The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-23

have been condemned to deathr and
the speaker took a step forward as II
to carry out the sentence.
Why. man, you cannot mean it.%
CALCULATED the now thoroughly
attorney. = have committed no crime
You are mad, and expose yourself to a
terrible punishment"
I'VE have hung one" slowly but
sternly came the answer, eand are
ready to hang the other. We take the
risk. The game is worth the candle
We look upon you as the most danger
GUS OF the two. You encourage crime
by promising safety 10 all who can
buy your services. We are determined
70 wipe out the guilty wherever we find
them. Your time has come
Another step forward. a scarcely
suppressed murmur ran through the
crowd. and the terror OF the court room
trembled in every limb He kneR too
well that a mob will often rend in
pieces > real or supposed enemy. sor-
row for its acts coming too late to re-
store the victim OF its wrath. The
manner and tone Of the unknown gave
him no hope. nor was there promise Of
aid in the crowd near him. c0wed as
some might have been by the superior
strength Of the armed guard, convinced
as others were that Judge Lynch was
again doing his duty. A rope was
passed forward, and no man ever felt
nearer his final end, or realized that
no special plea could avail him. than
did the hitherto successful defender Of
rascality. He would have tainted, but
a cry Of terror fell upon his ear. and
child's arms were thrown around his
neck
Papa What Is the matter papaT
asked the young girl, her voice SEEM
ing 10 penetrate to the most remote
edge Of the mob.
The self-appointed executioner Of the
miners halted. Whether he really in
tended to carry out his proclaimed
! purpose will never be known. Perhaps
ho had accomplished his mission. He
halted, as has been stated. looked for
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7 fathers neck saw her eyes dilated as
they gazed into the dark mirrors q
/ his own, and seemed az q loss. Il may
be that his determination was COM
pletely changed. II may be that he
suspected that his followers would not
sustain him in such a brutal course;
It may be that the sight OF such inno-
cence dispelled the desire OF vengeance;
1t may be that a sudden inspiration
struck him. Turning TO the frightened
girl he said in a significant tone that
the parent could understand Your
father is sorry that he must leave here
before another Sabbath. His health
demands 1.-THE doctors will have no
delay"
A cheer went up from the mob. The
masked men disappeared In the dis
tance.
Redhre was calm for many months.
and its fires have never since blazed
forth as on that eyentful night. Judge
Lynch has apparently retired from the
bench.
A famous criminal lawyer lately died
In an eastern city. He had almost had
a national reputation. Newspapers
vied with each other in eulogizing his
virtues and recording his -shrewd"
practices. They pointed with pride TO
the large fortune accumulated in his
profession, neglecting to state what
proportion was the result OF his clients
rObberies and murders He was
smart" and our civilization is very
proud OF that quality. He was so char
liable that he taught society TO think
mot proven absolute innocence. No
man could better suppress evidence
that prejudiced his client, or better
pervert such as showed guilt. A few
called him an unscrupulous rascal. but
they were animated by the crude ideas
or Redfre In its early days He lived
respected. be died regretted d"-by every
client whom he had kept from the
prison or tho gallows.-H. Il C.. in
American CuItlvafor