The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-16


S. and they were the sweet.
est family ] ever saw. and sor
that just idolized him. And 7
thought 1t would be just like papa
going to jail and so / said: All
right, I'll help you; only you must
not have lawyer"
Gave Back Money.
And tried to get the pardon.
but could not. and / found one
day after I'd failed they gave 4
friend Of mine fee Of ten thou
sand dollars and made him give
IL back every cent OF lit,
and show me the receipt before
would make one more try. Well.
that last day March fourth about
an hour before the inauguration i
came into the office He was q
sitting alone and he says:
And 1 said: wen. Governor.,,
And he says: Well Joe you've
served me faithfully through ii all,
And said: Well. governor. I'm
glad to hear YOU say 50.
And went on: I'm q Roman
Catholic, and wanted to make q
record SO that men would say, Well
here's one Roman Catholic who
played square, in hand with =
Presbyterian, and so the boneheadS
In my own church would know
how ii pays the church TO have
b man play the game that way.
And he touched my hand and 4
said:
just one act more, governor; let
the curtain go down on an act
of mercy the last act an
act of mercy. And / know, some
way, when you need mercy the
last act will be remembered for
your
Refused the. Pardon.
And +, had the recommendation
FOR the old mans pardon all made
nut. and handed Ii to him. lie
looked sit ii and shook his head.
No, 1'urnuitv, no.. he says No.
that's too much Ike the Morss case.
That case has been reviewed.
"But, / said, tits an act Of
mercy, and your last act, governor,
and there ID something In the bal
ance OF the things. !.
And told him about that old
man waiting outside for me.
Just like papa
with his son and crippled daughter,
an old mar seventy years old. and
his eyes filled up and he says:
No, Joe, the country needs To
see the law yindIcated The country
needs the spectacle Of d stable, just.
and righteoIie government more
than that old man needs q pardon
or need an act Of mercy,
So he took that Paper and wrote
Disappeared across Il the
IN months. Ind 90 he went out!
the Cox dinner: I'm going to show
you the correspondence between us
In which begged for q hearing
But 1t did no good. Nothing could
get TO him. Well, when heard
that he was sick the last time, i
went to the house and stood on the
sidewalk and finally slipped Iii the
door. went to GrayGon and said:
It seems to me that ten years
faithful service have earned me the
right to 60 III and look once III his
eyes. or maybe Just pat his fore
head before he goes. 81
And Grayson says: Yes, Joe,
you're right and he will be glad
to see you, but he's asleep now. &
Made Promises.
And he promised and promised
over and over to call me IL there
was any real danger before the end.
But the end came too quickly and
when ii came poor Joe was on the
sidewalk with the rest.
And at the funeral not
b word. Finally, McAdoo comes 70
town, and on the last day about
noon calls me on the phone and
Gays:
sI'm going to. zee that you're In
yited.
And pretty soon Mrs. Grayson
caIla up and says Of course Mrs.
Tur1aulty and I are expected to the
house for the funeral. And we so,
and they let us in, and we come
out afterWard, and they call out
the names for the carriages and /
listen, and all the other names Of
friends and statesmen are called
out there before the reporters, and
then, after the names OF two floor
men from Keith's Theater, at the
very end OF the list comes poor
Tunulty, And got in and fol,
lowed the hearSe.
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