Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 February 1901 — LAW-MAKER’S PLIGHT. [ARTICLE]

LAW-MAKER’S PLIGHT.

Porter-Lake Senator Visits Lee In Light Attire. State Senator N. L. Agnew of Valparaiso, had a rather harrow* ing experience last Saturday morning. He left Indianapolis: on the midnight train to go to Chicago and thence home. Ho took a sleeper, disrobed and retired for the balance of the night. Whether the senator imbibed too much White river water ere leaving Indianapolis or whether tho anti-trust bill, of which he is tho parent, arose like a ghost to haunt his dreams while his smooth cranium reposed on a snowy pillow upon the berth owned by the great palace car trust, is not positively known, as the Senator claims to have no recollection of what occurred after lying down upon histwo-dollar couch until he “came to” in an humble dwelling at Lee* a few miles east of this city, at about 8 o’clock in the morning. The was some late and took the siding at Lee to allow the south-bound train to pass. It is supposed that Senator Agnew got out of his warm bed and clad only in his fastidious underwear, stepped from the train. Afterwards, when his train had gone on, evidently seeing that he had got off at the wrong station, the gentleman crawled under a freight car and with his bare feet reposing in the snow, again sought rest. Here he was found calmly snoring by the railroad agent, who took him in and thawed out his nether extremities. T. J. McCoy of this city, went down on the 11‘ o’clock train and took along some suitable clothing for the unfortunate senator. Senator Agnew. is a hold-over senator from Porter and Lake, and is a prominent republican leader in the state senate. It iB a wonder that he did not die from the exposure. A friend at Lee sends us the following additional facts concerning the Senator’s mishap: Our little town was all a stir with excitement Saturday morning, the cause being a visit from State Senator N. L. Agnew oi Valparaiso. The visit was unintentonial, according tothe statement of Mr. Agnew, who said he had walked' from the train while asleep. It is very generally conceded that the senator was in some unconscious condition or that he rijust have had a very erroneous idea of the state of civilization of this community* for he had not arranged his toliet in such a manner as to to satisfy the more fastid- * ious of the neighborhood. Mr. Agnew suffered a slight scdp wound and a few bruises and was chilled considerable from the exposure. The railroad agent acted the part of the Good Samaritan and entertained, the Senator until the afternoon train, when in company with Tom McCoy of Rensselaer, and others, he boarded the train and proceeded on his journey which had been so unpleasantly inteirupted.