Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-11-26

of him as calmly and unconcernedly as If
the lfe's happiness of, at least, one man
AMI woman. dta not greatly depend uFoh
tie view he takes of the ease about to De
trisd. He rails = one of his bouquets and III
hales the perfume of the flowers. How can
one In his position behave like an ordinary
mortal? Wee we not here, lie might con-
denim an Innocent man to shaneid death.
wonder if, WITH such horrible responsible
ty resting on him, Il judge can ever really
be happy man?
These thoughts seem trivial; my nina
is by now in strange state; II Is, indeei, SO
sensitive that every slight incident, every
small ceremonial. of to-day seems to be i'm
pressed forever upon it.
A bewigged gentleman-the clerk Of as
size. the man next me tells his neighbor-
rises and calls name after name, until he
has fixed upon tic twenty-three gentlemen
needed to form The grand jury. They stand
up in their places, and. in patches of four,
are rapidly sworn. The absurd proclaina-
ton agains. vice and immortality is read;
much good may it do every one present.
Then the clerk sits down, and the Judge
forSaking his papers, begins his work.
lie oranges liis robes 10 his satisfaction.
leans forward, onl, pacing the tips of his
long willie fingers together, addresses
charges. am tod, is tie right tcrM-tlle
grand Jury in Il pleasant eolloqnial manner.
l strain every aEral nerve 10 catc. the pul-
port of his glib words. lie is sure to say
something about this important murder case.
shall, perhaps. b. able II learn how it WAS
that the man TELL under suspicion.
Alas tgc ia,ice Il one WHO by diAt Of
yeats of pract c. has acquired tn, knac.l Of
using his voice onlg jas 50 mach rs is ad-
solutely nccrs .agy. TAa g~ald JUNK is close
t. han. aHd III, lIo do.j,, !telr liim; bat 70
those who, like ourselves, are far away in
the background Of the coMt, his remarks
are inaNd.b,e. Al | ca, c,tteA Is Il Closing
caution 10 tie grand jlyy, to bear in mind
that it is nos within i 5 province to deter
mine the iunoceuc9 or guilt OF the pr )ners,
ba. to simply decide whether there IS or IS
no. su!.i .clt v,tcuce TO. Ii, 1875 70 go 70
trial
The grand jury f.es ont OF cour. 10 con-
duet its solemn deliberations in the pace
appointed. The judge addresses few Snil-
Ing words to the sheriff and other magnates
who by right OF favor, occapy SEATS on the
bench; then lie returns ~ tie pcrusal Of his
papers.
For the first time since we entered the
court Philipra speaks to me. Ara they
trying HIM now:' she asks in low awed
| whisper, yet in a voice 50 changed that |
| know what the susp ,nse is costing her.
| Briefly explain the proc -dure of the law,
SO far as know ii. Size signs, and says no
more.
| More monotonous calling Of many names,
| to which suinm) ns, how YER, another class
! of men respond. The common jurymcn are
| now being called. Probably, to save time,
| ntO the hoy N1prp
they sit, SOFA appearing to c3J)y the digni-
IT, of the position, some with stolid inditfer-
ence, others with acute uni,appiness plainly
manifested look ut these men with scarce
" less interest than 10 ], at tl.2 Gss,. Cl
them, or Oh som. OF them, OR I.,c rests as
much, perhaps more, than it rests on him.
Those men are trying us-not only the man
who will by and by stand in that rai-topped
Enclosure into which We look down.
Twenty long weary minutes pass by. AL
ewes turn to wooden gallery in the right
hand corner OF the court. A door in the wal
opens. The members of the grand jury
emerge and fill the gallery. The foreman
arms himself with n gigantic tishing-rod, t
! which he attaches paper, which is convey
ed by this clumsy method to that busy gen
teman, the clerk of assize. WHAT idiotit
foo.ery all this seems to me!
The clerk de.aches the document, glance
at it. and looks up at the gallery.
"Gent!emen of the grand jury, you retur,
true bill against William Evans for mur
DER"
I'VE do" answered the foreman with sh.
solemnity.
grind my teeth. Fools! If men of cul
ture and standing err like this, what can b
expected from Il common jury? 1t Is wei
for me that heard the caution just nov
+ given by the judge. take such comfort a
r can by thinking they have tried the erl
tence, not the man. What can the cvidenc
, he? All! we shall soon know.
: The clerk turns, and, addressing no on
. in particular, says, Bring up the prisoner.
4 Once more set my teeth. feel my wife
Q arm tremble; her hand grows cold. l hea
Y buzz, as Of expectation, run through tn
r crowded court. Every eye turns in one
rection-toward the empty dock. Fora mi
Q ment species of dizziness comes over me
n objects swim before my eyes. The sens'
$ ton passes away. recover myself. Til
v dock is no longer untenanted. In the Gel
y ter, with a stalwart policeman on eishs
/ side of him, stands the accused! The ma
Q who, Ii needs be, must be saved by such
: sacrificed!
}. From M place, far back In the publ
" gallery, can, OF course, see nothing MOI
o of the prisoner than his back. | gaze
n this with intense curiosity, endeavoring
determine the station of the man who Is no
It about to be tried for his life. cn b.
k gather this much: He is tall and slight. II
9 dress is of selni-respectable nt:ure, b
N seems to have seen muca service. lie mig
It be anything from broken-down clerk to
y gentleman's servant out OF elbows. l
y joic, at his poverty-strcaen appearance
9 Judging from it, money will be welcome
D. him. Let the jury but assert his innoeent
u and feel certain that the liberal pec1nia
~ compensation which it is my intention
70 mete out will repay hima hundred TN
10 for the ordeal which he is undergoing.
IL Ordeal! Yes, it is the right word. Il
Of easy to see it is n terrible ordeal to the po
"A fellow. No need to look at his face to
X told that much. Even as he emerged fro
s. the cells below he seemed to quake wi
fear. Now he absolutely falls forward
Of the dock. supporting himself by graspi
IS the iron railing which runs round the top
\, notice that his fingers, MS they cling to
iron bars, open and close convulsive
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