Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-05-30

Uur,si II The whole previous atmosphere
was changed Whatever Of interest had leen
crut"r,vl m the trial WAS now all cuncen
tlt'ri ma this new development coming out
of II The audience. first lending forward,
at last rnS,. in their SatS To get a better
view Of the wealth Their, displayed At a
rough Gu,~> | hal put on exhibition about
tw" Thousand dollars in quartz specimens
l,'rug gold IN a form never before seen in
that part Of the country.
Ihr district attorney felt his case slipping
away from HIM The Introduction Of such
evidence was an Indirect contradiction to
hi> mfrrrnr> regarding my 'loafins about"
and Suspicious habits Ii was plain that
If had h,pu mysterious. there was some.
thing which would j tfy mystery He Oh
i.-tcd 20 such things b-Ing put in a. evi-
dcncr
EUt the things" had done their work
1t wa> finally necessary t" cali the court 10
order ere the trial could le resumed The
Judge land aside ms >I-ctacIes, hut retained
the rirh,-~t lump "n the tar IN front of him,
and ms eyes would glance occasionally ia its
dnr-tI"u continued my story: Il did
n.r tinL this claim My partner who l. here
IN court, dIl. hong before | met him. | acted
fnr INN /, "a = lard un the claim while hr WAS
Ir.r, ~,arIiy ai>,ut carryi the rock to The
iiaN ru i,. worked Mr. IIatt found nl, on
TIN gr'ruu Ms guarding II was true We
had uu tools visible or notices up. be,qius..
th,-, mn Int have rNrIt,-i observation. aud We
wrr. moi. a. L. regulations for holding such
ground, projected 10y any law. Mr. Pratt
Insisted un m'LdhuE with the ledge from
Whr.h this gold WAS taken. He insisted un
mriian- with it al the very place where We
had dug cut the pieces You s,e before You
Now what WAS | 10 do Let him do 81 or
not"
''N"" reared out a voice in the audience
"Orltr IN court rrrei the sheriff But
thai No. was powerful expression of the
prevailing ~.u;ImrnL
continued:
"N"w. gentlemen, did not do "a you think
! did Her. comes what | know is tn, i'm
Tr"hahI,. part "f my story. II would L. far
easier for m" Ia Sav that did shnut Pratt IN
d,irr~. OF what | considered mIn,. than that
h, ~h"; himself. That Is exactly what me did
do ly arrIdrut He had the drop on me-
his finger "u the trigger, warning me not 10
iut"r-.re wI,h hun. when hlS foot slipped
from the r,-ck "n which he was standing: hc
Tell q. 81 backward, his pistol was discharged.
and lN the ialI and The shot hr got the two
nuurd~ in h,s bead Well was frightened
nearly death at the time myself | saw in
m rm,nt all the appearances would lie
against m". had To- keep secret the lucality
oi rh claim My partner was away
went ur t" Pratt. and found him.
a. suu"-,i. dead didn't know
what t. dn. - / covered hlm with
brush and went home couldn't rest that
night for thinking about the boiy up tn re,
how II would l.. discovered and our claim
Sh"Ild lc IN TO keep our claim IA secret. and
account satisfactorily Tor Pratts death unler
the circumstances / got up in the nj ght ami
went up L. the h-iy intended To roll il
down the hill and pitch it INTO the river To
get II gu, Of the way. Thank God found
Pratt alive Now, gentlemen. that, all NV
story, and whether you believe me not, Ia
ASK You If you would not possibly do as have
dom under the. clr,unistancts|
Il think can vuuch for what the gentle
man ~iy>, SAID a voice near ms. 1t was that
Of blanche Seton
This appearance of beautiful woman in
th, court IN connection with the trial vas
even more phenomenal than the quartz
Th"rr WAS an eager ,ranIng forward of necks
ami then profound hush tu hear her next
words
After Icing sworn in as witness, she con
tinutd:
came here 10 Sav that my uncle. Mr..
Pratt ha~ recovered his faculties and de
rlar,> that Mr Holder committed no assault
upon HIM"
SIZE then pau ed-
How do know he says that" roared
the district attorney.
''! have hl~ affidavit tefore justice Of the
l-.ar,. {" that eject" replied Blanche. Per
haIS the clerk will lie kind enough to read
it