The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1868-02-06

q large, wide, straight mouth, and one of
those unpleasant noses which look as if
some violent blow with sharp instru
ment had cut it in two, horizontally, Just
above the tip. s
He stated that he was sitting under the
Ioverhanging part of the forcastle. All
the rest of the watch were asleep about the
deck. except himself and the look out
He saw the prisoner and the deceased man
come forward, and mount the fofcastle !;
and he heard them disputing about the
row at dinner, and he then went up and
looked at them from the leach of the fore
castle, with the lookout The last wit
ness and he saw the prisoner strike the
deceased on the head with the brass Delay
ing pin, and then pushed him overheard
As he fell, he heard the splash, and was too
much surprised for moment to give the
alarm and cry out; and when he recovered
himself, he thought it best to say nothing
about it. Smithson was nothir q to him
Did you propose to make money out
him ?" : 't -. = q
Il did. Smithson was nothing to me-"
And no considerations of justice in.
duced you to give the Information
None. What do I care for justice
If we'd have opened our mouths, we
should have been looked after all the rest
of the voyage, and instead of our having
our lark ashore, we should have been
hanging about this court for week or two,
for paltry dollar q day, or whereabouts.
II Justice wants me, she must psy me-" ~
And during ten years, you have been
quite silent on this matter ?" lo 81
Yes. lost sight of the prisoner, and
didn't think much about it, for I've been
South, and on the Gold Coast, and we
didn't think 30 much of putting a man
under there. as you seem TO do up here"
What Induced you to come forward
newP" @ hha lssi l'i5.li =
!" saw the advertisement, and, says !,
Now, that's something like; one thou
sand dollars is something. Justice is do
ing it handsome, and no mistake"
/" And to whom did you first give the
information 2" s cas- 80
"To Mr.. Sharper, and he promised if
the prisoner was hanged, as I hope he will
be, and my mate should have double the
amount" 1859
g An irrepressible cry of +" Shameio here
rose from the body of the court.
"Silence!" "Silencei' said the ushers.
One more question, your Honor, and
have done with one of the vilest beings it
has ever been my lot to question. Are
you, remembering that you are on your
oath, prepared to state that the prisoner
was the man who struck the blows? How
do you know it?' -seoa g-e
moonlight-it was full moon-as light as
day
You can go down." .isls5
The officer in charge of the case will
see that the witnesses do not leave the
court until it is concluded" said the Judge.
The prosecutors counsel then restated
their case. This time, the limping, halt
ing Junior was replaced by the glib, conf
dent, smiling and well-to-do senior He
went carefully over the facts of the case,
dwelling minutely on that accused quar-
rel. He attributed no malice beyond that
arising from the irritation left by the dis
pute, and concluded by asking the jury to
remember that, though ten long years had
been passed-thOugh the bones of the vic
tim had been strewn by thousand cur
rents on the shores of the world-though
silence and darkness had covered up this
deed of violence for all these years-yet,
the facts were as plain, and the guilt as
great, as If the CHASTITY face of the MUIR
dered man had but that moment sunk from
their gaze, below the waters, with his
clenched hands up!ifted in silent prayer to
Justice to avenge mis- most cowardly and
brutal murder.
AS he sat down, felt almost guilty. 1
was almost convinced that in some horri-
BILE moment of frenzy had done this deed
without knowing it.
My counsel rose to reply, and said all he
could. He dwelt on the long silence, SO lily
accounted for; on the character of the
witnesses; on my own; and called upon
the jury to remember that this tale had
only leaked out under the inducement of
large reward-warning them to relnem-
Ter the numbers of cases in which evil
dence of this kind had been finally re-
butted and shown to be false. He did
what he could but could see, long be-
fore the judge rose, that I was a doomed
man. L
The judge summed up temporarily, dis
passlOnately, until he came to the consider
alton of the lapse of time since the deed,
and then, catching the infection, he spoke
of the impossibility of concealing guilt, and
went on to eulogize the institutions of a
country in which justice was so keen
scented for her prey. heard him in
sort of stupefaction. He concluded at last,
looking little ashamed of his enthusiasm,
and the jury left the court Immediately on
his retirement.
[ sat there dreamily looking on at the
scene, when I suddenly felt conscious that
l was an object of extreme interest to
very beautiful girl in the gallery, immedi-
ately over the judges seat. She was look
ing at me, and yet not at me, but rather
looking through me to something beyond.
My eyes met hers, which were full of tears,
and broke the spell she looked another
way. / felt inexpressibly comforted by
her silent sympathy. Presently, as I
looked, l saw her start, turn pale, and fall
back in her seat. 1t was only moment.
She suddenly tore-literally tore off her
gloves-and taking her pencil and tablets,
and what looked like prayer-book from
her pocket, leaned upon the rail in front.
and seemed to be making some calcula-
tons, putting down figure after figure. l
watched her in silence for nearly quar-
ter of an hour, and then saw her, as she
put away the pencil and book, and look
down at me. A smile of triumph lighted
up her face as she breathed out to me with
her lips the word Hope"
Sac struggled through the crowded
gallery, filled with people who were eat
ing. drinking and talking, as if my trial
were an interval in some kind Of enter
tainment expressly got up for their
amusement. She came into the court, and
speaking to an usher she was brought to
the counsels seat. She spoke to my coun-
sci, and showed him her tablets and the
book. He seemed horror-stricken, and
said loudly enough. for me to hear as I
leaned over the dockrail, my God |
How could I have forgotten it? My dear
girl, sit STILL"
The hustle excited general attention,
which was further increased when mes
senger was sent to the judge, who soon