Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-02-03

night, on certain moonlit lawn In Westminster
County. Each Of the distinguished prisoners had
such romantic record indivduaizng and apoth
larly for that floral four hfths which, if it
times forgets to rock the cradle. continues to rule
the world.
To begin with. though; as said the prisoners were
unccpsed by cloud Of attorneys they had but one
attorney, to answer for them all; young lawyer
from Illinois, who, odd it may sound, combined
shrewd knowledge Of law with ready wit, and noto
H love Of the G nd h His for +. So
tal at !east a'ts:ed HI; courage Why then should
say that he had been bought-not even the rainbow
press And this deepcned the mystery Here was
tribune Of the peope well known for his fearls; ;s
own life. for his utter indifference money, fight
ing the side of twelve rich murderersi 1t was,
The next surprise, after the usual routine of swear.
ing and charging the murderers and their registering
the official plea Of not guilty was the fact that there
sci for the defense any Of his clients made any
objection to any member of that august body which
Here, again of course material for the rain
bow press. The jury. evidently, was bought
However. those IN the court room were relieved
that the selection of urynen had thus been cut short
Seeing that there twelve murderers they might
well have expected it to 60 on for at least twelve
weeks Thus to the satisfaction of everyone the hear
ing began at once
OF the many surprises to develop from this trial,
one in particular to have far-r-achins influence
upon American jurisprudence. Looking back upon it.
another surprising feature was its bteyIty There
vas something tragic in the simplicity Of Its business
being robbed of prolongaton of excitement could
not help feeling the awe-;nspring touch of new era.
Of '1 merely e, as matter Of 'I .% in he old
sense the trial could hardly be long one; tor the
prisoners though making the formal plea OF not
guilty had voluntarily given themselves UP for MUIR
der at tn: various station houses in the immediate
vicinity of their crimes 1t was hardly worth put
derers though formally not guilty However. the dis.
trict attorney made of the few mistakes OF an
mpHs in ty, 81 the cr
against the twelve was one OF conspiracy. and not OF
personal motive
Why. said he. addressing lean de Forest, he of the
volins the ongsh hair and the books under his
--"why did you. of standing in this community
wantonly attack and murder a car conductor. who, as
10 get ving,"
because no one else had murdered him." wa, tn.
mo levity in your answers, if you please, sir Ley
ty is contempt of court. and ! shall appeal to hi
Honor to have YOU committed if you continue to an
Jean de Forest bowed to the Judge Il mean nc
ay no di'eouresy TOWARDS ti august august tribunal M
attorney All beg to tell is--the truth killed thu
man Oshea,, 1t is quite true. have never denied
district. attorney. has asked me why1 l gladly an
him: think he deserved it, and for this reason
Have | your Honor's permission to proceedi"
The permission was granted. Jean de Forest pro
ceedcd:
"One afternoon. at the beginning of August--yes
was August fourth, about four o'clock boarded a,
uptown Broadway Twenty third Street an,
stood on the platform. At Thirty. ninth Street.
tired and distracted Hungarian woman. carrying
baby and leading two small children, and also en-
numbered with baggage attempted to board the cat
Every human thing that her sorry for he
but the conductor was not human. He used words t.
her that cannot be repeated In this honorable eour
and, finally thrust her from the stem Of the car an
rang his bell. She fell at the side OF the track wit
two of the children and the went You NIGH
| think reasonably ask why I did not kill hir
then. But bound by vew--a of sell
control. which must keep till September twelfth