The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1908-12-26

u,+h mo In the amelioration of the con-
a,tIon OF women We had long dis
cussion Oh the subject. during which
ha asked me If believed In women
carving on iurles | told him that ],
believed in woman performing any
and every duty a man performs except
certain manual labor and the duties or
a soldier Then he said that women
had been tried on jury and he 'hao
been present III trial before such a
turx | asked him where. but he cut
me short by telling me the following
story: E,f
"The prisoner. Thomas Asolphus,
sweetword was mild hammered. OK
eyed individual with red head and
freckled skin thought him the home.
Hest man | had ever seen and. siHce
ba was 10 I've tried for bigamy. wonder
cd how he had ever persuaded one wo,a
man TO marry hin not to speak OF TWO
when | heard j woman penlnu me
say, Isn't he handsome The jury,
twelve tr ana good women. were.
: sworn ma took their seats 70 the jury
: hoy They seemed 10 Ne conscious that
| every one III the specta'crs1 seats was
looking at them Six Jury Women feit
or their back hair. evidently expecting
| 10 ind il loose and ready 10 come
! down. white the other sit adjusted
| their hats. They listened attentvely
! to the Indictment accusing The prison
| or OF marrying tive women, ] saw In
the face &c every woman ~ the Jury
! a terrible rsemonltIon Of 81. wrath to
come and thought Now hSrd y was ~
a man to, he tredsf for such onense
! before women.
"Wife No. | gave her tes my first.
1t was simply form to Eaflish her
position. She looked pFipy upon
the prisoner. while he We at her
with no expression at al ne other
wives were pre- %ae @aood be-
fore them IT. 6.I.av oefore the
toreador ieefiF nIsn ~ esn
"Wift rs = told the su"f how she
had been deceived. betSd. ruined.
| glanced at the jury Vey listened
to her Their eyes weH 'hlng, their
facial muscles were w9s' put they
were restraining theifatn nobiy,
Wife No. 2 was at DIP fntage. -her
appearances being aga her. > She
was surely very untasWS dressed. Y
And so the recital 9trayai went
on till the five womepi, told their
narrowing tales, Theer Two did
not appear I was wnuch inter-
csted In watching Impression or
the jury women TheNoner might
better have been subto the claws
OF twelve hungry Iion being the
first time they had ., jury, all
were. Of course. lgnori Inc Forms,
AS soon as wife No.u gwen her
axnerlepcc-she was t1ost attrac-
tive and her case wa most heart
rendug Of all-up ~ tue forewo-
man and says, or ratcfeams:
"'Your honor. we cfeed 10 hear
any more Of this cas- are ready
to find verdict wi leaving the
box, -
'srhe Judge bowed y 70 her and
told her that a verdblld not be In
order till evidence Il defense was
in and the case ~ up where-
upon she sank back er seat, ram
ming herself violentl muttering:
"'He can put insai nse ne likes.
He can't change mp'u'
Some OF the men foom Uttered,
but the Judge glarelem, and the
J prisoners attorney. He sum:
moned but a few ses to prove
that Mr.. sweetwo,me with his
! first wife had besandemonium;
that this had driy poor man to
seek another and { till he had
tried FIVE without: that conpu-
bal comfort thai has right
: 70 expect When pcate came to
sum up he skillful1ved TO throw
all the blame on omen In the
case making no o Of the va.
rious attractions law or the
land He drew 10 of, the hor-
rors of married h wife No.
! and lnsinuated re No. 2 had
, been no better I should have
6 been before her with Sweet.
] word Wife Ms, lined, was too
J vulgar for any me with. Wits
J No. 4, who had for him, had
shamefulIy negle, while No. 8
was hard drln bs
Here Ia cas.' he conclud-
I ed, where mes 70 grief
through his deaaPe happy
home. Unlike pered clubman
I who selfishly dorriage, spend
' ing all his inco imseif instead
Of supporting sd woman. the
accused. bellevue sanctity of
connubial Ire. I've Intellectual =
{ attempts 70 bnest for. the
@ dear innocents 10 come. He
. then pictured t'ul punishment
the law inalctsp0or hunter for
3, happiness. VIII eifish bachelor
goes free, Hisl. a glimpse OF
prison life, " eifectual He
closed by saylbe left his ell
j ents case In Is Of those he
S was sure wererciful Christian
, women
a .''fhe juE~lter definite In
structions ff0lge. which none
OF them llste Nobody consid.
cred that the hbd the slight
!, est nance. urge had been
full' and eoI proved against
HIN aud uu IN rsYf la The