The evening world., 1908-12-29

Mr.. Reid. "His mouth capped and
twttched, his eyes stared. He looked
like he was almost crazy, but he didn't
appear to be irrational"
II move to strike that out" said Mr..
White. rising majestically.
Don't you see that helps your case,
II it's true?" said Justice Crane. DO
you want me TO strike out that Mr.
Reed says Hams seemed rationale"
Yes" said Mr.. White, stammering.
mo, no." put in Mr., Darrin. trying
to get from behind his bulkier com
patriot.
'Ill strike It out" said Justice Crane,
grimly Now, go ahead"
Il object, then. to the witnesses quo
tation Of the Vampire. shouted Mr..
White. still unabashed. and jumping up
again moment later. Suppose that
Peter Hams had quoted from twenty
five poets, what would that prove?"
1T would prove, probably. that he
either had great insanity Of great Wis
DOM" said the Judge.
When Peter Hams was relating the
story to me, went on Reid, his face
was distorted. he spoke wildly and rap
idly and his eyes were set and he gcs-
iculated and he moaned often, Why
can't l die His brother was in the
room and said, Don't, Connie, be a
man; buck up He said, Thornton has
been so good to me since this trouble
began was alarmed and said to
Thornton, He's in a very bad shape !
had known him since boyhood and he
unburdened himself TO me-" explained
the witness.
Lines From 1.-THE Vampire"
HE would appear to be rational for a !
moment and then he would spring up. |
swinging his arms and drop into a chair |
moaning. How can | stand it?'"
"You say you remember his reciting
at that time?" Yes. he quoted from
kipiing's Vampire. -
What line?"
Mr.. White objected, but his objection
was overruled. and Reed went on:
Peter would say, i never understood
before. "A fool there was and he
e his prayer"
witness repeated the first four
..nes of the Vampire"
"What time did he retire that first
night" asked Mcintyre We talked
until o'clock in the morning"
How loudly did Peter speak," asked
Mcintyre. In a conversational tone
sometimes, sometimes raising his voice
almost to a shout. He would sit with
his head in his hands. sometimes, not I
hearing what went on around him After
had gone to bed went on the witness.
81 heard the captain pacing up and
down the porch, / called to him. and
la la ell
What else did he say next day."
He said he had only his children to
live for. he wanted his divorce case to
come up at once and wanted to set d
over with ii. l comsolcd him as best
could, He repeatedly asked me If
everybody was talking about 1T"
Seemed Near Collapse.
"What was his appo raHce on the ,
second day" He woUe Sit 10Y hours .
pulling his hair When ! spoke 1" him 1
he would call cut What iu loud Zone
and apologize to me for not hearing me
before, He seemed 10 he in a state Dor
dering on collapse. lie sometimes
talked quietly, but then would rave.
But he was soon exhausted and 1t was
then difficult to get his attention. He Z
was apparently far far OF"
Did YOU notice his eyes" Yes. Ills .
eyes were fixed and staring as he spoke ,
and he wrung his hands,
How about his face" While talk
Ing his lower face would tw!tch."
ION the third day, what did no say?" {
ut is difficult to place the third day.
but recall that he said he was glad to
have me there. because ms presence a
helped him So much, lie VAS calm at
Intervals. but after little wn.le he
would become ravng"
Did he say anything more" lie
told me his wife mad made confession