The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-19

| served a term iu the Missouri state prison
another II ne had ever been branded
Iot IopolhS sluces on BidwelTs bar in
| Ie0V, another il he had not been deported
by the San Francisco vigilance commit
zee IN 1906 another if he had ever been
! lnoicted Tor murder, and another il he
| regarded perjury as much Of a crime
| WIN seeming Indignation one of the wit
hesses GAINED the protection of the court
| against HE sl2uderOus insinuations of the
attorney for the defense. but the Judge
| saw nothing improper in the questions
| ana suggested that a fight outside the
| court room would be preferable to any in
| reference by the court
| 1he prosecuting attorney then announced
that he had but one more witness Mar
saret Maginnis herself, who, in opposition
10 the advice of her physician. had risen
from a bed of sickness, 10 which she had
been consigned by the brutality of the
prisoner at the bar, TO give her testimony
| in the case
moment later Widow Maginnis enter
ed the court room, leaning heavily on the
| arm OF George Birdsan. She was a neat
~ dressed and apparently Meli-developed
woman OF > or 30. and with something Of
minclnS air was calamity escorted to
seat within the bar. Her face was close
| ~ Velled, and, as she settled in her chair
costly cashmere wrap was allowed 70
slip from her shoulders disclosing a wei
| i.,,,a1e,.,- ~ ~. - ~ a. NI'Pi0S ~
co at her IN amazement, and for a minute
| or more every eye an the room was fast
ened upon her with eager curiosity.
| ~ our honor and gentlemen of the jury"
~ win nov rla(g ~ p1opie' llslus
NTarca,st ~ ~ Nl'lIVsS stduu
move your veil"
The gauze was lifted, and a sad but by
| no means ili-iaVored face looked out from
~ tbe i',,,. ~ ~ ui1iis9' anu appeaIeu
| W-ttb0,,t , - - my a"u protection
on, ,1,1,,,9 -, ~ 'Ie ulasulse' no
nm tho far,:li, f7>f rS;,i. ' M nd
FiioTt Ia - On u oiiIy INiol'eh d
| q Iforl+ - ~ "t07e "OWuS cleehS
"a - ro,ii.tt 90 stesuhy llilPaI l.
| III - ~. ~, 80 IS9s' 0oilie
,o5 ~. ~ ~ 'iei7 iiuoi iioOu hau pre-
- ".liI 1Oi 'iie oceesIon' ahu'lhe coun-
oo,i1d w. - PTrIect as IgihaIe hahds
49, ii''-lN0 IL " n1H tie Gissulse was
pS.iiT'i '1eu ny MS laiher VINO was one
~ ~ %, tHe Oi-loAluS IuuhuI man 5
',i 9Lrli s9Sioiis u NH III Hao 70 De re-
- ~ '"0 NOui
go. S,1i.N any NC sWolH' MTS'
80 l',,ila - ~ JuNse' DSIus S"orH'
nc ou' ~, sSu WldO" tooA cilar nearly
laC,Is 'ne jury.
NJ. NieSlI"i9' DSsah .tHS prosecuting
"ltoilleS' nave you ever before seen inc
pli5oHeI at tne par' ana II So Wheh ana
unu9r what circumstances
ne "i,HesS Iepleu' WIN uoWneasl eyes
anu '4le ie''st hlt Oh d DIoSue, lhal ln the
| prisoner she recognized the Vlualh VINO
.'Hee nights heiOre had forced open the
Iront door OF her domicile, on MIL street,
ana IeIomousy assaulted her.
| rms Is outrageous! exclaimed the pris-
oner, IN voice between groan ana a
roar swear 20 6od tnat l never saw
| the woman heiore in. my hte!'
zone mat se}ted the prisoner IN his chalt
IN a imp heap.
me witness protested with the detaiis OF
| The assault, ending with the flight of the
| prisoner on nearing footsteps without. Inc
| story was broadly told, and depicted the
| prisoner In eolors so rufhanly that eX-
Carnations OF Hang him." 'Shoot him."
| ana Bring rope" began to be mutteIed
| N the audience. t--
In the cross-eNamination of the witness
the attorney lot the dcIenSe ATTEMPTED 10
leading d'ssolute life but the click of
| two or three pistols in the audience, to
( which he directed the attention of the
| court, 70 the additional alarm OF the pris-
oner, prompted change IN tactics, and
the widow was excused from further eX-
animation ana allowed TO retire from the
| court room bfdsaH acllnS as her escort.
IaklhS the STAND IN ms own ueIeIse, the
prisoner sWore thar he was playing cards
m room PACK OF Doyies saloon at the
time OF the aheSed assault ana Two W.T.
| nesses discovered m the audience tesllhed
tnat they saw MIN there at the hour men
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The arguments OF the attorneys were
blleL put lorciole' IHe pIisoue[ pelIls aIlet-
hateiy referred 10 US d dangerous Gus Vasa-
noho' whose proper dpo4e was tLle s Sue e
prison. anu a9 ItaceIul anu "a uIils
stranger VINO lor some uneAplaileu Iea-
son was Dellls ilIaae we Nic''li u q 'el
ana n infamous co,i5pnt%cy rbo
ne ease was Fr e,;iaeo {IlS iT'1
ca 20 tlle pach Ioolli Loi llI4 D. I
smith We - 49, tit -, itt
eiut An ~ ~,
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to1-a a IriIll - C,nnIete unaniroifv of onin-
,aAe VI M, ndaI,- ana bnrr'i az
~ % 80 ~, fa,I a;n,,tae tbe i,,ror 70
ti'r,'lL 70 tboir ssats win = verdirt Of
e ouiitTu ~
The nrisoner's face whitened and his
az i,,lt 1eo1,od from tbeir socl<ats His
oste,rI, rosa ~ r,alSe some renarx but
49, t ~ - Ia ~, ~, 49, n.itb &C.
@e,a ee ~, INV, Won aro dismissed NJ
ILL tI,o nrsoncr Is baId 10 ansyger~ba