The morning call., 1894-09-07

oelng made at him by rather plump aud
pretty young person among the spectators.
AT first she smile1 in deprecating sort O. f
a way, as If she diin't know just what to
make OF herself for becoming interested 10
such distinguished prisoner. The gen.
era!, possessed of that native gallantry re-
culiar to the sons of the south and beiug
glau at smiles from any one in a
strange land, smiled Sweetiy back. The
young person became somewhat encouraged
at this, and probably recalling that little
thlng TO the effect that the cat may look
at the King, her smiles became stesdier.
she ogled and she bushed, she moved her
luscious HIPS as If talking TO herself az she
tOs>eG her pretty little head more than
once, ana then-theD, she actually cast
sheeps' eyes at him. This was too much
LOT the general. Not that he didn't like
lt-what man wouldn't ?-but look at the
positlou ne placed him in. He had given
Ills solemn pledge TO his attorneys 10 do
hothlng In the courtroom EXCEPT through
tnem. NO, not even flrt. 10 receive
sneeps eyes was palpab bic violation OF
the cOntract, and, strong man that he is,
ne turned MS eyes to an opposite corner
OF the room and left the pleasing person 10
wonder what IL was all about. But il never
occurred to her to flirt with the attorneys.
As Judge Morrow took his seat yaster
day morning, he announced that he was
ready TO give decision on the motion for
the release of General JacintU COlocho
from custody. He read over portions OF
the testimony, in which, here and there.
The name of Colocho occurred. and alter
stating that none of it was direct enough
TO mold hlm, he announced that be would
order his release. There was slight dem
onstratlon In the room at this decision,
but 1t was quickly hushed, and the happy
general was placed on the stand to con-
tlhue his testimony of the day before.
Mr.. PiersOD, for the San Saivadoran
Government, cross-examined him Drlnel-
pally on the geography, racing him here
and there, from north TO south, and back
and forth, In an apparently almless way
Then when he had finished with him on
geography, he worked ar him on the time
it took marching from this place to that
until an ordinary witness would have been
half crazy. But COloch0 was net an OF
binary person. Besides being a tailor,
with the military genius OF a Napoleon,
COlochO had always had penchant for
geography. 1t was a fad with him, and
when he displayed such extraordinary zeal
in the cause of primary education while
Governor OF AcataScampa ne knew not
that he was building to battle very keen
lawyer at a later day.
They finished with Colocho at last, and
Ell Capitsn-Major FlorenciO Bus amente
was called to the chair. The grlZzled little
captain has become famous already, and
tpe spectators smiled pleasantly as "the
monkey in tho hole" took the chair. be
cOyly admitted that he had been warrior
for over thirty years and that during the
late unpleasantness in Salvador he was
the army commisSary. In answer 10
question, he said he knew the gully of
Las Pulgas, Primavera. This Is the ravine
in which ne is charged with having strung
up four meh just for the fun of seeing
them dangle. He denied that he had
hanged any one there or caused any one