Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-05-20
STRANGE DELUSI0N.

uprisoncr, rise and look upon tho ,
,rv Gentlemen, have you agreed |
gnon your ycrdict,' TWAS the clerk
al Inc court who spoke.
we have"
and what say youl Do Won find
hs PRISONER guilty or not gIiiltyf
aGul,y-oi murder IN tho first do
. "a said tho foreman Of the jury,
and tlo hush of death oversprcnd
no court as tho panel was pollcd,
nan by man.
Tho prisoner, a tall, blonde girl
hadshot her aillancod husband on tho
street Her father, q respected mcr.
chant OF a ncighboring city, had on
gagged Henry North, thcmost famous
criminal lawyer of his day. 10 de.
lend her. The address TO tho jung
by North had been ono OF the most
sympathetic appeals ever made TO
a Jury. 1t had touched every tender
chord In the human heart II had
aucalel to tho iurymen rs fathers,
IA brothers aud as husbands. Every.
body snil that Henry North never
hal been so brilliant, never 50 mag.
And vet ~ had failcdl
Tho ,ooncst chngrin was written
ON every line Of his face, but Us h
gathered up his papers he comment
ed solely to himself
81 knew II would DO SOL"
Know WHAT How could ho have
fore6cen the verdict when every other
person in the courtroom had con
fidcutly expcctGd an acquittali What
could ho have meant
l'hcgreat criminal lawyer regaincd
bis composure In moment. He
made the usual motion for n new
trial, stepped 10 the side of tho con.
victed murdoress, assured her that
hops still remained. then shook tho
long slender hand of the staring.
slatuesquc woman us she was ic-
handed for sentence. Tho next in
slant he was seen rushing hurriclly
toward the stairway.
The oyer and terminer courtroom,
as everybody knows, is ut the head
Of the long marble staircase leading
toward Broadway.
Hardly minute later, before the
room had cleared, u cry was heard in
the outer hall. II was shrek of
agony and hoITorl
AZ the foot Of the marble steps,
gasping for breath, lay the famous
advocate, Horny North, tho idol Of
his profession. At tho top of tho
landing North had been seen to reel,
and before anybody could reach him
he had plunged hcadlong to the bot.
tom of tho flight. Blood rose to his
lips his eyes were wide open, but APP
pearcd TO DO staring ut an invisible
object Tho clammy moisture OF
death was upon his brow.
The dyingman was raised in tho
arms OF u young clcrk, rs a gaping;
crowd quickly gathered. Ho lived
Vuly long enough 70 say;
He has killed mo ut last. Hewas
crouching at the head Of the stairs
and tripped me-" Then had como
the smiok and the ngonizing words
Keep him on. Co wayw
Henry North ceased 10 breathe.
The death was the sensation Of u
week. The funeral WIS ono OF the
largest over seen in Now York. But
the mystery surrounding his last
wordsremaincd, Many theories wcro
advanced 10 explain them, mono OF
which, TO tho shame Of our common
humanity, woro crcditablc TO the de.
ceased, though there never had been
ashadow upon his name.
was the clerk who received tho
last condolences OF Henry North.
he was my father, and the secret OF
ms life and tragic death had been
tle mystoIy OF our family. Among
MS papers was found tho following
narrative, addressed to me, which
after careful consideration / have
"VV'uen 70 puDllsh, 10 reIuto tho cal
ninny east upon fathers name rs II
lawyer and as u man The first date
Soi six months ago, though tho final
page was undoubtedly written tho
llst morning Of his life. IL Is en-
hued The Black Dog"
March 10, lss5-Smnething mys
iclous came into my life ten ycan
ago today, Its influence upon my
career has been such that / feel
mus mako somo record Of It. moi
hilIWlhB Want may TO It's future dc
Yeiopments. lalso feel that owe
70 my dear son TO leave some o.
PLANTATION OF things that may hav
appeared stange to him gnd tina
may require investigation ord,
ielse' Indeed, | have suspected tina
ne has noticed my strange conduct
VI late ] observe that he finds an eJ
euse for accompanying me to coul
En' seeks nay companionship nor
Eaan formerly.