The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1883-09-15

i10sstoue AoF inc sake
gaining time.
3 He could neither understand II
. absence of his important witne,
! nor the unaocountable action of II
defense in allowing the proseoutio
such liberty.
Tho willy Clark had prepared 70
every emergency.
His lawyer got upon his teot wit
solemn, severe eounteaance.
Your Honor. move to have thi
case dismissed as a eonsplrae,
against my elisnt. The testimon,
is unsupported by proof and of nc
avail. 1t has come to point whore
most convincing pc INV Is Heeueu
and yet the s-p is left open. II
nv honorable and iptellieeni.,
were guilty. OF tho tielnous acts i'm
puted to him, why DO his perseout-
ors neglect to brig documentary
piootI Why do they not produce
witnesses who can slow my re-
speeted client to be forger and a
bIaekmailer 7 Where are the wit.
nessesi | challenge the prosecu-
ton to bring them fo,ward.'
AT this juncture a commotion just
outside the main entrance caused
all heads to turn, whm, to the pris.
oner's horror and dismay, Tom
Black entered court.
why isn't he here cap, did you
ask T be 50 d as he cane forward.
Guess he Is here think I'm the
Teller. Didn't get her, afore, cause
he was kept away /; IN high. flown
he was detained"
The sympathies of the crowd,
which had changed to the prisoner,
now returned to the eIated prose-
gators.
The defendants counsel visibly
Daled.
After silence had been restored,
Mr.. Black, who stood. smiling good
1umorediy, by the door, advanced
o the attorneys table, placed bic
1and on the shoulder of Clark's
awyer, and said
tMr. Blarksfann oou're one o.
he police, Tx him. or ~ Co.,. :,
. notion to make off under iull saiiP1
Two detectives, who were among
he spectators, came forward and
quickly handcuffed their man.
Now, listen, your Honor gents o.
he jury, and every body else.
don't care to besworn in regular
style, and | Amt toin' to be either.
| know what's ben said b, Mrs.
and Miss Clayton and | kn,w it's
true, every wod of il. Here's
lockyments in his leetle ,ox as
will prove 1t !
He drew out tb ebony boz and
handed 1T over tMr. Boorum.
in that eonctn is a marriage
certificate, which hat animal il the
two cornered hetoop says is lgal. !
But that doesn't make 1t so. The
gents O. the foe know better; =
proved t to be q teetdal =
fraud the minier mentioned in !
the certificate yer married two :,
parties by the lme O. Clark and :.
Armstrong. Mott amt down IN !.
tho church recon- There's pleny n
O. testimony tettle Mr.. ClarE's
game and provopy friends casep :,
Vain were thdforts to suppress a,
the uproar win followed this .,
speech. Cheer Or cheer won't up.
Thanks, iellehtizdns, far your
lavish, but heteyenus APPLAUSE 6,
said the man dmyssery, after IT IL
had subsidized. In
Then a suddehspge came -sgeT h
him. His name took on q, y,
determined air, AMI his voice, tP
still gruff, sounded TO Cecil like
voice from the tomb.
But am the most imporiSn
witness in the case at this moment
he declared. l haze been forclbl.
detained by the defendants trick,
lawyer, who hal men watching m.
movements. 1 hid myself for fes
they would put me out OF the way
and that is why am 80 late.
have a charge to mako against NJ
J Smith, alias Jared Clark, alias Ell
ridge, alias Bob WILTSHIRE chars
of murder and attempted murder
r That | defy you to proveP ye
cd Clark, bounding to his feet,
4 perfect frenzy. Who are you tn
makes 80 foul an accusation =