The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-02-05

without glancing up. He was delight
fully absorbed in applying the decision
in tombstone versus Hayne to the case
in hand.
"Yaas, jedge," answered Philo. col
loquial for Philostratus. "Yere's de ice
water, an de doctor'll git around lively
with de medicine"
The judge was too intent on study to
notice Philo's rambling excuses. For
full minute the darby stood there,
tray in hand, before the Judge looked
up absemtly and said:
"0h, yes. l didn't want ice water,
but I'm obliged. 1t will taste good.
Better go to bed, Philo."
The darby opened his eyes in aston
ishment, stared at his employer a mo-
ment and precipitately sought the
kitchen. There he met the cook-Sue
in great excitement.
"Wha' you done, you brack niggah ?"
she exclaimed. Dat doctor man dom
see me snoozin' in de cornah, an he put
white stuff in the ice watah an light
out fore you jest gone an say fore
could cotch him: Dat fixes the iedge
anyhow an dere you've been an give
de jedge pizen!"
With great gasp of fear Philo start
ed again for the library, followed by
Sue. AS they stumbled in Judge Hol-
brook was putting an emptied glass
upon the table. He looked surprised at
/ their noise.
go de Lawd, jedge!" cried Philo,
selling the glass and pitcher, you done
drink dat pizen water? Oh, marcy,
! jedge, say you done knowed all bout
it an trowed er stuff outn de wiuder.
| didn't know for shu', ledge. l
fought he war de doctor. Oh! OH"
The Judge rose from his chair in as
constituent. The jurist stared an in
slant at his terrified servants, put his
hands gropingly to his eyes and fell
heavily to the floor.
1t was the morning after the Judges
study into the great contested will case.
y physician stood by his bedside, while
Philo and Sue, mute with anxiety, lis
/ tened near by.
you are in no danger, Judge Hol-
brook" said the physician. There is
no need to worry. We've brought you
| through all right There isn't particle
of poison left in your system and if you
want to get up and walk around to-day
you can do so. And you can be perfect
1 ly easy about Walton. He has been
| identified as the man who put the
( powder in the ice water, and he is now
/ in Jail awaiting your action"
I'm glad to hear it," was the judges
reply. "If you will let me get up will
| go down to the court before the after
noon session is over"
The physician interposed no obiec-
ton, further than to caution his pa
tent not to overdo. The judge was per-
fcetly calm. and before leaving the
house he glanced over the papers he had
been studying when the draught OF
poison interrupted his labor. The judge
received concentrations gravely. and
when he had taken his seat on the
bench other business was suspended 10
hear what he had to say.
Last night" he began, and every
body supposed he was about to refer 10
| the attempt TO kill him, 81 took the
! papers in the case of TeIiafer and others
versus Walton. gave them careful
| study in order to free myself from any
sympathetic interests with the con
testants and to determine the strict
bearing of the law upon the points at
issue. Because of certain circum-
stances, personal to myself. I cannot
| render now a complete opinion in writ
ing, as had intended to do at this time.
This deficiency 7 will make up at an
early day.
AT present, however. can announce
my decision in brief, which is that the
| law clearly shows the defendant Wal
ton to be fully and indisputably en-
titled to the estate of Josiah Teliafer,
and Judgment is accordingly rendered
for the defendant"
Judge Holbrook was very pale as he
pronounced these words. and tho
crowded courtroom was as silent as if
! funeral GRAFTON was being delivered
! The Judge himself was the tirst TO break
the silence as he rose from his chair to
leave the place.
At that moment there was q comr2o-
! ton at the door. A flushed. excited
man came in and edged his way to
where the county sheriff sat Ther.'
was a whispered message. and then tn
sheriff rose with startled air ana
said:
"Your honor, am credibly informed
that the defendant Walton has hanged
himself in his cell and is now dead"
Judge Holbrook never stirred for
full minute. while all eyes were fast
ened upon him. His face flushed and
his eyes glistened. At last he said:
"1n that case I shall write out an
opinion upon which my recent decision
was based and deliver it to the court al
an early day. This event. however. win
leave the plaintiffs. Teliafer and others.
in undisputed possession of the proper
ty until this day at issue The law IS
gindicated. and if may depart for ona
moment from my judicial capacity I
may say that I am glad that it has come
about in this wav."-Boston Globe.
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