New-York tribune., 1894-01-06

with that kind is TO give them a little aristo-
cratic flourish when one is placing therH the
nose. They are better fitted 10 show off da-
nond rings than to convince Jure5 The Colo
nefs glasses are spectacles, with long thin.
flexible gold bows. which yield readily to his
master touch and shape themselves in conform
.ty with any proposition which he may call
upon them TO prove.
Colonel James began 10 speak slowly and dis
tinctly. his hands clasped before him. partially
screening the miraculous glasses from the jury
Gentlcmen Of the jury he said, 1.-THE case laid
before you By the plaintiff is one which from it's
peculiar character and the atmosphere Of un-
certainly and doubt which surrounds the principal
question must have already awakened the in
curry In your minds whether John G. Austin IL
dead or alive The Colonel gazed down into the
mystic glasses before him for a moment or two
as though he was expecting the genie whose
save was theirs 10 show him the answer 10 the
Question rs this man alive ne asked. The
glasses told The story. and the Colonel looked up
al the jury triumphantly with the answer:
lie Is alive and as little entitled to receive IN
surance money as anybody within the hearing Of
my voice.
The question is pertinent. Was he a man wso
would attemp. to defraud" You have heard HE
brother say on the stand that Jack borrowed
S4oO from his brother-in-law for which he gave a
check on a bank In which he had only s2 Was
no; that fraud? You have heard his brother
and partner say that he had Overdrawn his ac-
counts WITH the firm $I,Cc0.
w here is the evidence tha. he drowned on
Juiy D. 1881! one man says ne swanl out from
the shore with him about $50 D. m. ard that hc
disapppeafe3 at that time. Another is positive
that ne swan IN from deep water at $50 O'Clock
ana sank Just DefO.c he reached the life raft.
Nsi'het OF these witnesses gave any alarm. Why
1 ui1 not The plaintiff introduce evidence 20 show
,iiat tne body might have neen carried 10 sea
by wind and tide? Because the wind and tide
arc against them. the wind blew on shore for
NO days at tha, time. and the tide was coming
u y, when the man is alleged &c have drowned.
eeen TO Gomez Island you know what the ten
'ency OF articles IS 20 hoat ashore. To the an
hoyancc OF everybody
What sort OF a search did Ausin's relatives
make FOR the body: His brother inserted an ad-
ver,lseinent in a newspaper on n single day and
made some little cxertion besides Ia the way Of
going 10 The beach once .WIce"
The Colonel deliberately put on his glassc g
while he was saying this and he finished his re-
marks Oh this point oy pceilng over The Rms
WIN tw:Ek.e IT. his eyes and saying "One IN
eeruon. little exertsOn. Then ne took the glasses
off,
When you look az this fairly" he resumed.
raising one hand and shaking the spcctacles with
the other. you will see how prepostcrous is This
@o-y OF the mans death and how easy IL was
Tor him 10 escape TO Canada or the Adirondacks
ana begin new career
What did he do? On July /, 1891. he took out
m additional insurance policy on his life ~
$4,000. On July he got s4OO from his brother
in-,aw On July he got his watch from the
repsjrer. on July 4-well. there have been many
Ingenious theories advanced What was 20 pre-
vent him from going to Brighton Beach first.
With an extra suit Of clothes wrapped In u
bundle: hire n bathhouse. representing that hc
had bathing suit In his bundle: deposit bis
extra suit in the b8thhouse: walk away with the
Key 70 Manhattan Beach. hire a bathhouse
mere: leave the clothes which he wearing
N II; swim over 20 Brighton Beach: put on the
sxtra suit OF clothes there and disappear, leav-
.ns one suit Of clothes and taking the bathing
sMt tn create the Impression that he was
What d,ei he do then? The voices Of the hills
A"o Tire forests and streams called him. we