Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-08-23

tie girl 10 De pOlIleu out DIS liie uduSh-
ter of a man who was arrested for a
murder! Oh the shame-it's the
shame of it that cOunts!"
AS we'll as 1 knew how, I tried to
present the situation to my wife from
a less desperate viewpoint when sud-
denly her nerve forsook her in anoth-
er respect. She was sitting on my lap.
her arms about me and her face
crushed against the hollow Of my neck
when she Strengthened, grasped my
face between her hands and looked
deeply into my eyes.
do you know that this may be our
last night on earth together? And do
you know that this may be our last
goodbye? Do you know that they may
take YOU and lead you out of the cell
'and-and-"
Nonsense" interrupted, although
these same thoughts had come to me.
could tell by her voice and the look
in her eyes that she was growing hys-
terical when, from the room adjoining,
there came the moan of our little girl.
My wife went in to attend to her and
I followed. When the little one had
been made comfortable we sat holding
each others hands huddled together
like a pair Of rabbits cornered helpless
ly. awaiting the coming of doom.
I tried as we'll as I knew how to
oil T col
must remember that it is the Law that
calls me. The same Law that protects
you and protects our baby now beck
ons me to come and answer a few
questions. Is that such a dreadful
thing to contemplate? 1t may not
seem pleasant that pair of strangers
will come here and that / am expected
to walk out into the night with them.
But in the end, what does 1t all amount
to? Six hours. ten, at most twenty
four hours and will be back with you.
Why, If it were not. for leaving you
alone here at this hour of the night,
I'd just as soon take my hat and coat,
walk to the nearest station house and
give myself up to be put under arrest
until I can prove my innocence.
Then 1 told my wife what to do in
certain contingencies. Should I not
be able to clear myself before another
night I told her to visit my cousin for
the following twenty-four hours when
l felt sure I would again be able to
be with her.
The things 1 told my wife that night
in order to pacify her and the things
I really felt, were widely different. III
me there was a misgiving, a premo-
milton of an overwhelming evil. For
the first time that night there entered
into me the steel of the prosecuted.
Resentment at the outrage that was
coldly to be perpetrated against my
home in the name of the Law boiled
within me. The insane thought came
to me to return to elemental means
and go down with my back to the
wall. taking as many as possible with
me. But at most, these thoughts were
dreams born under the stress of eX-
citement.
One hour, two hours passed and still
we sat waiting for a representative
from Mr.. Taylor's office. l had re-
moved my coat, for the temperature
of the night was almost unbearable.
1t seemed to me that the lawyer would
never come when suddenly our door
bell rang sharply. With an eXclama-
ton of relief l hastened to open the
door only to be disappointed at a
glance, for there stood two burly,
fieshy, red-faced individuals. one a
uniformed, one a plain clothes police
man. Before l recovered from my
surprise they entered my apartment
and grasped me roughly as if they
had anticipated resistance.
You are under arrest by order of
the Pubic Prosecutors office" said
the plain clothes man and unfolded
a paper
While he was reading the warrant
for my arrest my wife entered from
the room adjoining. During the first
moments a feeling of shame and hu-
initiation had filed me, but at the
sight of this weak woman who once
before that evening had passed cris-
is on the strength of her pride, my
Self-reSpeCt returned.
Get him his coat and hat: he'll
have to come along with us" said the
spokesman gruffly to my wife. She
retired into the next room and return
ed with my coat and hat and my
handkerchief One of the men eX-
tended q hand to take the things from
her and hand them to me but she
brushed him aside and personally as
sisted me- 1t was against all rules OF
precaution to permit this but there
was no interference even as she
wound her arms about my neck and
kissed me on eyes and lips.
BE brave" she said with a smile
that cut me like a knife.
AS the door closed after me | heard
muffled scream. l wanted to turn
back, if only for a minute, but the
men would not let me. once | struck
landing cleanly. then cold bracelets
were snapped about my wrists and
further resistance was useless.
1t was past ten o'clock in the morn
ing before l heard from Mr.. Taylor
and when l did it was only to inform
me that criminal law was not i'm his
| line; however, he recommended high
~ certain lawyer whom we will cal
Russell A half hour later Mr.. Rus
sci himself was announced and | was
led out of my cell to the consulting
room where he awaited me.
If you can imagine yourself fallen
| off an ocean steamer and about to &c
down for the last time just as you see
| the face of rcSCucr as his arm
reaches forth to grasp you, then you
| can imagine the feelings of Il man ac'
cuscd of murder when for tn" frs
time he sees the lawyer into whose
hands he is going to cntrust his life
For the time being there is no one who
seems to him to be quite so keen anC