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QUATMDSTFACE&JCRY
Judga
Enlettar Overrules the De
murrers. Be Sayi the Demorrtrs Practically Admit
the Charge as Contained la
the Indictment
JUDGE FINLETTER'S OPINION
lie Scores the Defendants For Their
Attempt to Dolay Matters Text of
tbe DeeUton Overruling the Demur.
rcra and the Motion to Quash In the
Conspiracy Indictments.
The full text of Judge Flnletter1" de
rision disposing of the first objections
to the indictments In the famous con
spiracy case follows:
AH of the questions raised by these
demurrers and the motion to quash
could have been as fully raised upon
motion In arrest of Judgment after a
trial upon the merits. Such motions
serve no good purpose. They prolong
the anxieties of the Innocent, and they
permit no guilty man to escape. They
do not prevent the commonwealth from
submitting other bills free or the er
rors complained about. Their only ef
fect Is to postpone and delay a final
disposition of a case. While the right
of defendants to use these methods
of obstruction and delay may not be
questioned, they are regarded by the
court with disfavor. The common
wealththe people has a right, es
pecially in communities like this, to the
speedy determination of criminal cases,
and the speedy punishment of crim
inals. The public goed requires It, and
the Interests of the Innocent defendant
demand It. It Is necessary for the pro
tection of the Individual citizen, In his
life, his person, and his property. In
considering legal questions we should
never lose sight of the point at Issue,
There seems to be an Idea that upon
a demurrer all possible questions can
be raised. This Is a mistake. A de
murrer raises only the question: "Do
the charges and facts set out In the In
dictment constitute a violation of law?"
'AH other questions must be raised at
the trial, or upon a motion for a new
trial, or upon a motion In arrest of
Judgment, or upon an appeal to the ap
pollute court. In commonwealth vs.
Hart man Chief Justice Gibson Indicates
the nature and character of such ob
Jectlons when he says: "The counts
before us are so uncertain and bald In
circumstances as to shed scarcely a
ray of light on the charge which the
defendants were required to meet." He
does not Intimate that this objection
could have been raised upon demur
rer.
LAW AS TO BANK CASHIERS.
Bills Nos. 2:8 and 3:9 may be con
sldered together. Bill No. 3! charges
that the defendant, Matthew Stanley
Quay, conspired with John S. Hopkins,
the cashier of the People's bank, "to
buy and sell storks through the said
John 8. Hopkins." BUI No. MS charges
a conspiracy "to use money, the prop
erty of the Feople's bank." The acts
of assembly applicable to thee indict
ments are as follows: "Cashiers of
banks engaging In other business." Act
SI, March, IS60, section 64, Pennsylvania
laws, 399: "If any cashier of any bank
of this commonwealth shall engage di
rectly or Indirectly In the purchase or
sale of stock, or In any other profession,
occupation or calling, other than that
of his duty as cashier, he shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor, and, being
thereof convicted, shall be sentenced
to pay a fine of not exceeding $500."
"Cashiers of banks not to engage In
any other occupation."
"Act 18. April. 1850, section 10, Penn
sylvania laws. 432: It shall not be law
ful for the cashier of any bank to en
gage In any other profession, occupa
tion, or calling, either directly or in
directly, than that of the duties ap
pertaining to the office of cashier, and
If any cashier of a bank shall, directly
or Indirectly, engage In the purchase
and sale of stocks, or In any other pro
fession, occupation, or calling, other
than that of his duties of cashier, such
cashier, upon conviction thereof In any
court of criminal Jurisdiction, shall be
sentenced to pay a fine not exceeding
S500: provided, that this section shall
not be construed In such manner as to
prevent any cashier from managing
Hs own real estate or private property
as heretofore. If such private property
be not vested In mercantile, mechanical
or manufacturing operations."
DEMURP.ERS ADMIT THE FACTS.
The demurrers admit all the facts set
forth In the Indictments that the Peo
ple's bank was a bank; that Hopkins
was Its cashier; that the defendant and
Hopkins agreed together that Hopkins
should deal In stocks for the defend
ant's benefit; that they should use the
money of tbe bank for that purpose.
