Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-06-03

The suffers "rhnrk' NJ Camp cooke
was crowded with officers that evening.
aud tho episode of Ncyina address was
the talk u an tongues. Certain civilians
were there, too. frequcntcra u sanch1'a
place, but they wcrc silent oharryant
and unusually uhHtrmiuua. To say that
NeVinH had aHtunlHhrd everybody by an
exhibition ~ feeling and un excess u
conscience would be putting u mildly.
nut the fact was indilputnblc Ho him
nolf after adjournment exhibited 90 the
intrrfuHntivn major two long lettcfH,rn-
Gently received from san Francisco. In
graceful feminine hand aud signed.
your sad but devoted wife. Naomi"
ono ~ these referred 90 Lieutenant
l.1rinE. whom Geraldine mot nt West
Point ana saw frequently tho summer
and fnii that followed his graduation"
rhrru were members NJ the court who
sought 90 hear what inrlng had 90 my
on tho subject. but hr proved unap-
punchnhle. Aii mon noted the nmant-
Indeed The shock Hthnt resulted from
NOyinF public ana somewhat abrupt
mention NJ the sisters name. The
iudFr advocate agt for q momrnt na
though stricken dumb. hl1 eyes fixed
and staring hiH face paid, tho muscles
NJ hiH compressed lips twitchinR per-
cHutihiY hiH hand clluUhrd and bearing
hard upon the table.
Thgr were Tow army women AZ Camp
Cooke IN those days only two or thuso
veteran cumpulrncrH and one misguided
hudc-hut had the post been full 81
them there could hardly have been curl.
oHlty moro lively than was exhibited BY
most ~ the court ull that long after.
noon and evening Conjecture. com.
mont nnd suggestion passed from llp 10
lip. one or two men even went Hl Gar
nH 10 drOp In nt the tent assigned 10 tho
lonely accused, ana, after expressing
Interest ana ymputhy add desire 90
500 that hr Eot "fnir play ana "a fresh
start" they vcntured % inquire N New
inH know why Mr. Lorlnr had been ao
much astonlsho1 " not overcome. hy
the mention of tho name uf NrvlnH' bio.
trrsluallw,
Nrvlns didn't know bat nt that mos
mont he would have given hlH hopes 0f
mercy 10 ind out Ito WuH writing 10
h|H vito whom HE visitors came, de-.
mnudiur explanation. iie could think
NJ several possibilities any ~ which IN
his uncnlightoned mind might give him
O. claim. oven n hold, un tho hitherto
iutrActlhls West Pointer Why. why
hld hn NOT heard or dreamed before this
Iona trial came 40 lta dramatic cllHe
thst there was some strong and mystic
rinua connection between him ana i.Dr-
ins between the prosecutor and ace
cnSrd' The one plausible theory was
that tnr'nF nnd Geraldine were or had
From AN hiH wife he'd to'd him IN
their frW DAYS M moderate content and
apparent hliH4 be- know Geraldine 90 o.
hrauuful rIfied md attractive 10 any
man despite hrr pnvortv Tint ahe Ind
been pattod nud spoiled TINT she was
selfish 90 Tho curc. rrlHplnH ana nmhi-
tinuHi De- had never heard, vet might
have inferred from NaoWl's fulterlns
ulols nm her sisters behalf early 100 tho
days ~ their welded Mo. M hlH eager
ueHE 90 learn something M the truth De
cont messenger during the afternoon
nfter Tho final adiournmrntnndh oEfod
that Mr. iorlnr should COME 20 500
him Tho rpnlv WINS that Mr Torlng
would 1u Ho later only two mon suo-
rspdad iu seolrg t.nrinF thnt afternoon
and evening tho pnHt commander. Mp-
inr siurkr nt whose quarters hf was
hnuaedani ihn veteran president of the
court ON tho plrG M being very busy
writing tho record M tho weak'H ,HeH-
sion No. had excused himself 10 every
body else.
There had been Hnmothlnc m % scene
before tho adjournment that morning
Tho court was ordered 20 try "such
other prisoners ns Wirht nrOnarly be
hr0urhi before n and 10 was under
Htnn1 that two doHorterH. captured az
Tucson. had announced their Intention
nf pleading guilty ana throwing them-
SOLVES on tho mercy M ihe court flir-
VinH hnd boon sent 10 Fort Yuma n
would take long weeks ~ cot tho evil
but the two victims az Cooke knew wcil