Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-09-09


of attention You will attract" urged the
lawyer. -,
mo one win recognize me-" abe said
calmly; am very plainly dressed, and l
will wear this veil;n and, drawing one
from her pocket, she went over to small
looking-glass which was hanging on the
wall and tied IL on her face.
Cation looked in psrplexed manner at
Mr.. Frettlby.
'Tm afraid you must consent" he said.
Every WE'LL" replied the other, almost
sternly, while look Of annoyance passed
over his face. 81 win leave her In your
charge"
"And you?'
SPIN not coming" answered Frettlby,
quickly, putting on his hat. u don't care
about seeing q man whom ] have had at
my dinner-table in the prisoners dock,
much as sympathjzs with him. Good
dsy;'' and with a curt nod he took his
leave.
When the door closed on her father,
Msdge placed her hand on Cations arm.
"Any hopep" she whispered, looking at
him through the black veil.
1.-THE merest chance" answered Gallon,
putting his brief into his bag. "We have
done everything in our power to discover
this girl, but without effect. II she does
not come at the eleventh hour Pm afraii
Brian Fitzgerald il doomed man"
Madge fell on her knees, with stiied
cry.
"Oh, God of mercy" she cried, raising
her hands as if in prayer, leave him. Save
nv darling, aud let him not die for the
crime of another. God"
She dropped her face in her hands and
wept convulsively, as the lawyer touched
her lightly on the shonlder.
"Comem he said, kindly. BE the brave
girl You were, and we may save him yet.
The hour is darkest before the dawn, you
know"
Madge dried her tears, and followed the
lawyer to the cab, which was waiting for
them at the door. They drove quickly up
to the Court, and Cation put her in quiet
place. where she could see the dock, and
vet be unobserved by the people in the
BODY of the Court Just as he was leav-
ing her she touched his arm.
"Tell him." she whispered, in trem-
bling voice; "tell my darling / am here"
Cation nodded, and hurried away to put
on his wig and gown, while Madge looked
hurriedly round the Court from her point
of vantage. 1t was crowded with fash
ionable Melbourne Of both sexes, and they
were all talking together in subdued whis-
pers. The popular character OF the prisoner,
his good looks, and engagement to Madge
Frettlby, together with the extraordinary
circumstances of the case, had raised pub
lie curiosity to the highest pitch, and, con-
sequently, everybod who could possibly
manage to gain admission was there. Fe-
lix Rolleston had secured an excellent seat
beside the pretty Miss Featherweight,
whom be admired 80 much and he was
chattering to her with the utmost vOlubil-
ity.
! PUTS me in mind of the Coliseum and
all that sort of thing, You know" he said,
putting up his eye-glass and staring round
"Butchered to make Roman holiday, by
Jove."
Don't say such horrid things, you frivo-
lous creature" simpered Miss Feather
weight, using her smelling bottle. I'VE
are all here ont of sympathy for that poor
dear Mr.. Fitzgerald"
The mercurial Felix, who had more
cleverness in him than people gave him
credit for, smiled outright ut this eminent
ly feminine way of covering an overpow-
ering curiosity.
"Ah, yes" he said lightly; exactly! /
dare say Eve only ate the apple because
she didn't like to see such a lot of good
fruit 90 to waste"
Miss Featherweight looked at him doubt
fully, as though she was not quite certain
if he was in jest or earnest, but Just as she
was ab0ut to reply that she thought 1t
wicked TO make Jokes on the Bible. the
Judge entered, and all the Court arose to
receive him. When the prisoner was
brought in, there was great flutter among
the ladies, and some of them even had the
bad taste to produce opera-glasses. Brian
noticed this, and he flushed up to the roots
of his fair hair, for he felt his degradation
acutely. He was an intensely proud man,
and to be placed in the criminal dock with
lot of frivolous people, who had called
themselves his friends, looking at him as
though he were "A new actor or wild ami
NAL. was CALLING in the extreme. He was
dressed in black, and locked pale and wan,
but all the ladies declared that he was as
good looking rs ever, and they were sure
he was innocent.
The Jury was sworn in, and the Crown
Prosecutor arose TO deliver his opening ad-
dress. As sll present in the Court only
knew the facts of the case through the
medium OF the newspapers, and floating
rumors, each of which contradicted the
other, they were unaware Of the true his
tory of the events which had led to Fitz'
gerald's arrest, and they therefore prepared
to listen to the speech with profound atten-
ton. The ladies ceased to talk, the men
to stare round, and nothing could be seen
but row after row of esger and attentive
faces, hanging on the words that Issued
from the lips of the Grown Prosecutor. He
was not great orator, but he spoke clearly
and distinctly, and every word could be
heard in the dead silence.
He gave rapid sketch of the crime,
which was merely a repetition Of what had
been published in the newspapers, and
then proceeded to enumerate the witnesses
who could prove the prisoner guilty. He
would call the landlsdy of the deceased to
show that ill-blood existed between the
prisoner and the murdered man, and that
the accused had called on the deceased q
week prior to the committal Of the crime,
and threatened his life. There was great
excitement at this, and several ladies de-
cided, on the spur of the moment, that the
horrid man was guilty, but the majority
of the female spectators still refused TO be-
lieve in the guilt of such good-looking
young fellow. He would call a witness
who could prove that Whyte was drunk
on the night of the murder, and went
along Russell Street, in the direction Of
Collins Street; the cabman Royston could
swear to the fact that the prisoner had
hailed the cab, and, after going away for a
short time. returned and entsred the cab
with the deceased. He would also prove
that the prisoner left the cab at the Gram
mar School, in the st. Kilda Road, and on
the arrival at the junction he discovered
the deceased had been murdered. The
cabmsn Rankin would prove that he drove
the prisoner from the st. Kilda Road to
Powlett Street in East Melbourne, where