Show A STORK OF lUBMAN Tl A man who had no fool for a client jD baltimore american Thur thurmand mans stories are undoubtedly like george orts but years ago ho he had a habit babit that also resembled another of and even went io so far as to suggest the far famed army in flanders I 1 the writer recalls an incident which happened while the great ohio senator was waa living in chilli in the days when that severe school teacher and pious church member william D wesson was mayor of the ancient metropolis m cropo as chillicothe Chilli the capital of ohio is sometimes called mr wesson was a severe disciplinarian li and after having governed the first society bad boys of the city including two wild brothers of mrs airs Pre president eident hayes for a term of yea farshe rahe was elected mayor elated with his elevation mr air looked upon all the inhabitants as pupils the city council council passed an ord ordinance cnance against against t swearing and all possible forms of profanity and in many 0 ny a luckless lawyer or doctor was mulcted mulched in fines for careless oaths at the rate of a dollar a word one day mr wesson bad a friendly conversation with thurman for an hour soon after this lie sent thurmal a judgment of fines 17 for fifteen oaths or and costs of prose aution tu tion thurman yielded himself in arrest and went with marshal bratton to mayor lessons Wes sons office may lay it please your honor eaid said thurman im a lawyer and wish to appear in in my ray own defense the court is willingto willing to beer you 11 said the mayor in in most earn earnest ost gravity 1 I move you to set act aside this ju judgment because a inn roan n cannot be tried for crime unless he lie be present in person or by counsel you are right eaid said wesson the judgment ju d agmen t is is i set aside but the crime will cost you more because we will now have the trial all right said thurman 1 I am ready to proceed with the case e I 1 know kilow the indictment but where are the witnesses witness eq wo we need no witnesses mr tharman for you know you swore those fifteen oaths and that I 1 heard you so its idle to talk about witnesses well then may it plea please seyour jour honor lionor I 1 move to quash the indict because first a man cans can not bo lie made to criminate himself 0 and ee seconda conda judge of a court cannot we appear ar before himself as a wit aw you ore are right JAI mr r thurman the indictment is quashed and the case dismissed j f ho he wai never troubled ca Fd after this for his speech |