Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-12-05
EVENING STAR.
AN EscAPADE III THE WEST

band had been ARRESTED for horse stealing.
Sho wished to retdin me on the defence I
asked her why she dfdn'tgO to Judge B,
an sI Senator Of the United States, whose
ottice vas in the same town. Told her that 1
| was young hand ut the bar, &c
She mournfully said that he asked a re-
tG ming fee Beyond her means, and, besides,
did not want to touch the case, for her bus
band Was suspected Of belonging to an exlea-
siye band OK horse thieves and sountcrfeitefs.
whose head quarters wcre-on Mooreis prsirie.
| asked her TO. tell me the truth about the
matter, and lift was true that be did belong to
such gang.
"Ah, sr,T' ssldshe, "a better m an at heart
than my ssorge, never lived; but he liked
cards and drink, and I fear they We made hin
do what he never would have done If he had
not drank Il N afrsid il can be proved th at
| he had tho horse, but he didn't ste4fI- IL,
another did AID passed it 10 him. ID,
didn Ike the Gaze. knew that there
| was great dislike to the gang located Lere
she named, and feared to risk the ease before
aJufy' one seemed to observe my inte ention
TO refuse the case, and burst into tears.
Lnever could see n woman weep, without
feeling like weak fool myself Fit hadn't
been Tor eyes frightened with 'spsariy tears, -
! telass the poet that made en- come in fashion
~ pralslng em) I'd have never been caught
| IN the iasso of matrinouy. And nv would
be client was pretty. The handkerchief that
hia her streaming eyes didn't hide her red.
! ripe lips, and he snowy bosom rose AM fell
| like white gull in a gale OF wind nj SEQ T
! couldn't stand it. agreed to take the ca.e
| she gave me all the particulars.
The gang, Of which he was NOT q m.mber
hau persuaded him to take the horse. He
knew the horse was stolen, and like a fool
acknowledged il when he was arrested. Worse
suli-had trimmed the horses tail and mane
10 aiter his appearance. and the prosecution
could prove it.
Ihe trial came on. 1 worked hard % get y
| Jury OK ignorance, who has more heart IN an
orains, who, If they couldn't fathom the denth
ot argument, or follow the iabyrinthisn maze,
Oh the law, could feel for q young fellow In a
pau sorape who had weeping, pretty wife
nearly broken-heartcd and quite distracted
hnoWinS the use Of effect L told her 70
dtets IN deep mourning, and to bring her little
cneruo OF boy, curly haired and only three
years Ola, INTO court, and to sit "a near b.-
husband as the officers would let her tried
/ tn"t game once m murder case, and a yeen.
ing wife and sister made Jury render n yaT-
diet against law, evidence and the iudre,s.
charge, and saved fellow that ought IN I.sva
besn hung as high as Haman.
!ne prosecution opened very birterl,. in.
'eisned against the thieves and counteIfeitprs
| who had made the land q terror 10 strarxers
and travellers, and had robbed eysry farm
IN the region Of their finest horses. II intro.
aueed witnesses who proved all and moro than
l feared they would w
1he TINE arrived Tor me to rise Cor thu ds-
| lenee. Wltnesses-I had none But WAS
csterniined TO make one efort-only hopiny 70
interest the Judge and jury as to secure an
snNslaAI reeomEendatiOn TO gpberpatorial
eiemency and light sentence. So 1 nainteJ
this picture. A young man, lust euter,o1 ;nta
ihe, welded to an angel, beautiful ia person,
possessing every virtue, every gentle and no.
bic attribute. Temptation was before and all
around him. He kept a tavern. Gussts there
were many-it was not for him to INQUIRE into
,ner 6usiness.they were well dressed. made
iarse DIS, paid promptly. At en- unguaried
Aoar; when he was insane With the liouor
which they had urged upon him. he had de.
waited from The path ofrectitude. Hewaspot
! Elmssit at The time. The demon of a,cobol
reiSned in his brain. And ii WAS his first .f.
| fence. Mercy plead for another chance 10
saSe MIN from ruin Justice did not reo,,ira
nus sasrihss Nor did it require that his
sweet Wie should go down sorrouina to the
grave, ana mat the shadow Of disgrace, or the
Lasnt VI felOn father, should fall seross tha
snnny pathway Of that sweet.child. Oh how
earnestly dld plead for them-the woman
Tept, her husband did the .ame-ihe ;nJ,o
hdgeted and rubbed his eyes-th iury Iooksd
melting If l could hsvo cfosea, he w,rIJ
had oeen cleared, but the prosecution had to
close, and threw ice on tho FIRE had kindled.
but they did not put it quite out.
The Judge charged according to Isv and
EVIDENCE, but evidently leaned upon the id.
OF MeTcy. The Jsry found a verdict of guilty,
Dat unanimously commended the prisoner 10
the eiemency OF the court. NV client wa.
sentenced to the shortest Imprisonment the
court was empowered to give, and both iurv
and court signed petition to the Goyernor
for an unconditional pardon, which has siac,
oseh granted but not before the following in
cident occurred: ., -.
Some months. aftsr this, received an ,e.
count Tor collection from > wholesale Louse in
New York. The parties to collect from were
hard ones, but they had property, and be-
fore they had IN idea. Of the trap [ laid, L
had the property, which. they were about to
assiSa before they broke, under attachment,
-biaaing that was nesk ahead, and bound
sand seven hundred ard ninety four dolIar,
eighteen cents( per my memorandum book in
current money They lived in Shawneetown.
twenty -hve or thfrty miles southeas of MOORE
Prairie. / received the funds, Just after bank
opening but other business detained me until
after dinner. l then started for c., in.
tending TO go as far as the village Of Mount
Vernon that tight.
had got along al fair pace about tan or
twelve miles, when 1 noticed a double foam
OF splendid horses coming up beside me, at
tached tOa light wagon, in which were seated
four nsn-evidently Of the high strung order
They swept past me as if 10 show how easy
they could do it, then shortened in, and al
lowed me to c0me UP. They hailed me ard
asked me to wet,'' or IN other words to di.
minish the contents of Jug Of old rye thew
had aboard, but excused myself on the ples
that | had plenty aboard. They asked how
far was going. told them as far as Mount
Vernon, if my horse did not tire. They men.
toned q pleasant tavern ten or twelve nile,
ahead as nice stopping place, and they drove
on.
[ did not like the looks of these fellows nor
their actions But was bound to 20 ahead.
had brace Of revolvers, and nice knife.
and my money was not in the valise in the
sulksy, but in q belt around my body. l
drove slow in hopes they would 60 on, and 1
should see them no more. 1t was nearly dark
when saw tavern sign ahead. At the
same time saw that their wagon stood before
the door. would have passsd on, but my
horse needed rest. hauled up and q woman
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