Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-03-26
CHATTER XXI.

SeDSeIeSs 10 the nooT.
CHI AFTER XXI.
And how did Eudora pass the few
anxious DAYS of Imprisonment pre-
ceding her trial?
oh, heaven. how much the human
heart may bear. and yet live on! Who
can compute the amount of sorrow,
humiliation and terror that formed the
great weight of anguish that pressed
her young heart almost to DEATH
Deep, poignant grief for the loss of
her nearest and dearest kindred; burn
ing shame at the infamous charge I'M
der which she suffered, and shudder-
ing horrors at the awful doom h a
darkly lowered over her.
Either Of these passionate emotions
singly was enough 10 have crushed
her heart or craZed her brain. All Of
them at once she was fatcd to endure.
often, as with closed eyes and labor
ing lungs she lay upon the narrow bed
of her prison cell, she thought that her
faintiDg heart must Srop, and her gasp
Ing breath cease forever. Often she
hoped that they might. And thus, in
deed, her light &c life might have been
smothered beneath its weight Of an
cifisfI, hui FOR the tender care Of those
few devoted friends who cherished
the dying flame.
MalcolEo Montrose. Counsellor Fen
ton, Mr.. Anderson and Mrs. Barton.
all e~ndeavured in every possible way
10 comfort, cheer, sustain and strength
On Eudora.
She was seldom left alone for half
ar hoBr during the day.
Tho devoted love of her betrothed
~ w Iar f.oraGnla Hon. flo aan4iIItt
manner Of her advocate inspired her
with hone: the jealous friendship of
the governor filled her with gratitude.
and the constant attention OF her
wardrcss left her little time for brood
ing melancholy.
And thus passed the days that
brought the fatal Monday for the
opening Of the a~ssizeS.
That Monday on which those assizes
Were held will long be remembered iii
Abboytowcl.
The most intense interest was felt
by people in all ranks Of society. in all
parts of the country. in the approach
ing trial of a young, beautiful and
high-born girl, for the atrocious crime
of poisoning.
All persons who could possibly leave
their homes came to Abbeytown TO
abide during the holding of the as
sizes, for the purpose of being present
at the trial.
As early as the Saturday previous,
the hotels, lodging houses and even
private dwellings began TO fill with an
cveT-iHcrcasing crowd Of visitors.
On Sunday the town was quite full.
On Monday. though the multitude con
tinueo 10 pour in. not n disengaged
room or he'd was TO be procured for
love or money within its boundaries.
Ingle, the young law clerk that had
come up from London in attendance
upon Mr., Fenton. declared that Abbey
town. during these a~SsiZcS. looked like
EpSnm in the race week.
Lord Chief Baron Elyerton was ON
the circuit that year.
About nine o'clock in the morning,
the hour Of the judges arrival having
been duly notified 10y telegraph, the
high sheriff. with his constabu!ary
staff, proceeded 10 the railway station
10 meet and escort their lordships to
the town.
They drove from the station TO the
1geatnn Arms. where the best suites of
apartments bad been p~re-engaged for
their accommodation. and where a pub
lie breakfast awaited them.
Al about twelve AT noon tae Who'll,
party went In procession 10 the court
house, and opened the commission.
The whole Of that afternoon was oc
cuEied with the preliminary bushes;
Of tine session.
The second day was employed IL
trying those common rural cases o
p%oachiDr. riot. and petty larceny tina
took precedence upon the docket Of th'
enc great trial. These We're all dis
posed OF before the adjournment OF tn,
court o. Tuesday evening.
And thus on Wednesday mornin. i
was confidently expected that. rs 500
MS the cmnrt should meet. tho cast o
tho Grown VS.. Eudora Lcaton.
charged with poisoning, would b
called.
The same lawyers clerk. whose tai
ents lay rather in drawing compari
sons than briefs. declared that il th
town az he opening OF the assizcs III
scrnbled EPSON i'm the race week.
now bore "A striking likeness 10 tina
famous little village on the Dcrby-da,
Abftytown was indeed full 10 y,
pletiou, Every house, every stree
every thoroughfarc was crowded {
suffocation. Every avenue approach
ing the courthouse was blocked II
by carriages, horses, and foot.p asscl
gers.
Every person seemed to have com
with inc wild idea OF being able [
catch 8 glimpse Of the notorious pri'
oper Is she was conveyed from III
gaol to the court house. or wen wit
the mad hope OF getting a seat in Il
halls Of Justice TO witness the tria
OF course most were disappointed: II
Che narrow court-room ,ou'd NOT cor
fortably accommodate much more thu,
one lnndred souls. or. compact
crowded. more than two hundret
fhonsh upon this particular occasio
nearly three hundred persons 'Epi
said 20 have t,cca squeezed betwee
Its .Gur walls. The aristocvacy, &c