The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-03-20

quite involuntary, for nothing was further
from Helens mind than the possibility or
nrevaricalion or concealment; but she felt
as If every word she uttered was another
buge obstacle laid In the way of her lov.
crs ,couittal. Her voice got lower and
lower, but so still was the huge crowd IN
the courtroom that even the hard'hearing
iuryman caught every word
When the time came for cross-eNamlna
tion. Helen was so exhausted that she was
compelled TO ask few moments respite,
which was accorded to her with few kind
reassuring words by the Judge, whose
moist ewes told plainly how sincerely he
svmpathized with her trial To every law.
yer present il was evident that this testi-
mony settled the case against the prisoner,
and even his own lawyers were not unai-
fected by it. II wa. with a sort OF SUB
dued tone in his voice that one OF them
proceeded to the cross.eXamlnation
Helen was asked to state whether she
had ever known the prisoner to speak vio-
lently, or even disrespectfully of her
father.
"No, indeedl never" was the quick re.
ply. "She knew he always esteemed her
father most highly"
ION the evening Of the murder did not
the prisoner express his annoyance even
more strongly when she stated TO him her
opinion that the person in the bank might
be her father?'
"Oh, yesl He seemed not to wish to
meet him"
Did he not. in fact, give you the I'm.
preston that ne would rather meet almost
any one else than your father that even
ing?"
Yes, most certainly"
Did she know what was the prisoners
desire in going back 70 the bank"
Yes, il was 10 get some private papers
which he had omitted To take away Will
him"
That will do"
Helen hesimted before leaving the box
she could not bear 10 leave il so, with the
feeling that almost every word She had ut
tered was only so much more against Ed
wards case. In her anguish Of mind she
turned supplicating glance upon the
gentleman whose croSs-eXamination Of her
had ELECTED the only words she hal been
able to say which were not absolutely
damaging TO the defense The lawyer
caught her look, he guessed in an instant
what was passing through her mind, and
determined at all hazards to give her an
opportunity to say something more tavora
bic to his clients case, if she could, and
throwing aside all the technicalities amen
legal evidence, he asked:
Can you recall any word or action or
the part of the prisoner that could induce
you to believe him guilty of this crime >
~ object" exclaimed the district al
torney. The Judge raised his HAND
deprecatingly toward Helen, but at tha
moment she saw nothing but Edward; she
heard nothing but the promptings Of hel
own heart, and before anything turthel
could be said or done TO silence her, she
answered with all the energy she had LETT
and in a voice broken with sObS, "Oh, no
Sir; never, neverl know he is not gull
ty; / feel it," and fell fainting to the
floor.
Edward could stand it no longer HI
sprang toward her, only TO find himsel
seized firmly on either side by mis- eve
vigilant guardians. He was prisoner
OH how bitterly he felt it as he saw Heller
raised from the floor, borne away in tn,
arms of Richard Courtney. Yes, indeed
poor fellow; and not only prisoner, bu
in the minds of all present save one;
MURDERER