The Washington times., 1908-07-19

tOrney hIu q most complete case
against the artist. snd as the days
went on # APPEARED more and more
certain hat Acton Clough was doom
ed
Henry Brewster was a daily a-.S=s--ss-
ant at the trial rsext 20 CIoagh him
self. the young clubman was the cen
ter Of interest for tEe curious thrones.
Stories II his devotion 20 his dead ur-
Gle appeared frequently in the papers.
and he grew 70 be somewhat of q
hero in the pubHcs eyes.
Day after day Holbrook ElancinE
from mis- writing. would stare at Henry
Brewster and wonder a. tie man
fOrUitude- Calm, serene. weII-bred. and
sIsve, Brewster had the appearance Of
man who keenly regretted the neces
sity OF publicly arraylnE himself
against a relative, but who was urged
on by a sens Of duty. The reporter
Writhed at his inability 20 expose. al
least. BTewster's double life
But ne had 70 admit that bad as the
mans deeds might be. they stul did
not stamp him with the guilt OF muir
der. and he realized thar he had TO
tangible evidence 10 bring forward 70
connect Brewster with the crime. Nor
had ne a scrap OF evidence to connect
the slain Ling roo with the crime.
though ever since lIarceIla had voiced
her suspicion OF the Chinaman HOl-
brook had assiduously sought for such
evidence. but quite in vain.
As an incidental story. HoIbrOolS mad
written for the Budget some parts OF
Ling FOo's career and had limited that
Ling FOO and his sans had been con-
nected with an association Of black
rnsilers led by a person IT. the upper
ten. whose name at the time could not
De revealed.
Invest CATION. after The appearance
Ct the story. showed that d number
who were known 90 be iutimates with
Brewster had left the country But
50 far as the public estimation Of the
latter Was concerned. ne remained as
the popular young DOlo-player and
man about town he had always been
and sympathy was decidedly with him
MarceIla Vincent was "a constant at
teudaut al the trlal- as she did a
regular Sunday story Of character
sketches of principals and witnesses
The sight Of Ter in the court room al
times drove Philip HOlbroOk 10 The
brink Of distraction 10 was quite
plain that Billy Fosters theory was
held as right ana THAR Billy Foster. s
discoveries and stories were being
proved 10 1T A.. the circumstances OF
the case. In LIS own mind, Hoibrook
sun chung 10 his Own beliefs, bus
could not establish them
FL owe viii ind "a way. ne had quot
ed 20 NarceIa Vincent. when she had
questioned him a. % his progress bur
so far love ha.. remained the bind
deity OF fable.
The district attorneys opening 9c-
dress FOR the prosecution presented
the case against Acton ClouEh with
much force and minute Circumstance
Though much OF what he said IS al
ready known 10 the reader Of this
chronicle Of strange facts IT may here
be as we'll 10 Summarize briefly ire
substance OF his argument
The evidence 10 be brought forward
bv Ire state proved. first. that Acton
Clough. and ne alone. had a motive
for numbering the rich old railroad
man. That he had quarreled bitterly
with his uncle and knew mat the lat
ter meant 10 disinherit him That he
also knew that in he viii then stand
Ing he was naruad as cO-shareT with
Henry Brewster Of his uncle.s i'm
ue1se fortune.
That he therefore. had direct inter
est in having his uucle's death occur
Eefore ne had time 10 change the vii!
not knowing thar the will had AL
ready been changed in Henry Brew
ster'S favor as a the discovery IN the
ebony sphinx proved. That Acton
CIough was pressed by many claEnor-
Gus debtCrs-a QOiTt 10 prove which
the district attorney had many wit
uesses ready. That TO be cut adrift
hv his uncle was ruin stark and grim
That he also had a srUC'-e against
his uncle because The later, accord
ing 20 the prosecUuoE. theory. had
destroyed Acton Clough atrocious
picture. The Sake
That thus his vanity had been
severely wounded and, as criminal his
tory showed. said the eloquent dis
trict attorney. that the woundinE OF
a mans vanity was a very serious or
tense in many instances. Therefore.
raid the prosecutor. he was prepared
10 show that Acton ClouEh had re
solved 20 Kill his uncle.
That he had taken from his studio
the rawhide lariat with which he had
hound his uncle u his chair. leaving
his arms free. His object In so do
ing said the prosecutor. was obvious
" 70 try 10 force the old man 10 sign
a will in his sole favor. That he had
gagged him with a gag bought from a
curiosity store in Fourth Avenue only
three nights before the crime (this
was a sensational point new 10 every
BODY and one OF whisl the newspapers
made much), and that then he had
s.Sbbed him with a dagger which also
was part OF the properties In the ar
lists studio.
That there were witnesses who could
swear they heard the quarrel In the
miIlionaIre's bed chamber; 70 swear
they had overheard Acton ClOugh NUT
terins that he had committed muir
Ger. anC- that there was a Cock OF Wit
nesses TO prove other points enumor-
ates by the learned district attorney
Against this. Harper Colvlle,
Coughs attorney. could set up only a
general defense Of sweeping denial.
q defense which appeared more and
more inadequate as one BY one the dis
rrict attorney put his Witnesses on
the stand and built up his Overwheln'-
iY-- structure Of direct and cirCumstan-
tial evidence. The very attitude anc
aDrearance OF the Jury as its mem