In addition to this the printed and
oral arguments of the defendant's
counsel aver "that John S. Hopkins was
the cashier of the People's bank, said
bank being a bank of discount and de
posit; that It does not appear in said
Indictments that It was unlawful for
the tald M. 8. Quay to borrow money
from said People's bank."
It would seem to be conclusive that
these admissions and averments estab
lish that the defendant and John S.
Hopkins bad conspired as charged in
tbe bills of Indictment, and that It
would be wiser for me to rest my de
cision upon them than to attempt to
fortify tt by reason or arguments. But
a due regard for the rights of tbe de
fendants would sem to require that
I should consider the objections and ar
guments of their counsel.
It must be conceded that the acts of
WV) and IWj make it a crime for a
cashier of any bank to directly or in
directly engage in tbe purchase and
sale of stock. It is argued that these
acts a-pply tinder the decision to banks
of Issue only. There is no such lim
itation in tbe acts themselves, which
forbid the cashier of "any bank" to do
tbe acts complained of, and it Is suffi
cient to plead In tbe words of tbe act.
If tbe decisions limit tbe statute to
backs of Issue, tbe question whether
or wA th People's tank la a bank of
issue can be Halsed at tbe trial. It Is
a uUon cf evidence, not of pleading.
HOPKINS NOT THE CUSTODIAN,
It to iBoMbitdiy trot, m vywd If
CMntstt, tnat H. Quay nad a rlgM S
iw nsy from th Pso pin's kaak.
but th eonsptrsvty cntuvsd In "t m
unlawfully money the property of th
People's bank tor th rain, benefit and
advantag of tht said Matthew &
Quay-
It no where appears In the record! or
In th demurrer or. in th argument
that Mr. Hopkins had the legal custody
of the money, nor does It appear that
Mr. Quay knew or had reason to. be
lieve that Hopkins had th legal cus
tody of the money. It Is charged In
the indictment that they conspired un
lawfully to use the money. Unlawfully
is the equivalent of without lawful
authority, or without the authority and
knowledge of the owner, the People's
bank. It was, therefore, a conspiracy
to appropriate the property of the bank
without Its consent; and th bill charges
a conspiracy to commit larceny, and Is,
therefore, sufficient
This, however, is also a question of
evidence for the commonwealth to es
tablish, or th defendant to explain,
and show that It was a loan from the
bank.
The bills 330 and 331 are substantially
the same, so far as the questions raised
are concerned. They would be as suf
ficient and not subject to objection if
the word "unlawfully" was stricken
out.
GUARDING PUBLIC MONET.
The acts of assembly under which
these bills are founded are as follows:
"If any officer of this commonwealth
or any city, borough or township there
of shall loan out with or without Inter
est or return therefor any money or
valuable security received by him, or
which may be In his possession or un
der his control, by virtue of his office,
he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor."
Act of March 31, I860, section 62.
"If any such officer shall enter Into
any such contract or agreement with
any bank, corporation or individual or
association of Individuals, by which
suld officer Is to derive any benefit,
gain or advantage from the deposit In
such bank, corporation or individual or
association, of any money or valuable
security held by him or which may
be in his possession or under his control
by virtue of the said office, he shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor." Act of March
31. 1860, section 63.
"If any state, county, township or
municipal officer of this commonwealth,
charged with the collection, safe keep
ing, transfer or disbursement of public
money, shall convert to his own use
In any way whatever, or shall use by
any way of Investment in any kind of
property or merchandise any portion
of the public money entrusted to him
for collection, safe keeping, transfer
or disbursement, or shall prove a de
faulter, or fall to pay over the same
whea thereunto legally required by
the state, county or township treasurer,
or other proper officer or person author
Ized to demand and receive the same,
every such act shall be deemed and ad
Judged to be an embexslement of so
much of the said money as shall be
thus taken, converted. Invested, used or
unaccounted for, which is hereby de
clared a misdemeanor; and every such
officer and every person or persons
whomsoever aiding or abetting or be
Ing In any way accessory to said act
and being thereof convicted, shall be
sentenced to an Imprisonment not ex
ceedlng five years." Act of March 31,
1M. ctla 5.
6TATH MONET FOR PRIVATE USB.
The Indictments charge that the de
fendants unlawfully and falsely did
combine and agree together by mall-
clous means to use, and did use, to
make profit, large sums of the public
moneys of th commonwealth. The de
murrers admit all of these facts to be
true, but contend that they violate no
law.
