Cleveland County herald., 1921-04-28
BAD NONEY TALE
 WINS LENIENCY
Hobos Heave Thankful Siuh When They Get Thirty Days
 Instead of Five Years.
SAY JUSTICE ANT BLIND"
"BuffaIo ike's" Sportive Dispensation of Some $75,ooo, Gets Six Hobos Into TroubIe-Barkeeper Finds
 "old Hickorys" Eyes Crossed.

Chicago "Shoestring" Doyle and his five companions heaved a thank ful sigh as they gazed at the patched moonlight on the floor of the county Jail.
 For "Shoestring' and his mates only had 80 days to think of instead of five years-thanks to the ineffable hospitality of one Buffalo Ike" and his sportive dispensation of some $75,- GOO.
 One morning recently "Shoestring" and his five partners, "Slim" Roach, "Blackie" Steps, 'Spuds" Miller, Dude" Smith, and Texas" Ducrost, climbed wearily from the rods of box car in one of lower Chicago's nu- merous freight yards.
 Start Out to DO the Town"
 It wasn't warm that day, and Shoe strings shoes leaked as they plodded downward. They headed for the Ho- sbo college for feed Then they got to Madison and Halsted.
 You see," they chorused later to Judge Landis, i've were standin' there givin' the town tn high sign and wishin' for a drink, wen a feller comes along an bumps into us
 Hello, Jack he sez to me. Want a drinkY
 Now, honestly, judge, them's no words to say to me on a cold day ain't I right?
 "What did I say? I said Sure where is it?'
 "Then what do you t'ink dat feller did? He pulled out two double hand fuls of bills outa his pockets and he says: 'Whee! Looka mel I'm Buff falo Ike of Leadville, Goloradoi I'm a wild wolf an I'm a-howlin'? An den he gives a handful of dem bills to me and my podners. They was $50 bills, too.
 "Now dis feller was lit up some and us folks fingered it was time to beat 1t after we got tn jack, cause he mighta wanted it back. D'ya get me. judge?
 Well" Shoestring continued, i've tucked aroun' tn block and when we seen he wasn't comin' we headed for dump dat sells booze. In we went an up to tn bar.
 We asked for booze and we got it. l It had an awful kick--fer tn next l thing I knew tn cops was shakin' me | up."
 But to interpolate:
 "Shoestring' gave the bartender one of the $50 bills. Shoestring's ap- pearance was far from prosperous the bartender looked carefully at the bill.
 "Old Hickorys" Eyes Crossed.
 And behold-the face of Andrew cold Hickory') Jackson which looked back at him wasn't natural. "Old Hickory" had cross eyes The bartender phoned Capt Thomas I. Porter of the secret service, who | speedily arrived.
 Shoestring and his companions went | to iail-the bills were counterfeit. | But
 We ain't counterfeiters, judge | the "Shoestring" appealed. "We | didn't know the jack was queer. | We're just the fall guys for Buffalo Ike dat's all. He give us dat jack an now we've got to stand tn stretch | for it. It ain't fair, is it, judge?"
 "W-e-l-l," drawled the judge, "I'll | be easy on you fellows. Thirty days | apiece!"
 Out in the hallway the quintet | grinned at each other:
 'Ain't that a right guy?" jubilated | "Shoestring." "There he mighta giv- | en us flyer apiece and he hands out | just 30 days. Ain't he tn best dog | gone judge in tn judiciary? I'll tell | tn world he is"
 "Justice ain't blind, is it?" one was heard to say.