Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-03-08
CHAPTER w.

Ten o'clock had come: 50 had the
court: SD had the public, N numbers
largely Increased. In Central City IL
was generally understood that on thl>
dav the proceedings would be brought
TO a close. The case for the Government
would boz concluded by the evidence Oh
Mr.. AbramS-when ne arrived-and by
the exhibition of the books Of the late
concern of Braine x Co. The defence
really had not "a leg 20 stand on Every
bodvi i'm the enterDriSing community had
been assured of this fact by the re-
neared assertions Of Mr.. SchOnberg and
the oracular announcements OF the
press: and 10 was the popular belief That
Ian the unfortunate officer could DO
would be- 90 aSsail the integrity of the
witnesses. which attempt would be ut
terlv overthrown by the yiglant prose-
cutor. who would then conclude by a
scathing review Of the evidence, after
which the court would promptly adjudge
him guilty and sentence him 70 be
stripped of his uniform and drummed
out forthwith.
Probably half the pOpulace that
/ tbrOnged the court room that bright
june morning fully expected before re-
turnfnc 10 their homes to see an army
lieutenant degraded of his rank and
thrust forth from the reservation at the
poiuts of the bayOnetS of the garrison.
Dozens there were who knew better;
but community reared on the pap OF
,ensatioualism. as supplied by the mod
ern press. could not accept the mild and
moderate views of the minority as pos
>ibiIity.
..Teu-hfteen. said old Grace, thrust
T ing his watch back into the breast of his
hot uniform coat. and looking about IN
some iupatience. "What keeps Lawler?'
WAITING for the jew with his books.
f ! believe he's somewhere i'm the crowd
on the piazza They say his newspaper
man hasn't showed up yet: but l wish
You would call the court TO order, and
give him a rap FOR delaying matters
-Ah, another bus load from town,
said the president, as there entered AT
the moment q party of ladies, escorted
by The sandy haired Judge advocate him
self. AT around the room the benches
were occupied, bur behind this party
came two OF three soldiers carrying
chairs. and. much % the disgust OF Mrs.
Brodie and Mrs. Graves. who had OBJ
tanned with a party of their friends the
front row nearest the table of the ac-
cuSed. these chairs were placed before
them and their view was cut of by the
households of some of the prominent
business men of Central City. SO closely
did they surround Mr. Hearn that he
drew his seat a triile nearer 10 that OF
the Judge advocate.
There was little more space on the
other side of the table. where the CORE
SpondentS were. but they seemed 10 pre-
fer not 10 crowd these gentlemen. and
nobody. OF course, would think OF in
truding between them and the court.
II was almost half after 10 when a
soldier made his way through the thrOng,
and. Saluting Lawler. said something in
a low tone AT which the Judge advocate
Went over and whispered TO Grace. A
moment later the burly form of Maj.
Kenyon was seen shOuldering a way
through the court room. while DR.. In
gerSoll'S specialized face appeared just
behind him.
Escorted by these gentlemen came
Mrs. Lane, fresh, smiling. nOdding
cheerily 10 the acQuaintanceS in the
court and around the room, looking cool
and radiant in spring costume which
attracted the instant attention Of the
ladies and diverted their eyes from Miss
I Marshall, whose simple but inexpensive
toilet was hardly worthy their glance,
while to the gr0sSer masculine under