These are three distinct vtetations of
the law. It Is contended by the defend'
ants that when the money was de
posited In the People's bank It ceased to
be public money, and therefore there
could be no conspiracy t use public
money. If it be conceded that It ceased
to be public money It' Is not apparent
how this can make the Indictment de
fectlve, or make the acts of the defend
ants lawful which before were unlaw
ful and a criminal conspiracy.
A conspiracy to steal or appropriate
or to use for private gain the public
money Is fruitless so long as it Is In
the treasury, or so long as it is under
the control of the treasurer. Its re
moval from the treasury and control of
the treasurer is necessary for the suc
cess of tbe conspiracy. The deposit
Ing of the meney In a bank as a de
posit may be the crowning act of the
conspiracy, which makes It successful
It may be the means by which the
crime was committed, the means by
which th public money was used for
private gain, and for purposes not
authorised by law.
It is true that as between bank and
depositor the property in money de
posited passes the bank, and from de
positor upon deposits mad, but as re
spects parties to a criminal conspiracy,
who use the lawful transaction of a de
posit as a means to crime, their crlm
Inal Intent will follow th money de
posited and their fraud taint an other
wise lawful act Besides, the conspira
cy may be complete while the money is
In the treasury, and Its transfer by
deposit can then have no effect to legal
Ize the conspiracy.
It surely will not be seriously con
tended that If the treasurer conspires
with others to convert to their own
use the public money for private gain
and they employ every means to do so,
and that every element of a conspiracy
Is complete up to the time of deposit
In a bank, that the deposit annihilates
the conspiracy and makes the unlawful
acts lawful and prevents the punish
ment of a completed successful con
spiracy.
Bill 331 charges a conspiracy with the
various treasurers since 1888. It, how
ever, also charges a conspiracy with
Treasurer Haywood, and Is, therefore
good as against htm and the dther de
fendants. Ho far as the other treas
urers are concerned. It Is a matter of
evidence. The court has no authority
to declare upon a . demurrer that
charge Is Impossible, as argued by de
fendants counsel. It might very well
be that a conspiracy was entered Into
In VA in continuously us th publn
money, which was completed In WH.
It Is argued that th means by which
the conspiracy was committed must be
pleaded. Not so, however, In Indict
ments charging an unexpected conaplr
acy as In on of th counts here; for
th conspiracy may have gone no far
tber than th mere combination. And
a fsj axactstsA Gtmwt&n&M wntv
th nnlawfui act complain at to la
lb ad aoccwnpllshod by th, aonfM
rats and th unlawfulness of th
leans la not questioned. ' -rv.r y
Where the acts complained of ar th
nnlawfui object of th conspiracy, and
hav been accomplished. It Is sufficient
to plead them as accomplished.
HAYWOOD BILL SUSTAINED.
A motion to quash bill No. S3 has
been made, but It has not been serious
ly argued, and no substantial reason
has been given to sustain the motion.
Th bill meets all the requirements
laid down by Judg Bregy, and It Is
In accordance with the practice of this
court from time immemorial.
Judge Allison simply announced what
th practice and law and what
they had always been when he said:
The returns in the case of Morton et
al. charge conspiracy and state the
overt acts committed In pursuance of
the conspiracy; these overt acts are
In themselves crimes - for which one
may be Indicted, such as embexslement,
fraudulently making and uttering writ
ten Instruments, etc. In a bill charging
conspiracy alone these might hav been
set out In separate counts as the overt
acts of the defendants In the execution
of a conspiracy, and If they could be
pleaded in that form they1 may be
separately made the subject of distinct
bills of Indictment."
The motion to quash Is denied. The
demurrers are overruled, with leave to
plead.
(1 RK AtOI.D IXOXK DAY
T:ike Laxative Rromn Qnlnliio Tahlnla. All
rnnirlsis rninnl uiiilit'V 11 it lulls tu cure. K5o.
TlieX'MiH'ii" hisL. li. (J. on each tiihlet.
u-a-oiu
Killed by Klndaeaa.
A soldled boy lay dying where the cypress
cast Its shade.
But neither shot nor shell had caused his
fall:
lie had eaten half a pie a little maiden fair
had made
And forwarded unto him that was all.
