San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-01-31

people present there broke forth sudden
ly, after moments breathless silence,
nipple of applause that speedily swelled
into joyous burst of hand clapping
which was taken up all over the room,
and for moment, mingled with angry
misses on the part of few pronounced
socialists in the throng, who were fu-
rlous at the sudden turn in favor of the
hated official class, the clamor was I'M
checked. Stern as he was, old Grace
could not deny the audience the right
OF such a reaction. Then he raped for
order
You are not ready, presume, to pro-
coed with your defense?" said LAWYER a
moment after as he re-entered the room
and glanced nervously around. All his
airy, confident manner was gone. He
looked almost dazed.
Certainly" was the prompt reply.
Have the goodness to call in Private
Welsh"
May it please the court" said. Law
Ter, 81 submit that the accused should
furnish the list of witnesses he desires to
summon, in order that it may be deter
termined for what purpose they are
called, and whether the expense will be
justified. said Lawler in response. "And
as for Welsh / maintain that that I'M
fortunate trooper has already suffered
too much at the hands of the accused to
warrant his being subjected TO further
ignominy, as he would be if the court
allowed such treatment as was accorded
my last witness"
''If he is at all like your last witness,
Col. Lawler, ignominy will not inaptly
express the idea" was Grace's sarcastic
response, whereat "an audible grin"
spread over the room.
"Do You wish to summon witnesses
from abroad. Mr. Hearn"
mot one, sir. Every man need will
be at the post by l o'clock this after
noon; and except Welsh, who is under
stood to be under the especial charge of
the judge advocate and amenable to or
ders from nobody else, will not trouble
the court to call on anybody-the others
will be glad to come"
Lawler shook his head and looked dis
satisfied. If he could only know the
men whom the defense was introduc ng,
and could find out what they meant to
testify, it might still be in his power to
avert at least public catastrophe. Shrewd
enough to see the evident antagonism he
had created, and knowing that matters
were going topsy-turvy at the moment,
he bethought him of ruse by which he
could get rid of the crowd:
II beg the indulgence of the court. l
have allowed the case for the prosecu-
ton to rest rather than infringe longer
on time that is so valuable, but | find
myself unable to proceed at this mo-
ment, and beg that you take recess
until p. M
The court demurred. 1t was utterly
adverse to recess. Hearn's witnesses
were all ready to proceed-four or FIVE
at least.
"What is the need?" asked Thorp and
Maitland, neither of whom felt like CIV
ing Lawler an inch of leeway. But
courtesy to the staff officer of the divis-
ion commander prevailed.
1t was barely II o'clock when the
throng came pouring forth from the
court room, and Lawler hoped that,
rather than wait three hours, the mass
of people would depart. But his hopes
were vain. If anything, the number
seemed augmented. The noon train
brought a couple Of car loads from the
eastward towns. 1t also brought SER
geant and private of infantry escorting
a dilapidated looking party in shabby
civilian dress whom old Kenyon, the
adjutant, and a file of the post guard
were at the station to meet. The stran-
ger was bundled into an ambulance and
trotted up to the guard house, into
which he slouched with hanging head
and an air of general detection; and
while the men were at their soldier din
ner Kenyon was busily interviewing his
tolgh looking prisoner, asquad OF excited
newspaper men meantime kicking their
heels outside and raging at the military
assumption which gave the post COM
mander precedence over the press. The
word had gone out all over the crowded
garrison that the escaped prisoner Goss
was re-captured, and the commanding
officers orderly had bee1f rushed with a
note to the provost sergeant.
"You bet he'll not get away" NUT
tered this veteran of Brodie's company,
as he glanced along the lively mess
room, where the big bowls of bean soup
were being emptied by rare soldier appe-
tites. "You bet he don't, unless he can
carry a cart load of lead in him."
Twenty minutes after Corp. Greene,
of the guard, came to the doorway and
sang out: