The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1891-10-17
THE EGGS or MURDER.
How They Are Scattered About by
Thoughtlcss aud Callous Men,

NOW AheN Are scattered About by
Thoughtlcss and CaIious Men.
"The causes of capital crimes" said
a Tomhs lawyer TO party of friend,
at restaurant table the other night
that is, the real and immediate causes
--are frequently overlooked by juries
Just listen to that man at the table
over there. Got a voice like horse
fiddle, lie is letting the whole room
know the list of hereditary diseases
that affect his family, 1t would be a
blessing to humanity if that man was
shot dead rs hammer, yet his SLAYER
would be charged with manslaughter
and probably convicted by jury of
the crime, tell you that the words
OF that eurio will CRATE upon some ears
in this room tonight, and will probably
derange for the time being some sensi.
tive physical organism, under the intlu.
ence of which vindictive act will be
committed that will perhaps cause life.
long regret If not punishment by law.
"A client of mine was once CHARGED
with murder in the first degree The
statement presented by the prosecution
was that the prisoner had had differ
ence with an acquaintance. Two weeks
afterward he met this acquaintanc com.
ing out of an uptown cafe after dark.
drew a revolver immediately and shot
him to death The difference referred
to was in itself absolutely trivial. II
had resulted from an argument over
the relative merits of I.angtry and Mrs
Brown Potter They had actually part.
ed good friends, but their high words
at one stage of the argument had been
overheard
Now, on the night in question INV
client had gone into restaurant for
dinner One of those creatures with
the delicacy of a rhinoceros sat at the
next table He had beea attached to a
sheriffs Office once upon time, and
upon sitting down he be.
gan TO tell the man near him of the
that he had witnessed and the
ietails of the revolving crimes for which
he prisoners had been hanged. NV
riend was at about the middle of his |
Inner The words of the brute were
ike SO many leaden balls dropping
Town into my clients stomach. He
ried TO continue, but he could not !.
hoke down more food In desperation
lie called for glass of brandy and then
mother glass and before he left the
lace he had taken half dozen large
oses in quick succession
That morning in starting out he
ad put a revolver in his pocket, in.
ending to sleep AT the house of friend
the country, the way to which lay
trough a lonesome piece of woods,
'hich he would have to pass late at
lght. As he left the restaurant he
bought of taking the train. and put
ng his hand in his overcoat pocket he
'und the weapon
Just at that very moment the ac-
laintance approached, and what real {
happened was this My client went '
, to the other and said, Charley. | /
ell SO desperately miserable that s
most could commit murder or suicide c
e here. | have Il pistol too. In try
3 to take the weapon from his pocket
bpeattta aptauCiaI IL, tto aIo.L
piosion followed and one of the men =.
] dead =
Il exhausted my powers of speech +
on the jury, and after proving by /,
gienic experts how talk of the kind il
.erred to would act upon a sensitive a
IN, succeeded in securing verdict of a
The man ought to have a
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