Judge — May 12, 1906 — page 10: what you’re looking at

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EUGENE ZIMMERMAN, PRINCE OF CARICATURISTS. Fifth of the series introducing to Juvce readers the people who are entertaining them in his pages. ai rs UDGE approaches the task of obituarizing “Zim” with great re- part of my youth in Pat- luctance, ‘The reasons are so many that we hardly dare under-_erson, New Jersey. take to set them forth, For one thing, we know him so well, and he By the court. For , has given us _ this offense you are here- | aa | to understand with fined another din- pat ' | ay that if we write ner for the staff, with et- | QFFIUE. eh all we know he ceteras as before. | ¢73 will make it in- Q. Will. you now 4 teresting for us state in your own way for days and how you came to be a days, Weasked’ caricaturist ? Zim to write his A. I suppose it was life for us, but because I only got a dol- he claims that lar a day painting pic- he knows more tures on fences. It was \ about his life remorse and the need of Zim before the court. _ than we do; a largersalary that drove and if it is un- me to this. In happy school-days. safe for us to write about him out of what little we know, it would be Q. What kind of extra hazardous for him to write himself up when he is in possession drawings do you make for publication ? of all the facts. We thought best, therefore, to summon Zim, culprit- A. Three different kinds—good, pretty good, and not so good. fashion, before the court and let him stand or fall by his own testi- Q. Do you ever draw anything on the outside? A. Quite frequently. Q. Will you please state what you draw on the outside ? A. I draw my salary, and I also draw my Q. What is your real ; BCS breach, name? UY Q. Are you a man of moderate habits? A. Eugene Zimmer- A. Yes; both moderate and immoderate. 7 Q. How long have you been with JUDGE? Q. Why, then, do foe : A. Ever since I can remember. you parade under the Q. Do you remember when JUDGE was es- amputated name of Zim? : tablished ? A. If the court will % f A. Yes; sir. tolerate a pun, I will say Q. Were you with Jupce when it started? that the missing part of - fe A. Yes, sir; both before and after. my name was taken from Q. What do you mean by saying you were : with JUDGE before it was started ? mony. Accordingly he was put upon the stand with the following re- sult: man. me by a little mermaid when I crossed the sea } A. Ido not know. many years ago. You : a Q. Has it been your practice to say things see, the little mermaid . ) you know nothing about ? A. My practice? Why, that’s my profes. wanted a merman, By the court (look- 7 fr / sion. ing sternly at the cul- prit). For this you are sentenced to pay a fine : ae ir self. of one dinner for the staff, A = A, After being born I went into business. with all the extras, et- y zg D) This continued until I got tired of business, 1 ceteras, etc., belonging I A did everything that could be done at that time. therewith. 4 If there was any trade I didn’t work at it was Q. Will you please because that trade hadn't been invented yet. state your age? y Finally I got into art. I did the stenciling on A. I will be forty- soap-boxes. This gave me the idea of painting four on the 24th of May In the hands of the hanging committee. without the stencil, and I became a traveling im- if the weather is clear, pressionist and genre landscapist. 1 placed pill Q. Where were you born? Please state the exact facts plainly. ads on barns. This brought my work before the public, and it was A. I was born while very young at Basel, Switzerland, but a step to comic drawing, cartoons and caricature. Q. Do you recall anything of special interest connected with your Q. Where do you live? birth? A. At home and other places. Q. Give a few more facts about your life. You have really told but very little about your- A. Nothing special, except that my parents were present, and I Q. Yes; but where is your home? remarked what a pleasant day they had selected for the exercises. A. At Horseheads, the garden-spot of the universe. Q. Will you please state whether you regard your birth in the Q. Where light of a calamity or otherwise? are these horse- Pia Liretlae (9 anawrer, sheds you are Nag, CHEMUNG County Q. Have you ever been accused of any crime other than being speaking of? 4 F born in Switzerland? If so, please state the compromising circum. A. Your stances. honor misap- A. Yes; Iwas once accused of being a first-class sign-painter prehended my because I served three years under a competent boss. I tried to pre- statement. I serve my innocence by quitting the job before my time was up, but | said Horse- was forced to remain and finish my contract. heads, not Q. Can you recall any other incriminating circumstances in con- horse-sheds, as nection with your youth ? you have just A. Yes; but I would rather not speak of them here. stated. Q. The court insists on a reply. (Continued om third achertre A. Well, then, if I must, I suppose I must. The fact is, I spent “nee