Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1891-05-14
voMENT OF ANGER.

| unMENT OF ANGER.
CHAPTER VI
;udpe turned to the prisoner and
PS,t he had not any witnesses whom he
"a N have heard in his behalf. Mr..
'"rlow quietly responded that there
noue: he had told his story, that was
nueut for him.
4, rou have any thing to say to the jury,
'ssaid the Judge, addressing the pris-
|, ouce more, "you have the opportunity
b 20 now"
:, Brownlow's address was brief: Seen
nm Of the jury" said he, "the hazard Of
sine uy lot has gathered upon your
"A Twelve citizens, strangers to each
Y belonging to the most diverse classes
unisssions, each one occupied with any
ntber than criminal psychology, and
!, oreuared, undoubtedly, to discern the
ANN the false or to draw the reality
Inc mist Of the clever sophistries Of
nblc prosecution, well drilled rs It is,
vs,ring as 1t ioes the judicial appareI
4 the prosecution renders solemn in
!, " strike with better effect upon your
rnston. You would, therefore, be very
liable il it should sometimes occur that
mutt criminals and condemn the inno-
But the affair which is to-day sub
uo to YOU is too simple for your con-
|nU TO be led astray, and you will need
uske no great effort of good common
a % set aside an accusation in which
ar,t element Of likelihood is lacking.
sre asked to declare that have killed
ie vet my prosecutors have foundit an
asbility to present any clear evidence
inv wife was the victim of my violence.
have, it is true, declared that a GER
corpse found In the river in an advanced
d decomposition was that of Mrs.
INFLOW, but when you consider the mo-
that would lead the family of Mrs.
mlow, prejudiced as they are, to iden-
these remains as her body, you need
think long before you decide that such
hence Is wholly untrustworthy. But
III itshould prove true that the body
found was that Of Mrs. Brownlow,
b stlll not particle of evidence
Ay moments consideration which
N that lin any way was responsible for
Death. As matter Of fact, her death is
britain, 90 that if should be inclined to
y again today no minister or wise JUS
winybody having any authority to per-
: Ne ceremony would dare to do so, for
nswuld prove me to be q widower.
aHe d . contradiction which will not
your wisdom. l beg of you, there
70 send me promptly about my bust
nd 60 back to your own"
hdscourse was exceedingly awkward;
h full Of contemptuous condescension
he institution of the jury, a contempt
b ihe accused would have done better
|ninuate. The public prosecutor prof.
~ this mistake; he took good care to
hnise it in his reply to the jury, which
\ fcrcible resume of all the testimony
m earnest appeal to the jurymen not to
Mntrsy by any idea that the defendant
uth bis right mind.
N.Y. he said, sis it that wealthy man
" deliberately refuse to employ coun-
hhh defense, whose whole course has
anFary to what would be taken by
snnble menl Why has he done soj
w. the weight Of evidence is so ire
nous that he knows there is no escape
t. but his only chance for life, which
halmen, holds dear, is to convey the
ss'on that he is insane; but up to this
mere has been nothing in the career Of
aelendant which has led any c, to sup
mat his mind was not as wei balanced
~ Of any other member of this COM
~"
Jury finally retired about four o'clock
afternoon. What were the circum-
. mat had most weight upon their
md what was the course of their de-
'a0ns 1t would be manifestly improper
sa TACT, impossible to say. The
s@ the jury-room are kept profound
'eo IN almost all cases. It was GER
Wm this. The audience in the court.
renamed for nearly two hours with
WIRING except to indulge in converse.
nnen II was nearly six o'clock word
asm from the jury-room to request
saOn from the court upon a point rela-
@e value OF clrcumstantial evidence
sendence Of the relatives of the de-
Mnen the instruction that had
Nkea Tor had been given there was
wait and after the room had grown
saa The janitor had lighted the gas,
Mme spectators went out, one after
oeneving that the verdict would
saened that night. The more they
more certain it seemed that
1nent would be the result. And
~a me jury first went out it was the
ia opinion that verdict of guilty
70 recorded. At half-past eight
1uasers in the courtroom were
IRON their ennui by the appearance
"uU crier, who came in to announce
Tu'y We're ready to return The
"ao mad been chatting in the con-
.wm withs several lawyers, returned
so on the bench, and in three min
wurt-room was crowded again to
sscapacity. Not many of the fash
rOpie who had been there during
"Sre present, but their absence
~ .nan made up by others who had
H. u vain for an opportunity to hear
..Ony' The defendant was brought
m down stairs where he had
us alone and was placed again at
ne lurymen filed in, led by an
bench. 'ooA 'o'' p'"oo' up
.'owniow looked at their faces in
sMey passed, but in none of them
sn u''cern hint Of what was to come.
an. sau oeen seated and the roll had
~ lne clerk proceeded to put the