The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-12

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 The Sergeant-at-Arms once more stood up before the people and loudly read a proclamation, calling upon the lieutenant of the Tower of London to return his precept and bring forth ms prisoner.
 This was responded to by call of ssPfesent." from outside. followed by a loud tuunult The next moment the great doors of the Hall were thrown open, six armed men entered ana walked straight up the centre aisle towards the bar.
 Behind them appeared the Lieuten- ant of the Tower of London with Lord Rich. and between them was Robert D'Esclade, fifth Duke of Wessex, the prisoner.
 Dressed all in black, he looked dist inctly older than the crowd had re- membrance of him; a sigh of excited anticipation went all along the line, rerular .'bousculade" ensued; the peo- ple behind trying to catch nearer glimpse of the Duke and pushing those who were in front. The prentices who were souatting in the foremost rank on the ground were violently Jerked forward. some falling on their faces right up against the Lieutenant and my Lord Rich. seeing which and the gem eral excited confusion the Duke was observed to smile.
 A woman in the crowd murmured:
 sThe Lord bless his handsome face!
 Heaven ward your 0race!' added smother.
 Tns women's pity! and that only naomentarily. And the awful publicity of it all Among the men, wagers were offered and taken in his hearing as he passed, whether sentence of death would be passed on him or not.
 .'win they hang him, think your"
 -No, no. 'tis always the axe for noble lords, but they'll have him drawn and uuartered for sure"
 God help your Gracer' sighed the women.
 Indeed if pride was deadly sin, how deadly was It's punishment now.
 The crowd was not hostile, only in- different. curious. eager to see. and ev- cry remark made by these stolid gap ers must have cut the prisoner like a blow.
 They watched him cross the entire length of the Hall, commenting on his appearance, his clothes. his past life; now and again, a laugh of derision ar an exclamation of satisfied envy.
 Fallen Wessex, indsedi
 He tried with all his might not to show what he felt, and evidently he succeeded over we'll for MT. Thomas Norton, in his comments on the trial. wtafsB pIacidly:
 ssThe prisoner seemeth not to under stand 4he gravity of his position and carath nought for the heiuousness of nia crime. Truly this indifference i. xaarkakh a goddess soul, or else the su- prona oonceft of wealth and high rank. he having many friends among his peers and being confident of an acquit- 1a1."
 Lord Rich alone, who walked by the aide os the Duke. and stood close to him throughout the awful ordeal, has noted in his interesting memoirs how deeply the accused was moved when he realized that he would have to stand at 3he bar on dias in full view of all the crowd.
 ~hEenaexned that his hand trenbled when farwt he rested it on the bar" 1" mdAs hia Iordship in his chronicles. ssEFe being passing tall, he could be seen by all and sundry, which was fwxfnw to his pride. But anon His Grace. caught my eye and I doubt moi but that he read therein all the sym pathy which felt for him, for he then threw back his head and scanned the crowd right fearlessly and more like King ready to read proclama- sion than a felon awaiting his trial. Then as he looked all around him his