Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-02-22

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Sc Who called In such harsh and broken base.
fellow, With heavy stoop In the back who
stood under the porch Of alittle tavern by the
roadside. He beckoned to me, ami rode up to
"ya!" said he, in his rauccus tones. az see ro,
up dere shoost now, didn't It?' pointing to wards
i nodded assent.
80! tink 50, den. LAWYER, Ell, from courtP
coon fer Shake Moore,s pisness-ab? SO
den! thinks so! Slump down leetls, und
a aaoe, class ssr nit me; deis you something's
Mein Himmel, ia! Heinrich, dake de shentle-
eoot!' =
I dismounted. followed nv German fri,na
into his little bar-rOom, and drank glass of
bier with him. He pushed me a cigar over the
counter, came out with couple more glasses
Of bier, and shouldering me TO chair by a
Little table In corner, Sat down, and m ide me
do likewise.
$50 den,'' said he, after giving me a light,
81 deiis yoa something's! l dink Shake More
SO, de constable, UNI he dclls me vas pig
hll das Quaker"
"What do YOU maan?'' asked in great ex-
az dells You. ] see das mann, mein self. 1
vas go py de sobool-bcuse pack from Humperg
ant ven goes by te Bolts Iefei pranch HIS see e
das mann sit by de fence in de dusk, und he
peck on me to SO way; unit I dry to ride close e
NIT him on nein horse, to see vat he vas if
know him, unit vat de matter vas NIT him; mt
you tink der fertamt horse will not COON to
him, bot brance, unit go pack, unit schweat, unit
drimpie, unit dunn unit ruined away; unit ven
goes pack dere NIT de horse pimepy, What YOU
tink. das old mann bin gone! He vas pale fike
das wall, ind tink ii vas his own throat he vas
cut. not Shake Moore"
. When was that"
NJ Y IL olta .nsx ct II n
iTmpossiblel You mean Wednesday,,
81 means vat I dells you, mein friend. It
vas Durstay in the efening! Vendsday vas
thrash mein wheat, unit dat Durstay vas 20 to
mein bruders to get some butter unit eggs NIT
him vas 60 to market dot night. ] reckon
don't 60 init de market on Venstay night, mein
friend. Dot is mein pisness, to de market. JAZZ
''Who else saw him on Thursday?"
al don't know, mein friend! fdells you vat
saw unit vat tink, INT Shake Moore vas not
Pent vas cali me. Bot tink dat Mees Straidt,
she dell you something's about dat-she bin on
de look out der ten year past, unit see all vat go
leg, he dells you something's, tink. pin NIGHT
Elm lawyer, mein friend, bot i links Shake
Moore 9;eI ish not put das odt Quakers ghd out
In half an hour was riding back towards
Humberg in very different mood. Observing
great caution, i pushed my inquiries in every
direction, and i'm the course of two days had
III
had analysed it and laid it before Mr.. Grandi-
son, on my return, surprised that gentleman
amazingly, and made him say, as he grasped
my hand, "knOx, ID you can prove the half of
that our man will be acquitted!"
swered.
When the case of the State VS.. Jacob NJ
Moore was called, the next week, il was in the,
presence OF large and curious audience. For
a wonder, both state and prisoner were ready
for trial, the witnesses were all present, and a
t,rx rrtn.No ln.t I'll.
in the box. stold and impassive as ever, but
something improved in looks by clean shirt
and the use OF hair-erush. Sally, by his side,
looked like another child. She was washed and
combed, and had on a neat new frock and
apron, which Grandson lhad bought and the
jailor's wife made for her. All the spectators
were Interested in her, and the hearts Of most
OF them softened towards the prisoner for her
sake. The states officer made a brief state
ment OF the law OF murder, spoke OF what he
should prove, and claimed verdict of felOniOus
homicide OF the highest grade. Then Mr.
Grandson arose, and, after accepting the prose-
cutors law, and saying that he would leave the
facts to speak for themselves informed the
court that he was suffering from a severe head
ache, that would prevent him frOr0 doing more
than passively watching the ease; but that he
had no scruples about It, since his clients in
terests were perfectly safe in the hands of his
able and ingenious associate whom he was
proud to have as a cOlabOrer, ETC., etc.
..Aha!' whispered the states officer to me-
!'the old fox knows he has no case, and wants
you to take all the osium OF failure"
"Well see" L returned, Oracularly, nv face
glowing and my heart thrObbing with gratitude
towards Grandson for his evident intention to
let me have all the credit of our singular de-
fence.
The case went on the facts were proved as 1
have already told you; and as witness after
witness gave in his statement, without any
crOss-examinatiOn by Inc, could see that the
District Attorney was beating his brains in
puzzled endeavor to find out the line of defence
l meant to adopt But this was precisely what
l did not choose he should do. | asked but very
few questions. made all the witnesses give
assurance that II was positively on Wednesday
had been seen TO go into Jake MoOres. made
them assure the jury that the body was found
on Friday evening. carefully and plainly
Beard, that the body when found, could not
have been dead less than, two DAYS. / estab-
lished also, by Mrs. McCausand, that she had
nesday, and had sold his daughter gallon for
cash, early on Thursday morning. This fact,
so damning, had not been elected by the prose-
cutting attorney, and when I brought it out
plainly, he stared at me full of wonder.
(Which side are Won On?" asked he.
'NOu'll see, presently retorted I, glancing
towards Grandson, who smiled benignant APP
prevail.
The case for the state was closed, and rose
to open for the defence.
MAY it please your honor and gentlemen
in nature, no matter on what side YOU view
it, so there are things in evidence which are
inexplicable, which it is folly to attempt in
this case; we do not pretend to account for
either the facts already adduced, nor for those
which we shall adduce. We simply give you
those facts, in order, by their own showing,
to make it clear that, whether the unknown
was murdered or not, he was not murdered BY
the prisoner at the bar, and could not have been
murdered by him. have to request that the
witnesses, both for state and defence, be re-
moved, in order that all suspicion OF collision
may he avoided
Ii was 50 ordered.
s'Call Johann Ammermann."
My friend Of the lager bier tavern took the
stand, and made the statement have already
given: insisted upon his giving an unmistak
able description of the person he had seen
Thursday evening, and he swOre graphically to
the white cravat with the bow a little &wry.
'Tk1sday''-he means Wednesday evening, OF
course" saidthe States attorney, correcting.
s.No he dOnti' said +: and AmmArmann was
splutteringly positive that he knew Wednesday
from Thursday.
''But, your Honor" said the States attorney,
''this is palpably mistake. The murder took
place on Wednesday-it could not have taken
place later: how then could the man be seen
alive on Thursday? 1t is an ahsuTdity!'