Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-02-13
Copyright. 1906. by Harper g Brothers

great ones. printing their opinions of
fhe Nervousness of the crime and the
character of the defendants lawyer.
s'The Hon. P. j. Parrot, who SO ably
represented this county in the legisla-
tHfe some fourteen years ago, could
scarcely restrain himself when APP
preached by reporter as to his senti-
ments anent the repulsive deed. I
should like to know how long Canaan
Is going to put up with this sort of
Business were his words I am law
abiding citizen, and have served
faithfully and with my full endeavor
and ability to enact the laws and
statutes Of my state, but there Is a
point in my patience, / would state,
may not safely pass. OF what use are
oar most solemn enactments, / may
even ask of what use Is the legislature
itself, chosen by the will of the people,
If they are to ruthlessly be set aside by
criminals and their shifty protectors?
The blame should be put upon the law
yers who by tricks enable such rascals
To escape the rlgors of the carefully en-
acted laws, the fruits of the sol0n's
labor, more than upon the criminals
themselves. In this case If there Is
amy miscarriage of justice will say
here and now that In my opinion the
people of this county will be sorely
tempted, and. while do not believe in
Rnch law, yet If that should be the
result 1t is my unalterable conviction
that the yigilantes may well turn their
attention to the lawyers or lawyer who
hFings about such miscarriage. ] am
sick of it. !"
The Tocsin did not print the inter
view 1t obtained from Louie Farbach-
he same Louie Farbach who long ago
had owned beer saloon with little
Feom behind the bar, where a shabby
10y sometimes played dominoes. and
seven up with loafers; not quite the
same Louie Farbach, however, in out
ward circumstance, for he was now the
brewer of Farbach beer and making
Canaan famous. His rise had been
Teutonic and sure, and he contributed
ene-twentieth Of his income to the Ger
man Orphan asylum and one-tenth tic
his party's campaign fund. The TWEEN
Meth saved the orphans from the coun-
u. while the 1.-THE gave the county te
his party.
He occupied a kitchen chair. enjoy
ing the society of some chickens in q
wired inclosare behind the new italian
villa he had erected in that part OF
canaan where he would be most un-
comfortable. and he looked woodenly
at the reporter when the latter put his
question.
"Ref you any Acquaintance of Mister
Fear he inquired In return, with nc
expression decipherable either upon
bis Gargantuan face or In bis heavily
enfolded eyes.
mo. sir" replied the reporter, grin
Aing. Il never ran across him."
dot ISIS d goot ting fer you." said
Mr.. Farbach stonily. HE ISIS not q
man poebies bedder try to run across.
It ISIS what Cory tried. Now Cory ISIS
dead"
The reporter, slightly puzzled, lit
cigarette. See here, Mr.. Farbach," he
urged, 81 only want word or two
about this thing. and you might give
me brief expression concerning that
man Louden besides, just hint of
what you think OF his influence here,
you know, and of the kind of sharp
work he practices. Something like
that"
81 see," said the brewer slowly.
Happy Fear / hef knowt for a goot
many years. He ISIS goot frient Of
mine"
"Whatf"
''Choe Louten ISIS bedder one." con-
Mnued Mr.. Farbach, turning again to
stare at his chickens. "Git owit."
"What2"
"Git owit," repeated the other with
cut passion, without anger, without
any expression whatsoever. "Git owit."
The reporters prejudice against the
German nation dated from that mo-
ment.
There were others. here and there.
who were less self contained than the
brewer. A farmland struck fellow
Mborer In the harvest field for speak
ing III of Joe. and the unraveling of
strange street fight one day disclosed
as its cause like resentment on the
part Of a blind broommaker, engen-
dered by a like offense The broom
makers companion, reading the Toe
sin as the two walked together. had
begun the quarrel by remarking that
Happy Fear ought to be hanged once
for his own sake and twice more ito
show up that shyster Louden." Warm
words followed, leading to extremely
material conflict. in which, in spite Of
his blindness, the broommaker had so
much the best Of 1t that he was re-
moved from the triumphant attitude
he had assumed toward the person of
his adversary, which was an admirable
imitation of the dismounted st. George
Mv,1 aro cror orA oonuouad 70. tho