The Lake County times., 1907-02-13
The Demon News Kid Gets
Judgment Against the
Demon Circulator.
CANT TAKE LIBERTIES"
Story of Black Box Reaches Climax
In Joe Conroy's Impro-
vised Court.

Artie Finlin. the much exploited was
given Judgment yesterday against Eu-
gene McGovern, the demon circulator
of THE LAKE COUNTY TINES While
the diagrams. the dotted lines and the
indicating arrows are on the way from
the type foundry and the point of
the joke is being filed sufficiently
sharp to penetrate the ordinary skull
when backed up by a lyddite shell, the
chronicler may avail himself of the
intervening opportunity to explain:
| % That Artie had a grievance.
| CD That Artie recognized his
rights under the law.
/ 90 That the said demon circulatOr
could not take liberties with those
rights without submitting to a search.
"a That black box with yellow
lettering is expected to protect itself
against a hated opposition without
any interference on the part of the
custodian who is relieved of duty at
nightfan
(5) That a newskid can get sick
on his own time.
(6) That a parent can curb the
strenuosity and ambition of a future
great merchant, banker, publisher or
i
In order to start university exten-
sion for persons of dense wit it is
found necessary to elaborate simple
plot.
Be it known therefore:
Artie put in bill to the ciFcula-
tion manager for one buck. The cir
culation manager, being necessarily a
business man. could not see 1t in the
books. although he would have bought
Artie a S12.00 bicycle without think
ing twice. It dropped to question of
principle between Artfe and the cir
culation manager, and when it comes
to a question of principle there is no
difference between one buck and a s12
bicycle.
Artie had a case. and having the
case. what more natural than he
should appeal to his philosopher. guide
and friend Joseph Conroy.
Being desirous of settling the mat
ter out of court, If such were possi-
BILE. Mr.. Conroy summoned Mr.. Nc
: Govern to his office. Mr.. McGovern
became chesty and bade Mr.. Conroy
to crack his whip
! There was nothing left for Mr.. Con
roy to do but sue.
> BY mutual consent the trial took
: place in Mr.. Conroy's outer office
5 1t Looks Serious.
) Attorney Edward Schottler was ap-
r pointed by Judge Mcmahon as specia
, Judge. Attorney Joseph Conroy ap-
a peared for Artie, the plaintiff, and At
torney G. T. Baettiger appeared fol
/ the defendant.
i BaihT Shine was given a summons
: and authorized to arrest Eugene F
g McGovern and bring him into court
] Artie had all of his witnesses on hand
: The jury was impaneled and was com
( posed of the following citizens: Victo,
: Dyer. Claude Bell Harvey Gostun
8 Garry Morse, Herbert R Britton anC
t Henry Schneider.
T Attorney Conroy was the first L
address the jury and after briefly stat
ing his case, he called his star wit
g ness. Artie Finlin. Arties face wa
y flushed and he was nervous with ex
d citement as he mounted the chair an,
n sized up the jury.
d He gave his name and age and sal,
I thar he worked for THE LAKE COUNT
e TINES In response to numerous ques
5 tions he stated that he was gettin.
y $3.50 a week for Watching the stan,
e at the corner Of State and Holman
streets and in addition. the profit h
Il made on his papers. He testified tina
e he was taken sick and compelled 1
t remain at home for part OF that wee]
e and part of the next; that his stan
/ was stolen in the meantime and tha
o he was held responsible for its re
Y turn.
Then Artie's sister. Frieda, took tn
f stand and testified that aIthoug
e Artie might have been sick the rea
: reason why he did not show UP a
5 usual was the fact that he had yon
e cumming" from school and to punis
t him his father had taken his shoe
: away from him and compelled hir
to remain at home.
. This testimony mortified Artie ter
: ribly. He had tried to suppress tn
7, facts and did his best to flag his siste
II TO prevent the embarrassing detail,
= Things were looking rather blue fo
Y him at this stage of the trial as in
: disputable evidence had been intro
., duced to show that he had been a ba
: boy,
) Ptnched His Shoes.
Il When Attorney Batteiger examine
the witness he sought to make capfts
of the sisters confession by shown
that Artie was not telling the trut
about the affair. However, a smil
Y of relief came over Artie's face whe
n Attorney Conroy cleverly turned th
e very evidence that he thought woul
! hurt him into point in his favor b
: saying that if Artie's father had con
n PEELED him TO stay at home, it was a
y the greater reason why he was unabl
a to look after the stand.
Judge MeAIahon was called to Il