The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1880-03-24

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Ofcourse everybody came to the trial.
Ene arrangements were soon found to
he altogether too meager. Pilbladot
shed was filled to overfiowing, and
Baggett made a clean sweep of every
empty box in his store.
Antonio's lawyer, a sharp-eyed, sharp
featured fellow from Galveston. had
hustled about with surprising agility on
the day previous, holding mysterious
conference with ill-conditioned fellows
of Guedo's kidney.
Jake Smith was highly dissatisfied,
and even the judge was heard to utter
some misgivings; however, by the time
The proceedings had really commenced
he gained confidence.
The court was assembled, the Jury had
been chosen, and the Witnesses were all
present save one-Blake's widow.
Pretty soon there was stir at the
door. then murmur of surprise ran
through the crowded room.
be blamed" said Jake Smith, aJl-
dibly, If she hasn't brought her baby!"
What reason she may have had for
some sympathiZing Woman-and there
were plenty who would have been glad
of the trust-was not apparent; how
ever that might be, there it was clasped
firmly in her arms, its bright red cheek
contrasting with her whitcness, and its
fathers sunny hair mingling with her
dark locks.
With some difficulty way was made
through the throng To her seat, which
had been placed on one side of the Judge,
directly opposite the candle-box on the
other, where Antonio sat. She took
her place and never moved during the
whole of the trial, excepting as she was
required to testify, and once when the
baby tugged Mt some glistening thing
that lay hidden in the folds of her dress,
at which she took pai to distract les
attention with Il chip from the floor.
AS for the baby, it sat there with its
big, blue eyes open to their fullest eX
tent, entirely absorbed in the novel
scene, save at the moment when that ir-
resistible glitter caught its eye.
Every one being now present, the trial
went on in good earnest. A number OF
witnesses were examined, whose testi-
mOny showed that Gueldo had had
trouble with Blake, and more than once
threatened his life; that Gueldo's pistol
was one charge empty on the evening OF
the day of the murder, whereas in the
morning it had been full; that he was
seen that morning around Blake's
house, and, more than that, Blake's
widow had heard Gueldo's voice just
before the fatal shot, and had seen his
retreating form as shera out.
At this point the Galveston lawyer
asked the witness a few questions re-
garding how she knew it was Gueldo's
and how she had recognized the voice
for his. She didn't know how exactly,
but was none the less sure for that.
There had been a Iumor about that
some one had heard Antonio make a
boast of having" done for Blake this
time, but if there was witness for this
he could not be found now.
And so the prosecution closed.
The Galveston lawyer began by in
volving in a whirlpool of hopless con-
tradiction the witness who had sworn
to having seen Gueldo near Blake's
house. Then he expatiated on the case
with which one person may be mis-.
taken for another, and brought a wit,
ness to show how Gueldo had already
been said TO resemble some one in thC
village. Finally, he produced three Of
| the i'll conditioned fellows before re-
| ferred to, who swOre that Antonio was
with them on hunting expedition dur