The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-15
o.! 81 RED MOUSE
WILLIAM
HAMILTON
OSBORNE


couldn't move him until finally OF
fered him money"
She paused. Peter Broderick moved
few steps nearer. gnawtng bis finger
nails. Thorne watched Murgatroyd
closely. but Murgatroyd was unmoved.
Il offered him 100000. He refused.
to take IT,. cried Miriam.
Naturally" interposed the court
HE refused 10 take It." went on
Miriam. irritated By the interruption.
Nbecaase be knew there was more He
demanded $S6O,oo0-ail ! had-to SET
my huspand Iree. He rooK It Hud
agreed to set MIN Tree And now.
she concluded. advancing toward NurI
gatroyd as though with threat upon
her tongue. see now ne has Kept hiS
Nofn ------
broderick crept up close to TnorneI
ana nudged him. The latter mterS
preted correctly the action.
Let Mrs. Cnaiioner 90 on. sugges'@
ca Tnorne. ana the court oruered MIA,
Cnalioner 70 proceed.
Inats all SAID MiHam. quite ciosel
70 the prosecutor now. except WHAT
nave 70 say 70 MI. Mursauoyo-
Ana no" a. sne $1,000 Derore n'ms|
ns1eyes -esssteefses- breast HeaF
ING remembering onis tnst sne WAS =
woman roDpeo Oh ner mats. soe c1'eo'
\ am going to make you suner Tor
TINS as you naoe ~" sune = .nis
COURTROOM. ana sns waved nef hsho
toward Cnanouer. LauFie' Laurie
sno soopeu ~ hsr uespAi1- fos .no
nss' u.ne eaa.,one' s"o"u sows iee..
ns. He louhu ner uauu anu pa's1
Win an ec.'on TOT = l'omsn..
lne 5us.ice SHOOK uis neao.
Cna'ionsf' TINS ~ tessAoss
Charge 10 MAKE
us true. Hs true. she "sieu-
ohH'ey t"rneo 10 inorhe ana saics
ieennsV'
Inc tIiA' nas peen 100 nn"en iosA
per ones ofer"'ousnt.
nloaer'cA. VINO ossrneaso INC 70.
marx. srinhed ssroonicaiiy. turning
70 anoFne. ne remarked
an expert 10 these natters. It's
so' al .ne ealarxs =. 'ne .eai tn'hss
"u1sa.fo!o oiu "en' Anu .nsn' an
one "oo eh'o'so al .ne pfi'"skes OK
Tue e'u'a's"n'' nc aosanceu efose Co
inc pencn ana. snaoing as moulin
WINE ne SPOKE sus4esteo seniaiiy'
lour honos. sse ous the penas
eoue'
bu. the court merely neckoned To-
inerne 400 suSkesseo that ne uks
charge OF Ms client Ana. much a.
Thorne wanted to believe hef story
ne feit. as the court feit. that the tal4
was little short OF preposterous
but--ifs true. Miriam persisted b
nsr counsei. incredible a. IL may
seem
Then. addressing himself to thu
bench. Thorns exclaimed Your hons
or. Mrs Chaiicner assures me thai
this charge u absolutely true" And
finally turning to Murgatroyd. Il
should like to hear from Prosecutor
Aurgatroyd A. to the truth or faisity.
OF this"
WELL Mr., Prosecutor. what havs
you got to sayr asked the court. q
tribe apologettcally.
During the pause that Immediately
ensued Miriam Challoner wondered
what Msrgatroyd would say. what b
could say. what Was left for him To
say. The prosecutor stood In the cen.
ter OF al open space. and, looking 6rsa
at Miriam. then at Thorre and finally
at the court he answered gravely:
Your honor. | have heard the
charge. don't see that It behoovea
me to answer It at this time nor In
deed" bowling toward the court, De.
fore this tribunal. II 1t be q charge
made In earnest. ~ It seems 10 be-
then the only question that can possi-
bly, interest this court Il whether I
have done my duty toward the people
Of the state. The charge assumes the
proportions Of bride to fres.a guilty
man. My answer - have convicted
Chailoner. II there was bride u
was 4 bribe that didn't work. !"
The court stared with the rest. Pc.
tar Frederick gassd 1t Murgatroyd IN
open mouthed admiration. Even Airs.
am felt banned unaccountably.
sMr. Thorne.. said the court -if
IS that this charrs i true. but Il MrH