The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-02-25
CHAPTER III.

The day OF the trial at length ar
rived. ard by that tine I had argued
myself Into belief In my friends tri.
umph scarcely second 10 his own.
Moreover--I may own Il now-I felt
that his acquittal would SAVIOR OF a
personal triumph for myself. One OF
Che most skiilful criminal practitioners
at the bar was pit.nd against me. and
II won: All, wen, now I am ap.
proachlng the sunset OF life, when the
bur changes to crimson. the purple 10
amethyst and the riolet TO ruby. yet
even the withered leaf OF autumn was
once green and full OF sap. aud then
cherished n confidence in my own sue
cess which has been rudely shaken by
the inultiform vicissitudes OF years.
Tie district attorney opened with the
usual dIsavowal of malice on the part
either of the state or OF himself. aud
the customary protestntlun that he was
aciuatcd Gully by a stern. unfllnchIng
scnsr of public duty. CIy experience
u Es.er years has TED me 10 question
vine: aer the state prosecutor docs not
six times out Of ter feel as much per.
soaaE pride in securing conviction as
does tire attorney for the criminal in
obtaining lis clients released When
he outlined with THE utmost perspicaci.
~ whm he proposed 30 prove and after
u sccsa'n:ly sincere appeal to the Jury
to put aside bitterness. malice and all
unchaTliahleness" lie summoned his
tirst witness. Mr.. Pope.
The latter Described his relation 10
the library. the building Itself AMI it,
contents. the counsel for the state
dwelling particularly urUn It's cx.
tremely valuable collection of rare
coins. Being shown q gold rciu aud
asked II b. could identity IL. the wit.
ncss unscsItatingiy pronounced II II
''.nntlc" Of the reign Of the third Ed
ward. In rUgIursc 90 further question
Ing. be said Mat Il was tire property
Of tire Iihrafy las 20 that lie could not
b. mistaken 3nd narrated all jhc cir.
enma;anccs Csrlic"tCd with fts sup.
tgosed loss AMI alleged discovery rs far
~ they had fallen Under his personal
observation. ntadp him repeat his
story IN detail 90 cross examination.
Int he varied not a hairs breadth.
ASKED as e. his previously formed es.
innate of tire prisUner's character. he
replied freely and without reserve
and with an evident emotion which
vas apparently not without influence
upon some Of the jurynien-that he had
always heard him mentioned with re-
spect nnd that prior 90 the date 10
question he had himself held him In
the highest esteem.
Then Golson, the assistant. detailed
the iuanIng Of the tray Of coins 60 the
accused. the iatier's extended exam.
inntion ~ the same IN q secluded al.
cove, his sudden discovery Of the loss
Of one Of them. the unsuccessful
search for the same and the circum.
stances attending the arrest. on cross
examination his answers were frank.
and he. TOO. appeared rather to lean
to the side of the defense. Yes. he
had known Mr.. Scarborough although
only az an habitue OF the library and
by nance for several years. lie had
always regarded the prisoner as a gem
ilcfnan. lie scarborough had repeat.
edly examined trays Of valuable coins
In the same alcove and none had been
missed before that date. When he had
been asked to aid In looking for the
missing gold piece lie had felt no sus.
ririun. Tie had summoned The police
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