The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-06-17

Counsel IIObcCushOus Diu youI lhAhot
ever mention your mother to your
Witness: seldom. He seemed panied
whenever I spoke of her. and / generally
refrained from questioning.
Her voice trembled as she made this hu
initiating acknowledgment She detailed
Clark's persecution of herself, and as she
went on and no Tom Black appeared, her
heart sunk within her.
Lawyer Boorum's confident look had van
ished, and he asked many frivolous ques-
tions for the sake of gaining time.
He could neither understand the absence
of his important witness, nor the unac-
countable action of the defense in allowing
the prosecution such liberty.
The willy Clark had prepared for every
emergency.
His lawyer got upon bis feet with solemn,
severe countenance.
aYour Honor, l move to have this case
dismissed as a conspiracy against my client
| The testimony is unsupported by proof and
of no avail 1t has come to point where
most convincing evidence is needed, and yet
the gap is left open. If my honorable ano
intelligent client were guilty of the heinous
acts imputed to him, why do his prosecutors
neglect to bring documentary proof? Why
do they not produce witnesses who can
show my respected client to be forger and
blackmaier? Where are the witnesses2
1 challenge the prosecution to bring them
forward"
At this juncture commotion just outside
the main entrance caused all heads to turn,
when, to the prisoners horror and dismay,
Tom Black entered court.
"Why isn't he here, cap, did you askf"
| ha cnil ha I'd S(nunsQ he
here!-think I'm the Teller. Didn't get
here afore, cause he was kept away; in
high-hown language, he was detained.
j The sympathies of the crowd, which had
changed to the prisoner, now returned to
the elated prosecutors.
The defendants counsel visibly paled
J, After silence had been restored Mr..
| Black, who stood, smiling good-humoredly,
by the door, advanced to the attorneys,
table, placed his hand on the shoulder Of
Clark's lawyer, and said:
|, MIR. Blackstone, you're one o the smart
J ones, Won are! Gents O. the police, fix him,
or he might take notion to make off under
| full sail!
| Two detectives, who were among the spec
> tatos, came forward and quickly hand
. cut1ed their man.
Now, listen, your Honor, gents O the
j., jury, and everybody else. 1 don't care to
Q be sworn in in reg lar style, and amt goin'
to be-, either l know what's been said by
0 Mrs and Miss Clayton, and know it's true,
every word of it. Here's dockymentS in
: this leetle box as will prove itP'
0 He drew out the ebony box and handed 1t
] over TO Mr.. Boorum.
'In thG concern is a marriage certificate,
:: which that animal in the two-cornered hem
y coop says is legal. But that doesn't make
a it So The gents O the force know better;
: they've proved it to be teetotal fraud; the
f minister mentioned in the certificate never
i married two parties by the name O Clark
q and Armstrong. Nor it amt down on the
Q church records. There's plenty o testi'
r mony to settle Mr.. Clark's game and prove
8 my friends easel"
s Vain were the efforts to suppress the up.
y roar which followed this speech. Cheer
after cheer went up
: Thanks, feller citizens, for your lavish,
i but heterogenus applause" said the man Of
Q mystery, after it had subsided.
# Then sudden change came over him
D His manner took on cool, determined air
}. and his voice, though still gruf, sounded
j. to Cecil like voice froro the tomb.
j. "But am the most important witness IN
e this case at this moment" he declared. 81
d have been forciby detained by the defend
a ants tricky lawyer, who had men watching
h my movements. hid myself for fear they
a would put me out of the way, and that il
j. why l am 80 late. have charge to MAKE
q against Mr.. Smith, alias Jared Clark, ALA
ls Eldridge, alias Bob Willis-the charge O
# murder and attempted murder!"
= "That defy you to proveF yelled Clark
J. bounding to his feet, in perfect frenzy
Of "Who are you that dares make so foul al
70 accusation?'
a. "Better you were dead than know" re
r, piled the accuser ~ am one of your vic
Is tins, come to taunt you. You assisted il
n, my ruin, and I do neither forget no
lg forgive l am Nemesis! For days, weeks
as months, have shadowed you, with but
il single aim, your complete overthrow. Io
&C. are anxious to know who / am. Beholo
8, Ned Clayton, risen, Phenix-like, from tn
IN furnace lighted by your handf'
e- Lost! lost!" shrieked the guilty wretch.
as "Aye irrevocably! When you locked m
o. in that burning building, you knew not ths
ty there was lite door at the back. Th
as heat brought me 10 my senses aud dl
ed charged the pistol in my pocket, but tt
be ball did not touch. Providence showed II
of the way out of that raging fame, thoug
es l bear bad mark on my arm, and In
he clothes were scorched 80 that they blistere
me. But care not for that; have bee
instrumental in saving those / love, and al
to ready for the bracelets again. Soon sha
return to my old cell, but it will not be mar
years more that l shall serve; death Wi
ah soon relieve me. 1t was not with intent
1n kill that struck William Armstrong; 1t Wi
the accursed liquor in me that did it, ar
oh, how bitterly has the act been repente
ow But there is no excuse. You, Smith, ha'
murdered your own son. and would ba'
Ter done the same for me! May you hang, al
be fed upon by birds Of prey, fit emblems
lat yourself! Judge, do with me as you will
Mt The court broke up in wild confuso
Shouts yells, and cheers drowned the cor
ro- mands Of the judge and officers, and ord
could not be restored
ad- Mrs Clayton, Cecil and the ladies we
Is hurried away.
Frantic efforts were made by the inful
red ated people to get Clark and his lawy
lily away from the officers, and the terrilyil
en-. cry of Lynch them! lynch them!" smc
|, upon the ear.
the The officers we're obliged to club pf
me sage-way for the prisoners, and then ho
+ it the crowd back at the pistols point
hat Tom, III company with two detective
me and the Judge, disappeared through do
ter near the judges bench.
ely
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