Stott, who was Rossmore's junior, had begun as a lawyer in New York and soon acquired a reputation in criminal practice.

He afterwards became assistant district attorney and later, when a vacancy occurred in the city magistrature, he was successful in securing the appointment.

On the bench he again met his old friend Rossmore and the two men once more became closely intimate.

The regular court hours, however, soon palled on a man of Judge Stott's nervous temperament and it was not long before he retired to take up once more his criminal practice.

He was still a young man, not yet fifty, and full of vigor and fight.