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Show "Are you preparing the papers?" "They will be prepared in due time." "Wht will be your mode of procedure?" "I propose," said he, meaningly, "to make these well, these people who have been fighting me tell on the witness stand why they voted in favor of deposing me." "Well, a lively time is in 6tore for some people, then, I suppose," asked the scribe. "Lively! Well, I told one of those one of tbose gentlemen that they were fighting the wrong man, and that I would make him give a reason for the vote he cast, and I propose pro-pose to keep my word." At this juncture the city hall was reached and Kesler entered to take a leading pert in the first and only representation of the stormy local drama entitled, "A Trip Through the Slums and What Came of It" THE NEXT ACT ONTHETAPIS. The Deposed Police Judge Declares He Will Fight, AND THE MARSHAL PICKS UP THE GAUNTLET. An Interesting: Scene in the Police Court. A POINTED CONVERSATION BETWEEN BE-TWEEN KESLER AND PAUL. The Latter Invites the Jurist to Fight Without His Boots, Bat He Is Partial to Full lreH An Affecting Af-fecting Scene at Parting "The Mills of the Smelllns Committee 4rlnd Slowly, But Exceeding Fine." Kesler is dead! Long live Gee! There was an interesting scene in the police court this morning and it was viewed by a large audience. Among it were many of the city's charges, some in an official way and others in a criminal way. In the bullpen bull-pen sat the latter, while in the sacred precincts pre-cincts of the inner circle there was Chief Paul, Assistant County Attorney Eichnor, frosecuting Attorney Coad, Captain lono-van, lono-van, Chief Justice W. W. Gee, the good Dr. Kak-igh, Clerk Glenn and a half-dozen blue- COiU. Promptly at 10 o'clock Judge Kesler entered en-tered the courtroom, bowed slightly to those present, and then ascended the judicial judi-cial dais for the last time. City Recorder Stanton then presented the order of tbe city council passed last night ousting him from the position of city justice of the peace and appointing W. W. Gee. Kesler read it carefully, frowned slightly and looked inquiringly at Justice Gee. That functionary responded by presenting him with the order of the council appointing appoint-ing him to the coveted position. Again Kesler's eyes glanced at the words which pronounced his doom. It was a very serious face that he turned toward Chief Paul. Finally - he asked if he, too, had an order. - "No," responded the chief of the blue-coats. blue-coats. "Well, I want one," was Kesler's re-joiner. re-joiner. Thereupon the chief and prosecuting attorney at-torney Coad built up the following brief but expressive billet-doux: To Fred Kesler: I am ordered by the city coun :il to bring ail city cases before W. W. Gee as city justice of the peace and to recognize him as the city justice in ail city cares. Samcel PAt'I-Chief PAt'I-Chief of Police. This he handed to the deposed justice, who then said: "I don't want that; I've got no use for it. File it." The chief returned it to Attorney Coad, and that official added the words "city marshal" mar-shal" and "Dated, October 5, 1892." It was again handed to Kesler. He glanced at it carelessly as he hurriedly gathered gath-ered up his oaperi, and then cast a piercing elance at the chief, who stood at an angle of the dias. After sizing him up, apparently appar-ently to his satisfaction, Kesler murmured: "I am glad the fight has come to a finish. You people have been fighting me for some time and now I'll fight you to a finish!" The chief was surprised, but it was only for a minute. "You needn't fight me!" he replied pleasantly. pleas-antly. "Oh, yes, I will!" quoth Kesler. "All right, sail in!" exclaimed the chief. "And you can take your boots off, too, if you want to!" "Oh, no!" quietly responded the deposed chief justice. "I'll keep my boots on, but I'll light you to a finish." Then there was a silence for probably one minute. Then the chief said: "I am not afraid to meet any man at any point?" - "Just what I have always thought," was the replv. "I've no fight against anybody," persisted the chief. "Yes you have!" "I have not, politically," exclaimed the chief, who preserved his self control admirably. ad-mirably. "Yes, you have!" declared Kesler positively, posi-tively, "and I'll make you show it, too!" Then the chief got hot. "I'll tell you where you are," he said meaningly, "tha you are are mistaken!" "No, I am not!" said the justice as, papers in hand, he arose for the last time from the judicial anatomy warmer. Prosecuting Attorney Coad put an end to the "strained relations" by exclaiming: "Take the chair, if you please, Mr. Gee!" Mr. Gee complied, and as he settled his corpulent frame into the chair which he in tbe past has filled so well, Kesler walked over to Clerk Glenn and asked for a rubber band with which to encircle his papers. The curly-headed Southerner, with his beautiful Richmond smile, asked: "Shall I keep tbein here, judge?" "No," replied Kesler with emphasis. "I'll leave nothing behind. I did not come here for that purpose." The band was supplied, and Kesler, plac. Ine his tile firmly on his head, prepared to make his exit. He started for the door, but as he passed Judge Gee he halted, and, ex- I tending his hand, said in a broken voice: 'Good-bye, good-bye!" The two shook hands, and the eyes of Kesler were dim with tears he could not control as he passed out to again battle with the cold and unfeeling world. The performance was over and the next moment the judicial mill was grinding as though nothing had ever happened to clog its machinery. KESLER WILL FIGHT. He Will Make flls Enemies Show Their Hands. The fact that Kesler was deposed was known to1 all this morning and his progress toward the city hall was impeded every few feet by friends and sympathizers stopping to shake him by the hand. His removal is not looked upon by them as a disgrace, but the exigencies of the political situation are beiieved by , them to be responsible for his downfall. . - '"What do you propose to do, judge?" asked a Times reporter between handshakes. "Fight like well, I am going to fight," he replied. -"How? In the courts!" . "Yes, in the courts 1" |