The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-05-29
DANCUP|D'SJO Joke
PUTSA GROUCH|ER
CROUCH ON JUDGE
Chapman Swore He'd Never
Perform Ceremony but He
Was Willing.

COmetnlnB terrlpie ~ EolHs W nay
pen TO Frank 81. Patterson. attorney
for the State Banking Department.
Something heavy is about to drop on
him from q great height. or q trap
door 10 apt to open under him almost
any time and drop him to China. He
has beer letting his sense OF humor
out 70 grass and he Is going to pay the
consequence II d. n. Chapman. JUS
tioe Of the Peace In the State OF Con-
necticut. knows anything about II.
Mr.. Chapman 10 a member OF the
New York Stock Exchange house Of
Chisholm 4 Chapman. Life 10 q seri-
Gus thing to Mr.. Chapman. his friends,
tnouding Mr.. Patterson. have been try
M 70 mako him see things in = difrer-
ent light This IL one of the reasons
Why life 10 going to be particularly
rough for Mr.. Patterson until Mr..
Chapman thinks he has evened up the
score.
Two years ago q number OF people Of
Greenwich thought IL would possibly
oars Mr.. Chapman of his ingrowing
crouch II he were TO be elected Justice
OF the peace. He did not campaign. lie
ala not even send q letter Of accept
ance when he was nominated. But he
WAS elected, and whom he revived no
laid his right hand on the blue plush
photoGraph album on tho onyx table In
his front parlor and with his eyes firm-
" nxsd on the photographs Of the
Levers Quarrel over the mantel.
swore that they might make him jus
tics Of tho peace. but never would he
perform . marriage ceremony. Neverl
JUDGE CHAPMAN WAS WANTED
N A HURRY.
n. Chapman and his wife were din
inR With the e. Dimon Birds last night.
Along about coffee time came q NESS
are asking for Judge Chapman to come
to the phone. Now. that in ITSELF was
tactiess; nobody who wants to put Mr..
Chapman In . good humor ever calls
him Judge"
Tho man on the other end of the tele-
phone was George L. Storm. who IL
treasurer Of the - 10000 United Cigar
Manufacturer Company. Mr.. Storm wee
In an almost hysterical state. His
friend. Counsellor Patterson Of New
York. general legal adviser to various
Democratic politicians. protesee OF the
late David B. diili and younger states.
men In the Law counols In and about
Tammany Hall had Just eloped with q
perfectly lovely young E!rl and they
had to be married night away ana would
Mr.. Chapman come right over and get
on the Job.
Mr.. Chapman tucked his napkin back
IN his csiiar and went back to the dinner
table.
Somebody trying TO be funny" he
growied to his wife and the Birds. a. he
poured his coffee out into the saucer to
cool.
In three minutes and again In two
minutes and once more In q minute and
then still another time In half a min.
ute Mr.. Storm was back At that tele-
phone. Mr. Chapman began to get un.
easy. He know Mr.. Patterson was q
very important man. II did not seem
quite hight to offend him. Besides. Mr..
Storm said that Colby NJ. Chester jr..
son Of Rsar-Admirai Chester. and HIM
self treasurer OF the syndicate for the
exploitation OF American trade in Tur.
key. was much interested In the ro-
nance.
JUDGE CALLED UP THE TOWN
CLERK ABOUT IT.
Mr. Chapman called up Town Clerk
Wslstood and asked him II q marriage
license had been granted to = man
named Patterson during the day. Mr.
Welstood had Issued no such license.
Mr.. Chapman called up Editor Tai
colt OF the Greenwich Press. Would
Mr. Talcott please call up Mr.. Storm
and Mr.. Wellstood and ind out for MIR
Chapman whsthsr this thing WAS a foo
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