Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1869-01-16
JOHN HENTHORN'STRIAL
Is,m the QuiSor EnglishN Nsgnsins.

Is,m the QuiSor English AsGasins.
Ons BY enc the charges were read over
IL, Jshr Henthoin, stood charged sith
having stolen \ handsome gold watch. four
other ARTICLES OF Jewelry, and some bank
notes, from Ebentz.r Grant, commerce.
traveller; and he vas charged on the rec
ond count with having the above mention
si articles ia his possession, knowing them
e. have been stolen. He was only q lad
Jus; eighteen lie had no friends in thu
great city, which seemed TO him 80 hard
hearted, at that moment, 10 be continuing
tie business with the same eager ro,r al
ever, while he stood on his trial Ito had
no friends ? Yes. lao hal a dear li,tl.
his little sister, Lucy. She was stand
ing bv, listening to the person who read
ever these charges in . hard. d.y, matter
Of fact s,yls, and then asked her brother
-yss, though she could net hardly believe
1t. il wss her own baothsr John, whs stood
there in the dock, between two policemen
-asasd her brother whether hs was guilty
or not guilty.
She listened eagerly for John q reply She
saw bic mouth open and make an ins6sct-
ual effort T. form the VERDE II length.
With . great gasp, il caos-"Nos guilty"
Listle Lucy brsathed more freely. Her
little finger vas laid upon Der lips her
thin face was palsr than ever, bot her
eyes were bright and anxieus- no, net 20
much anxious - watshful and sagar. She
knew nsw-fer she had heard her brother
spssk-that JsAn wAs innocent; aud
though she knsw-fer she was nearly fam
ished-Asw sersly Jshn might have been
asmptsd By necessity. yet Johns word Vas
psesed. and Jshn was innocent.
John was innecsut but John must be
proved innocent. She know that the gene
slsmsn ranged 10 rows before the Judge
were oil clever lawyers. who could prove
that John had stolen nothing % she
clipped down from the crowd among which
she vas standing, aad, being - small, she
passed upobssAved to tho corner Of the
lawyers seats. She watched all th, il
faces for lsng time. Some Of them were
bus'lv engaged turning over great massss
81 paper and parchment others were
citing msodiiy with their hsnds pressed
upon their forshssds, brisfless barrstsrs,
VINO mere meditating on the inequalities Of
abe world. and how il vas that that den.
ssly stupid Fumblsfrnmp has his hands
fall Of cases." and they, "whs could beat
his head of II billiards. or any other gen
tlemaniy employment were left brief
less. Amoag these unhappy and invslun-
tsrisy idle bsrristers, was one who had fer
fearseeu years frsqusnted this courts, and
never net with that tressure--s brief. Tie
had no connection enc 10 give him q
start. His little fortune Was ebbine SLOWLY
away. He bad managed 70 pick up few
pounds in varitty Of ways. lie had
t>A ~ Al.
gsnce Of an appalling accident, when he had
been fortunate enough 70 witness, 70 soms
of the daily papers, and had received . few
shillings tss his trouble. But Bit BY Bit his
little eapital-ths carstul, hard-earned saw
Tags Of loving father. the vicar Of little
country living -dwindlsd away. He Vas
thinking. With his head between his hands
--shink,os bitterly Of HE improbable life
he csntrastsd his own position 81 csmpuls
s,ry idlsness and unavoidable gsntility with
the industrious and grateful toll Of the day.
osborer. He pictured the rough handed
man returning from his work-,ired. but
no, sxhsustsd-the merry faces and the
hearty greeting 3 the growing children, and
the ra1isut-faesd wife. He then thsus BIT
Of himself, Edmund Csrsw, returning to his
lonely chambers with pale face aud detected
spirits; and Edmund Csrsw wss about Il
curss the day Of his birth, whrn light
finger was aid upon his elbow, and . face
paler and saddsr than his own looked up q,
him.
"Nill you make the Judge lot my brothc,
Off"
"whc 10 your brother. little woman ~
Little Lucy pointed TO the dock.
Nov, by some means or other. Edmund
Carsw's ears had heard the charges against
the lad in the dock. and his msmsry had
retained the outline Of the o,ss. though his
mind had been occupied with bsuosninl
his s9n unhappy lot. He looked up At ths
lad, and saw . tins, manly looking young
fsllsv confronting the whole court. In al
tootaat isssea was taught 70 the lawyer
6eee wss yeuth, frisndlees IN great city
.-eaA - bsldly keeoisg COED heart ia