Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-02-01
THE ALIBI.

,ir yrss less due 10 tho murder and its
ALTAR circumstances than 10 tho fact
,,st tbis was the first case tried at San
IN, In any moro formal court than the
S,.bon1rod institution Of Judge Lynch.
a. there was no place specially ar-
,,e,el for tho trial, Judge pithlndo hos
,5tablv offered thg uso Of his shed. Here
4 r5rsh table and chair were placed for
ia iBirc, the othor necessary furniture,
,,,s8lcl 10 represent tho dock, tho
nj etc, being olgcd out with boxes
f-an silas Blggot's grocery store.
Jate Smith looked at thcso prepare.
e,rs for limo with frowning discon.
Uni ard than strollod down Tho road,
t.yains into tho lane that led 20 Bliko's.
WLln be reached the door Of tho shanty
L, leaned against the jnub and pol.cd
isnlkoI head inside. tanning himself
4, nm embarrassed way with his greasy
fragment OF . hat. Ho had come there
v,th thc intention OF saying something,
iut The sight within made him forgot IL.
llskc's widow sat there. rs she had
rr,ty much an the timo since the muir
.s., staring straight before her, with
h,F chin In her palm. Tho sunlight
frck through tho foliage Of Tho rod
ak trees that grow before tho door. aud
,.ecsored with tho lickcring brightness
to h0dr and cradle Ia which Jcm's baby
va, stopping.
There it was, just ~ II had bctu three
aiys ago could IL be only three days0-
iutas It had been when she went ont
t1t morniu, TO look nitcr tho drying
t'bc and let him standing in the door
the cradle (how fond ho was Of the
lyg-ilst as 1t was WHOM iho heard
60 crack OF tho pistol and ran IN with
nawul sense Ut Wlocnting fright
.1,i tho samo ns whom she had found
am lying upon the cradle, dabhlinE IT,
Waite linen with hts blood and tho baby
paying With his hair. Sho screamed
loo, the first and last complaint any
us bad heard hog make: then shc wns
quito, and helpful through II ull-whcn
ran uamo and lifted him mp; when they
hd laid him on tho rough bed in tho
ether room; whom they carried him 10
te grave, sho following with tho baby
80 h.r arms.
Jake Smith was trying TO find tho llni
missing IN bis thoughts; lac shifted with
Trylaxiy--or somotling-and BlakoB
widow looked mp without speaking,
Jake nodded pleasantly four or Ave
tmos.
"poo,y clipper asked he.
Biak6s widow smiled sadly, bent over
i'a sleeping child and smoothcl the
4 clothes with tondcr touch.
7 They're ag0in ter try him in a court"
Jake went on, Fan don't beliovo"--
Try who-AniouioY She turned to.
ward ihs bgrly figure In the door with a
Esh o! interest IN her black eyes.
"lC. tn, jolge is making n court
out q bis shed. hope len turn ont an
right, but Il seems Ike giyin that Mcxi-
clndovI a chance he oughtn't ter have"
1 "lccla't got clcag. CON hc;' she asked,
f1efiug the cradle gently and patting
dc coyerlot.
81 don't SEQ how, but he's got some
htl of law Gus, to speak for him--a
teller that stopped hero q day or two ugo
on li way 10 Galycstuu-unl 1t mnl;cl
ne kind o nervous
blaEo's widow did not appear to no.
toC The last remark, for tho child, dis.
i1rled by the talking, had awakened
tad lt up IN bis cradle with u wonder.
Ing look.
"Pooty, amt hoi" said Jake, regarding
n NE small figure with interest. "Loolm
Il lt liEc-ahCm-you. Poor lttlc-l-
Tho slammCred, and treated his hat
ako mortal enemy. "Of course he'd
n El-you've got-there's nothin could
Go fur yer, mayboi'
She answered with a grateful look, hut
II H"as accompanied by u shake Of tho
H bod.
Jake bent down and with his big fore
niger softly rumpled tho hair of tho ba.
ys head; then no went out and left
~'m Binkc's widow sitting as ho found
',' aud the baby staring down tho path
dc walked on until he reached tho top
o. the little hill, whore no could look
down upon the roof which covered tho
l'eous sccno he had just left. Hero no
seemed 10 have half amind 20 turn back,
Tor DO hcsitatod md stopped but no
changed his partial intention after lin.
l,Hng momont and walked modiia-
Nyey onward, with the exclamation,
Wal, some women do beat tho ID
! tmagin."
vi course everybody came 10 tho trial
quo arrangements wero soon found 10
% altogether too meagcr. Pithlado's
inca was iillcl TO OVERLOOKING aud Bay
W made a clean sweep OF every empty
DIX IN his store.
Anlonio'H lawyer, sharp eyed, sharp
4 ! lnred follow from Galveston, had
.''l.eH about with surprising agility on
,-' dly previous, holding mysterious
o.a!cTonces with III conditioned fellows
"Guoldo's kidney.
Inc court was assembled, tho Jury had
ee'h chosen, and the witnesses were all
PRESENT gave one Blalse's widow.
Irelty soon there was stir nt the
g0or then a murmur Of surprise ran
urgush the crowded room.
~, May DO id" said jake. Smith, au.
~3ly, If she hasn't brought her bobm
what reason sho may have had for
s ~, leaving tho little thing in charge OF
.ylAe sympnthizing woman-ani thnro
were plenty who would have been glad
~ .n3 tfust-was not apparent; how.
NV, mat might be, there It was, clasped
",ily IN her arms, it's bright red checks
ss.Gil'astns with hor Wilderness. and he
amer 1,HeTa sunny hair mingllug with her
q WIN somo difficulty way was made
bsI 1'gh tho throug to hor eoat, which
S,I ooen placed on ono side Of the