Show alv A NOTE iwed D SUIT the ex ava president presided W tile isie r front IN A 0 OASE there is a big fee in the matter if he accepts mayor hopkins special to THE INDIA indianapolis ind dec 28 A to ro port comes ichida circles that ft a heavy beav y retainer has been offered to ex harrisod Harri sou to appear for the def defense nee in the trials of the wreckers of the indianapolis national bank back which w promises to bo a cause calebro to the financial world theeb the ex president was lor for years yeara on p particularly close intimate terms with president Pre aident bl aughey and his family as wall wait as with director R B who ark an amongal those indicted but it in ia regarded as doubtful whether the ex ax president will accept a retainer in the case his hia practice rons more mora to civil than to criminal law business buBi cesa bat besides this thia the strict ideas which he in ia known to entertain eat ertain re regarding jarding the at standing and obligations and of an ex may militate against his hii taking part ton ten in behalf of old in what Is ia literally a government prosecution and the result of which may establish pre redenta for future comptrollers of the currency and consequently oy ny indirection for a future president out of the latter cate category zory the favorite fare rito son of nf indiana it is said laid does not regard himself as ar removed rem oved apart from these considerations the ex president will considerable timo tima to prepare for the spring lectures which he is to deliver beloro the leland stanford jr university in california and could not therefore afford to take part ta no the trials quite a number of the bar of national reputation who are experts expert in baukind baudine law have been mentioned as ai among the possible coun sel jl for the tha defense and it is ia already aident that the tha case er cases will be fought as bitterly as aa were ivera the now new celebrated star rout ariale He titi especial ISpa cial to THE J dec ath 23 jtb vicissitudes gig as well as the pains and pleasures of political life are strikingly illustrated in the announcement announce mant that the position of private confidential secretary t to mayor john P hopkins who will fill all the t he term ot of Chi cagos murdered chiet executive carter harrison has been offered to edovard ed ward M lahiff ft a journalist of this city whose name is a household word among the nationalists of 0 erins isle 1318 it is only a few years since that he be occupied a cell call adjoining that of the late charles stuart parnell in kilmainham Kilmain bam ham jail having been binm incarcerated car for his hi nationalistic pre clivi ties at the instance of secretary foster better known as buckshot foster and who with the illustrious leader of the home rule party has passed into info the are grant it unknown |