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Show Result of Seeking Information m)im;n bf the grand jury. 1 i The Editors of the Herald iu I tic Custody of the I". S. Marshal. Baltimore Oysters and Good Accoiu luodatious Promised. HOW WE APPEARED is cot nr, AND HOW THE COl'RT RKCK1VKD ITS. JUDGE McKZAN CONSPICTJ-' CONSPICTJ-' , OUSIir URBANE. The Value Placed oil an Associate Justice's Reputation. The Judge Hawlfy Stock Depreci- AVe have repeatedly invited U. S. Marshal Patrick to call on us. He did so yesterday, for the first time. ' He was requested by the District Court to pay us a visit ; although he did not come as the avenger of Judjje Hawley, with whose immaculate reputation public pub-lic rumor had been playing the deuce. Marshal Patrick' is a very pleasant gentleman, and : very pressing in his attentions. He wished to pay his respects re-spects to the full editorial corps. He said the Chief Justice had a similar desire. "We could not resist such flattering flat-tering courtesies. . Wo intimated that we might probably have to enjoy the Marshal's attentions, . in his private boarding house, when he promptly announced an-nounced that his most liberal hospitality hospi-tality should be tendered to us, - fresh oysters included.. We felt overwhelmed with his kindness, and realized it was good to Le indicted and arrested for asking questions concerning an Associate Asso-ciate Justice. - Wo reached a stable Faust's and for u moment imagined the Marshal was about to invite us to a buggy ride, but he intimated the Chief Justice was so anxious to see us that we must call upon him. 'We went up stairs and over the stable instead in-stead of into it. Tke Grand Jury had been there. It had smoothed its main, rubbed its glossy coat and looked nice. We saw the court and the clerk and the bar, not that where people 'smile" so freely. We heard reference made to the Herald, and looking up were about to announce the usual price eight dollars a 'year, 'invariably in advance," Seini-Weckly half the price, as the question has had to be answered so frequently of late. But the words ''Grand Jury,'' "indictment" and "libel" caught our' ears, and wo found the Herald was indicted for libel because be-cause it had a?ked some questions relative rel-ative to the truth of certain rumors concerning that highly moral and ultra-sanctified official, Associate Justice Jus-tice C. M. Hawley. . ' Judge McKean was urbane. We could tee conspicuous that cairn and polished demeanor that shines so brightly when adorning the bench. His Honor quickly analyzed the circumstances circum-stances of the case, and announced that we should give our personal recognizances, recogniz-ances, in $jW each, that we would not leave our families, our corner lots and our houses for a certain time, until the little matter about Judge Hawley could be inquired into. We felt indignant for a lew moments at being valued bo cheaply, when even an Alderman must be put under tlOJOu bonds, for some whiskey being spilled; but were perfectly per-fectly reconciled when we reflected that the amount of bail was proportionate to the damage inflicted, and were satisfied sat-isfied that His Honor did not place a high estimate on the injury done to the Associate Justice'i reputation. We bowed and withdrew; that is, two-thirds two-thirds of us did, the other third not having reached the court iu time to share in the attentions. The public may expect a faithful report re-port of proceedings as the matter progresses. |