The Red Cloud chief., 1889-06-28
A MOMENT OF ANGER:
Tho History OF Mr.. and Mn.
B-ownlow's Quarrel
BIZ ROBERT HOrE.
CHAPTER. v.-CoxrNro.

BIZ ROBERT HOTE-
CHAPTER. V~.-COxryNrro.
VERY well" responded Mr. Brownlow
II . ow tone, 1t was about eight O'Clock
when [ found OFT definitely tina: Mrs
Brownlnw had departed. / did ros want e
60 and On alone with the friends who ex-
pected U.s. / should have been oblize1
TO explain 70 them my wite's absence;
therefore / remained alone a. home Until
eleven O'clock smoking and expecting TO see
UE wife return AZ aay minute Then beirs
Unable 70 smoke any longer. I went on;
vita the Intention Of asking whether she
had not e seen AZ the house OF her most
intimate friends. When I was outside the
door / reflected that she could not have
sought shelter At the house Of any Of the
persons whom we knew, because they
would have Immediately sent ne word
reflected that 1 should wake I'D people who
had beer II bed some time. and that !
should uake q Useless scandal Upon the sub
lecc OF a family quarrel OF which It was bet
Ter 10 wait TIE natural solution. strolled
Up the avenue and into Central PARK. where
l wandered about 9 prey to sentiments,
sometimes sad. sometimes violent. and l do
not know exactly At what hour / returned
home
You id uos line any where then that
evening"
no
Did v01 take acy MEASURES looking
toward q discovery Of your wIfe's where
.boutsE-
No"
Did you notify her family Of her dis
appearance or her f-sends.-
Il cd not and for the reasons that I have
Just row Indicated I believed that she
would return soon and l did not care 70 ex-
pose NJ domestic relations to criticism OF
outsiders That nobody has been enabled
TO dnd out where she Is or what became OF
her lus-des ny intention upon that mat
ter
You pretend 10 say tina: she went away
IN evening dress without any other ciothesr'
Thai / can swear to"
Are you aware taat Mrs. BruwuIow
maze q viii IN which she ~be1ueashed al her
property TO your
No, SIT Ian ignorant OF the existence
Of any such paper"
But i WIS written az q Date which pre-
cedes III wte's disappearance by . few
GAYS only
The defendant lid not answer
You have heard the testimony concern
Ing lLC CgrCA ClOoA Su0 ne l0cns lQC1liOO Oh
the remain Of Mrs.. Brownlow. Have You
any thing TO offer upon that subject"
Simply this, that I was considerably
disturbed when the cloak was SHOWN me.
because il did seem 70 be evidence that some
trouble had befalIen her which I knew no.
Of. As for the body identified IS that OF
Mrs. Brownlow. / do not believe that it was
she. There IS no good evidence before the
corr TO prove that IL is"
Would YOU not consijer the evidence Of
her relatives as good for the purpose OF
identification il this caSer"
"yo.n
Your honor. said the district attorney.
Il have No more questions TO ask"
VI
The judge turned 70 the prisoner and
asked Il he had not any witnesses whom ne
wished to have heard in his behalf. NJ.
Browulow quietly responded that there
were none: he had told his story, that was
sufficient for him
IL you have any thing to say to the jury. !
then said the Judge. addressing the pris-
oner once more you have the opportunity |
20 DO SO now
Mr.. BrowaIow's address was brief: Gen |
tlemen Of the JURY said he, 1.-The hazard Of
drawing By lot has gathered UPON your
bench twelve citizens, strangers 10 each
other. belonging 70 the most diverse classes
and professions. each one occUpied with any
thing rather than criminal psychology, and
bad ' prepared. undoubtedly. TO discern the
true from the false OK % draw the reality !
from the Fist OF the clever sopnIscr.ss Of
the public prosecution. wei drilled as il is.
and wearing IS it does the Judicial apparel
which the prosecution renders solemn IN
order 70 scrixe with better eject upon your
Imagination. You would, therefore. be vefy
excusabie II il should sometimes occur that
you acquit criminals and condemn the limo
cent But the AFFAIR which il to-day sub
mItoed 70 you 10 too simple for -FOUR con-
science to be led astr3y, q you vii need
70 make no great effort Of good common
sense . set aside an accusation in wnica
the frst element Of likelihood Is lacking.
You are asked 70 declare that ! have killed
my wife, yet my prosecutors have found 1t Al
lmpcssib;A:y 70 present any clear evidence
that my wife was the victim of my violence.
have. Il IS true. declared that . Ger
tain corpse found m the river in Al advanced
rate OF decomposition was tia: of Nn
but when You consider the mo
tIves tnas would lead the family Of Ma
prejudiced - they are, % iden- |
thy these remains - her body. you need
not think long before you decide that such
evidence d wholly unrrus,worsny Bu:
even II 1t should prove true tina. The body
thus found va thas Of M3. Bruwnlov. 1.