The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-10-16

dOOA di SlCOu Nd4llll dS AiI1pp(l d.
young robin. When Ball come and 7eei
Billy standin' there-well, you ought II
, q seen him He stared at Billy TX,
he'd raised from the dead, an work-c
his mouth, but for half minute ht
! couldn't say nothins Then all he cork
say was Billy! Billyt in checked
sort o way.
Yes said Billy
What you here for?
come round to take breakfast with
you, Ball, Billy said You don't seem
to be runnin' over with JOY at haviu
me-
You're out o iail9
Yes
You broke out?'
Eyes.
How'd you get out, Billy7'
Walked out Billy said. You for
got to lock the doors last night
What? Did forget to lock up
again.
HE looked so scared that Billy said
right off to ease his mind. No, got
out through the window. 1t was easy
An then he said 1ool1in' very serious
at Ball, Don't you think, Ball, you'd
better put some props on the east side o
the Jail I'm afraid if you don't it'll
fall down some night, an that,l be
the last O me-
"'You really think SOP Ball said
very anxious-he never seemed to get
used to Billy's jokin' for all they was
such good friends: an Billy leaned up
again the door frame an laughed.
Amt you goin' to ask me to come in?
he asked.
eyes. Come income in Ball said;
an Billy went in.
Sarah Simpson-she was Balls sister
an KEEP house for him while he was
sheriff; Ball never married-Sarah
Simpson, she spread herself on that
breakfast Billy told me afterwards. He
never had such breakfast before In his
life, an he never had enc like it again.
after breakfast Billy N Ball walked
down the street together toward the
jail, both of 'em smokin' cigars, an all
the way to the jail men were stoppin'
Billy an shakin' hands with him, an
Billy was fuller O jokes n an almanac.
Billy's lawyer friend didn't give up
when he was sentenced to be hung. He
KEEP workin' away to get new trial,
an along about this time he got it.
But week or two before the next term
O court opened he died very sudden.
Billy didn't trouble himself at all about
another lawyer, though his friends tried
to get him to. an Ball brung one round
to see him. When the day set for the
trial come he still didn't have lawyer.
After the court had been called to order
for trial. Billy said he was.
Are you prepared with counsel? ? the |
Judge asked, KNOWN all the time he
wasn't.
"sNo,' said Billy.
The State'll furnish you with law
yer then, Judge Ellis told him. You |
can have anybody present not connected |
with the case
Billy looked round the courtroom. |
The place was packed worse'n 1t had !,
been at the first trial, for nigh every |
body had got interested in his case. |
There must "a been a couple O. dozen |
lawyers there to listen to the trial /
every lawyer in town an sev'ral from /
towns about here But Billy passed /
over 'em all, an his eyes lit on Charlie I
Brunt-a little chap, just admitted to /
the bar, two or three inches more'n |
FIVE feet high, who didn't weigh much
above hundred; fellow with yellow
hair, an not very much chin an a sort i
O canary-bird voice.
''When Billy seen Charlie Brunt he
threw his arm out toward him, care
less-like I'll take little Charlie Brunt,'
he said He amt never had a case,
an he might as we'll learn on me as on
anybody else
BILLY didn't have any chance at his
first trial an it looked like he didn't
have half as much chance now as he
did then On the other side there was
the prosecutin' attorney with the best
lawyer in Grayfeld an lawyer down
from Indianapolis to help him; an on
his side there was little Charlie Brunt,
no bigger'n twelve-year-old boy, an
navin' little voice thafd go through
a pipe-ste1n. He had the worst case O.
stage FRIGHT you ever heard of, Charlie
Brunt; wcrse'n any boy you ever seen
,peakin' piece in school for the first
line. He was afraid O. the judge an
ne was afraid O the other lawyers, an
whenever he questioned a witness he
acted like. he was askin' about some
him tha~~ was none O. his business an
ne wanted to beg their pardon. An
low he did get tangled UP when he
ried to cross-ouestion. Everybody was
,ityin' him, an I could see that the
ury was pityin' him. too All the time,
after he seen how Charlie Brunt was
loin', Ball Simpson looked like he was
yoing to be hung the next minute; but
Billy. he was always seem somethin'
unry an ne SeSned 10 nave gOOu
line.
q thought that indianapolis lawyer'd +,
,ust when he spoke again Billy. He
walked back m forth in front o the
ury, got red in the neck, an pounded
lis table: an his speech had half the
dictionary in it. Then little Charlie
3runt got up. an | felt like [ ought to J
70 over an hold him on his feet, he
ooked that weak and trembly. [ can
emember every word he said-there
wasn't much to remember.
Judge an gentlemen o the jury
lie said On the opposin' side o this
lere case there's three as good lawyers
S ANYBODY could want. On the prison.
RS side there's only me-Charlie Brunt.
What chance did I'have hghtin' again t
m? It's been unequal, unfair This
5 my first case I'm young, an | |
lever made speech. They're expe- I
fenced an know law. l think YOU