San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-03-29

conspiracy against the poor ieiiow,
WAS his first remark. u felt sure
when we convicted him that he was
the victim Of a mysterious train OF
circumstances that it was impossible
to fathsm. We are going to move
for his pardon right away"
I then called on the Judge who had
presided at the trial, and he said he
was so nearly Of the attorneys opin'
ion that he was ready to sign O re-
quest for the mans pardon. de also
believed that Schwarz was the victim
of vile conspiracy, though it was
impossible to prove 1t.
1 hurried back to the office where
Mrs. Schwarz was awaiting me, with
fearful, anxious face. 49,,
well madam, I believe well have
your husband out of jail at short no.
tlce. 1 am sure he is innocent"
Here she interrupted me with all
sorts of ordinations of joy and thank
fitness.
"Time for that after we get him
out" said 1, "and you've got to do
most of the work. Now 1 will write
a petition to the President OF the
United States for your husbands par
don, and you take it to the persons
whose names 1 give you and get them
to sign it. Do this as quick as you
can and then come here, for you must
start to Washington with it this at
ternson.
Then wrote brief statement OF
the case, petitioning for the mans
pardon, and gave the woman note,
written on nay office paper, and
signed my name as managing EDITOR,
requesting the persons to whom 1t
was addressed-2O of the most inhu-
entail citizens of Burkee-to sign the
petition as Especial personal favor to
me.
The woman took the papers and
was off like shot. In two or three
hours she returned with the names all
signed to the petition. l folded the
paper in proper form, and wrote on
the back in red ink:
"MR. PRESIDENT: l believe Mr..
Schwarz to be thoroughly innocent.
If you will grant his pardon, he will
be Immediately restored to his former
position on the Burkee Times. l shall
esteem your pardon as great person
al favor. Yours respectfully, s1LAs
HI. Brown, managing editor of the
Burkee Times.
Nov listen to what I say and do
just as 1 tell you," [ said to Mrs.
Schwarz, who was watching me with
interest so intense that it was painful.
&c You must take this petition to the
President yourself. You must start
this afternoon. When you get there,
go straight to the White House. 1t
will be senator's day, and the secre-
tary will tell you the President is busy
and you cannot see him. You must
answer: But I must see him; [ have
a message to the President from the
Burkee Times.' Then if he hesitates,
show him this card and tell him |
sent you, but don't say anything
else;". and 1 gave her one of my au-
tograph cards which had written on
it, "Silas HI. Brown, managing editor
Burkee Times"
She promised to do strictly as l
had told her, lavished her thanks as
upon me, and then went away to pre-
pare for the journey. trusted to
the very oddly and "cheekiness' of
the manage to secure heran audience
with her president, and felt confident
that General Grant would pardon the
man when he saw that L was ready to
employ him again. Besides, l had
visited Washington and had
renewed my acquaintance with the
and l was certain he would
10 me almost any favor, for the Bur
kee Times was a power in the West,
md even presidents were not slow to
heed its counsels.
Now the managing editor of great
metropolitan daily newspaper is not
to be "fdgety' over any
thing but confess for the next two
Or three days 1 was rather anxious to
know the result of any philanthropic
effort.
At last, one afternoon, Mrs. Sch
war; came rushing into my room,
the dust of the journey still on her
clothes, her eyes sparkling like diam
onds, and her face lighted up with an
look of Joy. She gripped
a package of documents in her hands
aud nvclnimnh ns she entered.