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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-04-21
CHAPTER XXI.
The Trial.

... The Trial. .....
Your honor" said Franklin to the
Court, Il appear to defend this man."
The opening sentence of the young
advocate might have been uttered in
burlesque. To call this a court Of
justice might have seemed sheer libel.
There was not the first suggestion of
the dignity and solemnitv of the law.
Ellisville had no hall of justice, and
as convenience dictated. This being
an important case, and one in which
all the populace was interested, Judge
Bristol had selected the largest avail.
able assembly room, which happened
to be the central hall of Sam Pres
tons livery barn. The judge sat be-
hind large upturned box, which sup
ported a few battered books. At his
right the red-nosed prosecuting attor-
ney shuffled his papers. Along the
sides of the open hallway, through
whose open doors at each end the
wind passed freely, sat jury and audi
ence, Unfortunately mingled. The
prisoner himself, ignorant of the
meaning of all this, sat on an up
turned tub, unshackled and unguard-
ed. Back of these figures appeared
the heads of double row of horses.
Back of the seated men others were
massed, standing in the doorways.
Outside the building stood crowds.
now and then increased or lessened
by those who passed in or out of the
room where the court was in session.
These interested spectators were for
the most part dark, sunburned men,
wearing wide hats and narrow boots
with spurs. They all were armed.
Leaning against the sides of the man.
gers, or resting a hand upon the
shoulders of another, they gazed calm
ly at the bar of justice. The attitude
of Ellisville was one of sardonic calm.
AS a function, as a show, Athis trial
might go on.
"Yo' Honah," said the attorney for
the state, arising and striking an at
titude learned in earlier forensic days
-"yo Honah, an gentlemen, I rise to
present to you. an to push to the ulti-
mate penalty of the law, case of the
most serious, the most heinyus crime,
committed by the most desperate and
dangerous criminal that haY thus far
ever disturbed the peaceful course of
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fixed upon that CHASTITY shape which
lay before him.
There, in the ashes of the dead fire.
as though embalmed, as though alive,
as though lingering to accuse and to
convict, lay the body of Greathouse.
the missing man. Not merely q
charred, incinerated mass, the figure
lay in the full appearance of life. a
cast of the actual man. nodded with
fineness from the white ashes Of the
fire! Not feature, not limb, not
fragment of clothing was left unde-
stroyed! yet none the less here, stretch.
ed across the bed of the burned-out
fire, with face upturned, with one arm
doubled beneath the head and the
other with clinched hand outflung,
lay the image, the counterpart, nay,
the identity of the man they sought!
1t was death mask, wrought by the
pity Of the destroying flames. These
winds, this sky, the air, the rain, all
had spared and left it here in accusa-
ton most terrible. in evidence unpar-
alleled. incredibly yet irresistibly
true.
Franklin felt his heart stop as he
looked upon this sight, and Curly's
face grew pale beneath its tan. They
gazed for a moment quickly, then
Curly sighed and stepped back. Keep
him covered. Cap" he said, and, 60
ing to his horse, he loosened the long
lariat. ..
"Arriba, Juan" he said quietly.
Get up, and the giant obeyed as
meekly as child. Curly tied his
hands behind his back, took away, his
knife, and bound him fast to tree.
Juan offered no resistance whatever.
but looked at Curly with wondering
dumb protest in his eyes, as of an
animal unjustly punished. Curly
turned again to the fire.
ITS him, all right" said he; that's
Cal" Franklin nodded.
Curly picked up bit of stick and
began to stir among the ashes, bus as
he did so both he and Franklin ut
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-04-21
THE LEGISLATURE.

