Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-12-27

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and Lillian, and finally reached the
court
The grand jury had found 4 true
bill Of murder against Everard, and
he now appeared in answer TO that
Indictment.
Lillian looked up. rs Cyril dared not,
when Evcrard entered, and walked
| With his usual firm step and erect
bearing, hut with an air of uuaCcus-
toned hautcur, Into the prisoner
dock. \ young emperor could not
have assembled throne With less hui
ntNty or a gaze more unfalteriug than
that with which the usually uuaSSum.
ing, sentle-mannered Everard mounted
the dreadful emtnercr of the accused
criminal. He looked steadily. some
said dctantly, all round the building.
measuring Judge and Jury. and all
with 4 comprehensive gaze; II was
only when his eyes fell on the Matt
lands that hot flush sprung ever his
face and CULVER troubled II for Il
moment
His features were Sharpened ny any
ietN and suffering, and there were
dark circles under his eyes. but the
confinement had not impaired his mag
njhcrut strength, and the reporters de
Scrihed him rs Il powerful and rcSo-
lutte man. with Il defiant air. When
called upon plead his Not guilty"
with an emphasis on the negative,
sounded like challenge flung in the
teeth of the whole world, which truly
seemed to be arraycG against him,
The Judge did not like his looks; he
thought such Il bearing unsuitable to
an accused person. whether innocent
or guilty. He looked in vain for signs
of uuailing in the honest hazel eyes,
fun of the pride OF indignant limo
ccnSe, The JUDGES own gaze plainly
expressed to those who knew the
man, This fellow will have to bite
the dust.
MIR, Justice Mandy was well known
as a hanging judge, and. though he
was rs just and upright rs perhaps
only English Judges are, he was hu-
man, and thus liable 10 have his judy
mcnt biased Ivy prciudicc. and he con
ccivcd Il prciudicr ut first glance
against the naughty prisoner arraigned
before him. Yet he thought himself
prriudiccd the other way. Because he
was Il strong Conservatives: Il Staunch
upholder Of hereditary right and class
distinctions he feared lest he should
mCouSciouSy incline to lcuicncc to.
ward criminals of grutlr birth. and
said within himself that he would not
spare any for his grntlcnrSS. but
rather consider how far more guilty
such are than the unculturcd herd.
who scarcely know their right hands
from their left The jury, whose
minds were full of Palmer and ais di-
abolical Strychninc poiSoningS. and
who felt that strong measures must
be taken to cripple the fearful power
the doctors position of trust and I'M
fettcred responsibility in homes gives
him, We're also preiudicCd against him
by this naughty bearing. and esteemed
him TO be a villain omincntly dango"-
Gus to society. Truly, as Lillian said,
the stars in their courses seemed to
i fight against Fverard.
il Even his counsel did not believe his
statement of the facts. and advised
him vevy earnestly to plead guilty
to the minor charge. Glow can |
plead guilty when | am innoccnt?'
Numbered Everard. III tell you |
never even saw the man after the
Sunday. and had quite as much motive
for killing YOU rs him; indeed, more, "
he added, for he felt inclined to per
sonal violence on some OF those who
so sorcly misjudged him. particularly
this barrister, who was master of the
peculiar facial expression that may be
called the barriStcr's Sneer. the ex-
preston of man who has seen too
much Of the wrong side of human
nature, The counsel understood the
fash Of his clients eyes ard, when he
looked at his powerful frame, was
glad that he was not like the I'M
fortunate Ben Lee. alone in n wood
with him. 1t was his business, how
ever, to defend the prisoner, and not
to judge him. and he did his best
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science must be, by the belief that his
cause was IA bad one.
The great thing, as Cyril had sug-
geSted, was to prove an alibi; and ia
this end Granfer. William Groves
child. Winnie Maitland a feeble trio.
truly-and Widow Dove were relied
upon. The latter, TO Mr.. HarkShaw'S
dismay, had already been subpoenaed
for the prosecution, ut which Everard
smiled; he could not hear her. Straun,
the blacksmith, who deposed to having
seen Everard leaving the village in
the direction Of Swaynestone some
time before Stevens saw him leave the
rectOry by the back OF the church
yard, was further reckoned a strong
ally, but on being put to the test, he
was fatally positive about the gray
suit and the stick, and broke down
utterly as to the time on cross exami
nation.
chem Alma was strong tower Of
hope. though reckoned among the wit
nesses for the other side; she would
nj least Obstinate tho c1Iumny Ian sod