The Lincoln County herald., 1868-11-26
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jamie aud sought the Office Sf Squire
t,a!!n.sn, A good man, The Squire wa,
and an honest lawyer, Whes - discov.
srsd who I vas and my business. be told
me blaDtly that he did not wish 70 under.
"And are you afraid ,h.. III no. psy
you r asked. ;'Indssd, sir. if Il costs
years Of lab9h you shall receive every
cent chat you shsfgs.', ,'|'''''''' ... ,.,gt, ~.
Hs sniiee sadly. .,, T ~ -" =
mo, madam, tie not the money" he
said "but I do not like 10 feel that the
saving Of aoybody'' life depends On my
"Lite r I replied, "~ould they hang
jamie r =
"lt found guilty. 10 all probability
they will" he replied. ~ '''' I
I scarcely knew what I said, but I
begged and implored Mr.. Caruan to save
the poor boy. At last he consented to
visit him "snd If I am convinced Of bis
innocence" he added, II will ende,vor to
obtain his acquittal .... .
So the Squire vent to the Jail, tas I
was told aftsrwards,) and saw my son
alone in bis cell = = ''i '' "
"James," said he. kindly. II wan. to
know tho truth in this case. Ny position
as lawyer, aud the rules Of the Court
rondsr whatever you may tell me now
sacred secret. By acknowledging your
guilt IL you are guilty. shall be able
to shape my defence so as to obtain tho
lightest possible punishment." .""'
Then Jamie stood up boldly IN his
cell, and raising his right hand toward
Heaven. he said:'
"Mr. Carnan, they may hang me If
they want to, but I am entirely innocent
Of this charge. and I am willing to die
with these words on my lips"
The lawyer looked steadily into JAMES
eyes for moment, and he must have seen
truth written there, for he took his hand,
and said:
'"T believe you, Riley, aud I viii Dc.
fend you. Now tell me where you we're
last Sunday night ?"
"Wcll," answered jamie, "I spent the
evening at a friends house IN the North.
ern part Of the village. I returned home
between eleven and twelve o'clock" y
"And passed the Presbyterian Church
on yoir Gay?' ''''u f'
II did" replied Jamie. 81, '''''
Did you see any one ID that vicinity ?"
ayes, sir" h''.'i i.-'''
"WboP" 'gi -'t,-r'. .r".-,
II cannot answer that question, Mr..
Carnan." '' 81 81 ''a ' ,,li''.'.'
Then the lawyer sat, and thought for
a little while, and without another word
he left the cell and went straight TO his
Office nor did Jamie see him again until
the day Of the trial.
But he was not idle in the meantime,
and when called on him once, ho told
me to be Of good cheer; that he believed
my son to be innocent. and hoped to clear
him. .i. 80 ,.'" ''' -
Maggie Bryan grew paler and paler
day BY day, and it wus little sleep that
she got ut nights. When { Q th, uxhtless
villagers talked Of Jamis's guilt, her
cheeks turned red, and her eyes flashed
bright as the stars in Heaven.
The trial came off 10 two weeks-and
long weeks they were to me but prayed
for strength, aud I think the good Lord
heard my prayers, and be gave me power
to bear my cross. ~
A great crowd there was in the Court
room when the day came. 80.
jamie was led in by the constable, and
took his sent in the prisoners bog, a.
calm and collected a. though he had been
sitting by the 6reside at homo. " ..
3 Mr.. Carnun was seated near jamie, and
his face looked very serious, while he
showed by all his actions that he was
deeply interested IN the case. '7'-'
Maggie aud I haas seat together, but
We scarcely spoke q word during the pre-.
partition for tho trial We thought it
would occupy the whole day, but it csme
to an uneA pected termination. 80
Joseph Milvsrd was the Grst witness
called. p He told the same story that he
had at Jamie's former examination.
: I remember the scene v n. ar ''' > .
" The District Attorney had asked the
question, and, having Gnishsd, hssaid
"ihat will do,tir." - .'l - 70 2ier'
Milward was about to leave tho witness
stand. when MI, Carnan spoke up:
awe will crossexami . the witness" ="
OIL what q cross. .eEamniAtion that
was I And what % excitement there was
In Court 40 ''sm" 1f 20 i'nr ~ 4
IS The old Judge dropped his srectacles,
the District Attorney looked 6la.k, tho
Jury scratched their heads, spd the vast
crowd kept still Is mice, 'tbat they might
hear every word. 0 p. n..Dfof'f =
Mr.. Carnan had fsrrstsd ont the whole
casc, and from ~ mouth Of th.t same
witness be proved thst Joseph Wilvasd
and his cohpspion were the guilty. par
ties, and that they had been aided by
many ~ ths Wealthy young men Of the
village, and before hs had 6dishsd. the
District Attorney Jumped up .nd 7 1aid n
. !'"'M.y + please ths Court, ~ throw up|
NJ rsse W"N; ,G'.iF fi'6i Nhe "-| pfH'
D Then Jamie Vas disch srsed fSrth vith