Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-09-28

new ,outburst of violence from the
DRAWERS caused him to look back.
Pletro had flung himself like a mailman
upon StephanO. who. to save himself
from blow of a heavy cane, struck
out with his stiletto and Pietro stag
gered back with a groan. The next
instant the police agents burst into the
place and made prisoners of the brawl-
ers.
While glancing listlessly over the
columns OF a morning journal the next
day suppressed cry of amazement
escaped from Lucien's lips as his eyes
Iell upon the heading: "A Midnight
brawl Ends Disastrously. Angelo Liv-
Like flash of lightning the truth
burst upon Lucien: Pietro had been
killed by Angeles dagger and the sing
er's companions had charged the kill
ing upon him to save Stephano.
For moment or 80 Barthelemy was
as If suddenly stricken blind and speech
less, but as the light came back to him
again, and he found that he could use
his tongue, he started up and whispered
to himself: Great God! Madeleine is
mine again." but as he uttered these
words he felt the hot blood rush into
his face, SO hot that it seemed as if it
must burn it's way out. It was the
blush of shame. For how could Made
leine be his again unless he stood by
and allowed an innocent man to be con-
victed of anOther's crime and to be
thrust into felon's cell on perjured
evidence?
No; he had been dazed, bewildered
for moment by vision as lovely as
that which Mephisto had conjured up
for Faust, but it had faded the very
next instant and in its stead he saw
attire, bowed in grief, abandoned by
the whole world, crushed by misfor-
tune as dire as it was undeserved-the
wife of felon, turning in the end to
self-destruction rather than appeal to
her father for help. No. Angelo must
be saved, if not for his own sake at
least for Madeleine's. Lucien was not
long in reaching this conclusion, and
that very day he visited the criminal
court and ascertained when Angelo
would be brought to trial.
At the end Of the week the singer,
more dead than alive, in dread of the
terrible fate hanging over him, was
called upon to prove his innocence of
the crime of Staying Pietro. AS
Lucien entered the courtroom his
eyes fell upon Madeleine seated on one
of the benches, and he shuddered at the
sight-so pale, SO ill clad, so utterly
wretched and forlorn she looked, sit
ting there alone with the gaze OF the
idle crowd fixed upon her.
The hearing was brief, for the pub
lie prosecutor, with the perjured evil
dence of Angeles companions, had lit
tie difficulty in making out his case.
Even the proprietor of the wine-shop
was quite positive that Angelo had
dealt the fatal blow. The man was
willing to swear that he had seen
Angelo draw the stiletto from his
breast and raise it in the air to strike
Pietro.
Suddenly there was a commotion in
the crowd of idlers and beggars which
filed the wooden benches. A tall, WE'LL
formed man, with his thick white hair
thrown back from his broad brow and
his clean-shaven face wearing the pal
lor of sedulous scholar, approached
the railing and conferred in a whisper
with the attorney of the accused.
Zone moment, your: Honor" cried
| have another witness for the accused. :"
A deathlike stiffness came upon the
room.
"A gentleman, your Honor" con-
tinued the lawyer, who happened to
| be present in the wine-shop when the
alleged killing took place, will now
give his evidence"
"Your name?" asked the attorney. as
| the stranger was conducted into the
| witness-bOx.
"Lucien Barthelemy."
At these words pallor as ashen as
| deaths hue came over Angeles face,
and Madeleine, stark and speechless
with mingled wonder and shame, sat
| with stare almost of mania in her
eyes.
LET the witness be sworn upon the
Holy Gospels" said the magistrate,
calmly; but Lucien pushed the book
| gently aside and shook his head. do
! you wish to make oath before God
simply with uplifted hand ?" inquired
the magistrate.
Il am unwilling to make oath either
before God or man." replied Lucien:
but solemnly affirm that will speak
the truth"
Proceed" said the magistrate; "the
jury may accept or reject the testimo-
ny, as they see fit.
In a few words Lucien described the
br awl and explained how Angeles dag
ger had been wrenched from his hand
by Stephano, and by him turned
against Pietro, but the public prose-
cutor cautioned the jury that they
should be careful how they allowed the
testimony of an intidel to outweigh the
overwhelming evidence already ad-
duced, to say nothing of the previous
ill repute OF the accused, who had on
another occasion wounded friend in a
quarrel over some trivial subject. 1t
required but few moments for the
jury to bring in verdict of guilty, up
on hearing which Madeleine uttered a
piercing cry of horror, and throwing
herself upon her knees, stretched out
her hands toward the magistrate.
Mercy. Oh, mercy for him." she
pleaded in tones that brought tears to
| the mems eyes and caused the women
| to break out into convulsive sobbing.
"Ten years penal servitude is the
lowest penalty the law permits" said
the magistrate solemnly, but the pris-
oner may by good behavior reduce this
term to six years and half"
Calling the prisoners attorney to