Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-06-18
Further along, referring to Mrs.
oh aud b;s Enouledce of her absO.

Further along, referring TO Mrs.
Smith aud his knowledge OF her abso-
ute innocence of the murder, he said
Remorse would at this moment be-
come SO strong that felt that If any
sacrifice on my part would result in the
saving of her life would willingly en-.
dureit. Once, indeed, was
50 worked upon, that in the middle OF
the night, and though sound asleep. l
sprang from the bed and di! not wake
until the Waterman touched me, when
/ found myself III the middle OF the
floor. The Waterman was white as
death, and told me that cried out: Oh,
no! no! nor And vel | might, for in
nv sleep had dreamed that, waking,
saw ia a G, fila by my side Mrs. Smith,
while above her was "a scafold in all its
bideous ghastliness. Gu the other side
of the coffin was thin, shadowy pres
ence that, pointing its finger down into
the cofiiu, exc aimed: 'You are the
cause of this!"
He passed through many alterations
of hope aud despair, as he describes
them, until the time set for the execu-
ton approached. lit may seem in-
credible he says, "to me even now it
seems singular, as my memory has
brought it rather indistinctively to my
mind, yet it is true that within week
of the time appointed for my execution
I became so thoroughly resigned that
| the thought of death itself had no hor-
ror. Not that 1 did not feel, in all its
fullness, the awfulness of the death to
which was doomed and the terrible
stain that it would forever leave upon
NY name. All tAis l July (how fully
can never find words to express) felt,
! but the calm that came upon me was
the calmntss of resignation born OF that
entire acceptance and belief ia the SD
preme Power that governs all, who, If
He so willed that should suffer for
this crime, OF which 1 was guiltless.
did it Tor y purpose that, however in
scrutable to me, was doubtless. to His
omniscience, all sufficient"
Then cane the news Of the granting
for a new trial He says: - have
read and heard of those who, standing
on the brink of a precipice, have felt
the earth crumble and fall beneath
their feet-nothing above them but the
vast heavens, nothing below them for
thousands of feet but the light air,
through which they felt themselves
falling with momentariiy acceleratei
speed. A twig, u blade of grass, II
branch, perchance small stone. has
for an Instant stayei the frightful i'm
petns. How t.ey have chung aud held
on to it, digging their nails into tn
earth, biting with their teeth to no pur
Pose. Down. down they have fallen.
suddenly and unlocked for, as un-
thought of, an obstacle stays their pro-
gress, anu holds them hanging on th'
frightfal abyss. They are saved! Can
they describe their feelings? No! Mel
tner eau H.
He describes the beginning and prog
ress of the second trial until it reached
the point where the jury had retired.
II noticed" he says. without appa-
citlent sanmo ~ make The slightest IA
| preston upon me uutib saw the last
of the jurors pass slowly away. Then
the break which followed, the noise
hustle and confusion, though at the
time did not notice them, probably
brought mo to myself. My anxiety
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every other feelins; and yet, with all
this there was conviction in my ow.
mind that the verdict would BIZ one OF
acquittal, tempered every now and then
by the remembrance of that former tx
perience when, with equal assurance OF
acquittal, aud with much of the same
grounds for basing that assurance up
on, the verdict was an unfavorable one.
l did, indeed. realize that all things
were possible"
"This mental incertitude continued
until the judge and jury were once
again assembled. The verdict, Not
guilty, found an answering echo in my
heart. l felt my nerves leap together
as If renewed life and energy had
q "akened in my soul. I was free once
more; my fellow mans equal; once
more able to Call my soul my own-to
be my own master, to live, to speak.
and act as I chose"