Chicago Dally News.
STILL IT SAVES OAS BILLS.
Mother 1 don't think you ought to
expect him to propose just yet, my
dear.
Daughter Well, ma, I think he's kept
me in the dark quite long enough.
London Sketch.
The Peacemaker.
He found, before his taek he dropped.
That it had sadly grown.
Ha had, when one fight he had stopped,
Two new oni a of hlsewn.
Washington S;ar.
AT REAPIXO TIKE.
The harvest supper-haa varions same
In England, among them being themell
upper, harvest supper and harvest
home.
Io Windsor, the farmer always
crown the last load of the season with
flowers, and an Image, dressed to repre
sent Cerea, I borne in a procession.
The United State ia about the only
country which boa no established har
vest customs. In some parts harvest
celebrations are held, but we have no
traditions such a they hav abroad.
In Bavaria th last sheaf is fashioned
into the shape of a human being, with
a stick in one hand, a wreath on its
head, and around it the peasant knee
in prayer, not to tbe image, but to the
Supreme Being.
la some parta ot England it Is the
custom to throw water over the good'
natured victims wh ride In the cart
bearing the last of tbe grain and the
sport seems to afford a much merrl
meat to th drenched as to the drench
era.
Tbe best authorities regard the bnrv
est festival as of Jewish origin and
other nation followed the custom of of
fering up the first fruits ot their fields
to their gods. When the harvest was
over the heads of heathen families were
wont to feast with the servants. This
led to the harvest supper which It now
celebrated.
In Italy agriculture ha made little
progress, yet the season of the harvest
is made one continual festival. Ike
mountain toilers gather in Rome and
leave the city in companies, white oxen
decorated with bright ribbons, draw
ing their carts. Altar are erected in
tbe fields and mass celebrated. In the
evening singing, dancing and feasting
conclude UaoeieAEaUoj),., ..
A TABLE FOR TEE COOK.
Ten eggs are one pound
Wheat flour, one pound ieon quart,
Indian meal, one pound tw ounce
is a quart.
Butter, when anft, one pound it one
quart.
Loaf sugar, broken, one pound It one
quart
Unit brown sugar, on pound two
ounce Is nt qutrt.
White tugar, powdered, on pound
one ounce Is one quarV-Oooi
keeper.
fkr An Car Wavs Laat) .
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Ulaed WrM.
American lanterns ar exported to
all the countries of th world wber
lanterns are used. Many are sent to
Bouth Africa and to South America,
to Australia and Xew Zealand, and
lomc are sold In Asia. Few, propor
tionately, ase tent to Europe, say the
New York Sun.
Kerosene oil is now commonly
- - ;
burned In lanterns all over the world, i
There are no lanternt made nowaday .
for candles only, but ther ar ex-
ported to South America some lantern
made to that either randies or oil may
be burned In them. These are provided
with a candle socket, which may be
let down in the oil reservoir, the wick
holder having been removed. By re
moving the candle socket and screw
ing in the wick holder the lantern
Is mad ready to burn oil. Excepting
railroad and other lanternt for spe
cial uses, substantially all the lantern
made nowadays are of the kind known
as tubular, first introduced about 30
years ago, and now made in various
uiuuuiiaiiuu am iuuc.uu,
part 01 the lantern Deing urwgueu
with a view to producing better com
bustion and a brighter light. The lan
terns made for ordinary uses are pro
duced in about 40 styles.
The American lanterns are the light
est, the slghtllett In appearance and
the best adapted to their use, and are
cold cheaper than lanternt of equal
quality produced elsewhere. There
ore large establishments in this coun-
ry making lanterns only. It 1 prob
able that more lantern are now ex
ported from this country than from
either England or Germany, and the
exports of American lanterns are in
creasing.
E ARTHQUAKE PROTECTION.
How the Japanese Coaatract Tlaelr
Faa-odaa 80 They Will
Not Fall.
When the. traveler in Japan looks at
some of the tall pagoda to bo seen
there ho naturally wonders why they
are not shaken to piece by the earth
quake which are so common In mika
do land. The only structures in Japan
which seem to be earthquake-proof
are the pi':;cc';ia, wich are erected
before the tc-xples. There are many
which are 700 or BOO year old, and aa
solid as when built. There it a reason
for this, and it lies In their construc
tion. A pagoda is practically a frame
work of heavy timbers which start
from a wide base and Is in itself a
substantial structure, but ia rendered
still more stable by a peculiar device.
