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July 4, 1912
The Pickens Sentinel
Pickens, Pickens County, South Carolina
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In New York, Magistrate House discharges 58-year-old Owen B. McGuinness, a University of Dublin graduate and former renowned orator, from a drunkenness charge, lamenting his tragic fall due to alcohol.
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PATHETIC CASE IN NEW YORK
Graduate of University of Dublin, Arrested for Drunkenness. Is Discharged by Magistrate.
When Owen B. McGuinness, fifty-eight, of 249 West Forty-seventh street, was arraigned before Magistrate House in the night court, charged with disorderly conduct while intoxicated. the magistrate recognized an old friend who, 20 years ago, was one of the best-known orators in New York. says the New York Sun. Rubin S. Lane. a lawyer. appeared to press the charge. and when McGuinness apologized the lawyer refused to accept it. Then Magistrate House said:
Counsellor. this man is one of the best educated men in this city. I've no hesitation in declaring in open court that I would be glad to know as much as he knows. Twenty years ago the name of Owen McGuinness was one to conjure with. He had a bright future before him. and he might have held a high position if he had left rum alone.
I feel sorry for him. He met men of power and influence and was led into temptation through his efforts to be a good fellow. He cannot resist drink, and now he is a wreck. Think of a brain like he possesses being numbed with alcohol!
Counsellor. this genius. for he was a genius. is down, and why do you want to kick him! He is our peer in the matter of learning. I respect him in his misfortune. With all his ability he has not the will power to fight the demon, rum. Oh, the pity of it!
I have broad powers in a case like this. and I'm going to exercise them. Sentence suspended."
The prisoner, threadbare, gray haired and unshaven, bowed his head and wept. The lawyer hurriedly left. and there were many dimmed eyes in the courtroom as the one-time political orator shuffled out.
Magistrate House said later that McGuinness was graduated from the University of Dublin.
Graduate of University of Dublin, Arrested for Drunkenness. Is Discharged by Magistrate.
When Owen B. McGuinness, fifty-eight, of 249 West Forty-seventh street, was arraigned before Magistrate House in the night court, charged with disorderly conduct while intoxicated. the magistrate recognized an old friend who, 20 years ago, was one of the best-known orators in New York. says the New York Sun. Rubin S. Lane. a lawyer. appeared to press the charge. and when McGuinness apologized the lawyer refused to accept it. Then Magistrate House said:
Counsellor. this man is one of the best educated men in this city. I've no hesitation in declaring in open court that I would be glad to know as much as he knows. Twenty years ago the name of Owen McGuinness was one to conjure with. He had a bright future before him. and he might have held a high position if he had left rum alone.
I feel sorry for him. He met men of power and influence and was led into temptation through his efforts to be a good fellow. He cannot resist drink, and now he is a wreck. Think of a brain like he possesses being numbed with alcohol!
Counsellor. this genius. for he was a genius. is down, and why do you want to kick him! He is our peer in the matter of learning. I respect him in his misfortune. With all his ability he has not the will power to fight the demon, rum. Oh, the pity of it!
I have broad powers in a case like this. and I'm going to exercise them. Sentence suspended."
The prisoner, threadbare, gray haired and unshaven, bowed his head and wept. The lawyer hurriedly left. and there were many dimmed eyes in the courtroom as the one-time political orator shuffled out.
Magistrate House said later that McGuinness was graduated from the University of Dublin.
What sub-type of article is it?
Biography
Tragedy
What themes does it cover?
Misfortune
Tragedy
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Drunkenness Arrest
Fallen Orator
University Graduate
Magistrate Discharge
Alcohol Addiction
What entities or persons were involved?
Owen B. Mcguinness
Magistrate House
Rubin S. Lane
Where did it happen?
New York
Story Details
Key Persons
Owen B. Mcguinness
Magistrate House
Rubin S. Lane
Location
New York
Story Details
Owen B. McGuinness, a 58-year-old graduate of the University of Dublin and former renowned orator, is arrested for drunkenness and arraigned in New York night court. Magistrate House recognizes him, praises his past genius, laments his fall to alcohol, and discharges him with sentence suspended.