Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1907-02-11
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burden. But Lord Clydestoldo the
prisoner, does not do this. Rathef
than drag the hOnored name OF ms
forefathers in the mud, he elects 70
leave this woman, to drop the name
which he had given her, and, providing
for her every want-aye, and luxury
ne seDarates himself from her, bar
gaining only that she shall leave hlA
in peace.
u ask YOU, gentlemen, is this con
sistent with the guilt which the prose
cution lay to his charge? Under TINS
assumed name my client seeks refuge
in this secluded spot. He does not
dash into a life of dissipation, he does
not seek forgetfulness in a reckless
course of living, but he comes here,
and for months leads the life al a
student and of a gentleman.
s'The only notice that is bestowed
upOn him by his neighbors is that
which is attracted by deeds OF charity
II is impossible that such man as MY
client should live, however much ne
might desire it, life OF secluSlon.
And though he shrank from making
friends. friendships are, so to speak,
thrust ,rpon him. He is the honored
guest of the highest and the best
known of the inhabitants.
u think shall not go too far when
I say that l shall call witnesses who
will speak of this man, not only Win
respect most deep and profound, but
with affection. And this man you are
asked to sentence to death for crime
Of the most vulgar and sordid descrlp>
ton.
What is the story? That this I'M
fortunate woman came to Lord Clydes-
folds cottage on the night before ner
death. and demanded to see him. l
shall not attempt to disproYe the EVIL
dence of the servant or of Afford, who
heard the deceased declare that her
husband wished her death.
But gentlemen, l call upon you To
draw a distinction between such words
used by her, and such words used by
him. All through this interview his
manner to her was one of patient for
bearance, while hers was one OF furl-
GUS haunting. Had Lord Clydesfold IN
tended numbering her he would nave
committed the crime that night, and
not have waited until she had time to
go back to the village and spread the
story of her marriage
There was a buzz of excitement.
Oliva's hands clasped each other more
tightly.
He goes to meet her in the Hawk
wood Spinney at four o'clock the fol-
lowing day. He knows that on that
day the marriage of a welEknown a1d
well-beloved young lady takes place at
Hardwood itself; that there will be
an excitement attending such mar
riage; that the whole of the village
will be congregated in those very
grounds; that persons will be roam
ing all over the place
And yet the prosecution asks you
to believe that this man, who through
out has shown so much patient resig-
nation. a man possessed of no ordinary
intelligence-tha this man, my eli.
ent whose demeanor you have an OPP
portunity of witnessing at this mo-
ment-"
Here he raised his hand and pointed
with a really splendid gesture to Fara-
deane's calm and dignified face.
THAT this man was mad enough,
fool enough, to go and meet this
woman with the intention of murder
ing her, surrounded by a crowd, and
numbering her not in a silent manner,
but by shooting her. Do you think
any man in his senses would have
conceived so wildly and ridiculously
foolish a plan?
Gentlemen, have not TO establish
the innocence of the prisoner at the
bar. 1t is sufficient for him if l con-
vince you that his guilt is not certain.
If I can show you that there is
dOubt-a doubt of the faintest or
slightest shadow-his lordship will
tell you that l have the right to de-
mand verdict of mot guilty. and
say that such doubt cannot but exist.
1T is not incumbent upon me to
show how this woman met with her
death. She may in a moment of pas
sion and disappointment have commit
ted suicide She may have attempt
ed to take the life of the husband who
had put her from him, and in the
struggle which took place the weapon
may have been pointed towards her,
and she may thus have received her
death
These hypothesis are for your
consideration No one saw that
woman die. No man can come for
ward to say that she did not meet
with her death in either of the ways
suggested. Gentlemen, there is a
doubt, and that doubt, 1 venture to as
sert, will grow into certainty when
YOU have heard the testimony Of this
mans character. which l shall now
produce"
CHAPTER XXxV.
II was an extraordinary trial and