The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1904-05-21

very well contented with her hus-
band, herself, and the world at large,
except that she was a trifs excited
at being so conspicuous in the court
room. This was the picture pretty
fully outlined
Herbert Wright was very much i'm
proved since the day when he en-.
tered the Office of the chief Of police
and told his story of the finding of
his fathers body. He had been wen |
taken care of by his friends at the |
Jail, supplied with wholesome food |
and dressy clothes; and now, well |
groomed, cleanly-shaven and scrupu-
lousy neat, he looked the gentleman |
he had always been.
| A few hours we're consumed in
obtaining the jury, the prosecution
doing the major part of the challeng
ing, the defense apparently being
willing to try the case before any IL
men in the court room. While there
were no outward signs of it, the
prosecution was not a little sur
prised at this manifest indifference
of Lawyer Everett, who was usually
a most painstaking critic of the inn
paneling of jury.
The jury selected, the indictment
was read and the trial was begun.
The case against Herbert Wright
was presented with what appeared
to be miraculous completeness. 1t
was proved that on the day before
the murder there had been quarrel
between young Wright and his
father; that the former had asked
for money, which had been refused,
and that he had gone away in an
angry frame Of mind; that his wife
was sick and without the necessaries
of life, and that he was utterly des-
perate. 1t was then shown that Her
bert was seen shortly after fve
o'clock near the place where his
father had been murdered. Half an
hour later he was in the city pawning
!, gold watch, a pair Of sleeve buttons
and knife which had belonged to
John T. Wright, and which he had
about him when he was murdered.
When the prosecuting attorney got
this far he announced that he could
not obtain one of the most important
of his witnesses, Detective Fenton,
who was nowhere to be found.
What do you expect to prove by
Fenton?" asked Mr.. Everett.
I'VE can show by him that q pistol
;, with one barrel empty was found al
u the home of the defendant" said the
II prosecuting attorney, and we can
also show how he found the articles
II which were taken from the body OF
. the murdered man"
Ie 1.-THE defendant is perfectly willing
Is to admit the truth of all that, SAID
II Mr.. Everett, without requiring tbs
lie presence of Mr.. Fenton."
y The prosecuting attorney was as
lie tonished, but he was also delighted
III at this admission, which completed
In the chain in his case. In CONCLUSION
ne he showed that Wright had left NJ
IS will. and that by his death Herber
would be greatly benefited. 1t wa
ge till further shown that the ballwhlc
mt had been taken from the body OF tn
he murdered man was the exact size O
a those used in the pistol found at tn
ir- house of Herbert Wright.
ce 1t took about day to bring out a
ed this testimony, which the defens
m made no attempt to tangle up l
et' REORGANIZATION. An inexphcaDl
I'm lethargy appeared to have hfecte
ng Herbert Wright's side OF the cas-
end when the states testimony wa
me completed and the chain OF eVlden'
So remained entirely unbroken, the lay
lid yers present declared that the ca'
or vas hawless. and that the vail
IN? of circumstantial evidence WI
ell thoroughly vindicated
ra- Some of the lawyers who regaro
md the case Internationally and pure
he from a legal standpoint declared tn
md sucb a case, SO impregnable as
ow whole, was an intellectual treat
for When the defense was about TO
ION heard LAWYER Everett arose serene
ray and stated to the court that I
answer to the charge of murder
his in this case of exceptional compl'
but itv. 1t involved the details OF
lpt- most thrilling romance, and IL
18th ou;red an unusually large mass
Dpy evidence. He hoped, therefore, u
eat the court would indulge him consid
for abIe latitude in the Introduction OF
but testimony, ana nc PieoS
,snt introduce no matter that was
relevant to the theory OF the oeten
This statement set the audience
eossiping, and aroused considera
amount of speculation. The pre-
,vn cutting attorney, who was much
AN; Sm~ tered by the perfection OF his CT
ing aro.e before the Judge could respo
IL and magnanimously said; Il wisf
o oroI say for the state that hope the
'r most latitude will be INDUCED.
o., there are any straws at which
io' unfortunate young man can cate
pru , have no desire 20 take them II
Was him" a..
wa, m1S .The court is inclined 10 be
BIZ duIgsnt," said the judgs, since
he sides request IL" -
ihf -s..., -, - ether Indulgence,