Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-10-09
THE EGGS OF MURDER.
'Hsw They Are Scattered About by
Th~Oughtless and CaIlous Men.

.Hsw They Are Scattered About BY
T~houghtless and CaIIous Men.
'The causes of capital crimes" said
a Tombs lawyer to a party Of friends
at a restaurant table the other night
''that is, the real and immediate causes
are frequently overlooked by iuries.
Just listen to that man at the table
over there. Got a voice like a horse
fiddle. He is letting the whole room
know the list Of hereditary diseases
that affect his family II would be a
blessing 10 humanity II that man was
shot dead Is a hammer set his slayer
would be charged with manslaughter
and probably convicted by "a jury of
the crime. ! tell you that the words
Of that curio viii CRATE upon some ears
IN this room tonight. and will probably
derange for the time being some sensi-
tive physical organism. under the influ-
ence of which a vindictive act will be
committed -hat will perhaps cause life
long regret if not a punishment by law.
"A client Of mine was once charged
with mu' der in the first degree. The
statemer presented 10y the prosecution
wa tina the prisoner had had a differ
vince wi u an acquaintance. Two weeks
afterw; u lie met thisacquaintanc com
ing or Of an uptown cafe after dark,
drew a revolver Immediately and shot
him 70 death. The difference referred
to was In itself absolutely trivial. Ii
had resulted from an argument over
the relative merits OF Langtry and Mrs
Brown Potter They had actually part
ed good friends. but their high words
at q stage of the argument had been
overheard.
Now. on the night in question my
client had gone into a restaurant for
dinner. One of those creatures with
the deiicacy Of a rlinOceros sat at the
next table lie had been attached TO a
sheriffs Office ONE upon a time, an0
Immediately upon sitting down he be
gan to tell the man near him of the
hangings that he had witnessed and the
details Of the revoittu. rrI:ues for which
the prisoners had been hanged Ny
friend wa al about the middle of his
dinner The wori- of the brute were
like 50 many leaden balls dropping
down into NV client stomach He
tried to continue. but he could not
choke down more food ln desperation
he called for a glass Of brandy and then
another glass. and before he left the
place be had taken a half dozen large
doses in quick succession.
That morning IN starting out he
had put a revolver in his pocket in.
tending 10 sleep at the house Of a friend
In the country. the way to which lay
through a lonesome piece Of woods.
which he would have to pass late at
night As he left the restaurant he
thought of taking the train. and put,
ting his hand in his overcoat pocket he
found the weapon
Just at that very moment the ac-
quaintance approached. and what real
ly happened was this My client went
up to the other and said. Charley. /
feel so desperately miserable that |
almost could commit murder or suicide.
See here, / have a pistol too. In try
ing to take the weapon from his pocket
IT became entangled in the cloth An
explosion followed and one Of the men
fell dead.
Il exhausted my powers Of speech
upon the jury. and after proving by
hygienic experts how talk of the kind
referred to would act upon a sensitive
man. succeeded in securing a verdict of
manslaughter. The nan ought to have
been acquitted New York Recorder.