Inside the framework and suspend
ed from the apex is a long, heavy tim
ber two feet thick or more. This hang
from one end, and to the other end are
bolted at tach of the four sides four
more heavy timbers, and if the pa
goda be very lofty stiH mer timbers
ar added. The whole form an enor
mous pendulum, which reaches within
six inehe of the ground. When the
shock of an earthquake rockt the pa
goda the pendulum swings in unison
and keeps the eenter of gravity al
ways at th base of the framework
Consequently the equilibrium of the
pagoda is never disturbed, and this
is the explanation of the great age
of many of them, when from their
height one would suppose them to be
peculiarly susceptible to the effect
of an earthquake.
ARTIFICIAL ALBUMEN.
There la No Oae Who Believes That
It Will Revolutionise Prac
tical Faoa Cineatlona.
Th alleged discovery of the means
of producing albumen in a chemical
laboratory still excites widespread at
tentlon among chemists, physicians
and the general public. Prof. Linen
feld declines to disclose his secret un
til he is protected by patents. Mean
time the London Lancet says:
"If tbe syntbeais of albumen has
actually been accomplished that alone
will be a fact of immense Importance
in physiological chemistry. But that
such an achievement is golDg to revo
lutionise practical food questions no
physiologist or sensible man will be
prepared to accept in the slightest de
gree as probable.
"Pur albumen is already manufac
tured on a large scale and fairly cheap
ly, and though tbe manufacture has
been going on for years albumen pure
and aimple has not found a decided
place in dietetics, nor has it been pro
posed to substitate it for ordinary
articltt of food.
"It is tbvurd to think that the time
will come when we shall carry about ,
a complete meal or dietetla outfit for
a day in the shape of a thimbleful of
powder. Animal economy require
other things tnd attributes besides the
mere elements concerned in making
good tht waste tissues in the body."
Making Ors4er Shells Oreea.
Occasionally fresh oysters show up
preen in tbe shells. Many persons
think the color Is caused by contami
nation from copper or some other
metal or substance, and that the oys
ters are not wholesome. The nation
al fish commission hat recently made
an examination of green oyster, and
tnnounces that tiie color In caused by
vegetable matter which terves as food
for the oysters, and that It does ut
In any manner detract from tbe
healthfulnes or flavor of the bivalve.
Chines Imperial Ceremony.
On the accession of a new emperor
of China ho goes in solemn rite to tht
Temple of Heaven, In Peking, and for
ntally announces to hit Imperial p red
toe ssort th new titles and dignities
whlth bt hat assumed. These a noes-
tort are then dutifully Invited to tht
oanqoti or commemoration, wner
mH at doly reserved far thm.
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LESSON COMMENT.
L The First Captivity. Tbe
ting of the End. Jeholakim'i Reig
This took place in the fourth year of
Jehoiakim (Mtt-t B. C.) by Nebuchnj.
nectar and his Babylonian army (jj,
M:l. 18; S Kings 24:1; Dan. 1:1). it, "
. T l.t i , . . .
road from tb eaat parts, on south.
at mis time iui isuuici auu un iriendi
were carried captive to Babylon (Din,
l:l-), and from this date is to tu
counted the TO years of captivity f0lt.
told by Jeremiah f.zd:9-iz; 119:10). 7
cptjyjty began at different points a
naj various ending.
IL The Period of Rest. Por nn
or eight years, during the remainder of
JehoLakim's reign of 11 years (3 King
24:7). Jehoiakim was a vassal otNeb.
uchadnezzar during thla time. It w,
an opportunity for repentance; the
Lord was slow to anger and abundant
In mercies, desiring that the people t
saved.
