The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-25

.Sov, Sir Johh' l p'otnv '1O
,,iipsrily prudent man, What steps
tske to satisfy yourself of the
you .r Of this company'"
~" xoodorian, who got me to in
ST NV money in it, told me 1T
I, good Investment
!, vou did take advice then
eopl l,;idend did you expect to re-
81 your money!
r,s told they had been paying
~ cent" A..
ay.,; and then there were your M q.
,' ~. teess Let me see,' said MI.
sa w., watson, the eminent counsel,
!, turned over the sheets OF MS
ra oI see you were to receive
so', ysar" And the barrister
s,.nsd his shoulders and pulled
W., GOWN round his portly tgure
I, hands fell to tnelr accuS'o"o
his coat lapeis. a.,
''ycw, I should like to asA you, S,1 ns
wv whst you profess to know or
-, a,,;ms % processes comprised IN tho
%Sssnrs % Of boot blaoklng?"
o. hsronet remained silent.
" ~ an afraid I must trouble You 10
- nv question. x,-
~ N L,ox nothing" Sir John sulkhy
~ ~ oururise me! / understand you
iou S;rsetor for nearly q quarter
s.sr Surely you inspected the
- y'I and watched the processes OF
nfseturef" 49,. rho
Nv W., meetings were held at the
ma5y's Office in Queen V'c'0r'a
|sTbsu perhaps you were accustomed
ssse matters of high finance, IN
~ This boot polish making concern
S most unwarrantaoly to have been
kIag partf" ~ .+
y ~ ! h''" H''n''R u ses4 I..'
aV,ll then, was il your great bust
u sYnerence the directors were so
rims 10 secures Had you been con
ssI with any commercial enterprise
riousyi"
swell, gentlemen" said Mr.. wat
u turning to the jury, I'VE have this
E,rkable discovery. We have one OF
4 directors of boot blacking manu-
E.or-who doesn't even know what
Ri.nr is made of-who never even
Eubied 10 60 near the works-who
|rus nothing of finance and less of
EE,try commercial business. Yet he
& The audacity. the amazing audac-
10 :wiudle the poor shareholders OF
|. = company out of $500 year in dl-
I Eor's fees for services OF not the
/. |iiest value to anybody. Two hun
4 8 pounds year, gentlemeu-rank
. E@turc. il seems to me,
5 You dirty cad! ] never got a cent,
! 81 you know it: they got my 100000 -
ir barcnet had been kept on the
: for bours by the barrister.
!. 9h John Kvnnersley, ] cannot per-
4 language of that kind" thundered
: ldgs.
he eminent counsel, blandly smil.
bowed to the Judge as if he would
naate any notice being taken of
little outburst, and continued:
! wei, then, Sir John, If you wish
rsc as the innocent imbecile who
= himself been defrauded, j think.
E lordship will pardon my use of
Z npresson, that we can best sum
Z ae curious situation which has been
nesd by saying that you occupied
!. hopt-page position Of the titled
4 ahty:; Thank YOU, Sir John; l
4 70 further questions TO ask. -
va Inc baronet, seething with rage
4 iRugnation, was bowed out of the
1ss box.
q 'I@ The court adjourned for lunch,
sonp waylaid the eminent counsel
:: y central hall, which was full Of
N watson" he said in ringing
r. at things come TO those who
Il ~ walt and SO sure as my name
snt 1t IS, | will make YOU look
q q y .iales as big fool as you have
T. tne-today. For the present, thah
q % sumclent. p And q stInging
vas planted on tho barrister IS
- siai policcmen Immediately rushed
. ~ were proceeding to take the
5H INTO custody.
@ be laughed, "that man won u
Su@ ! know too much of his
history He lust forgot my
aaIsther had changed his name since
- ..aer saeI was butler, robbipg the old
nEht and left. ;,
= 'onn was night. Mr., Watson de-
any further proceedings. but he
IA 'olgave the singing repayment
- received for bis insult. He had
aavautage of his position, and
H., ,a' driven into corner will
H;snaaeIsley, you We just missed the
seress ss,Sce .s OF lark here said a
h.. his, as he sat over his tea
. Z, NJ, ~, one afternoon at his club.
- n !. pity. What was it7"
q Ess. Evu know keighley Watsonf"
g. Esn lne beast. I should think |
y n oldn { know he was a member
~ II was news to me as well.
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