Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-12-17
'eDbing away under the high pressure
of this terrible trial.

eDDlng away under the hlgn pressure
Of this terrible trial.
In other parts of the, crowded
courtroom the charge Of the Judge
was not quite 80 highly approved.
"Ah! Oh? Umph! The most one-sid-
ed charge ever heard in all the days
Of my life" exclaimed Sir Ira Brun-
ton. Indignantly, wiping his flushed
forehead as II he himself had just
made long speech. 1T actually
fOrestalls the verdict of the jury; 1t
positively amounts to an acqutttal.
1t is the most unjust, barefaced, alb
Ominable abuse Of office ever knew
in my life. The man is unfit to sit
upon the bench. He should be i'm
peached. He must be getting into his
dotase."
"I.or! Do you think go? Why 1
thought it was an excellent discourse
--as good as sermon. And as for
being in his dotage. why how you
do talk, boy. He is younger than
you," said old Mrs. Stilton.
God bless Lord Elverton," ex-
when he himself should appear at tho
him as mercifully as he judged that
poor girl" -...
"You know nothing of the matter,
Miss" exclaimed the admiral. an
grily. "But hush! I do believe the
jury arc coming iii! What little
time they have taken. But oh, of
their going out was only n form,
since the charge of the judge was
tantamount to an instruction to bring
in a verdict Of acquittal."
The jury, marshaled by the bafliffs,
were already in court. All eyes were
Immediately turned in eager anxiety
towards them, to read, If possible, in
their expression the nature of the
verdict they were about to render.
The faces of those twelve men were
pale, stern, and downcast. 1t seemed
ominous to the prisoner, and every
eve was instantly dircGted towards
her to observe the effect Of all this
unon her manner.
EudOra, no longer conscious of the
hundreds of eyes fixed upon her. had
half risen from her seat, thrown hel
veil quite back, AMI bent her white
face towards the jury. in IN agony
OF suspense, terrific to behold. The
hand which. in rising. size had rest
ed upon the side Of the dock, was
firmly grasped by Malcolm. who stood
| with. his eyes fixed upon the face o,
tho foreman in fierce anxiety. There
was a breathless pause. And thel
the clerk OF to arraigns arose, an(
| demanded Of the foreman Of the iur,
whether they had agreed upon thei
verdict.
Tie foreman a tall. fair. sensitive
looking man. Lesitated for moment
and his voice faltered, as he replied
eve have"
The order given to the prisoner ant
the jury to confront each other wa
quite superfluous as regarded Eudora
who had never taken her wild, al
frighted gaze for an instant from til
faces Of those who held her fate i
their hands.
Put to those twelve young men VIII
had young sisters, wives or daughter
of their own, it was severe Orde:
to gaze upon the white, agonized fac
of that poor child whose doom the
were about to pronounce.
The momcntous question was the
put by the clerk:
"Do you find the prisoner at the ba
guilty or not guilty of the crime TO
which she was inlicted?"
".Guilty"
| A low, wailing cry, like the las
quivering cry Of a broken harpstrine
burst from the pale lips Of the prison
Ell, rs she fell back in her seat an
covered her face with her hands.
| Malcolm, with a groan that SCENE
to burst his heart, leaned toward he
in helpless, speechless agony.
The low sound Of sobbing wa
heard throughout the hall among th
women present.
At q sign from the judge, the srie
called out for silence, and the cler
ordered the prisoner to stand up an
receive the sentence Of the court.
Eudora attempted to rise. but he
limbs failed, and she sank poyerles
back into her seat.
Help her-lift her up" said ain Of
/ acer to the female turnkey that sd
beside Eudora.
"'rry to stand, my poor, poor child.
said the good woman, putting he
arms aropnd the waist of the wrctcl
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