III. The Second Captlvlty-Jehols.
chln't reign (U. C. S97). Jehoiochin ksi
the son of Jehoiakim, and began
reign when 18 years old. lie reipird
only three months. Be seems to ha
rebelled against Babylon, for Nebu
chadnezzar tgaln came with his army
and besieged Jerusalem, captured the
city and sent 1 great amount of trea
ures from the palace and the temple to
Babylon, with 10,000 of the raore Im
portant erf the people (2 Kings 24:10
16). Among these were the prophet
Ezeklel (Ezek. Ill, 2). and the (rreit
grandfather of Mordecai, Queen
Father's oousln (Gather 2:3. C), and
King Jehoiakim himself, who hy t
prison at Babylon for 3T years beforelu
waa released.
rV. Another Terlod of Beet. Zey
Wah't Reign. Vs. W. Nine jesrt.
Zedeldah wts the uncle of Jeholachln
and half brother of Jehoiakim. Zede-
klah wat a man not so much bad it
heart at weak In will.
8. Tor through the anger of toe
Lord It," the evii courses of Zedeklah,
"came to pass:" The sin was so deep
mI avul tlia atnnihV an AMmrmnmA a
hit sin that there was nothing to do but
to let it work Itself out and bring hi
own ruin and punishment. Thai,
rather, and "Zedeklah rebelled again!
the king of Babylon:" Sm Is alwayi
weakness and blindness. Thus ZedV
U.V -l- lA Vt 4a Kit-,11.. myyA VL
.I.U ,111, w Jiliu .v WMUUl UU i UUF-
Ishly rebel.
V. The Third Captivity. The Great
flier and Destruction of Jerusalem,
The steg lasted a year and a half (Vi.
4-7). 4. "In the ninth year
tenth month:" Last of December, 3.
C. S88. "Nebuchadrezzar:" Thisiscor-
rect spelling of Nebuchadnezzar. "And
all hit army:" A great host (Kings).
"Pitched tgainst It:" Surrounded II
with their armies to prevent all pro
visions from entering and to starve it
death.
6. "Fourth month:" June-July, U.
C. 880. "The famine waa sore:" For
th horrors of thlt siege see Lamenta
tions. Mothers were at last driven to
murder tnd est their children.
The City Taken. 7. "The city wai
broken up:" Broken Into. A breacli
wat msdo in the walls at midnight, ac
rding to Josephus. "The gate (on
the north) between the two walls" ol
Mounts Morlah and ZIon, down tbe
Tyropean valley. This path came out
in "th king's garden," which was laid
out near Siloam in the broad space
formed by the Junction of thellhinom
and Kldron valleys, at tbe southeast
corner of tht elty. "Now the Chaltleani
were by the city roand about:" Thlsis
mentioned to as to explain how escape
was possible. The attack of tbe Chal
eeana was of necessity from the north,
where the ctty was least defended,
whil the steep sides of the south, rait
tnd touthwesi were left comparative
ly f re. The Jewish people fled south
ward by the way of the plain, toward
the mouth of the Jordan and the head
of th Dead tea. The temple, the pal
ace, the house of the nobles, were de
liberately aet on fire.
VL The Fate of King Zedektah.-V.
8-11. 8. "The Chaldeans over
took Zedeklah," and all hi soldiers and
friends deserted him.
9. "To Rihlah:" See "Place." "Gave
judgment upon hira;"i.e.,broughth!m
to trial at a common criminal, not at
a king, because he had repudiated hli
! most solemn oath of allegiance ana
been a secret traitor to the king who
had pfaeed him on the throne (2 Kings
24:20 ; 2 Chrou. 3613).
10. "Slew tbe tons of Zedeklah
. . M am. t ,
lore nit eyes: 1 ne punisnmeni 01
ekiah wts doubly cruel: first, his be
lag mad to witness the execution of
hit own tons, and then hit bring de
prived of tight, to that the last scenes
impressed upon him would be the death
agonies of hit children.
11. "Put out th eyes of Zedeklah:"
TWs blinding of captives was a enm
mon Assyrian practice.
PRACTICAL BUCKJBBTIONfl.
The great leason to be learned from
thlt destruction ef Jerusalem It Gotl'i
persistent tnd constant effort to pre
vent It.
Ood use even bad men at Instruments
for disciplining Hit people, Nebttchnd
aetstr is tald to be dod'a tool, Hli at
r cutting down tht tree of Judah, Uli
fod for punishing and disciplining V
people,
W learn a good leason from in
roroed repenttnet ef tome of the noble.
It preved uttlest, bfotutt It wat "
fraastsvt atari-