The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-10-03

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word OF honor thst my husband was
in court in Montreal with them on
tie date CT the rob cry In King ton
as witness In another case, tsey
laughed and jsered at US. No, unless
YOU are rich and powerful you can
get no j stice In this wcrld-s1c: pS
by scctdeOt."
Standing there in the dock, Charles
Schacher was still cor f3ent OF vic
tory, he smiled at bis worried wife
as the imposing LAWYER representing
the reysi crown Of EaQlano rose 70
atata &c the Court what guilty nan
he vas. Poiot by point the learaed
Kings counsel showed bow Charles
Scnacter could not possi b =
sscape the const quencs OF his crime.
Then csme the wirnessss-"Eit.
nes9es'' With testimony to prove that
sn innocent man, who was IN another
oitv at the time, had committed this
c-,ne The nan in the prisoners
}rck stared at them, wondering ii he
could be awake.
The coils frightened. The SHADOW
| + 6es pair rested on the faces OF the
wife snd the LAWYERS for the defense
The fsces OF the Kings counsel and o!
,ne lawyers representing the man
9hc had lost the furs were com pls-
cent spd vlrturusly glad.
But sudoenly there q as az 1-eer-
,u2tton in the proceedings. Some.
BODY hsd entered the court roo m anc
zss whispering in the ear CT tSe
Kings Counsel, and that leaned
sentieman's fscs was showing unmls.
.asable indications OF q distressed
mind
He ccughed cree OF twice behind
lis caud, snd whispered In the ear o.
fha senior lawyer for the cefen e
With msaner so suddenly snd
strangely obs, ouious that Mrs. sshs:
,hsr wondered If the Almighty hfo
trlcksn him with a righteous illness
Thsn bo5h lawyers s2proacAeo zee
>snch ard conyersed in low tones
nth the j,Sge, who appaareo mucn
>tartlea, and commSnded:
"Ao0;t tnis nsp, at oncs
rhereupon an ct6csr OF Ihe coGfs,
standing by the door, admitted q pals
goung man, snd walked By bis SIDE
down the aisle to the bar Of ]2sslce
TIE prisoner in the dock, st signS OF
the les ccmsr, flushed, then tur1eG
desdly pale. Mrs. Schscher raised
her hsnds and half screamed:
TT is Abrshan! It is my nus
sands brother!
Stand down." said the jusge &c
he prisoner.
Charles Scbacher was led from the
7ock to chair beside bis lawyers
Then the Judge spoke again:
IF one Abraham Schacher is lr
court, let him take the witness cna'i
and be ssorn."
The pale Young man walked h!I..
20 the seat bis brother had st Va
;sted, sat down, raised his right
aand and received the oath to tell
The truth, the whole truth and roth
lag but the truth" The Judgs
questioned him:
What is your mama ?"
Abraham Schacher."
''Are you related to the defendan:
IN this ess< ?'
II an his twin brother. "
Where do you 'ive?'
In New York lately"
What DO you know about this
;ast? Y;ur brother, the defendant
charged With completely in the
het5 Of 50 0C0 worth OF furs from
he shop OF Mr.. McK2y last NoVen.
1er."
Abraham Schacher rose ard duns
up his hand.
my brother Is innocent" be said;
II arn the guilty onel'
The courtroom wss in az uprosr.
MIS-. Schscher cried cut: 'Oh, Abra-
lan!" And then fung her arns
bout her husbands neck. Officers O.
he coIrk lad trouble in restoring
rGer. O.; tie two brothers, tbs
ladder sud psler now was Charles
ae had known hinsef innocent all
,loug, now he must believe his twin
brother guilty.
Abraham told his story calmly. He
nad got into bad and reckless com.
oany, and with the other acconplices
under arrest OF which his bIothe1
Charles was not one, had helped rob
The Mckay store. he had taken &C
share OF the plunder; re did not know
What had becons Of it..
Now the proud lawyer for the
crown took 8 more humble tone.
They gladly Withdrew the case
against Charles Schacher. In their
sagerness to atone Tor the Injury done
an irnt tcsnt man they even asked the
Judge to be lenient with the guilty
brother.
In consideration OF your youth,
and your sense OF justice and right In
coming to the rescue Of your innocent
orothsr,n said the judge to Abraham,
who had been placed formally under
arrest, ''the court imposes sentence
Of but 8 single year IN prison, in the
.ope and belief that such lesson
sill be srflsient to guarantee your
honorable conduct thereafter"
These word caused the innocent
brother to burst into tears. He threw
bis arms about Abraham, and there
#as presented the strange and pathet.
&c picture Of guilty brother, With
conscience eased by bis confession,
comforting the innocent one, who
aoW, for the first time exhibited emo.
zion.
II it had been possible, Charles
Scnscher, tnnccent as he was, woulo
now have eagerly taken upon himself
the penalty awarded to The real
criminal.
Mhen court had adjourned, spects.
tors, court CfIicers and LAWYERS gave
~, ,1,c Soh,oh,r opS hje Syffa an ny2