The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1890-10-11
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Some on your Shirt, too, said the
officer. Is that the same shirt you wore
last night?'
Anton's quick temper made tho hot
blood hy. to his cheeks. and the veins in
his neck distended as he angrily re-
Piled:
''Yes, it is; but why do you ask such
insinuating questions? must have
rot the blood on my shirt when ex-
smined the body in my curiosity to see
whether the wound was self-inficted or
not"
"A pretty thin story, stint It. cor
pner?" asked the officer.
Tho coroner looked wise and said that
that was FOR the jury to decide. There
being no further witnesses to be exam
lned the jury were called upon for a
verdict.
It did not take them long to reach a
decision, and in a very few moments they
declared that the dead man came to his
death at the hands of an unknown muir
aerer
Practically, however, the unknown
man. OF their verdict was a farce, for
they added: 'sWe strongly advise that
Anton Reyman be held in custody for
further examination before Justice"
The same day Anton was taken be-
tore justice-people In these parts
lose no time in such matters--for ex-
animation.
1t Is not necessary to go over the
ground covered by the witnesses again.
The same witnesses who had been
brought before the coroner once more
appeared and repeated what they had
already said, Many minor points were
magnifed, however, and the conse-
ouence was that almost before the full
tenor of the situation had made itself
felt in Antons mind he stood charged
with the murder of Mario Delaro.
The accused mans distracted wife
had arrived on the scene by this time,
and as soon as it, was told to her that
her husband would be tried for willful
murder she swooned away.
But before the order for Anton's COM
mit1nent to prison could be made out
man arrived on the scene for whom
every body made way as il by instinct.
This was mono other than Mr.. Joel Will
COX, the richest man in Sonoma County,
an uncultured, good-natured, large
hearted, ''grasp-my -hand-tight" down.
Easter Wilcox had made an immense
fortune in California and spent his days
in the valley at large and luxuriously
appointed house which he had built in
the midst of beautiful estate.
He knew everybody for miles around
and hpb-nobbed with rich and poor,
great and small All met him on equal
Germs and he had a good word or a
hearty laugh for erybody.
His dress was untidy and ill-ftting,
owing to the fact that he paid very lit
tie attention to outward appearances.
He liked man of his own ilk, but he
hated, as he said, ''them as put on airs
bekas they'd med a bit G money"
Accompanying him was :Velasquez, the
man whom Wilcox despised above all the
many despicable people he had met in
the course of long life time.
"Hello," said Wilcox, in his free and
easy manner, to the Justice, whats
app"
He had like every one else heard all
about the tragedy, but felt bound to
give vent to the stereotyped inquiry.
The old gentleman walked across to
She Justice and sat down beside him
while the administrator OF law and or
der related to him the more recent &C.
velopments of the case.
When Wilcox heard that Anton Rey-
man was charged with the murder he
excitedly jumped from his seat and
shouted:
"Why you thunderin' blockheads, you
are not going to commit an honest
man like Reynaan for the murder of
Mario Delaro, just because he had few
angry words with him and happened to
be the first man to foller him out OF the
cellars last night?"
There seems to be no alternative"
said the justice, ''but you may rest as
sured he will have fair trial"
'tAh, by God, that he SHALL said the
bluff Yankee, eff it takes every cent of
money Eve got to secure 1t. Dammit,
he's no more guilty Of that crime than
his poor little baby is.''
As he spoke these words-whether In
tentionally or nyt-his glance wandered
towards Velasquez, who was in the
room, and it struck him that Velasquez
WINGED.
Then he crossed over to Anton and
said: Cheer up old boy and keep a good
heart. If there's any justice in these
parts at all You shall get 1t"
Then turning to Velasqnez, he said:
And AS for you, suppose now that
Delaro is out OF the way you are pleased
at the bottom Of your hard heart
You'll be trying next to turn the widow
out Of her house and home in order to
get money to throw across the tables up
TO Frisco. know more than you think
do about your goings on, and you can
make your mind up right here that
you're not going to have it all your own
way If Mrs. Delaro ever wants protec-
tion from such infamous blood-suckers
as you she knows where to find one. !"
Velasquez listened apparently quietly,
4 but inWardly full of interest, and said
~ politely as he could: IT fail to COM
prehend what have ever done to merit
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