Judge O’Neil

Biography

Timeline

1. The following morning, at exactly 9 a.m.

   Court hearing and seventy-dollar fine

   Judge O’Neil told Floyd to open and read court letters and fined him seventy dollars. Bill supplied the money. Afterward, Floyd retrieved his belongings and found his car seats wet from rain through open windows. Julie never billed for his services.

   Iris's Chapter

Stories mentioning Judge

• Dad’s Night in Jail and Friends Who Came ThroughOne summer evening, Floyd Guild called Bill from jail in Rock Island, asking for an attorney. Bill enlisted their friend Julie Lytton and found deputy sheriff Jack White at the jail. Floyd complained about surrendering his belongings and receiving bologna sandwiches instead of the steak dinner he had left at home. After a night in jail, he appeared before Judge O’Neil over an unanswered court order to pay property taxes. Julie explained Floyd’s impression that he did not have to pay, referring to Cook County. The judge instructed Floyd to read court letters and fined him seventy dollars, which Bill provided. After retrieving his possessions, Floyd discovered rain had soaked his car seats through the open windows. Julie never charged for his services, and Mom later found the court letters unopened in Daddy’s dresser drawer.

Referenced in

• Iris's Chapter — REMEMBERING DAD