Des Moines, April 11.--Senate.---
The senate turned down the report of
the senate appropriations committee,
proposing to cut down the appropria.
tions Of the State university and of
the State Agricultural college at
Ames. The proposed cut had been
tacitly agreed to by both the house
and senate appropriations commit.
tees. An effort to secure reconsidera.
ton of the resolution granting a par
don to Sarah Kuhn failed, 81 to 20
During the day Lieutenant Governor
Herriott was formally presented with
the chair and gavel, which the state
has provided and will now become hia
private property. The presentation
was made by President Pro TEN Sen
ator ]. A. Smith. In graceful speech
In which he highly complimented the
lieutenant governor on the happy.
fair and judicious manner In which
he had presided over the deliberations
Of the senate. Lieutenant Governor
Herriott made feeling and apprecia
tive reply. A resolution laudatory OF
President Pro TEN Smith was also
adopted.
House.--on motion of Representa-
tive Clary resolution of thanks tc
Speaker Clarke was adopted. Ad
dresses were made by De Lano. Cum
mings, Wright, Wise, Robinson. Blu
chanan, Cobb. Geneva. Kendall, Nc
Allister, Jones. Jepson. Bealer, Weeks,
Mcneil and Hambleton, each praising
the speakers fairness and ability as
presiding officer. Chasscll and
Kendall were named to escort Speak.
err Clarke to the chair. Ind he rc-
sponded feelingly to the expressions
of good win which had been heard
The house cut down the appropria'
ton for repairing the state house on
account OF the fire. from S20s.G00 to
100000. The bill to establish the
common law rule In Iowa as to sur
face water was passed by the house.
The house killed the senate resolution
to authorize the auditor to Investigate
the best methods of taxing insurance
concerns. The Jones vital statistics
bill was passed. as AMENDED by The
senate.
Des Moines. April 12.-For four
hours the clocks in the senate and
house chambers stood at ten minutes
of the noon hour. while the Eenato
and house wrangled over the matter
of the appropriation for the capitol
repairs. The senate had made the
amount s20s,000, and the house desir'
ed to cut this to 100000. The senate
proposition finally won out.
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ouah quiet little community. i .ere
he sets befo' YOU" he cried, suo en-
ly raising his voice and pointing
forefinger at the prisoner, who IL
smiling amiably. There he sets, Il .
hardened and self-confessed cilmi.
nal. guilty of the foulest crime upon
the calendar of ouah law. A muir
derer, gentlemen, murderer with re
hands an with the brand of Cain upon
his brow! This man, this fiend. killed
ouah fellow-citizen, Calvin Greathouse
he brutally murdered him."
The orator knew his audience. He
knew the real jury. The shutting
and whispers were his confirmation.
"Yo' Honah." began the accusing
voice again. II see him, now. There
sets the man! There he is befo' you!
His guilt has been admitted. Answer
me, gentlemen. what is ouah july in
this case? Shall we set this incarnate
fiend free on the lam again-shall we
let him come clear O. this charge
shall we turn him loose again in ouah
midst to murder some other Of ouah
citizens? Shall we set this man free?"
His voice had sunk into a whisper as
he spoke the last words, leaning for
ward and looking into the faces of
the jury. Suddenly he Strengthened
up, his clinched hand shaken high
above his head.
mol" he cried. "No! say to
you, ten thousand times no! This
man shall not go free! Justice, yo'
Honah, justice. gentlemen, is what
this community asks. An justice is
what 1t is a-goin' to have. Yo' Honah.
an gentlemen, yiep to the statement
o. the defense"
Franklin rose and looked calmly
about him while the buzzing of com
ment and the outspoken EXPLANATIONS
of applause yet greeted the speech of
the prosecutor. The sentiment of
pity was strong in his heart. He re.
solved to use all he know of the cum,
ming of the law to save this half-wit.
ted savage. He determined to defeat.
if possible, the ends of technical jus.
tice, in order to secure higher and
broader justice, the charity of a d.
vine mercy. He realized fully how
much was there to overcome as he
gazed upon the set faces of the real
jury, the crowd of grim spectators.
Your Honor, and gentlemen Of the
jury" he began, Gin defending this
man I stand for the law. The repre-.
sentative of the state invokes the
law. I yield to no man in my desire
to see better day of law and order
in this town. We are two years old
in time, but century old in violence
Is 1t merely your wish that we add
one more grave to the long rows on
our hillsides? Is that your wish? Dc
you want a trial, or do you wish
merely an execution? Gentlemen,
tell you this is the most important
day in the history of this town. Let
us here make our stand for the law
The old ways will no longer serve
We are at the turning of the road
Let us follow the law.
.-. (To be continued.)
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-04-21
Far Frae Barracks.

