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

tnan the disgrace ana SnaHle WAS TIC
anxiety / felt for my wife and child
and greater than these was the craving
for freedom so that l might be with
both of them again. I lay down that
night with the one fear that after all
possibly the Grand Jury might indict.
was impatient to study the morn
ing papers. Instead of feeling des-
perate and on the verge Of losing reas-
on | was filled with a pleasing lassi-
tude throughout which my mind
worked clearly and with precision.
When my lawyer saw me the next
morning l noted with satisfaction,
that he wore a different suit. To you
this may seem absurdly trivial, but
to me, drowning and grasping at
straws, it spoke of success and influ-
ence and was an added piece Of con-
fidence l could feel in the man In the
hollow of whose hands lay my life.
I was about to get another inkling-
one of the reasons why this lawyer
was successful beyond his colleagues.
He said:
1--WE will have to plead this morn
ing before a magistrate. This pro-
ceeding is largely a matter of form
I. myself will not be there. You will
be represented by my Mr.. Willet. l
came only to give you advice. For
the first time you are to appear In
public in a court and you're going to
be the center of all eyes. Every move
you make, everything from the comb
ing of your hair to the creases In
YOUR trousers will be under fire. Re-
porters will be there and newspaper
artists and newspaper photographers
II do not want you to appear in the
role of a man whose nerve has been
shattered I want you to appear In
the role of a man of possession,
one whose self-reSpect has remained
unsmirched and one who neither gives
nor takes quarter. We are going to
slam and not beg our way through the
case. Appear interested so far as His
Honor or your counsel are concerned
Ignore the Prosecuting Attorney and
his witnesses Stand straight, square
your shoulders, tilt your chin upward
and fold your hands behind your back
as you talk. Talk in a firm voice,
neither too loud nor too low. Above
all, no matter how funny an incident,
do not laugh. Remember you are the
one person in the room who Is not to
loose sight of the gravity of the situa-
ton"
Four days later, the morning my
case went before the Grand Jury, Mr.
Willet, the lawyer who had repre-
sented Mr.. Russell during my hear
ing before the magistrate, dropped In
to see me. "To-night you will spend
at home. There is no other verdict
possible within reason" he said.
I had looked forward to this day OF
days like a twenty-year prisoner, VINO
has all but served his sentence, look
ing forward to his day of release. l
had figured out the time when would
be home and had written my wife a
buoyant letter asking her to wear
gown in which I had always loved
best to see her. l had asked for a
red accordion -pleated skirt for our
little girl. 1 had been lighthearted
enough to order what / would like
for our dinner. I was so happy that
for the time being l forgot my resent
ment at the way I had ben treated
No soul in purgatory could have
trembled more for the moments OF
release than did I. I wanted my wife,
my little girl, my home.
That afternoon, however, Mr.. Will
LET came to me with head hanging.
Guilty." l gasped. He gaZed at
me hopelessly, gave harsh laugh and
let a black oath escape him.
1t was past two o'clock when Mr.
Russell called on me. He said he had
been to box party but had to cut 1t
to come down and see me as he had
good news for me.
showed him n letter I had got
that morning in answer to the request
I had sent to the president OF my
company. Instead of extending help
I was informed that, in the circum-
stances. 1.-The Company could
no longer afford to consider me among
its employees"
do you know a Mr.. T --
n -?" Mr.. Russell asked.
II used to know him very well. we
went to the same schools and colleges
together and came near marrying
each others sisters. But l lost sight
of him in recent years
YER continued to explain. sis apparent
iy very wealthy He seems moreover,
To think a great deal of you. He has
written to me stating that you are to
draw on him to any amount that Is
necessary to defend yourself. LOOK
here is his letter."
That was the first ray of sunshine
that had entered my life since ! had
been torn from the heart of my fam
ily. | could have laughed aloud to
feel once again the touch of human
interest. Up to this time 1t had been
as If the whole world had foreswore
itself against me.
The most Soul-trying stage to when
a man who is imprisoned on charge
of murder is subjected is the one
am about To describe. What a siege
is to the regiment lying in the trenches
is what the Long Wait preceding trial
amount to. His arrest, his trial. ana
the other experiences through which
the unfortunate passes are full of eX-
citement. The days fit by despite
themselves. But it is the Wait that
tries and takes the heart out OF
man.
[Concluded in Fridays Issue.l
Motor Race With Coyote.
In a thrilling race between four
cylinder automobile speeding at thirty
miles an hour and a young coyote in