The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-07-14
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the windows, inviting to the open
country, to swimmin' hole. to orchard
reveries or shaded pool wherein tc
drop a medltatlve line. You would
have thought no one could willingly
, coop himself In this hot room for three
hours twice day while lawyers
wrangled, often unIutelligibly, over
the life of dlngy little creature like
Happy Fear. yet the struggle to swell
ter there was almost like a riot, and
the bailiffs were busy men.
II WAS a fighting case throughout,
fought to finish on each tiny point
as il came up, dragging, In the mere
matter Of time, interminably, yet the
people OF Canaan mot only those who
succeeded In penetrating to the court
room, but the others, who hung about
the corridors or outside the building,
and the great mass Of stay at homes,
who read the story in the Tocslnl
found each moment Of II enthralllng
enough. The states attorney. fearful
Of losing so notorious a case and net
Understanding his opponent, had
modestly summoned others to his aid,
and the attorney for the defense sin.
gle handed faced ian array Of legal
talent such as seldom indeed had hol-
lered at this bar" faced II good ma.
turedly. an eyebrow crooked up and
his head on one side most Of the time.
yet faced It indomitably. He had a
certain careless and disarming smile
when he lost point, which carried
Off the defeat as Of only humorous
account and not at all part of the Sc.
rious business In hand, and in his
treatment Of witnesses he was plausi-
bic, kindly, knowing that In this case
he had no intending perjurer to en-.
trap; brought into play the rare and
delicate art of which he was q master,
employing in his questions subtle sug.
gestions and shadings Of tone and
manner and avoiding words OF debat.
able and dangerous meanings-a fine
craft, often attempted by blunderers
to their own undoing, but which, prac.
tlced by Joseph Louden, made inartic-
ulate witnesses articulate to the pre-.
else effects which he desired. This he
accomplished as much by the help Of
the continuous fire of objections from
the other side as In spite of them.
He was infinitely careful. asking never
an III advised question for the other
side to use to his hurt and, though ex-
hibiting only pleasant easlness Of
manner, was electrically alert.
A hundred things had shown Ariel
that the feeling OF the place, Influenced
by public sentiment" without, was
subtly and profoundly hostile to Joe
and his client. She read this In the
spectators, in the jury, even In the
judge, hut It seemed to her that day
By day the lnimical spirit gradually
failed inside the railing and also In
those spectators who, like herself. were
enabled by special favor to be present
the trial, and that now and
then a kindlier sentiment began to be
manifested She was unaware how
strongly she contributed to effect this
herself not only through the glow Of
visible sympathy which radiated from
her, but by Il particular action. Claul.
inc was called by the state aud told as
much Of her story as the law permitted
ler to tell, iutcrlarlin" her replies with
'eryeut projestatiOus. 100 quick t, be .
that she "uever meant 10 /.
bring no trouble to Mr. Fear" ard that .
She did hate to have gentlemen start
ng things On her account" when the
defense took this pe'turJcd witrgsl
her interpretations became less rre- .
Iucut and she described straighuor.
Wardly how she had found the pistol .
II the floor near the PROSTATE figure
If Cory and hidden it il her own dress. .
The attorneys for the state listened
with a somewhat cynical amusement
% this portion Of her testimony, be-
icying it Of no account. uncOITOb0rat
3D. and that If necessary the state
.ould impeach the witness on tie
ground that il had been indispensable
o produce her. She came down weep
ne from the stand, and, the next wit
less not being Immediately called, the
yes OF the jurymcn naturally followed
Ter as she passed TO her seat. and they
Jaw Ariel Tabor bow gravely TO her
cross the railing Now, thousand
lings not set forth by legislatures,
aW men and judges affect II jury, aud
he slight salutation caused the mem
1ers Of this one to glance at one an
)ther, for 1t seemed to imply that the
exquisite lady in white not only knew
JIaudine, but knew that she had spok
IN the truth It was after this that a
ceiling favorable to the defense now |.
md then noticeabIy manifested itself !
n the courtroom. Still. hen the evil
lence for the state was all In the life
1f Happy Fear seemed to rest in a
balance precarious indeed, and the lit.
tie man, swallowing pitifully, looked
1t his attorney with the eyes Of Il sick
log.
Then Joe gave the prosecutors an IL
nnal rnn mud