Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-02-27

was one charge empty on the evening or
the day of the murder, whereas In the
morning il had been full; that he was
seen that morning around Blake's house,
and more than that. Blake's widow had
heard Gueldo's voice just before the
fatal shot. and had seen him retreating
as she ran out.
At this last point the Galveston law
yer asked the witness few questions re-
garding how she knew il was Gueldo's,
and how she had recognized the voice
for his. She didn't know how exactly,
but was none the less sure for that.
There had been ruInor about that
some one had heard Antonio mako q
boast of having done for Blake this
time" but If there were n witness for
this he could not bo found now.
And so the prosecution closed.
The Galveston lawyer began by in
volving in Il whirlpool Of helpless con-
tradiction the witness who had sworn to
having seen Gueldo near Blske's house.
Then he cxpatiated on the ease with
which one person may be mistaken for
another, and brought witness to show
how Gucldo had already been said to re-
semble some ono in the village. Finally
ho produced three Of the i'll conditioned
fellows before referred TO, who swore
that Antonio WAS with them on hunt
ing expedition during the whole of the
day on which the murder was COM
mitted.
II was clear case Of alibi. Jack
Smiths astonishmcnt at tho case with
which the thing had bcea accomplished
was unboundel lie threw a disguised
look toward Pitblado, but the judge vas
nonplusscd ana didn't seem to be inter.
ested with things in Jake's vicinity.
"Gcn.lrnrn oi the jury" said he,
"tho v'-.,'"i tcnS turn didn't alto
gether cai"r. | don't know as there's
much to H. said. s'pose you've got TO
go hy ihg r,il ilrace, an that don't need
any e&,!.iii.L Ef YOU kin make out,
a,coNlia !'.l' tf.i that Antonio Gueldo
killed Jr'I Cighv, why, jest recollect
thst'S W r.c l'c.c fur"
Jake Saith iigdeted about ON his box
and cat .nAious glances through the
open de-: toward the clump Of nopals
where the jury WAS celebrating.
Antonio talked and laughed in an un-
dertone with his counsel, and Blake's
widow sat staring at them with COM
pressed lips and strong expression Of
determination coming into her face.
II wasn't long before the jury filed in
again, all seating themselves but the
spokesman, and Judge Pitblado rose,
wiping his forehead with his shirt
sleeves.
Strengthened it out, have YEP asked
he, nodding to the spokesman.
The man nodded in return.
Yer Sec" said the spokesman, with
a hesitating and disappointed air, "ef
yer hadn't a-corralled ms with sticking
ter the evidence we might "a done bet
ter, but accordin 10 that Antonio wasn't
thar when tho murder was done, an ef
he weren't thar he couldn't "a done it,
an ef he didn't do it, why-then-cf
course he's-not guilty"
Pitblado didn't dare TO look at any,
body; he stared up at the rafters, down
at the table, nowhere in particular. and
then turned half way toward the pris-
oner.
"You kin co." said he at last, and
with great deliberation, "but don't stay
around here too long"
There was dead pause, during which
nobody moved.
Jake Smith exploded a single cuss
word which he had held in for some
time past, and Blaie's widow stood up.
Have you got through, judge" she
asked.
Waal-l-s'pose so.'
And there is nothing else to DO doneY'
81 am afraid there amt"
And he's free to goT'
"Y-a-s."
Antonio Gueldo arose with an insolent
grin and picked up his hat.
The baby crowed, for it saw the gilt
tering thing again.
There was sharp report-Antonio
pitched forward in heap upon the floor
and Blake's widow stood with tho pistol
pressed to her breast.
A limo of thin blue smoke curled from
the muzzle Of the weapon and formed a
halo around the child's faxen head. The
glittering thing was quite near the little
hands now, and they took it from the
yielding grasp of the mother.
Blake's widow looked steadily ut the
figure on the hoor-it was quite motion
less; then she turned and went through
tho wide passage opened for her by tho
silent crowd, holding the baby very ten
derby, and the baby carrying the pistol
The child laughed with delight; 1t had
got itsshining plaything again. Detroit