The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-07-31
II WAS Is ARKANsAs.

IL "AS HI No AHs
And the Judge Tells How IL Happened.
Illustrating Early Society.
The ArEdASGs Trqreler.
Judge Shickleton relates an interesting
Renaissance Of the early days Of Arkan-
sas. ~ came here" said the Judge, "just
after l had been admitted to the bar in a
Northern State. Like the average young
lawyer, l was poor and actually thirsted
for a case. Shortly after l arrived l went
to a mountain district and stopped at a
small town where there was considerable
excitement over the trial Of a young man
| who had been indicted for murder. The
old lawyers were 10th to engage in the
prosecution, so the young prosecuting al
torney was working s~ingle.hauded. mel
him the second day after my arrival, and
when he learned that l was u lawyer, he
said:
81 an at present prosecuting, for u
der, q young fellow named Dawes. Heis
guilty as guilty can be, and should by all
means hang; yet fear, with 80 much OPP
position, that l will not be able to assist
Justice to a proper punishment Of the terri
BILE crime. Now, what l want you to do is
to assist me"
II studied the case carefully. l made
every point so clear that | could see the
jurymen shaking their heads when an
Illustration wa strikingly vivid. The
counsel for the defense, composed Of Old
lawyers whose fame had long since been
established, looked at me In establishment.
They met me and wanted a compromise.
| knew nothing but justice, and justice
knew no compromise. Finally the case
went 10 the Jury. Within five minutes
afterward n verdict OF guilty was rendered.
The young man was hanged. | moved to
another part OF the State, where | soon es.
tablished a good practice. .I
Zone day about three years aiterward l
met at u Northern watering-place q beaull'
iul young woman whose husband was dy-
ing OF consumption. The c0nsumptiye
grew worse rapidly, but his wife was still
hopeful, for he would talk Of what he IN
tended 10 do when he recovered. One
night about u o'clock l q summoned TO
the poor fellows room. He lay gasping
for breath, and his wife, even beautiful iii
grief, sat holding his hands. The end soon
came, and l saw her bow her head in
despair.
Il did not sec Mrs. Delure, the fair
widow, for o few days after the funeral.
Then she came 10 tell Inc good-by,
When the memory OF your husband
affords o melancholy pleasure, instead OF a
deep grief, will you not write 10 mer'
asked.
"Id don't know she replied, 4 don't feel
as though | shall ever sgdln feel disposed to
write, but | thank you Tor the deep interest
you have taken in me, and hope 10 som
day meet you again
II returned 10 Arkansas and resumed
my practice, but businesg cares did not re-
move the image Of that beautiful face. Two
years passed and | heard nothing from
Ella, as | had learned to think Of her. Al
last I determined to 10 again 10 the water
ing place. One evening, after | had been
there q few days, ] WAS sIrOlllng on the
mountain when | CHANGED 10 stroll near
Delure's grave. Hearing voices | up.
preached cautiously. | stood behind a
tree. The moon came out, aud ! saw Mrs.
Delure and a man sitting near the grave.
"tI cannot marry you,' she said. You
have been very kind TO me, and have great
ly aided me in getting my school, but lean
not marry YOU
":D0 YOU ever expect TO marry again.
be asked.
az don't know. Thercis one man whose
memory I love. He was with me when
INV husband died. III were ever to marry
any one | would marry him. ] promised
10 write to him and have tried y dozen
times, but each letter seemed like love
letter.
II could stand no more and, %exclahning
Ella l rushed from my hiding place and
caught her iffmy arms. The man looked
on Tor a moment and turned away.
"0uf arrangements were soon completed.
Our wedding was quiet and simple and
Immediately after the ceremony we started
Tor my home in Arkansas.
1--WE began housekeeping at once and
know there was not q happier mar in town
than |. One evening, while Ella and
were sitting in the twilight, she said:
II never saw 0 man 30 little interested in
any ones history as you are. You have
been acquainted with me 3 long time now
and have never asked me anything about
my former SELL m,
H'Your present SELF replied belongs TO
me; your former self did not. | am never
anxious about anything that does not be-
long to me-
"DO you know that I used to live in this
State
"'Did you p l asked in surprise.
eyes," she said, in u saddened tone. I
have been three times married. My first
husband was named Dawee; but he was a
a bad man. and died by the hand OF the
law
"Great heavens! l had hung her first
husband"