The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-08-05

relatives Of his with whom / was ac-
qualnted-Milly, Lucy-but there was an
air Of heavy, dull verisimilitude over his
whole narration.
Then the cross.examination began.
Isaiah had accounted for himself on
every hour of the day of the tragedy, up
to ten o'clock at night, the murder hav-
ing been at seven. He stood his ground
quite well at first, when he was called
on to repeat his statement, but on the re-
direct examination he suddenly broke
down. can remember having been in
such a.state Of. mind myself, when every
thing around me has all at once become |
a blank. Isaiah looked about him help |
lessly. It suddenly came over HIM that |
he had been betrayed by his own care
lessness into giving an account to his law
yer OF the day before the murder! He
had been coached on that. His dull, de- |
pendent intellect refused to think and
plan for itself on the spur Of the moment.
he was too bewlldered and confused to
remember. The prosecuting lawyer
tainted him. The prisoners counsel
tried to encourage him. But his only
answer was, II don't see whar is, sir;
has lost myself"
There was ripple Of unfeeling merr1-
ment through the courtroom. Isaiah's
previous statement passes for an unmiti-
gated lie. I sit cold and stern. I catch
1sa1ah's eye and it's look Of stolid dis
comfort. I believe in him.
At the same time-and this makes my
fears for him all the stronger believe
it possible that the testimony of the 9th
er prisoners may have been tissue of
people to be sure that, on an emergency,
it is as easy for some of them to lie as
to speak the truth. However, there is
nothing more to be done. Isaiah has
played the part assigned him in the days
programme. I ascertain this, and then I
leave.
I went straight to his old mothers. I
found her occupied in patching a pair Of
old trousers for one of her grandsons. She
was very quiet and down-hearted. led
the conversation gradually to the subject
| of Isaiah. She put down her work and
wiped away tear or two. ..a....
II wud nebber lib troo it 'cep: fur one
ting" she said. ri feels so cole an hun
CRY an miserable in my heart: an den
SEE ter myself, Der is a God, dere is a
God,' AMI warns up, an has enuff an te,
spare. 1t don't last, ter be sure an ]
has ter preach ter myself ober and obez
again but while it lasts I feel full oh de
great I am" .-......
r We talked over the trial. In fact it &C.
Cured to me that her memory might be
called to the assistance of Isaiah:s. She
. checked off the days of the week Of the
murder, recalling the incidents of each
t one. Tuesday, Isaiah had had a job o:
hauling to do; Wednesday step by stel
. she recalled the day, just as Isaiah hac
o done for Thursday, up to 10 PM, as he
: had described it. Thursday was the day
|. Of the murder. He had made rather NOR;
:. than usual on Wednesday, and he hat
i gone quite early on Thursday on the loaf
8 which he always constitutonally
d believed he earned after two days work
s Aunt Lucy took up her patching agai,
at this stage. She shook her head, anG
y her voice fell. The melancholy fact wa
: that Isaiah had returned home early Il
n the afternoon, so much under the iniu
e 9ence of liquor that he had spent the res
b Of that day, that night, and half the mex
;. day on pallet in a cornor of his oil
e mothers room. saw how it Was direct
q IT, His brain had remained hopelessl
d bemuddled as to the incidents of Thurs
r day, and he had confused them wit
: those of Wednesday,. Had any one els
n seen him? inquired, hopefully, remem
bering the slender stream of custom, tha
d never quite fell off. In fact Aunt Luc
IS named three or four persons who ha
,e been in and out for needles and threa
8 while Isaiah lay there. As we spoke or
Of of these very persons happened in oppo
a. tunely. I stated the position to her, an
" she readily recalled it's having oeen a
t. Lucy related. ..s
oe ais been a-studyin' dis myself, mis-
IS, has. SEE I, how kin dis var Isaiah ha
at cut dis var white gemman ter piece
when he is lynn so ter speak, drunk
le his ole mudder's shops No sar, SEE
st Cotch Isaiah Carroll dom sech ting
IT. dat! I seen him lynn in dat ar corner a
h, ter dark: Tuesday, myself. Isaiah Ca
" roll, what's more, wudn't hurt fly.
n knows de boy we'll. It are altogeth'
as different wild dem oddel two. Quindy
,et wife, when she heerd he war arrested, 81
ar say herself, Dat husban' oh mine ALA.
war wuthless niger. Isaiah bore Z
be sech character ... --....
an Fortified with what had heard, I pr
he ceeded to communicate with the lawy,
he who was undertaking to defend Isal'
EN- Carroll. It happened that the name
I'd, this gentleman was familiar to me.
ed had seen him once or twice at croqu
it parties on our lawn. In response tc
al mes sage I sent him through my broth
wo he presented himself at our house.
1t gathered directly that he was defendn
lat Isaiah, from a sincere persuasion Of
IN innocence. ssIt seems he had seen I
IN here" Mr.. Ordway let fall, 'when
the was walking around in your garden.
The recognized him on this hint as prote
nd of yours, and | made up my mind to g
six him off if I could. Now for the facts,
BILE you please
, gave them to him, waxing ditfuse,
fear, according to my sex's failing. B
be he listened thoroughly. AS he left,
ICY said. with little laugh, "Your cha