Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-13
CHAPTER XIV.

The distance through the streets was
short, and almost before was aware of 1T /
was in the courthouse, the guard had fallen
back, and was standing before three per-
sons who were seated behind long table.
Two Of them were grave, portly men
wearing Fat black caps and scarlet robes,
with gold chains about their necks. The
third, dressed as an ecclesiastic, wore
huge gem ring upon his thumb. Behind
them stood three attendants holding q
sword, q corsier ard ducal cap upon q
cushion, and above and behind all was a
lofty stained window, whose rich hues,
the sun being low as yet, shot athwart the
Corbols OF tile roof. A It the end OF the ta-
BILE sat black robed man with an ink
horn and sreclaoles, grave, still, down
looking man, and the crowd being behind
me, and preserving G dead silence, and
the attendants standing like statues, !
seemed indeed to be alone with these four
at the table and the great stained window
and the solemn hush. They talked to one
another in low tones for minute, gazing
ut mo tho while, and fancied they were
astonished to find me SO young.
AT length they all fell back into their
chairs do you speak Germani" the eld-
est burghor said, addressing mo grayely.
He sat in the middle, with tho subdean
on his right
"No, but speak and understand Span
ish, answered in that language, feeling
chilled already by the stern for1nality
which like an iron hand was laying its
grip upon ma.
"Good! Your name?" replied the pres
ideut.
u am commonly called Francis Carey,
and am an Englishman. The subdean
he was Il pale, stout man, with gloomy
eyes-had hitherto been looking at me in
evident doubt, but at this he nodded as
sent, and averting his eyes from me gazed
meditatively ut the roof of the hall, con-
sidering apparently what he should have
for breakfast.
You are charged, /" said the president
slowly, consulting document, with
having assaulted and wounded in the
highway last night ono Heinrich SCHROEDER,
q CITIZEN of this town, acting at the time
as lieutenant of the night guard. Do you
admit this, prisoner, or do you require
proof
..Ho was wounded" answered stead
lily, but by mistake and in error. l sup
posed him to be one of three persons who
had unlawfuliy waylaid mo and my party
on the previous night between Einmerich
and Vessel.
The subdean, still gazing at the roof,
shook his head with a faint smile The
other magistrates looked doubtIully at me,
but made no comment, and my words
seemed to be wasted on the silence. The
president consulted his document again
and continued: You are also charged
with having, by force of arms, in time OF
peace, seized gate of this town and main
tanned it and declined TO surrender it
when called upon SO to do. What do you
say to thats"
lit is true in part, answered firmly.
~ seized not tho gate, but part of the
tower, in order to preserve my life and to
protect certain ladies travelling with me
from the violence of crowd, which, I'M
der misrepresentation, was threatening
to do us mischief.
The priest again shook his head and
smiled family at the carved roof. His col
Leagues were perhaps somewhat moved in
my favor, for few words passed between
them. However, in the end they shook
their heads, and the president mechanical
" asked mo if bad anything further to
say.
..Nothing!'' I replied bitterly. The CO.