The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-07-22
Continued from Page 6.

w hut so widespread had been the orig
inal notoriety of the murder that the
closing of court for the day found only
the jury empaneled. Then for TWO mere
DAYS the case dragged on. me young
attornevs made a gallant fight, ana
cautiously the judge backed them up.
But the prosecution had Things then
own way and broke down the iran oe-
lenses set up by the opposition. Iheh
the prisoner was allowed 10 speak loi
himself IT was a Jumbled anu pun
story he told of having witnessed d
fight between two men on the ReoVlle
road. finding himself discovered py the
victor and having fled away 10 Keep
from being shot. Later on he had crept
hack IN get his hat, which he had |
dropped but could not find 1t In the
dark Next day, when he learned II
had been found by the authorities anu |
being identified, was being held as eNl-
dence against him, he had become
frightened and hid in the swamp FOR
weeks he had lived there, hoping thlneo
would be cleared up. But learning
through his wife, who came sonellines
10 his hiding-place, that the feelihg
against him was unabated, he had gone
away to the far south out of the teeth
OF the bitter winter, and ever since nao
lived the weary wandering life OF
tramp Broken In health ana longing
IN see his family once again before ne
died, he had ventured back ana hau
been taken by the officers. -.
"a tramps life7 Where, then olu
Won get SO much money to send TO your
wife each year," asked the cross-eA-
aminer.
On the STUPID, sallow face there gath
cred a look of wondering perplexlty'
amt never sent Sally any money
-Four times a year for the last ten
wears she has received through the
mails a fifty-dollar bill Did you not
send It to her?'
A light, almost deristve. came into the
uatery eyes. why, Mr.. Carruthers' l
aiut never seed whole fifty-dollar Dill
in my life
Carr1lthers looked disconnected. Out
IN the crowd the man leaning against
the post gave utterance TO a long, slpl-
liant "Ah!" and the judge bent OUT Vi
his chair to recover dropped pdpel
THAT was all. and then the proceedings
went on. Yes, 1t was a lame story the
lawyers agreed; but one man III the
room besides the speaker knew mat
every word was true.
AT last. on the third day, the evil
dence was all in, the orators on eltleI
side had spent their logic ana theli
rhetoric, and the judge rose up 10
charge the jury. Those who heard MIN
Meier forget the nSnl III
ring in his voice. By phenomenal ei-
fort he held himself within the BOUNDS
of his judicial prerogative, but through
the whole charge there ran subtle APP
nAaI 10 the sympathies of the jurors
which hearts Of steel could not nave re-
sisted. The prosecution squirmed II
their chairs; and yet so ingenious was
his presentation that they knew no'
here 70 nick a flaw When at last he
cover of Wiping his brow had hldoer
his face in his handkerchief they looked
heInIesslv at each other, while the pa
tient wife sobbed aloud. and the mar
nv the post muttered Magnificent
below his breath.
II was shutdown when the jury WenI
out. On the lounge of his retiring room
the Judge lay all of that long higho
with no ewes save those Of the blinking
stars IN witness his agony. note
from Dolores lay unanswered, unread
his hand. No sleep came TO him, nC
morsel of food passed his lips; he asked
himself but one question: What II M
had failed and the verdict should o.
"Cuiitv9" Asked ii over and Owe
again. and never answered II.
A GREATNESS silence reigned IN I'M
courtroom the next morning, When I'M
lock began TO toll off 9. Every sea
q.
q crowd CAPPED in from the hall. Tn
man nv the middle post thought VIVA
= nathetic picture they made. AT IN
last stroke of the clock the judge,
door opened and he entered slowly III
held TO the knob a moment, as thoug
IN steady himself, and he was so death
Nv male that an old lawyer said TO III
colleagues "It is of course lost case
and being the first time he has had
urally good deal shakeh' o"' he II -
used TO it,
The comment was whispered abou
and kindly chances of sympathy 70
lowed him to the bench, while up IN IN
gallery a Young woman hurriedly r.
moved her veil and leaned forward,
world of tender encouragement IN M
gray eyes.
when the Jury were seated the juds
opened his mouth to speak, but the col
tracted muscles gave forth no SCUM
TIE man by the post leaned fOrwar
intentlv alert: the crowd heaved al
rustied. Was he going to break doWT
Rut the next moment his voice rar
out clear and distinct.
.eMr. Foreman, are you agreed!
I'VE are, your honor.
Guilty or not-guiltyF
Not guilty.
was II q WOHldH = VI n man -
relief that startled the stiffness? Cor
motion and question followed so clio
unon IL that it was hard to say when
II came; but involuntarily people
chances turned toward the bench rath
Than the chair behind the prisoner. 7
fudge sank back into his seat, and WI
his characteristic movement put up /
handkerchief to his face. 1t seem
as IL a century of care had rolled fro
his heart: the blood came back to I
cheek. the energy TO his arm. On
more the faces before him were som
thing more than a moving blot; on
r,ore life was love and love was divil
In the blessed relief that had come
him I'm the sweet renewal of no
that was dead, he forgot that he W
there TO rule, and so made no mott
~ ouiet the tumult of the room. II
1ores DOLORES, DoiOres!' he was sayi
over TO himself with passion OF
that would not be repressed
And then there followed one of
s+ran1est scenes ever enacted in
courtroom. Suddenly, above the co
roent and criticism and hubbub
movement. a voice blew like truml
Thar imposes silence; Mr. Sherlf,