Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-01-10
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Dean Qaitland.
BY NExMELL GREY.
Continued.

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knew that not only would the jury
return a verdict against his client but
that the Judge would give him Sc
we're sentence. Yet Cyril hoped; he
remembered that there twelve men IN
the jury.
But he did not hope long; n few
seconds brought the unanimous YER
dict. Guilty OF manslaughter-a ver-
DICT hailed by quickly stIiled muir
muir OF approval from tho crowded
court.
Like a man suddenly stabbed, Cyril
sprung to his feet, throwing up MS
arms as men only do In uncontrollaDle
agony, AID addressed some Wild WordS
have evidence Important eYhehee'
The prisoner IL innocent"
Mr. Justice Manby, who heard mere
" a confused cutlery, ordered Cyrllsl
removal; Mr.. Maitland, thinking his
son distracted, pulled him down, and
strove to quiet him; there was an at
tempt to remove him, which was met
by promises Of good behavior OH the,
bart OF those around him; and, quiet
having been procured, the judge pro-
ceeded to give sentence IN tho usual
form, but with some application.
Henry Oswald liverard you have
been found guilty." he said, "of very
cruel and pitlless crime; whether II
was u murder committed by dcliber-
ate and malicious intention or merely
homicide done In the heat OF anger
after considerable proyocation Is,
known only to yourself and your Ma
ker. by the laws Of your country
you have been convicted Of the lesser
crime, and 1t Is my painful duty to,
sentence you for that crime lie
went on to sny how very painful he
found that duty, and to expatlate upon
the prisoners advantages, the plous
and refined home In which he was
brought up, his liberal education, the
power which his scientific knowledge
gave him, the advantages derived from
his fathers honorable name and social
standing, the manner I'M which he was
trusted and admitted, II wolf In Sleeps
clothing. to the poor mans home. lie
spoke of the dead mans integrity, the
respect In which he was held by I'LL
who knew him; Of his only chlld's
fair fame and dCfensclcss condition,
and pointed out the great wlckcdncss
and cruel mcanncss of the prisoners
conduct with regard to her and dwclt
much upon the fathers grief and Just
anger. He spoke also of the prisoners
physical advantages, his young man
hood and muscular strength, and con-
trasted these with Lees comparative
age and stiffness; he alluded to the
murderous character of the stick which
dealt the fatal blow, and to the pris-
oncr's anatomical knowledge which
taught him how to deal 1t. Those who
knew Mr.. Justice Manly had seen
him come down hard upon prisoners
before, but they had never known him
SO hard. He had once given wife
killer, II man who had put the clima-
to years of cruel torture by stamping
n little too hard on his slave and kill
ing her, Ave years, and people had
been aghast; precisely similar cases In
other parts OF the country had got six
weeks or Il tWelvcmonth or even two
years. But recently the papers had
been sarcastic upon the wilebcatrrs'
short sentences and upon II prevailing
tone of Victor Hugo sentimentnlity
toward criminals, and MIR. Justice
Mandy had felt the righteousness OF
their ~. !ctures, and remembered them
In dealinh with Evrrard. u shall
therefore give you,' hr concluded, "thr
sevcrcst sentence which the law al
lows twenty years penal scwitudC,"
The sentence fell upon Everard like
Il blow; he staggered under II, swcrvcd
aside, and clutchcd ut the wood work
Of the dock to steady himself. while
hot drops sprung upon his brow. At
the same instant, rs II under the same
blow. cry rang through the court,
and II man fell down sensel~s. 1t
was Cyril Maitland.
Everard lifted his head ut the cry,
and saw what happened, scarcely
needing 1t IN his agony; he saw Lillian,
marble pale, but quiet, catch her
brother In her arms, and that touched
hun with an nclahle pity for her
through his desperate anguish. He
scarcely heard the question II he had
anything TO say against his sentence,
but, on being aroused, replied IN Il
dazed way, II am not guilty. my
lord"
Then he was taken from his pedestal
of shame, and led away into the ter
rible darkness of twenty years igno.
miny and hopeless suffering hcrcft
mt one stroke OF everything, name,
fame, fortune Uor In those days a
felons property was forfcited), love,
liberty. and hope.
In moment he saw his life rs II
was but yesterday, before Fate wovc
Its dreadful mesh round him. Il life
of honorable aud useful toll, full of
noble ambition, beautiful enthusiasm
and honest striving; rich with the
promise of love and domestic peace.
happy with friendship and family af,
lection; adorned with culture aud sci.
entItic research; and rich, above all,