The evening world., 1891-07-03

parently weak, meek and llstless fellah. that
he was incapable OF fury so intense as that
Indicated In the killing OF Shakespeare and
the hendish mangling and dismemberment OF
her body.
When with that bloody caseknife in his
hand he went through his wild denial OF the
charges against him, lifting his voice to Allah
and his Prophet, beSeeching them to bear
witness 10 his innocence, Prosecutor WeJlman
retreated from the frenzied witness In un-
feigned alarm.
Mr.. Wellman half whispered, Take that
Knife away from himl" in voice that be-
tokened apprehension that the untamed
child OF the desert might innict injury on
those near MIN.
Again and again the Arab went through one
OF these parOXysm. They were the fury and
ierceness OF wild man, with the strength
and power OF an athlete and the qulclincs5
and deXtertty OF pugiliSt.
FINE DETECTIVE WORK.
The work OF the detectives in this first
"Jack the Ripper" case was complete, even
10 the most inCOnsequential Details as wit
ness the testimony OF Detective Sergt. Crow
ley:
The detective found a candle burned to
within three-quarters OF an inch OF its length
In room 33, where Frenchy slept. He found
another burned out in the room where old
Shakespeare was butcheTed.
lie learned at the bar that "green
candle, that Is new candle, was given TO
French, with the key 70 Room 33, when he
retired on that dreadful night at little after
midnight.
men lle utleCIlNeB DOugnU sample candles
from the barkeeper and lighted them, as
Queen Mary did three hundred years ago,
when she desired To decide upon a name for
her babe, the future King OF Great Britain.
The test showed that the candle lasted an
hour and five minutes.
shakespeares 3 candle, lighted at 10 or 10. 80,
when she retired TO Room 81 with the blond
muStached young man, had burned down to
the socket when the lank Arab asCended the
stairs alone.
II Frenchy went to Room SO TO sleep, why
did he leave his candle burnlng7
, Dld he not tiptoe into room 81, leaving his
lighted candle burning in It's socket ON the
stand In room SO, and md It still burning
when he returned TO blow II out before he
went to bedI
This Is the theory Of the prosecution.
Dr. w. 7. Jenkins recalled to the stand
testified that the cuts found on old Shakes
pegres body might have been made with the
right hand.
MR.. HOUSES FINAL PLEA.
This closed the case for and against
Frenchy, and Frederick B. House began his
last appeal 10 the jury 10 spare the life OF the
untutOred murderer from the North or Africa.
Every seat In the large courtroom was
nlled, and a hundred people had been turned
there.
Frenchy shrunk IN his seat, the old look Of
abJect terror having returned. He trembled
IN every nDre, and was evidently in eNpeCta-
tion OF being taken out and Killed at any
moment.
The audience was remarkable for the pres
enc' Of public men. There were medical eX
pelts by the dozen. chief Byrncs, still i'm
perturDaDle ana stcrnly serene, was there
with hall dozen members OF his stan
Count d. d.Absac, the French Consul General
with his Nlce-Consul and Attorney Huersted
engaged Dy him under order OF the French
Government, were there.
Richard Mansfield listened and watched
through his round spectacles
one woman, a young and pretty woman,
fat In the reserved box.