Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1866-02-03
TIaE voLeJNTEEIe COUNSEL,
A THRILf.ING STORY.

who afterwards deserted him for another.
On the 9th Of April 1910, the Court
House in Gainesville, Texas, was crowded
TO overhowing. An exciting case was about
to be tried. Gov. Hopkins IA wealthy plan
ter, had offered gross insult to Mary Eli
son, the young and beautiful wife of his
overseer. The husband threatened to ehas-
! tise him for the outrage, when Hopkins
| went to his house and shot him in his door.
! The murderer was arrested and bailed to
answer the charge. This occurrence pro-
duced great excitement and Hopkins, in
urder to turn the tide of popular indigna-
I tim, had circulated reports against her
| character, and she had sued him for SANDER.
| Both suits were pending---for murder and
! for slander. tl.,.t -.s. .~r s.......,
| The interest became, deeper when it was
| known that Ashley and Pike. Of Arkansas,
| aud s. 5. Prcntiss, OF New Orleans, by enor-
nous fees, had been retained to defend
Hopkins. -.Hr'.. .r iasg s-. .r
Hopkins was aouiltetl. The Texas law.
! yers were overwhelmed by their opponents.
it was fight of dwarts against giants.
| The slalider suit was for the 9th, and the
throng of spectators grew in number as well
as cxcitemcnt; public opinion was setting
( for Hopkins his money had procured wit
nesses who served his powerful advocates.
| Ellison was without an attorney-all had
withdrawn. .... ... ...r.-.. ...
"Haye you no counsel2 inquired Judge
! Milct, looking kindly at the plaintiff
| mo, sir they have all deserted me, and |
am too poor to employ any more" replied
the beautiful Mary, bursting into tears.
AIN such Il case. will not some chivalrous
! member of the bar volunteer! said the Judge,
! glancing around the bar.
! The thirty lawyers ,weIe silent
| II will, yer HONOR said voice from the
! thickest part of the crowd behind the bar.
/ At the sound Of that voice many started
it was so unearthly, sweet and monrntul.
The first sensation was changed into
J laughter, wien tall. gaunt, spectral figure
! ebowed his way through the crowd and
| placed himself within the bar. His clothes
looked SO shabby that the Court hcsitated
to let the case proceed under his manage
ment -''.
HAS your name been entered on the rolls
! of the State?" inquired the Judge.
at is immatcral," answered the stranger
! his thin, bloodless lips curling up with a
! ticndish sneer. "Here is my license from the
| highest tribunal in America" :" and he hand
cd the Judge a broad parchment.
! The trial went on.
| lie suffered the witnesses to tell their own
! story, ana lie ailoWeo inc ueiehce 10 ieuo
OIL. Ashley spoke hrst, followed by Plke
and Prentiss The latter brought the house
down with cheers, in which the jury joined.
( 1t was now the strangers turn; he rises
| before the bar, not behind lt--and SO near
| the wondering Jury that he might touch
the tprsman WIZ tn"r h,S tn n;crrs thr orou-
n,ents rf Asl,., ,rh;ch maItnd away at G1s
tonch lilo fros, h.fnr,. n sunbeam, eycrv one
looking surprised Anon he came to the
/ dnyzj;5r Vol, of th, Iowrar nnrt pike--tho
Curl of Ills lin Grew sharncr ms Thin face
Lnnon IN tin,iIn my orI hi. oyce tn owen
! din, ,-.nd dro,rv ~, Ionrnr Int vivid as
E,,htn;nr, r.d .s fr. cIoSes and claring as
me,so,s tba r.bnIe .os1i wos in the ave. the
fnII hnar, s,ro,,ned crt nf lie face Then
witbort bcstnwiu,, on .lns;nn to prcnti.s
he tnrneI s,,ort aronnd on ,he periured
witnesses nf JJonk;ns tore their Testimony
;,,o .Lro,, ona hnrled int, ,hcir fnc.s such
t.rr;hlo inyect,ves that nil ,rcmbled like
asners and two of them fed from the court
bnmso Tho eyo;,cmcnt of the crowd was
hnrnn';rc, trow.ndons Thnir unitcd life
"a snnjo eonn,nd ,n hano nm tbe buJnino
.n,,,., of ,ha' 'strornnr no ;nsnired theS
LII, ,ho ,,a,,or nf H. moI;gnnnt uoss,ons.
ha sasn,,.d to have stolen natures long hid.
H. SCOT Of ottract;np Rut his preatest
,.;',,D,,h ,,.os ,.., -, ,,or,e
''p tI;, ar,s Is,.r ,, Glance at the assassin
uarr;ns os lie lean tanrr Iinoers assumed
~,h'ina,,,o ~ ,I;raotion JnIemmed the wretch
III Sau LII ,,s s,~ora ayid,nco and in,nreg.
VII VIII m"' y, 'n nntt;u', nT all hone of es.
naoso ~ aI', anaa,S ,hs murJrrcr's feet
I.pI ap, e J;I'S.,,,,,,aS LIS and h,,I the slondcrrr
r,' ,ho scnrn nmd cnntcmnt ef the popu.
up " ',,e s:oin ,,''n an w., h;p, obont w;th
n; .ace; iias.n au.s .s;n1nd Sd from thn massacre
circie OF nre, nc s.r'pleo m hn,h s clarion.
oh, uien ~ was h'iI H.. or",dr, hi,
ahu oIeaoIul' 10 cenp,u a, ,n' IT. ,ho no,inr
ACTIONS oecn'le as i'npe'''JH W; q, go hooan,,
vi n.i ouh ~ o., ,h;rinools Inaf
tru"pe'' nIieW M''m or'si'oa i Of noSar aal
en,ng tne car VA mnh au ,he Willie with sweet
YET ih'cln''ns'.S ., az w." oadnno, His fore
uhuef song y, 'rI Sa',,no furnace hi,
nean g.omeo , ,,AI h.aoarI | like flat Of :
;, couh'ehanoo m"s '. uu apI anon he tluur hi,
, maniac, anu ever INV 'n";i arssn;ng ns % oftc,
long pony hinis on "'s"' 80 - e'"'fe
thuhue'ooiiS. - ,,r5or i, sucI
he drew ms le'a'e =, ,nnr;son hell II
appaiing c9Hrs, 'nn' M Ianip,;f,,. l.. na;nt
seii miSnt ue cohsiuvieu ,I"t ,ha s,n seem SEEM
Ell the sianderer SO o'ach u'tI ;;n ;"y 81" ON sncl
ed dark at noon cay, "me" nd them sing botl