The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-07-14

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who identified The weapon us one he
had sold to Cory, whom hc had known
very we'll The second witness. also n
stranger, had been even more intimate
ly acquainted With the dead man. aud
there began 10 be an uneasy compre.
henSlon OF what Joe had accomplished
during that prolonged absence OF his
which had so nearly cost the life Of tho
little mongrel, who was at present
Cmost bllssful RespectabilltyD a lively
convalescent In Arels back yard The
second witness also Identified the re-
volyer, testlfylng that he had borrowed
Il from Cory In ST. Louis to settle n
question OF craftsmanship and that on
his returning II to the owner the latter,
then working his way eastward. had
conflded to him his Intention Of stop
ping In Canaan for the purpose Of OK,
ercising Its melancholy functions upon
4 man who had once "ione him good
In that city.
by the time the witness had reached
this point the prosecutor and bis as.
sistants were on their feet. excited
iy shouting objections which werc
promptly oyerruleA Taken unawares,
they fought for time, Thunder was
loosed-forensic bellowlngs, Everybody
lost his temper--except Joe. And the
examination of the Witness proceeded.
Cory, with that singular Inspiration TO
confde In some one which Is the char.
Ptterlstic and the undolng Of his kind,
Fad outlined his plan OF operations to
the witness with perfect clarity. IIe
would first attempt. so he had de,
clared. to lnclte an attack upon himself
by playing upon the jealousy OF his
victim. having already made tenta'
tive effort In that direction. Failing In
this, he would fall back upon one Of n
dozen schemes (for he was ready In
such matters. he braggedl, the most
likely Of which would be to play the
peacemaker. He would talk OF his
good Intentions toward bis enemy.
speaking publicly Of him In friendly
and gentle ways. then, getting at him
secretly. destroy him In such fashion
as to leave open for himself the kind
gate OF self defense. In brief, here
was the whole tally Of what had actu.
ally occurred. with the exception OF
the last account In the sequence which
had proved that demise for which Cory
had not arranged, and II fell from the
lips OF witness whom the prosecution
had no means OF ImpeachIng. When
he left the stand. mistaken and undls.
credited after frantic cross examIna.
ton. Joe, turning to resume his seat,
let his hand fall lightly for second
upon his clients shoulder.
That was the occasion OF demon.
stration which indicated sentiment
favorable to the defense Ton the part
OF at least three Of the spectators, and
1t was In the nature Of such ham.
merlng Of canes upon the bare wooden
floor as effectually stopped all other
proceedings instantly. The indignant
Judge fixed the colonel, Peter Brad.
bury and Squire Buckalew with his
gllttering eye, yet the hammerlng con.
tlnued unabated. and the offenders
surely would have been conducted
forth In ignomIny had not galIantry
prevailed. even In that formal place
The judge, reluctantly realizing that
some latitude must be allowed to these
aged enthusiasts, since they somehow
seemed to belong to Miss Tabor, made
his remarks general, with the time
worn threat TO clear the room. where
upon the loyal survivors OF Eskew re-
lapsed into unabashed silence.
1t was now, as Joe had said. clear
enough case. Only the case itself,
however, was clear. for, as he and his
friends feared. the verdict might pos
Blbly be neither In accordance with
the law, the facts nor the convictions
Of the jury. Eugene's detection had
not altered the tone Of the Tocsln.
All day long crowd of men and
boys hung about the corrilo.s Of tie
courthouse, about the square and the
1eighboring streets, and from these
'ose somber murmurs, more and more
)minous. The public sentiment Of q
like Canaan can make It.
;elf felt inside courtroom, and 1t was
strongly exerted against Happy Fear
The T0csin had always been Il power
'ul agent; Judge Pike had increased Its
strength with a staff which was thor.
'ughly efficient, alert and always able
o strike center with the papers read
.rs, and In town and country 1t had
absorbed the circulation Of the other
ocal journals, which resisted feebly at
lines, but In the matter Of the Cory
murder had not dared to do anything
Except follow the Tocsn's lead. The
Tocsln, having lit the fire, fed t-fed
t saltpeter and sulphur-for now Mar.
in Pike was fighting hard
The farmers and people Of the less
lrban parts Of the country were ac-
.ustomed to found their opinions upon
he Tocsln. They regarded It as the
Jingle immutable rock of journalistic
righteousness and wisdom In tie
world. Consequently, stirred by the
'utbursts Of the paper, they came into
Janaan in great numbers, and though
he pressure from the town Itself was