The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-08
THE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT SUNDAY, FEBRUARY s. 1880.

my. ''Ot course neS nnu-you We 2Ot--bneI
ain nothin could do fur yer, may be2"
She ans wered with n grateful look, but II
waa ACC ,mpanied by ehake Of the head.
Jake bent down, and, with hls blk fore
finger, softly rumpad the hair of the baby'e
haad Then he went out and left them
Blake's widow sitting a. he had found her
and the baby staring down the path after
him.
He walked on until he reached the top oi
the little HILL where he could look down upon
the roof which covered the pitHOuR scene nc
had just left. Here he seemed % have hall
mind to turn back for he hasitated anu
stopped, hut he changed bis partial Intention
after lingering q moment. and walked meii-
tattve onward, with tho exclamation. wen,
some women do beat sone things anazln.
or course everybody came to the trial.
The arrangements were soon inund 10 he
altogether too meagre Pitblaod's she'd was
! filled to Overlooking, and HapRett made a
| clean sweep of every empty box In his store.
Antonio'- lawyer. y aharp-eyed, sharp ies..
tnrpd fellow from Galveston, had huatled
1 about with surprising agility on the day pro-
vloua holding mysterious conferences with ILL
conditioned fellows Of Guedus kidney.
Jake Smith was highly dissatisfied. and
even THE judge WAC heard tn utter sone m,s-
glvings; however. by the time tho proceed
| inEs had really commenced no gained cont
dancG.
| The court waa assembled the jury had been
chosen. and the witnesses were all present
| Save one-Blake's widow.
Pretty soon thnre was stir MT tho door !.
| then y murmur of surprise ran through tho
crowded room.
May III blamed" said Jake Smith, audi
| bly, ~ abe hasn't brought her baby "
Whit reason she may have had for not
| leaving the little thug In charge of solne
syinp.thizIng woman-and there were plenty
| who would have been glad Of tho trust-waa
not apparent; however, that might Nv there
| II was claapeh firmly I'M her arma, tts bright,
red cheek contrasting with her Wilderness.
aud ts fathers s,lnny hair mlnNinK with her
With some difficulty way was made through
the thropg to her seat. which had been placed
on ono side Of the judge, directly opposite
the ranhe-hux On tho other, where Antunin
sat. she took her place and never moved
during tho whole vi the trial. excepting rs
ele was required to testify, and once when
tho baby tusged Mt some gisteniUg thing
that lay hidden III the folds OF her dress. ut
which eHe took paina to distract tts attention
with chip from the floor.
A., Tor tho baby IL Rat there with lta big
blue eyes open to their fullest extent. entirely
absorbed In the novel scene save at the mo-
ment VIII, II that Irresistible glitter caught it's
eye. ssssaH s1a&asisa
Every one being now present, tho trial
went on In good earnest. A number of wit
neasea were examined, whose testimony
ahowed that Hlsldo had had trouble with
life: that Gueldo's pistol WAS ono charge
short on the evening OF the day Of the muir
der. whereas In the morning It had been full !:
that he was seen that morning around Klake'a
house. and more than all that Rlakc's widow
had heard Gucdu's voice Just before the fatal
ahut and had seen his retreating form as she
ran In.
At this last point the Galveston lawyer
asked the witness n few questions regarding
how sho knew II was Gu.Ido, aud how che
| Gnl Ma tf,tav fs,rh ma "A n
know how exactly, but wac none tho lCAs sure
for that.
There had been rumor about that some
one had heard Antonio make n bnast of hay
Ing "dune for Bake this time, hut II there
were a witness for this he could not be found
now.
And 20 the prosecution closed
The Galveston lawyer began by involving
In whirlpool OF hopeless contradiction the
witness who had aworn to having seen Gueldo
near Dlake's house. Then he expatiated on
tho ease with which one peraon may be
miataken for another, and brought witness
To show how GupuO had already been eaid
to res mble some one III the village. Finally,
he produced three or the i'll conditioned TEL
lows before referred tn. who swore that An
tonic was with them on II hunting expedition
during the whole OF the day on which the
murder was committed.
Ii was h clear case OF abb Jake Stnith' q
astuIli.hmcnt ut tho cas-. With which the
thing had hs Il accomplished was nnl,nunhed.
He threw a ,iiegusted look toward Pitblado,
but the judge was nonpltssed, and didn't
seem to be Interested with things in Jakes
Vicinity.
There was pause before PIihlado gave his
charge, and when ho rose his lace was rather
blank.
"Gantlemen Of the jury" said hr. "things
has took u turn didn't altogether .xpec'. I
don't know M there's much Ia he said. |
s'pose YOU We got to go hv tho evidence. an
that don't need any explaniu'. 'Er you kin
make out aaoordin' ter TINT, that Antonio
Gar'ho Killed Jsm Blake, why. just racolert.
that's what Yer here fur"
The jury filed out. and tho expeotant audi
enee occupied itsslf with tobacco and Wills
perai com ulenta.
Jake Smith iiigeted about on his box, and
cast anxious chances through the open door
toward the culnp VI nopnls where tho jury
we're celebrating.
Antonio talka, and laughed In an under
tone with his counsel, and Bltko's widow sat
staring at them with compressed lips and u
strong expression OF determination coming
into her face
II wasn't long before the jury filed In again,
all seating themselves but the spokesman,
and Judge Pitblado rose, wpipg his forehead
with his sh,i t-sleeve.
"StrAightened II out have yerT asked he.
nodding to the spokesman.
The man nodded slowly In return.
oval, lets have IL then"
| EYER soc" said the spokesman. with u hes-
itating aud disappointed air. "ef yer hadn't a
corraled us with stickin' ter the evidence. we
! might u done better. but aecordin' ter that.
Antonio wasn't thar when the murder WAS
done. an ef he warn't thar. he couldn't II done
1t, m et he didn't DO IT, why-then or course
| he's not guilty.
Putblaio didn't dare to look at anybody; he
stared up ~ the rafters-down at tho table
nowhere In particular; and then turned half
way towards Antonio.
You kin go" said he, speaking with great
deiheratton, but wouldn't stay round here
too long"
There was dead pause for minute, and
NJ h ,dy moved.
| Jake Smith exploded single expressive
word, which he had held in for some time
p.sf, and Blake's widow stood up.
"Have YOU got through, judge" che asked
/ wal -I-s'pose 50"
"And there's nothing more to be done?'
1 Tin afraid ther ain't."
and he's free to 9o!'
| "Y-a-n-s
Antonio Guedo rose. with an insolent grin
! and picked Mp his hat