The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-04-09

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! nothin' could do fur yer. maybe?
She snsvsred1 With . grstefal look.
but lir wasl sceom panied by shake NJ
the head.
Jake bent down and with his big
fore6nger softly, rumpled the hair ol
| the babyS head sthen be went out and
left theJDs Blxkes wiinw sitting ns be
had found her, aud the baby staring
down the path after him.
He walked On until he reached the
top of The little hill, where he could
look down upon the roof which covered
the pitcous scene be had Just left. Here
he seemed 10 have half mind 10 turn
back. for he hesitated and stopped, but
he changed his partial intention after
lingering momeot. and walked medi-
tatiseiy on ward, with the exclamation,
:Waai. some women do beat h-l
amszin'.'
.F9sTa1slnT a09 3a'T
'~Of course. everybody came to the
tidal. The arrangements were soon
found to be altogether too meager Pit
hldo's shed was fitted to overHnwing,
AhdsBAgget made clean sweep of all
Abe empty ,boxss in his stare
.Antonios lawyer. sharp eyed, sharp
featured fellow from Galveston. had
buatied about with surprising agility on
the day previous. holding mysterious
cOnference with iil-conditione,i fellows
of Gueldo's kidney. ~
jake Smith Was highly dissatisfied
Asd even the Judge was heard to utter
some nnisgiv;ngs; however, by the time
the proceedings had really commenced
be esinsd confidence. sr ts0gs ssssF.s
The court wasa asse mbled, the Jury
had been chosen. and the witnesses were
all present save. ene-Blake's widow.
l.. Pretty soon there was stir at the
door. then Durmnr OF surprise ran
through the crowded room.
b = May be ID, said Jake Smith,
audihly. ii she. hasn't brought her
1aby.'g. sa1 sszsssas So.
What reason she may havs had for
not leaving the little thing in charge Of
some ~ ympsthizipg weman--and there
were plenty who w would have been glad
of the trust--wss not apparent; how
ever that might be. there 1t was clasp.
ed firmly in her arms, its bright red
cheek contrasting with her whiteness,
and its fathers sunny hair mips ling
with her dark }ocks. fa -
With some difficulty way was made
through the thrcng to her seat. which
had been placed on one side OF the
Judge, directly opposite the candle box
on the other, where Antonio Sat. Shs
took her place and never moved during
the whole trial. excepting as she was
required. to. testify. and once when the
baby tagged ct some glisteuing thing
that lay hidden in the folds of her
dress. at. which che. took pains to DIS.
tract its attention with q chip from the
floor.
Al FOR ths baby. il sat there with it.
big blue eyes open 70 their fullest ex.
f'lnt. entirely absorbed in the novel
seene, save at tho moment when the
| Irresistible glitter caught its eye.xwY
Every one so9. bang present, the
trial went on in good earnest. A
number of witnesses were examined,
whose testimony showed that Gneldo
had had trouble with Blake. and more
than once threatsned his life; thai
0ueldo's pistol..wss one charge short on
tie evening .0f the day of the murder;
whereas ID the norniug it had been
full; thst 4e WAS seen that morning
around Biaks's Aonse. sud. more than
oil that Blake's widow had heard Gu
slda's voice inst. tefore ths fatal shot,
and had scenhiS Sretreatins form as she
ErsS in. -.
I At this slast point the Galveston
lawyer asked the witness lew ques
t,ons regarding how she knew il was
Geuk3ns and how she had recognized
rtbs voice for his. She diau't ksow
HoW exactly. hut Was bono the tess sure
for that. q as II kogs ..es .sassii
There had bsen - sumor Abont that
sous one bad heard Antonio make q
.buist cf having done for Blake this
time. but If there was ssswitnesa for
this he could not b found now 81
Z And 20 the prosecution cloSe0.
The Galveston lawyer Deg1h BY In
volving In q whslpool 81, hoSe1ass con-
| trsdiction. the witness who had sworn
70 haYipg seen Guido pesrx Blake
h6use u t7ep ~ III pstiated en- the ease
Nth which one person may be mistaken
isr another. AID brought witness ta
show hog Gasldo had alrsadj been said
t0 resenble some one in the village
Fipelly. he producei three OF tho i'll
k6Ao oitioned fellows before referred to
Who swere that Antonio was with
,s:" =: ., (: q ss's &. s5.as. .'s.
wne committed. ss
!! Il was Q clear case of alibi. Jake
| Emith's sston;sbment at, tho esse with
/ which ~ ting hetf bfs9 aoco6 plish-
| "a stas unbo6nded.r Hs threw dis
gusted look towStd Htbladt. bst tbc
Judge va nonelaaped and didn't eeem
to be- Interested IA thing ID Jake's Va
cinity.
! There vsg. = pause before Pitblads
xsve AisiS1f3Sa and Hten he rose hii
face we6 No. blspk. I Ill sE
GsstIsoen OF the jury said he,
l k,thio4s hes tookya turn ! didH's alto.
/ esther expec'. I doo's know as there
/ n much 20 be ss;d. I s'poss you've
/ Got 70 20 By tbs evidences. and tia,
d. Ra1y = u ys1
Antosis Gueldo killed Jem Blake. why
| Just rocollect. fkS1ls shat yee hsrsfurs
The jury ail0 06t. a6d the expectanI
I x6ii1socs. occupied jtsslf with tsbaccs
end whispered csumeusss
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