A minister one day got into CONVEX
sation with soldier of whom the
minister asked lot of questions as to
what regiment he was in, where he
was lying, etc.
Ultimately Tommy thought 1t was
his turn to ask few questions.
MOO" said he, "Aa would like to ken
what ye are?"
81 am soldier, too" said the min
lister.
"Ay! an what regiment are we in.
an where is't lying?"
The minister, pointing up to the
sky, said: my regiment is in Heav-
en-, SIR" \
Man" replied the soldier, "but
ye're lang way frae the barracks!"
Liverpool (Eng.) Mercury.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-04-21
CHAPTER Xxx.
The Body Of the Crime.

The Body of the Crime.
Hour after hour. in the heat of the
day or the cool of the evening, the
giant Mexican strobe on by the side
Of the two horsemen, sometimes trot-
ting like dog. more often walking
with shambling, wide-reaching step,
tireless as any wild animal. Express
sionless. mute. the colossal figure
strobe along. like some primordial
creature in whom human soul had
not yet found home.
The Mexican was running the back
trail of the horse of Cal Greathouse,
the missing ranchman, and it was
very early seen that the horse had
not returned over the route taken by
Greathouse when he started out. He
had gone along the valley of the
Smoky River, whereas the course of
the loose animal had been along the
chord Of a wide arc made by the val
ley of that stream, course much
shorter and easier to traverse, as it
evaded part of that rough country
known as the breaks of the Smoky,
series of gullies and draws" run
ning from the tableland down to the
deep little river bed. The afternoon
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of the FIRST day brought the travellers
we'll within view of timber line, but
the rough country along the stream
was not yet reached when they were
forced to quit the trail and make their
cough biyouac for the night
There was a curious feeling of GER
tainty in Franklin's mind, as they
again took saddle for the journey, that
the end of the quest was not far dis
tant, and that it's nature was prede-
termined. Neither he nor Curly ex-
though neither could have given letter
and line for this belief. AS for Juan.
his face was expressionless as ever.
"Que Gamma - onde, amigo?"
asked Curly in cowboy patois. Which
way?" ...
The Mexican pointed up the stream
with carelesSness and they turned
thither. AS they resumed the march,
now along the level floor Of the wind
ing little valley, Franklin was revolv-
ing a certain impression in his mind.
In the mud at the bank where they
had stopped he had seen the imprint
of a naked foot-a foot very large and
with an upturned toe, widely spread
ing apart from its fellows, and it
seemed to him that this track was not
so fresh as the ones he had just seen
made before his eyes. Troubled, he
said nothing, but gave start as Cur
ly, without introduction, remarked, as
though reading his thoughts:
Gap, I seen 1t, too"
His footprint at the bank?"
yep. He's shore been here afore."
Neither man said more, but both
grew grave, and both looked uncon-
sciously to their weapons. The Mex
lean plunged ahead as confidently as
before, and in the tangled going his
speed was greater than that of the
horses. "Cuidado!" (carefuD Juan, I"
cried Curly warningly, and the latter
turned backed face inscrutable as
ever.
The turned an angle of the valley,
and came out upon little fiat among
the trees. Toward this open space
the Mexican sprang with horse, ex-
cited cries. The horses plunged back
snorting. Yet in the little glade all
was silence, solitude. Swiftly Frank
lin and Curly dismounted and made
fast their horses, and then followed
up the Mexican, their weapons now
both drawn.
This glade. now empty, had once
held a man, or men. Here was trod-
den place where horse had been
tied to tree. Here was the broken
end of lariat. Here had been little
bivouac, a bed scraped up of the
scanty fallen leaves and punches of
taller grass. Here were broken bushes
broken, how?. There was the fire.
now sunken into heap of ashes, a
long, large, white heap. very large for
cowman's camp fire. And there
And there was It! There was some
Thing. There lay the object of their
search. In a fash the revolvers COW
cred the covering figure of the giant,
who, prone upon his knees, was now
raving, gibbering. praying. calling up
on long-forgotten saints to save him
from this sight. 30 Santa Maria! o
Purissima! o Madre de Dios!" he
moaned. wringing his hands and shiv-
ering as though stricken with an ague.
He writhed among the leaves, his eyes
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-04-21
HISTORY OF COTTON THREAD
NapoIeon's Seizure of Hamburg Di
rectlY Forced Its Use.

