Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-03-09

screamed at him. And then, not able
to bear the sight of his suffering. she
turned away With "Ah. me poor boy!"
and shuftted down the corridor with her
head In her apron
Straight 10 the district attorneys
office she trudged. the light Of despeTa-
ton In her eyes. She would appeal once
| more to that fearless prosecutor. Poor
| Jim.' the assistant district attorney
who had charge of 'Terry's" case. But
Poor Jim was too busy to talk to her.
There was 4 war on IN Chinatown be-
tween the rival tongs. Some threaten
ing letters had been ca ptured, and
Poor Jim was engaged with Chinese
interpreter.
Mary sat down to walt She listened
IS the interpreter translated the blood
curdling threats into English, The
bits of rice paper, covered with vernil-
lion letters, rustled in the Chinaman's
hands. Even he did not relish their
suggestions He placed them gingeIly
on Poor Jlms' desk.
They told how. if the recipient gave
information, he would be screwed up in
wise and have his neck twisted till his
face looked backward, after which a
red hot stake would be driven straight
through his liver, and, worse than all,
his plstail would be cut on. steWed In
fat and fed 10 swine. There We're also
cheerful little details as 10 what would
become OF all his property. his relatives
and friends
Mary approached Poor Jim" Now
WAS the very opportunity 10 plead for
her poor boy, her Terry Surely no
one would take the word of the
heathern against a good living Irish
lad She approached. but The great
prosecutor waved her away, Come
again" he told her, II am too busy
now" Mary turned slowly away. The
able assistant went qut TO refresh
himself,
Mary returned. It was all going TO
be useless. perhaps. bu1 you never
could beat trying; at any rate she could
tell poor Jim" what She thought of
him, the old Bulldog" Again she sat
down to wait She sighed and looked
around. There on his desk lay the bits
of rice paper with the queer hero
glyphics traced up and down She
gaged at them moment, very intent
ly. u growing light OF comprehension in
her eyes. Mary Knew that she ought
not To touch them. And Mary dldu't,
The next day the courtroom was
crowded. All Of Poor JIm's'' lady
friends had reserved seats. There was
10 be a sensation in his method OF Try
ing and eondemnIng this vicious GRIM
lnal whom the law had captured. To
be sure. he did not look Very vicious
There was not much LETT of 'Terry'
for the majesty OF the law to avenge
itself upon.
After refreshing himself. Poor Jim"
appeared In the courtroom. which ne
left almost Immediately 10 refresh him
self again
In fact. he did this all day; he had
done 1t the day before and he proposed
to continue the exercise on the morrow.
He became gallant patriotic amusing.
Finally the trial commenced. Poor
Jin's' opening address 70 the Jury was
a agnificent piece Of aotIng, lie wept
and Kissed and lecred. displaying hls
whole bagful Of forensic tricks for the
benefit OF his guests and the reporters
Then with q ;Iiumphal flourish the first
Chinese witness was called. The Chi.
nese oath having been administered hy
Killing a white rooster the fearless
prosecutor beghn TO question, What
Was The NATTER Stubbornly, calmly
without even "A wink OF his Obllque eyes
the Chlnaman declared that he knew
nothing. did not sable had seen
nothing had hoard nothing.
Shades of immortal experts What
WAS this Him tagsed and bullied,
He grew apoplectic, bur the heather
before bin neither bllnlsed nor qulyered.
So bland a mind never existed before or
since saving In the case OF the 9TH
or Cinnamon called Immediately after
ward, To every question the Cinnamon
with one accord answered mo sable"
ANA shook pIgtailed heads With idiotlc
blankness on their faces.
Poor Jim got wet In the face but 1t
was useless, His witnesses were worse
than damnns 10 the prosecution they
were funny The spectators enjoyed Il
hug ely
The Jury acquitted the Irish lad. Ter
ny was free.
Tho Cinnamon remained huddled In
corner, afraid to leave the court room
Poor JAM curged them with all his
Wen known ability. II was pity that
he could not have done It In their own
oralory would have Impressed them
deeply.
Thea The Judge took hand. Flo