Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-10-24


always damages his counsels reputa-
ton whether he deserves 1t or not.
"As my brief put 1t, the case fined
down to this:
"Two men got into an empty third
class smoking compartment at Addison
road. One of them, Guide, was a drain
contractor; the other, Walker, was
foreman in Guides employ. The train
took them past the Shepard's Bush and
Grove Road Hammersmith stations
without anything being reported, but
at Shaftesbury road Walker was found
on the floor stone dead, with q wound
in the skull, and on the seat Of the
carriage was q small miners pickax
with one of its points smeared with
blood.
at was proved that Guide had been
seen to leave the Shaftesbury road sta
ton. He was disheveled and agitated
at the time, and this made the ticket
collector notice him specially among
the crowd Of outgoing passengers. Aft
er it was found out who he was in
quirles were made at his home. His
wife stated that she had not seen him
since Monday, the morning of Walkers
death. She also let out that Walker
had been causing him some annoyance
Of late, but she did not know about
what. Subsequently-on the Friday,
four days later-Guide was arrested in
the West India dock. He was trying
to obtain employment as coal trimmer
on an Australian steamer, obviously
to escape from the country. On being
charged he surrendered quietly, re-
marking that he supposed 1t was all up
with him.
'"That was the gist Of my case, and
the solicitor suggested that should
enter plea Of insanity.
"Now, when I'd conned the evidence
over-additional evidence to what I've
told you. but all tending to the same
end-I came to the conclusion that
Guide was as sane as any of us are
and that as defense insanity wouldn't
have leg to stand upon. The fellow
said, had much better enter plea of
guilty and let me pile up long list Of
e1tenuating circumstances. A jury
will always listen to those and, feeling
grateful for being excused long and
wearisome trial, recommend to mer-
cy out Of sheer gratitude wrote q
note to this effect. On its receipt q
solicitor came to see me. By the way,
he was Barnes, q man Of my own year
at Cambridge.
"'My dear Grayson, said he, T'm
not altogether fool. l know as well
rs you do that Guide would have the
best chance If he pleaded guilty, but
the difficult part Of it is that he fatty
refuses to do any such thing. He says
he no more killed this fellow Walker
than you or did. pointed out to him
that the man couldn't very convenient.
ly have slain himself, as the wound
was well over at the top of his head
and had obviously been the result Of q
most terrific blow. AT the p. M. it waa
shown that Walkers skull was Of alb.
normal thickness, and the force re.
CURED to drive through 1t even heavy
sharp pointed instrument like the pick.
aX must have been something tremen.
dous.
81 tell you, Grayson, impressed
upon the fellow that the case was as
black as ink against him and that he'd
only irritate the jury by holding out,
but couldn't move him. He held dog.
gedly to his tale-he had not killed An.
drew Walker
He's not the first man who's stuck
to an unlikely Lie like that l remark.
ed.
"'The curious part of 1t u.s. said
Barnes, I'm convinced that the man
believes himself to be telling the alb.
solute truth
"Then what explanation has he to
offer?
None worth listening to. He owns
that he and Walker had fierce quar-.
rel over money matters, which culmi-
mated in personal struggle. He knows
that he had one blow on the head
which dazed him and fancies that he
must have had second which reduc-
ed him to Inconsistencies. When next
be knew what was happening, be saw