NapoIeon's Seizure of Hamburg Di.
rectly Forced Its Use.
Ex-Provost Clark Of Paisley, Eng.
land, has been relating the origin of
cotton sewing thread, which was first
used in that town in the weaving OF
"heddles" as substitute for silk.
which was stopped by Napoleon in
1903, when he seized Hamburg Mr.,
Clark's grandfather and his brother
then bethought them of cotton, which
worked so smoothly that Mr.. Clark's
father, then youth, took to recon-
mending it to women instead of linen
then mostly used. ......-.
Originally it was sold in hanks OF
skeins. These the women had tc
wind into little balls, as they do q
cut of wool at the present day. Wish
ing to convenience them, young Clark
on selling a skein of thread would sit
down at a pirn wheel and wind the
thread on a bobbin, for which he
charged a halfpenny. This halfpenny
was refunded when the empty bobbin
was returned. Such was the begin
ming of cotton thread.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-04-21
CHATTER xIx-continued.


The left arm of the sheriff dropped.
The whole body of Ike Anderson, shot
low through the trunk, as was the
sheriff's invariable custom, melted
down and sank into sitting posture.
leaning against the edge of the stoop.
The sheriff with a leap sprang behind
the fallen man. not firing again. Ike
Anderson. with black film now come
upon his eyes, raised his revolver and
fired once, twice. three times, four
times, five times, tapping the space in
front Of him regularly and carefully
with his fire. Then he sank back
YEARLY into the sheriff's arms.
"All right. nanny" remarked Ike
Anderson, somewhat irrelevantly.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-04-21
Iananese In Korea.

There are at present about $4,000
Japanese settlers in Korea. In the
third century that country belonged
to Japan. having been conquered by
the Empress lingo. In the years 1894
to 1898 Korea again was subject TO
Japan.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-04-21

Does the clam fritter its time
away?
A woman selects husband by her
self. but she takes three other womtn
with her to pick out a hat.
1t keeps some fellows poor throwing
boquets at themselves.
Some men climb to success over the
ruins of other mems. failures.
Unlike a man an umbrella is most
serviceable when under cloud.
It is easier to make reputation
than to keep 1t from getting tarnisned.
The professional humorist has no
use for an editor who can't take
Joke. n
The fellow who marries a rich mil
liner feathers his own nest
Getting the best of an argument
isn't always worth the time.
The wheel of fortune has turned
many a mans head.
The physician doesn't always preach
out he has to have practice.
The self-conceited are bound TO suf-
Ter from solitude.
There are solemn sinners as we'll
Is solemn saints.
he who rebels against conscience
'uins character.
A little vim in religion is worth a
ot of vision. :
Heart keeping is the secret OF happy
housekeeping.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-04-21
Marconi withdraws His Exhibit.

st. Louis, Apr! 1o.-Guglie,mo Mar.
conf, the inventor of the Marconi sys.
tenn of wireless telegraphy, has with
drawn his acceptance Of the exhibit
space granted him by the worlds
fair
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-04-21
Mystery Attending Disaster Is Ex-
planned BY observation-disclosures Are
F Persistent. However. That Japan
csc Torpedoed Makaroff's Vessel.

st. Petersburg. April 15.-(5:52 a.
m.)-Rumors are current here that
Vice Admiral Togo sent in a humber
of steamers on the night of March 81
and succeeded in sinking several Of
them and in blockading the channel
Of Port Arthur. The rumors cannot
be confirmed at this hour.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-04-21


Lessons are for our learning rather
than our liking.
Men of shiftless habits are never OF
immovable character.
.All the locomotives in Asia are run
with petroleum,
The Turks always eat their opium,
while the Chinese smoke it.
He--'I see you've finished the last
chapter" She--"Long ago. I'm al.
most in the middle of the book"
Hack writer-"How would you like
an article on Solomon" Magazine.
editor-"First rate, If you can only
furnish a complete set Of portraits OF
his wives"
How a woman does like to talk
about the doings and the saying Of
the man of whom she is fond.
George Boigot, the young French
engineer, now completing his term of
military service at Toul, is said to
have invented an appliance that rend-
ers the discharge of cannon smoke.
less, fiameless and noisless.
A Mexican who dwells in Acton,
Cal, has been chopping and hauling
wood for the past fifty years, and now
thinks of retiring from business and
giving the younger fellows cnance.
His age Is 112, and he thinks he Is
entitled to a rest.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-04-21

