Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-09-06

DA1 or TWO DeIOre tne Trial,
~ when Bassett called at the
"a prison, Tom handed him a lit
tie, broken backed card, and
the speaking eye, that had been dull
and dumb for six long days, was. once
more eloquent with light and life. Bas-
set took the card gingorly between IN
effeminate finger and thumb and ex-
amined 1t with a critical brow. 1t was
a pawn ticket for a suit Of clothes. =
well, my good fellow, and what
have to do with thisT :
"Show 1t to my friend and pray him.
In PHYS name. to ndd to. all his other
noble kindnesses by redeeming me
those things. 1t will be the greatest
kindness Of all"'
What! To find you a change OF
clothesr
mo: to help me look gentleman Mt
my trial. For months and months I
haven't cared rush what looked, but
once l did, and l do now. 1t came
back to me last night when l found
that pawn ticket In this old waistcoat
pocket. l could hardly sleep for think
Ing what sight l should be In court
as l am. oh, sir, you despair Of saw
Ing me. have seen it in your face all
along. Then save my self respect. and
shall be as grateful rs II ii were my
life" 1t was his self respect that had
come back to him In the night
The clothes arrived next morning-a
brown frock coat with three inch Ia
pels. velvet waistcoat and Cossack
trousers with straps.
The first witness was the mechanic
who had discovered the body. His tes-
timony wns very short. He had run
straight for the police leaving the
blood stained cudgel precisely where
he had found 1t In the grass. This wit
ness was not cross examined. and the
police officer whom he had summoned
soon replaced him In the box
When the finding of the body and its
exact position when found had been
duly demonstrated to the satisfaction
Of the court. and counsel for the de-
tense had put Il couple OF questions.
counsel for the crown Informed his
lordship that he proposed to take the
medical evidence later. lie would now
trace the prisoners connection with
the crime. adducing In the first place
what he conceived to be an adequate
motive for Its commission. Mr. Rich
ard Vale wns thereupon called. but
added little to the evidence which he
had given ut Marylebone. The only
difference was cross examination
more rough than telling. In which dis
with n dissipated smirk, but which
elected no essential point In the pris-
oner's favor.
On the other hand. this witness was
again the peg upon which were hung
the threatening letters. The letters
were once more indisputed. and n pas
sage In one OF them caused the first
sensation of the trial. II warn you"
ran the text, that would rather
hang than starve. Unless you pay me
I shall do one or the other and don't
you rely on lodging me much longer.
for / am hunting you day and night
and will do till l drop" The dead
mans landlady and n club porter gave
supplementary evidence. The latter
had forwarded the letters to deceased
and had caused the police to put n
stop to prisoners lettering near the
club.
Now came wOrkIngman whose
face Tom had quite forgotten. but he
swOre to the prisoner rs one Of the
two men to whom he had said good
night us he passed them at the stilc In
the Finehley road on the night Of
Thursday. the 27th ult. about half
past 10, and 1t seemed that at the in
quest he had sworn to deceased as the
other.
Toms old friend end enemy, the
hackney cOachman, first swore to the
prisoner as the man who had stopped
his coach overnight and was then ex-
amlned rs to the entertainment Of
prisoner In his house next morning
and his ultimate flight therefrom.
Tom saw his counsers eyelds twitch-
ing before he rose and he anticipated
one Mt least Of the three successive
points now scored i'm his favor.
To he COniinuad