Arizona republican., 1901-03-15


 ward. Like all cases of the sort it at- tracted an immense crowd from the vt ciaity of the alleged outrage. T. c. | Paddock prosecuted, and he was in- structed by the church people to spare n- pains to convict the disturbers, wha were very much frightened by being dragged into court Al the defendants were children of good families and 1t was their first offense. They canildv admitted they laughed out in church. and the state insisted that by their own mouths they were condemned. Broth- CT Tice Spears, righteous man Of Puritanic type, was the main prosecut- ing witness. He had conducted the services and he testified that his peace was sadly disturbed by the unseamv behavior of the rioters" After he told his story in chief he sat down with claspsd hands waiting for the de- fenClnts' attorney to begin on him. He didn't have lorg to wait. The exami- nation began like this
 Brother Spears. y: led the meetin' that night?"
 "I did. sir"
 You prayed2" 'I did, sir"
 And preached?"
 ''l tried to."
 And sung"
 "I sung"
 What did you slng?"
 There Is Fountain Filled Wit Blood, sir"
 Here Mir. Dysart pulled hymn book from his pocket and handed it to the witness with the remark:
 Please tuSn to that song. Br5ther Spears"
 The witness cid so
 That's what you sang that nighto"
 "It is. sir
 Well. stand Up and sing it now. if you please.'
 What"
 You heard what said. Brother Spears"
 But I can't sing before this sort of crowd"
 Brother Spear" with much appar- ent indignation, do understand that you refuse to furnish legitimate evil dence to this jury"
 No-no--but, you sec
 Your Honor" said Mir. Dysart. 'I in- sist that the witness shall sing the song referred to just as he did on the night of alleged disturbance. It is.a part of our evidence, and Very important. Tine reason for 1t will be disclosed later on. p
 There was long jangle between the lawyers, and the court finally ordered the witness to get TYP and sing.
 And, mind you. Brother Spears." said Dysart. seriously, "yCu must sing 1t just as you did that night; if you change a note you will have to go back and do it all over again
 The witness got up and opened the book. There Is vast difference be- tween singing to congregation in sympathy with you and crowd of court room habitues. Brother Spears was painfully conscious of the fact. You know how those old-time hymns are sung in the backwoods settlements? You begin in the easement and work up to the roof and then leap off from the dizzy height and finally finish the line in the basement. That's the way the witness. He had good voice that Is. 1t was strong. If Gabriel's trumpet ever gets out If whack he could utilize that voice and wake the dead just as readily. It seemed tol threaten the window lights. The crowd didn't smile-lt just yelled with laugh ter. The jurymen bent double and al- most rolled from their seats. The court bit his cob pipe harder and looked sol emn It wasn't any use There were only two straight faces in the house. hpl to other t1' Sam Dysart. Tho singer fin- ished and sat down He looked tired. sam immediately excused him. When the time for speech making came Sam remarked to the jury: ''If you gentle men think you could go to one of Broth- CT Spears meetings and behave better than you have here. why, you may be justified in convicting these boys and