The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1874-11-07
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CHAPTER XXI.
SAMUEL ARNOLD

80 generally had all ITS asptc.s been taken
up and surmised, and spevulatsd upon. tla-
4 hdd been farce. aud that no ground,
had existed for the ready action Of the
Judge aud jury upon that occasion I'm
less some new evidence were introduced ~
the Prosecution, unless some new develop
mvnts we're made manifest II seemed clear
70 ali that guilty or not guilty, he slight
evidence, the circuustautial testimony.
could nos convict the singular man, whu
had 50 strangely surrendered himself 40 10
justice, ana vine had strongly aud siren
Ously asserted ms innocence throu .bnut
the entire affair
When the Judge entered the room. aud a
new jury had been lmrauclled W try the
case, a hush pervajod the court. There
were the wurkluLmeu and Robert Parton
on the one SIDE. ana Edwin Au1y. Mr..
IrenayL6 and the village constable on the
other The latter ludIvla4t- Vas l1ud Ill
his protests as To the innocence OF the
prisoner, but he was compelled ~ testify
as 10 the lnceudItry words which hc had
over heard Il bert Parton utter upon the
night ~ tne meeting preceding the tire.
Near u Edwin Amnry sat ms two con
tederates tine men who mad followed the
eX-tramp James MayI.gw to X ebert Par
ton hiding place IN the mountain cabin
There we're few IN the room who knew that
the two men we're directly or Indirectly in
teresJed IA the case, and we're to give IN
evidence The case would be hotiy con
tested one All could see that, tor Edwin
Amory was pale and excited, and Robert
Parton vas silent, but sarguine.
So the ordinary formulas Of the court
were hurried through, and the impatient
throng gave uiterance 10 a lOa murmur uf
satisfaction as the counsel for the prose
cution arose from his seat and said
As al. the arguments preliminary ID
the trial have been gone through Iu the
former trial, We shall 20 over The task
We "lll recapitulate by SIMPLY saying, that
our evidence upon that trlal coucluslyely
proved that the prisoner had been heard
to utt-r q remark, urging his cnmlnuuIstic
friends, his fellow wurhln1men, % tire the
shops. THIS and other evidence III SIM
lar character, tended 10 procure his conyic
tApn. We cannot see hoN the first verdict
OF the jury can be contr.verted, II 10 new
or additional evidence can be INTRODUCED By
th- defendant
We have other evidence to otfer. SAID
Robert counsel, quietly.
And 50 have We. Since tile last trial
We have obtained new evidence Of a char
acter entirely IIcontrOyerta0le Ia this
evidence Is involved the clear fact that thy
prls uer not only made the lucendlary
speech alluded 10, but hired a man 10 bre
he shops This fact We can prove by two
No esses, and by other cOrrelstve evi-
GeLce.
A murmur oi surprise aud condemnation
ran through the assembla.e AZ tins an
nouncement. The jury became more at
tentlve, and the two men behind Edwin
Amory moved uneasliy Ia their seats.
As there is no necessity OF proving
what was made clear upon the last trial,
We will waive any further examination Of
Mr.. Tremayne, AIr. Amory and the con
stable, upon the words Of the prisoner as
10 hrlng the SHOPS. and VIII call our first
witness Samuel Arnold.
At the mention Of the name one ~ the
men Who sa, near Edwin Amory, and who
had followed the eX-trsmp, a. ose and came
forward to the witness stand, all eyes beng
strained to catch glimpse u his features
He look at the prosecuting attorney, and
stood ready to answer the all interrogation
les. Then followed the ensuing couytrsa-
ton
"Nhat is your name r.
samuel Arnold
Where do you reside II
"In tins town, Paterson.
hat Is your JusIuessl
81 am mac inst by trade.
Are you acquainted with the prisoner
at the bar 4
a. am
How long ave you known him.
About three weeks.
Did you see the prisoner upon the
n ght Of the fire :"
M did"
State TO the jury under what circum-
stances you saw him.
was returning from a call upon a
neighbor with friend Mr.. Barton, and as
We came ~ the village hotel, We stopped
i.r moment on the veraudah, and sat
down on the bench. There was meeting
Of the strikers IN the hall up stairs, and we
had not been there but minute OF SO
when We saw two men come around from
the stables and stand by the side OF the
porch One of the men was the prisoner,
the other was a man Who worked here one
day, by name, James Mayhem
Did you hear any conversation be-
tween tile two men n
Il dld."
~ hat was its purpOrt III
"Well says he
Says who r.
Says the prisoner, I'VE must do it to-
night.
Was there any Ieply e.
There was"
What VAS it =
81 think, he said
stop moment" the counsel for the
defendant interposed, tell what you
know, not what you think. 7
Well, then" says Mayhem, "it will
be a good chance. No one knows that
am in the village, and you viii not be sus-
pected Of having any hand in the affair.
You see ! can ire the shop, leave the Yll-
lage, and YOU can send me the money for
the Job. BE sure to do it while the meet.
ing is going on, says the prisoner.
- will, says Mayhem.
"Ill have my revenge now for turning
ing me out Of employment, says the pris-
onsr."
Did they then leave the spot }"
"'They did"
4. e9y1 - fAonE
NJ sfl.e gsgasAWi wsn8 back into the
AssE. and Sfsy hew started towards the
ahcEs:
Bow long after did the fire occur"
About al hour.
q Where we're you III the meantime r.
"Why Barton and went down to the
courthouse To tell the constable. We
could not find him, and as we were coming
: * the frt broke out.
Ply dii you not give iii this tes-
-mony on he first trial. III tL9 Judge
asked.
The witnes' hesitsted
Had You any malice agains. the pris-
onerl'
:. n me