decision proves that
the said prominent State officiaP'
is undoubtedly a mind reader or
else he had a tip in advance from
. the inside as to how the court
. stood, and was therefore well
prlmed to play some sucker with
loaded dice. " If he found the
sucker through the assistance of
the News or otherwise, he is no
. doubt also thousand dollars
!. aa4ead w.
Il But Still insist on an answer
: to our question, because the peo-
: pie of Mississippi are very much
interested in knowing which one
of their high Offices is filled by a
common and shameless gambler.
AS the editor Of the News seems
Ito be about as unwilling a witness
as Henry Fl. Rogers, the Standard
lOi1 Magnate, in the Missouri anti
trust prosecution, The Leader
I will now change the form of its
I question somewhat.
During the latter part of Gov.
7 McLaurin's administration the old
I I city treasurer of Jackson died and
/ it devolyed upon the Governor to
|. fill the vacancy by appointment
!: for the rest of the term. It was
|. about the time the people Of the
7 Capital City decided TO issue
1 : -.
i $1O0, 900 in bonds for sewerage
purposes. The city treasurers
I were in the habit of depositing
I the public funds in some one of
I the jackson banks, end the money
/ realized on the 100000 of sewer
/ lage bonds, together with the ordi-
/ nary revenues of the city, made
/ the question of which bank should
/ become the depository of the new
/ treasurer matter of considerable
/ business Importance to the banks.
/ Naturally enough there we're sew
/ eral eager aspirants for the vacant
treasurer's Office and the question
of which one would be the sue
! cessful applicant for appointment
I became a matter Of much impor-
I tance to both them and the rival
/ city banks.
I About this time, as the story
I goes, a smooth young politician
7 smooth = in the worst sense who
I held subordinate position at the
I time in the State House and was
I reputed to have strong pull
T with the appointing power, ap-
( peared upon the scene, ardently
: espoused the cause Of one of the
: aspirants for the vacant city treas
e uryship and in due time the plum
g fell into this candidates lap and
. the bank which was understood tC
!. favor bis appointment, became
J. his depository for the sewerage
and other city funds. Afterwards
g The 5. y. d. openly boasted among
q I: Ibis friends that be bad pocketed |
, cool one thousand dollars for hi'
e influence and art ID bringing
A about the result, though it IS no'
4 alleged that the Governor had any
fore-knoWledge whatever Of ths
'tlgraft.
,e The young political CRATER wit
figured ID the story IS now hold
ling q prominent State Office and