The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-06-28
NOTED CORRESPONDENT A Prominent Lady Comes Out From
 Dawson on Her Way East.

Mrs. Faith Fcnton Brown, stati cor respondent of the Toronto Globe, and uiic ol the Yukon secretary, came in on the train last night The lady was interviewed by a reporter, and speak
 ng oi the recent O'Bricn irial in Dawson. Faith Fcnton Brown said:
 The trial was. oi course, one oi re- markablc interest. since the crime oi which O'Brien stood accused IS the most notable iu the annals ot thc Nu- kon.
 Very few people except perhaps the Crown Prosecutor and the N. W. NJ. D. had any knowledge oi the strong claim oi circumstantial evidence that had been linked together against thc prisoner.
 The Crown Prosecutors prcscnta- tiou oi the case gave most oi us Che hrst intmation oi the damaging nature ui the evidence and each successive day oi the trial strengthened the case for the crown and brought the awful crime more nearly home Co the doomed man.
 X marked feature oi the trial was thc hne detective work by the North West Mounted Police under exception al difficulties The mass oi exhibits curious collection oi buttons. bits oi string. harness. fragments oi cloth
 ug. teeth. bullets, pistols, nuggets. etc showed how intimate had been thc search and when one realizes that these were found bit by bit by labo- rious search over acres oi dense wood and snow covered. frozen ground. u solitary and primitive district che cN- hau>tiye work done by the police force may bc somewhat comprchcudcd.
 The prisoner maintained a >tohd and indifferent manner during the trial took notes and occasionally consulted his lawyer His bearing and appear cncc was not that oi criminal Long before the examination oi Che witnr>>c, the public irlt that this wa, indeed thc man. and thc verdict met with general approval aS the only one possible upon the evidence presented This trial has cost the Canadian gov. ernmcut iu thc ncighborhood oi St5o. ooo ! understand yet there Is not a man who does not consider this to | have been money well spent since i' | ha, been used Co bring Go justice th, pcrpctrator oi what will doubt'c,, b, am historic crime in the annals oi th, Yukon
 And the United States have given valuable assistance in lending che mo- toriou, Kid West now under sen tcucc as an important witness. What ever their little ,pat, may be. the two couutrie, are one iu interest oi justice and protection oi the lives oi their | citizens.
 By courtesy oi the management Mr, | Brown rode oyer the railroad ye,ter | day iu the engine cab. and eNprc,>c, ymph1tic1liy her admiration mot oulN oi thc marvellous scenic grandeur and wandcriu road construction. but also oi excellent condition m which it |, kept
 "lt Is simply thrillng-that descent ! from thc summit" she sand. and the possibilities oi accident would be aw
 iul were it not for the constant care and supervision now so evident The road bed seems to be most carefully watched. gangs di men were working upon it every few mile, there Is not break or gravel washout anywhere Then ihe speed Is moderate che cu- .incer', hand is never off the lever nor are h,, eyes once turned from thc track ,o that the road deserves we'll earned congratulations upon it, record oi never yet having an accident