The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-10-11
CLYDE MADDOX MURDER AND He
REDITY.

| strong interest IN the case anu d ueSt
sympathy for herself. Her serrowfu
face, forever distracted in her grief, and
the inadequacy of summer mourning il
the midst of a winter blizzard. caused
every face to sadden and the lips Il
articulate an oh with a sign whenever
she came to the parlor. Many did mo-
know the boys crime, but the Mater Dol
1 orosa awakened many questions.
who did he kim" one asked.
| I'm sure don't know"
80, he only killed a niger; he ought
not TO be hung for that Mrs. Easton, a
Kentucky lady, said with curl of keI
! lips.
"A niggerw Mrs. Rogers, another Ken
lucky lady, took up" and go to that ex-
pense? Why it has cost the United
States $4,000 for prosecution already"
II don't believe there Is any color in
souls" Mrs. Justin limited courageously.
Well, of course not: a life is life,
Mrs. Easton acknowledge more Justly.
At noon Mrs. Justin met one Of the
counsel in the corridor. coming out from
dinner. He was the one of the two stop
ping at the hotel that she had more con-
fidence in. The faultless appearance of
the other in black dress suit. and closely
buttoned coat; long light curly hair.
brushed straight from the forehead back
to the neck giving the full rounded out
lines of face and head: the silk hat car
ried SO gracefully on a level with his
shoulders, and strong gold-headed cane in
the other hand, with a slow, lame step.
might have made him the distinguished
one of the two. but for his face. Grant
ing his talents his face was repelling;
the mouth mostly. There was sensuality
and prostitution in the full thick lips ac-
cented by the lower one dropping below
the teeth and tightening of the muscles
of the chin and neck. as of one about to
clear his throat. The face was thin, but
had a flushed swollen look; the eyes were
set in a mass of wrinkles. in the forehead
above and the cheek below. There was
a restlessness in the eyes,: darting to
every distracting noise in the dningreom
where his mental status was being taken,
back to his dinner, them TO voices around
the table, up to the ceiling, out the win
dow, until Mrs. Justin, who had studied
him often and leisurely from her table,
lost all respect for him and faith in his
ability, which she was sure was orerrated.
The other lawyer was less pretentious
but more forcible. He was a study in
black full beard, mustache and thick crop
of brush-bIack hair He sat quietly alb
sorbed in whatever he gave his attention
to-the listening to his associate, and he
seems to listen rather than talk, reading
his paper. or the disposal of his dinner.
When he spoke. his, round, ringing voice
seemed to penetrate the room. not with
but in harmony that made 1t
easily distinguishabie above the constant
of a well-bred crowd, as
some voices that blend and are yet never
lost in a chorus.
His grey business suit looked at times
carelessly dusty. and often his black tie
slipped above his collar, leaving the i'm
preston of no collar. He had a lounging !
way of waiting for his dinner leaning !
back in his chair. his wrist against the /
table, listening, his thoughts always his I
own.
Mrs. Justin had a study OF his back, but
Il is fair to say that magnetism Is dis
PEELED from that direction, for this i'm
questionable woman would have been at
tracted from any point of view.
n Mrs Hatch caused her to ask without
How is your case coming on?
There was an charging of the pupils
n the grey eyes that made the eyes look
black and melting. and a pleased sur
Prise flashed back
'It has just gone 10 the jury-but-I ex-
,ect nothing favorable" he said, hesitat-
ngly.
Nor she asked startled.
well. we've been trying IL four years.
Hes been sentenced IL be hanged"
Mrs. Justin waited. His hesitation was
Ike one listening to prompter and then
how much he would choose
o say. Perhaps he wished 10 justify his
Judgment in case he lost. for he became
communicative.
He was out on five Thousand dollar bail
Iere in Wichita" he said. putting his el-
,ow against the wall and resting his head
gainst his hand, with the injunction
OF to leave the city. l. We advised
i'm to join church, the Y n G A, 10 be
God for a year. He was only twenty.
Il best he would have gotten no more
han four years in the pen But he
idn't. He went back 10 the territory.
lis worst witness has mysteTiously dis
ppeared- He is also indicted for horse
tealiug and holding up an old man %
ears old. Do you think jury viii se-
mt him. There was something about
ne forced way he put his question: after
ach seperate suppressed charge that con-
inced her. On another occasion she
hight have argued exteluating cfrc1n-
,azces, and her brightness suggested
luch TO support her argument Now
he simply shock her head.
She went I'D in che elevator. There
as q confusion in her miad-a plea with
u form for the unfortunate boy. =
iaEness that his father was dead. and
isl that his mother had t-ee1 lad 10 rest
it'll him: = hezrtzche for his doom and
bove and around the gathering thoughts.
le picture OF that sorroxful mothers
ice framed in is grey hair and WIDOW =
eSl Their resentment came Tesenfssserf
IA men. agasEs: heir owe t1csneas.
al take a case thai hey eoncesas ioes-
I'd carry il as far as the Widows funds
III 70 Take The wrong siie for money
retrospect % fighting an expensive cAz>
,ur years. SzaI hanging Of Sas BOY tAs
1ed- a1gusSaei mother left s<SSe Aad
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ere satisfied, left dumb query II Ter I
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