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Tom Itrrwer liiiulU the §|»rliifc fluidLadlM.HiRiXGPucr.n, 111., April 20,—The law-abiding citizens of Springfield and thepreachers especially are f ullof righteous in.dig nation to-night over the disgracefulproceedings in the court of Justice A. A.North this worn tog at the trial of the gang of gamblers, which seem* to coulrol the municipal aifairs of that city. Whm the case whs called none of the gamblers appeared and the Justice fined tie iu $200 each on their bonds. The Justice had scarcely Imposed the fine when Tom lirewt r the1*Mike Mel humid of Springfield,eutcfrd the court room very much uuder tbo influence of liquor, there was a scoie or tnore of ladies of the Wotna'e Christian Temper* mice Union pre sent and all the h a ling ministers of the city to see that theendsof justice were not tampered with, lirewrr turned on the ladies and in the most iuMihing Ian* gmtg* called them cranks and S'ckers aft* r notoriety. The lb v. it. ti Itobbs. of the Second Methodist church, was talking to * no of the attorneys when HreWer, witii an obscene epithet, ordered him out of the court, threatening to smash hi j tw if he did not go. This 1# but a s imple of uutuy like instance* that occurred, end yet neither the court nor any of the hailitls otfried to restrain the irate gambler. The tninlsif rs held n short informal meeting after the court u fj mrued uiui decided to hold a urn s meeting Tuesday, 'i he gainbh ra took at* appeal to the circuit court.
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Bloomington Daily Leader
Bloomington, Illinois, US
Sat, Apr 21, 1888
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