[page 01] Cincinnati, June 21 1885 Dear Annie I wrote you the other day from St Louis, where I had gone expecting to be de- -tained for some time. But the day after I met my friends of the opposition and after half an hour took their first trick and walked out of Court to await another week till the case should be called again. I guess there is no doubt now but that we have got our enimies fairly on the hip and we can wait with patience for them to gradually wear themselves