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Vol. I, No. 307 Chicago, Thursday, Sept 19, 1912 One Cent
CHICAGO SURE HAS SOME FINE MUNICIPAL JUDGES
Judge Torrisoh certainly is one
of the funniest dccupants of our
municipal hench, and Chicago is
chuck full of funny judges.
There's Judge Robjnson, for
instance, who enjoys the friend
ship of the Big railroad corpora
tions to such an extent that they
slip, him annual passes. And
Judge Blake, -who labors under
the delusion he can play golf and
attend to his official duties at one
and the same time.
Tornson started in shewing
why he shouldn't be a municipal
judge early this week, when he
denounced City Attorney Navi
gate from the bench because Nav
igato asked that the law be en
forced against a trust newspaper
thug who had drawn a gun on a
boy.
There was A good deal of com
ment on this, but stilL Torrison
wasn't happy. He thirsted for
more,
Yesterday, Rolling H. Dia
mond, labor agent, 30 South
Canal street, was called.- before
him for, trial.
Diamond" had sent two men to
Hayfield, Minn., telling" them
they would get work Jhere. When
the two men, Chqs. Hedler and
Geo. Suskil, 402 Milwaukee ave.,
got there, Hayfield was as bare
of work as Mother Hubbard's
cupboard was of, bones.
Police Lieut. Gallery appeared
against Diamond in court. He
tried to explain the circumstances
to Judge Torrison. He didn't get
far. Tprnson interrupted' him,,
and told him to "mind his own
business."
"I'm here to mind my business,
judge," said Gallery. Tn this
case my business is, or should be,
yours. I'm here to see the Jaw
protects such men as these, who
were forced to walk-home from
Minnesota because of the rascal
ity of this labor agent,
"We've been, gettfng com
plaints of the inhuman treatment
handed out to down-and-outs by
these labor agents for months
now, and it is my personal opinion
that you, as a municipal judge,
should -help us put a stop to it."
. Judge Torrison never had been
talked to that way by a mere po
lice officer. He was shocked, and
likewise peeved.
Diamond's attorney then step
ped to the front with a brilliant
scheme. He suggested that the
court continue the case, and let
him go to Hayfield, and there
prove that there was work there
for the two complainants.
When Gallery heard this
