The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-01

above their notebooks This. then. was
the solution OF Mason's Indifference. If
the prisoner could not be Identified as
the Marquis Mazacera. he could not, OF
polnt-the savage battle for the pris-
oner's life would begin now. They walt
ed fingers tightening on pencils. for the
report of the opening gun. Every glance
Mason, 1t was an instant OF peculiar
dramatic stress. Then it puffcd out.
Your honor" said Mason, we admit
the identity OF the Marquis Mazaccra-"
The JOY OF Mr.. Pagan could not be con-
ceaed; Il sat glowing on his face as he
got once more to his feet. The only sap
In his evidence had been bridGed j for
him. The road to the conviction of the
prisoner lay now unbrokcn before him
in the sun.
If your honor please. he said. Il
have proved the incidents OF the muir
der the death OF the victim, and The
circumstances attendant on the dying
declaration OF the deceased. ] wish now
to introduce this declaration, TO connect
tho prisoner With this killing. The
identity this prisoner with the Marquis
take it that the people have made their
case"
Then, posing on ono foot, and raising
his voice until il carried TO the baliffs
at the door he read tho original state
n1ent OF Toman Perkins:
:" 1t was that Italian. the Marquis Ma
zaccra. who did II. When ] get well,
viii kill him. '
II any one had been AT that moment
observing closely the face Of the presid :
ing Judge. he would have noticed a curl
Gus transition there, as of lights swift
ly changed behind the immobile features.
! The Judge was able and conservative
| trier OF causes. and made 1t point
never to read any notices of a crime. nor
| to be advised in any manner OF public
opinion. nor of any. comment antedatine
the trial OF the prisoner. He thus got
! his knowledge of the case solely from the
evidence produced before him on the
! trial.
May | inquire Mr Fagan." he said,
! 'if You have any evidence further than
this declaration to offer for the people,
No. your honor" replied the lawyer.
This seems quite enough to establish
the guilt OF the prisoner, The people
| rest with it,"
The judge losed down at Randolph
"Has counsel for The prisoner any
thing TO say on the admissibIlity Of this
| evidcnceT"
NO" replied Mason. rising. Il OBJ
ject merely 10 its introduction, and move
the court TO direct verdict of not guilty.
We have no evidence to offer"
Mr.. Theodore Pagan arose then, but
| toned his frock coat thrust his right
| hand into its breast, and delivered an
ora ation on the homicide. From The tail
was an effective speaker. In the cruces
| OF turbulent conventions. he was almost
a genius OF certain order. He fitted
the prisoner 10 the stage setting of a
| hend he conjured forth the horrors OF
| man bound In n chair set before a
mirror, TO watch himself bleed to death
| He called upon justice, beating his breast
like the priests OF Baal, TO send down fire
| from heaven and consume this Italian
| smiling ironically in the dock, 1t was
n lurd thing, not without effect on the
fury and those who sat listening In the
court room. Had the law been absent
such speech would have swept the
marquis 10 the lamp post. Hut TO the
sounding brass. When Mr., Pagan re-
turned finally. steamng. to his chair,
the Judge arose and addressed the jury.
Gentlemen he said There Is nc
more difficult duty than that OF passing
upon the guilt or innocence OF one