Omaha daily bee., 1906-03-18

The evening heightened. His honor went
home. The attendants went home. Every
one went home except these twelve men,
1ne OF whom sat in the corner listening
patiently, marshalling his facts.
There was one thing alone that could
love this man-proof When statement
ade by some witness was quoted to him
e asked simply, Did he prove it7"
When he was given figures he asked,
Are they proven correct?"
When reference was made to the touching
plea made by Attorney Whipple, his own
eyes filled with the memory, but he asked;
did he prove anythlng?"
Then, again, he began in his turn and ar
rayed before them once more facts, facts,
facts. proven facts. But they could not
see them as he did
Hour after hour slipped by, and the strain
became intense. The men were worn out
with those long six weeks back OF them,
and these last long hours OF argument.
They were all nervous, irritable and their
Paul Mango prayed-prayed that II his
sight were blurred he might be made TO
see; prayed that II his brain were dulled, 1t
might be sharpened. Very simply. very
earnestly, he prayed, his whole heart in IL
He did not feel himself to be one OF
twelve, but a single Individual upon whose
shoulders rested the burden of this whole
trial. He was keeuly alive to the amount of
money involved, to the great expense to
which the state had been put, TO what 1t
meant to the sisters but equally what it
meant to the defendant. He prayed for
proof II he were wrong.
Then he resumed his seat and began pa
tiently to listen again and to compare
again, and to question himself and the
eleven again. So the night more away.
II was 1880 o'clock in the morning before
these twelve heavy-eyed men once more
filed into the court room. His honor asked
II further instructions were needed. The
foreman answered:
mo, your honor; / did not think any
Instructions would aid us. ] did not think
IT possible to agree. We have done. our
utmost to convince one dissenting party,
and we have not been successful"
| That one was Paul Mango, the man who,
with panied. serious face. but with head
erect, looked the court full in the eyes.
| The jury, in view of the time and money
which had been expended upon the case.
we're asked 70 try again to reach an agree
ment. So they all filed out. back TO the
small room where they had spent almost
/
| eleven and one. They came out eleven and
one Paul Mango had said:
! Il am uheonvinced. and until am con-
WINGED we shall remain here forever"
The jury reported once more and was
discharged. The eleven went their ways
and the one returned 20 his wife and chill
( dren. worn out, but happy in the knowledge
that he had done his duty both as a man
and as a citizen OF his adopted country.
Eject on Paul Mango.
When Paul Mango came out Of the jury
room he was dazed with the awful re-
sponsibility he had assumed-almost a
nervous wreck from the prolonged strain
Of pitting his brain against the brains OF
eleven other men. His heart was stin heavy
with fear Of possible injury done the
women who had watched ana listened
throughout the whole trial Had not At,
torney whipple pointed 70 them dramatic
ally and appealed 10 him as a man TO pro
tect them2 And he was a man. every incl
OF him. And the father OF eight children
All the emotional side OF his nature wa,
with these two sisters. His heart grew
big at thought of them. He had wept fol
them while the able attorney was making
his plea.
Yes, IN admit H." he said. earnestly
my eyes were filled with tears when
heard that man. What an orator he Is
He pleaded with his hands. his eyes. with
his voice. with his whole body. and m,
heart answered. Il is natural for a mar
10 side with the weaker party. / am tn,
father OF children and am not heartlesu
But when : left that room 1 said 70 my
self. I must not let the heart come In
! must put that aside. Hers was bushes