The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-04-07

! the money refunded TO you. sun, pS sdiu
/ Truscott. see MIR. Fanshawe, sun, that
the racing stewards took no acton
against yOd, SO in spite OF tire Iact mat
/ the people in this heah country know
that you We're not quite straight, sun !
| hardly see sub, that your honor as q rae
ing firm has been smirched, sun.
We'll, perhaps that's so, Fansnawe
answered
THAT will do. Mr. FanshaWe. sub. Now
we'll have m defendants counsel. SAM
cali IN defendants counsel
Truscott arose, still smiling. Il Intend
to defend my own case" he said.
Judge Daingerheld famed himself. Wig
orously. well. sub. What have you TO
say IN your defense, subj
Truscott stepped forward, faced the
/ anxious faces in the courtroom, and drew
] deep breath. He was Immediately
/ dressed. and a pink carnation was in his
buttOnhole. He leaned on gOld-headed
/ cane to steady himself. Clearing his
] throat, he began:
Your honor ladies, and gentlemen.
/ kind friends Of Warrington. / can fully
realize what your sentiments are toward
/ nae. I can fully realize how you feel
/ toward a man whom You not only think
was dishonest and blackguard, but who
WIS also guilty Of one OF the most helm
Gus crimes in racing-allowing one Of his
4 own horses 90 be pulled. ] admit that I,
/ IN the heat and the excitement 3f the
1 moment, allowed such thing 10 be done.
/ but | wish to say a few words in defense
Of my action
I 1T is a well known axiom Of the
/ United States that you must wiz at any
/ cost. It's a good thing that We have
such a spirit in this country. I was
3 f.sf~
/ | lived as "A young man, you have got
/ to strain every nerve to win out or else
you get hopelessly left behind. 7 have
/ Il inoculated in my very marrow It IS
part of me. When / came down here
and became interested IN a racing part
nership ] naturally threw all the entilu-
sasm into that venture that ] would into
aEs business with which ! was connected.
/ ! wanted 10 win. and I wanted to win
/ badly. / got enthusiasts over the thing.
/ When / went 20 the race course at Ben
/ ming with my partners ] wanted to win
/ just as badly as they did. In a moment
/ Of weakness, in an unguarded moment, /
say. I told the boy to pull a mare, so
( that she could not win. Il took but a mo-
! ment 10 do it, ] didn't think because
wanted 10 win my wager, 10 win at any
/ cost. NOT fer myself so much as for my
] l'-tA AtAN4's " At' % W. fD-4A t4FA AAfth q
/ been sorely tempted under Ike circum-
/ stancesP'
/ Truseott looked around upon his inter
/ ested audience. He could see that they
were following him closely, and he
/ thought that be could see a change in
] their attitude toward him
/ when l saw that the horse that I had
] backed heavily had lost and that the
! thing was So badly done by the jockey
/ that the judges had no doubt seen il,
| decided 20 get out II would have been
{ useless 10 have talked 60 my two part
ners then. They would have been too
angry TO listen to me ! intended 10
+ write to them that night ask them what
their lusiHgs were through me, ana re-
! fund the money. Then ] decided upon a
/ bigger, better scheme / viii now tell
I you what 1t is. not only VIII / refund
/ the amount that 7 caused them to lose
through my association with the firm. but
/ ! viii double it. SO that they can start
/ in again. next year. on better basis
/ than heretofore Not only viii ] double
/ il, but I Will present the good, Old town
I with $1,000 with which 10 build a new
courthouse. Come Judge Daingerfield"
+ he turned and looked at the squire.
whose eyes were twinkling ike two fiery
stars VIII you take me2'
I Truscott pulled out his handkerchief.
+ and wiped his glasses. which had beceme
blurred in the heat Of his argument a
/ pin could be heard had It dropped oil
/ the floor of q e. courthouse.
Perhaps tri Is too sudden" said Trus-
{ colt, sitting down In his seat.
Squire Daingerfield was tanning him
self vigorously He took another gulp OF
water-a very copious one.
We'll sub. how does this arrange
ment suit you. Mr.. Fanshawe?7 he asked
7 viii take up the subject OF the coht-
/ house later"
Fanshawe rose and faced the bench
This settlement seems 20 me To be a
very fair and equitable one in regard
10 the partnership but 7 would ike 10
I have an expression of opinion from my
partner
What do you say, sub, Mr.. RYDER"
asked judge Daiugerheld.
Il say that it IS g very square thing
] for old Truscott 20 do in this matter
/ your hoToE arid vote that he is lust
] what I always said of him. "a devilish
good fellow" Ryder had risen for this
outburst He sat down and there was ap-
/ plause.
Judge Daingerheld beamed down upon
the throng like huge grizzly bear who
scented walrus. Well suh he re-
marked. his eye on Truscott this heah
case seems to be settled without much
trouble. sub. and in a far better wav
than / had hoped. sun I have seen a half
dozen partnerships form right heah in
/ Warrington. all of EN- busted up and
none Of them were ever ccmented to-
getheT as this has been. / think. Nj
Hruscott sub. that for dishonOrable
man, you have come up to the mark sub
the cohthOUse-he leaned back and sur
veyed the interested faces with calm
judicial diftidence. Il am sorry. sub.
that the offer fora new courthouse had
come from a Yankee sub"
Mrs. Jumper giggled and Fanshawe put
his hat TO his face in order 10 hide
broad smile. New he's of" he whisper
ed
The Yankees. sun. rode over every
inch of this country in fhe tine of til
Wah, and they destroyed our crops. stole
our silver and depopulatej our beauti-
ful towns. sub TIL cavalry under Gen
Pieasanton and Gen. Phil Sheridan did
as much damage as they could to this
fruitful land. I fought with Fitz Lee
myself. sub, and with that knight OF
chivalry. Jeb Stuart-th' greatest cavalry
leader that the country has ever seen-I
might say that the world has ever seen,
by Gawd, sub. I say, subj that the Yam
KEGS rode over this fruitful land once.
sub. and they ought not 10 ride over it
any more sub. He brought his iisr
down upon the table in front with such
a jar that the ice pitcher ratified. You.
sub, have ridden over this country since
tn wah. but if you had ridden over this
country during III wah, you would not
have been able TO have played such Var
kee tricks on Southern gentlemen. sub.
as you have perpetrated spon two as
noble NlrgiuiauS sinh as RTr T2x-far q, nd