Japanese girls do not know how to
kiss. When they learn. as they do
sometimes, the probability is that they
have been receiving instructions from
a foreign expert.
An eminent oculist states that de-
fective eyesight Is sometimes caused
by tight collars. Pressure on the neck
interferes with the circulation of blood
to the head,
Sawdust is converted into portable
fuel in Germany by very simple pro-
cess. 1t is heated under high steam
pressure until the resinous ingredi-
ents become sticky, when it is pressed
into bricks. 6
The true man never lets his living
stand in the way of his life.
Naturally enough, dear friends are
expensive.
"Do you believe" she asked, shat
genius can possibly be a good hus
band?" WELL" he modestly replied,
II would prefer not to answer that
question. But my wife ought to be
able to tell YOU"
Miss Pepprey-'I suppose that was
your valet saw with you yesterday.
cholly--"My deah Miss Peppwey, don't
say valet That word. you know. Is
not used now as" Miss Pepprey--
Well, then. your Keeper
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-04-21

The second squadron of the Elev.
enth cavalry, now on route from Ma.
Mia, Is expected to arrive here to
take up Its permanent station at Fort
Des Moines about the 25th of this
month. The detachment, which con.
slsts OF four troops and the regimental
band, left Honolulu on April 6. aboard
the transport Sheridan, and their ar
rival at San Francisco Is expected
daily. After the squadron reaches San
Francisco It Is probable that 1t will re.
main there for a week or more Lefore
starting for Des Moines.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-07-14
ALL HAVE SIGNED
STEEL WAGE SCALE

PITTSBURG, July 13.-All the un-
ion iron and steel plants in the Pitts
burg district have signed the new
wage scale of the Amalgamated AS
sociation of Iron, Steel and Tin Work
ers.
The list was completed TODAY when
signed scales we're received at head
quarters from the Pittsburg Forge and
Iron Company, with works at Woods
Run, Allegheny, and Zug and Com
pany, operating a large iron and sheet
plant in this city. Other signatures
that were put to the scales last week
were A. NJ. Byers and Company,
Brown and Company, Inc, and the
Lockhart Iron and Steel Company
The works of the Pittsbnrg Forge
and Iron Company were put in full
operation today giving employment to
fully five hundred men, and the plant
of Iug and Company, which is in part
ial operation, will go On in full next
Monday. All the union mills likely
will he running full next week and
seem to have considerable business
booked
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-07-14
WILLIAM WERTMAN
WRITES FROM KANSAS
Robinson, Kan, July II, l9O4

Robinson, Kan, July IL, 1904.
TO the AMERICAN We left
home June 18th to take a trip to the st.
Louis Exposition and to visit the
States of Ohio, Illinois, Kansas and
Iowa
We arrived at Kansas June 10th and
are visiting at the Honers homes.
Andrew Homer moved to Danville in
1898 aud lived on farm east of Dan
willie until 1883, There, five SONS were
born, Henry, Lewis, Frank, George
and William.
Mr.. Homer and sons own $50 acres
of land all adjoining. One is struck
with the evidence of thrift aud pros
perity. Not only are the fields well
titled, but the hedges and orchards are
kept trimmed. the buildings painted
and in repair and the tools housed
when not in use. We are very much
pleased with Kansas.
The farmers are now harvesting and
making hay. The Homer boys have
just finished shelling and shipping
their corn Altogether they had 1000
bushels. They have just finished
ploughng their corn for the last time.
WILLIAM WERTMAN.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-07-14
DISTRICT ELECTORS.
CERTAIN nESSAGE
TAKES SENSATION

ST. PETERSBURG, July 13.-Em-
peror Williams message of good
wishes to the Wiborg regiment is at
tracing more attention here than at
other capitals. The Novoe Vremya
says:
"Europe is indeed. hungry for a
sensation. The message was to regi-
ment Of which Emperor William is
honorary member and they find there
in possibility of breach OF neutral
ity." The paper considers in much
ado about nothing
The Bourse Gazette, pro German
paper, is the only one which interprets
the message as evidence of German
friendly neutrality" declaring it to
be a guarantee that Emperor William
never will attempt to offer meditation,
adding that a Monarch so proud of a
regiment bearing his name fighting for
the honor of its country, Dever will
thus affront Russia.