Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-11-05
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the grated windows of the lookup
house. The beams Of the rising sun
slanting through the bars, shown upon
! the wretched inmates, some extended
along the benches, some squatted upon
the floor, but all in a heavy sleep.
Eudora, lying covered up carefully in
her remote corner of the room, out OF
the direct rays of the sun, also contin-
ued to sleep soundly.
| An hour or two passed without any
! thing disturbing the quiet of the prison,
until at length the falling of the bars,
| opening of the door, and entrance of
the policemen, awoke the sleepers, who
commenced an unanimous clamor for
| food, for drink, and above all, for re-
lease.
Reused by the noise, Eudora started
up and gazed wildly around, not COM
| pretending her situation; but soon
memory, with all it's terrors, awoke,
and nearly turned her into stone. She
gazed upon her manacled hands, her
| prison walls, and her wretched COM
panions, and her blood nearly froze in
her veins.
The policemen had come to take the
other women and the children before
the magistrate. The three females who
had befriended her the night before
now came to her to reclaim their
shawls, and with many kind wishes
took leave.
Keep up your spirits, lass! don't let
the beaks see you down in the mouth!
Lawk, it's OILY the first time going as is
awful. By the time you've been hauled
up afore the bealz as often as 1 has,
you won't mind it mOre'n I do. Will
she, Nance?"
Not bit Of it," said the girl adj
dressed.
Eudora shuddered throughout her
frame at this horrible style of consola-
ton. And yet so real is the link that
binds together the whole brotherhood
and sisterhood of man and woman. and
so intense in times Of trouble is the
craving of the human heart for human
sympathy, that it was with feelings of
longing and regret Eudora saw these
wretched women depart.
She was left quite alone for an hour,
at the end Of which time the detective
Sims brought her some coffee and
bread, Of which he kindly advised her
to partake.
GLOW long shall I have to remain
here" inquired the poor girl.
"Your examination before the magis-
trates is fixed for noon. 1t can't take
place before, because Of the witnesses
having to be brought together"
"Thank you. Will you set down the
coffee and be kind enough to procure
| me a pitcher of water?"
The officer nodded, and went and
brought the required refreshment, and
| then retired and barred the door upon
the solitary prisoner.
And as soon as she was again left
| alone, Eudora, over whose habits of
neatness no misfortune could prevail,
took combs, brushes and a towel from
| her travelling bag, and, with the aid of
the jug of water, bathed her face,
combed her hair and arranged her dress
as we'll as with her manacled hands
she could. Then she drank the coffee
and tried to compose her mind for the
severe ordeal before her.
She had not long to wait. At quar-
ter to twelve the bars once more fell
with a clang, the door was opened, and
the two officers entered to conduct her
before the magistrates. With her fet-
tered hands she managed to put on
her bonnet, but could not contrive to
arrange her shawl; but Sims performed
this service for her with gentleness and
delicacy, folding the shawl so as to con.
ceal the manacles.
Then, closely yelled. she was led OUT
between the two policemen, and con
Quoted across the street to the town
hall, in a front room Of which the mag
istrates held their sessions.
A rude crowd Of men, women and
boys was collected in front Of the build
ing, waiting to get sight of NJ face
as she passed. But the poJSemen
kindly hurried her through this Gllowd
into the hall.
It was a large stone room, divided
across the middle Of the floor by IN
iron railing. Within this railing, be-
hind a long table, sat three magistrates:
the presiding justice, Sir Ira Brunton,
occupied the central position, while on
his fight sat Squire Humphreys, and on
his left Squire Upton. At one extrem.
ity Of the table sat the clerk, and at the
opposite end stood the group of wit.
nesses, consisting of DR.. Watkins, DR.
Hall, the Princess Pezzilinl. two chem.