Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-07-24
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over. But if this was all very nice,
it became 8 day more and more dam
gerous for secretary. The popula-
ton hung and night around the
prison, with / noise and great tu-
multi. The e.naged crowd wanted to
lynch j. T. Maston. The police saw the
moment would come when they would
be unable to defend the prison and the
prisoner, j. T. Maston. Being DESTROYS
of giving satisfaction and information
to the American people, as we'll as to
the people Of other countries, the Gov
eminent at Washington decided to put
j. 7. Maston before court of justice.
What other people have not been able
TO accomplish the judges will not" said
Alcide Pierdeux, VIII had after all a
kind of friendly feeling for the I'M
happy calculator.
On the morning Of the 9th of Septem-
Der the president of tho commission
went personally to the cell of the priS
oner. Mrs. Evangelina Scorbitt, at her
own request, had been allowed TO ac-
company him. Perhaps at this last at
tempt the influence of this excellent
lady would succeed and bring the hoped
for result There was nothing to be
left uadone. All means possible were
to be used TO make this last attempt
successful. IL IL was not-well we Will
see YES, we will see." What we
would see is the hanging Of this brute
Maston, said the people, and the event
would have come off in all its horror IL
the people could have it their way. SO
1t happened that at eleven o'clock J.,T
Maston was ushered into the presence
of Mrs. Evangelina Scorbitt and John
PRESTIGE, president of the inquiry COM
mittee.
The opening was very simple one.
The conversation consisted Of the fol-
I lowing questions and answers, very
rapid on one side and very quiet on the
other. And even under these circum-
stances the calm, quiet speaker was
J. T, Maston.
For the last time will you answer"
asked John PRESTIGE.
Answer what?' ironically observed
the secretary of the gun club.
Answer the question, where is the
place in which your associate, Barbi-
cane, is at present"
i have told it to you a hundred
times"
Repeat it for the one hundred and
first time"
HE is where the shooting win take
place"
where viii the shooting take
placer
Where my associate. Barbicane, is =
"Have care, J. y. Maston.'
For what?'
For the consequences Of your refusal
to answer, pthe result of which win
| be-"
ITO prevent you from learning that
which you should not know"
What we have the right TO know. ="
THAT is not my opinion.
I'VE win bring you before the court.
"Go ahead -
and the jury viii condemn you.
What care ] n
"And as soon as Judgment is rendered
1 il will be executed. "
'All right"
1 Dear Maston, yentured Mrs. Evan
gelina Scorbitt. whose heart nearly
broke on account of these terrible
| threats.
"Whatl you, madam said J. T.
Maston
She hung her head and was silent.
/ And do you want to know what this
| Judgment viii be2'
'If you wish to tell it, said j. 7.
! Maston.
That you will suffer CAPITA punish
ment, as you deserve.
Really"
That you will be hanged as sure, sir,
as two and two make four.
Then, sir, have yet chance said
j. r. Maston, refiectingly. IF you
were little better mathematician you
would not say that two and two are four.
You simply prove that all mathema-
ticians have been fools until to-day in