The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-09-04

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peaks uniformly 10 tho credit Of boz
subject
A. tho end Of nys ysAzs Ssasioas was
found In Oregon. leading . respectable
lie, IN fairly prosperous circumstances,
and recently married, II was said, 10 .
young lady Of good family. H was
brought back TO Carson and Yeinoarosr-
sted. He took II very hard. % was 10
DO expected, and said some bitter things
about its being useless for man to Try
to live decent life. When the circum.
stances became known. the demand for
his pardon was universal. People gen.
orally expressed the opinion that those
who had been the cause Of returning
him to prison were ovsroficious In their
zeal for Justice and had much better
leave well enough alone. In due time
the pardoning board met. Sessions
friends felt confident Of bis release; but,
to make assurance doubly sure, his
young wife had followed him from Ore
gon. and, establishing herself at hotel
in Carson the week before the crisis,
besieged the powers that be with ap-
peals Tor mercy. She was q pretty, trim
little body, modest IN appearance, and
always plainly though handsomely and
beoomingly attired.
She was overwhelmed with grlef and
anxiety Tor her husband, but chung 70
him with wifelv devotion that elicited
the sympathy and admiration Of all who
witnessed 1t. Many OF the ladies inter
ested themselves IN her, and she repaid
them with fearful gratitude, but II was
to the tve members Of the paIdoning
board that she addressed herself most
earnestly. Her coaxing, almost caress-
ing, manner, the childish Innocence OF
her upturned, pleading eyes. the uncon-
scious clasp OF her white hands over the
coat sleeve as she entreated-all, all
were irresistible. True, Sessions case
was bad one. Participant In crime
that merited 20 years In the first place,
his offense aggravated BY breaking out
Of his place OF confinement, an accessory
IT not a principal in the death OF two
OF those who opposed his escape-these
were grim facts against him, but his
good conduct during five years Of free.
dom and his young wife's eloQuence
seemed arguments potent enough to turn
the scale to mercy. 1t was on the latter
that his attorney principally relied and
had but little doubt of the effect when
he should introduce Mrs. Sessions in
person to plead her husbands cause be-
fore. the assembled board.
The fateful Monday arrived, and the
board met Sessions case was not
reached the first day, but came first on
the list for the next Mrs. Sessions,
who had seemed, as was very natural,
IN state OF nervous expectancy all day,
went back to the hotel and to her room
Immediately upon the Adjournment Of
the board. A few moments after the
bellboy was summoned, who soon ap-
peared in the office with something very
like grin on his countenance and Or
dered:
"Claret punch for room IA. Mrs. Ses-
sions wants something to brace up on"
An hour later one Of the sympathiz-
ing ladies called and was told that Mrs.
Sessions was lying down with head
ache and begged to be excused. At 8
O'Clock Mrs. Sessions came down to din
ner and seemed to be very much I'M
strung. Her face was flushed, as If with
weeping, and when addressed she
seemed inclined to be hysterical.
Her husbands attorney, who had
few moments conversation with her at
the foot of the stairs before she went
up to her room again, looked somewhat
grave and perplexed as he passed on in
to the office. At about 10 O'Clock, when
the office was full Of loungers sitting
around the stove, exchanging yarns and
"reminiscences, mostly relating to Grim
inals, and suggested by the events OF
the day, the Call bell rang violently.
The bellboy being absent for the mo-
ment, it was not answered. Almost i'm
mediately the summons was repeated
with increased violence. Still moment
more and an apparition appeared in the
doorway which at once arrested the at
tention Of everybody. 1t was Mrs. Ses-
sions, in the most reckless Of dishabilles,
unsteady of gait, thick of speech, who,
holding to the door casing with one
hand and gesticulating with the other,
poured out torrent of abuse and pro-
family upon the devoted heads Of the
clerk, the bellboy, the proprietor, the
who planned and tho con-
tractor who built the establishment.
their female ancestors, and, in fact,
everybody nearly or remotely connect
I'd with the concern.
Having somewhat exhausted her volu-
oility in this direction, she paused a
moment for new matter. Her rowing
'ye now took note of the assembled
,rowd, among whom were many Of the
egal fraternity and a couple of mem
oers Of the board. Advancing into the
Dom, she opened her batteries, and
ingling out Sessions attorney and the
wo honored members of the board
ERECTED upon them such broadside Of
elect, foroible and original epithets as
all the efforts in that line to