The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-02-25

this country. 1t is true he performed
the act charged against him. He Is
guilty of no crime because he was led
to, believe by that old counterfeiter
Delinsky that the work he was doing
was for the government. He did not
know that the plate was counterfeit
He is the innocent victim of a plot
planned and carried out by the gov
eminent detectives"
Shaking his finger as he pointed
towards the detectives. he declared In
tragic voice that they could not
deny the charge he made He said
the chief had acknowledged furnish
ing the money for the purpose of buy
ing the printing press. the paper and
the ink upon which the counterfeit
currency was printed.
The jury appeared dazed. While
the charge against the Russian was
not for printing counterfeiting cur
rency, but for engraving plates fol-
that purpose, the muddled jury did
not seem to understand the difference
The old lawyer saw that he had
made a point and he now rested his
strangely fascinating eyes upon the
jurymen. Raising his long arms
above his head he roared with voice
resembling distant thunder.
my God! Gentlemen of the jury. Is
this poor, ignorant man to be de
prived of his liberty upon the unsup
ported testimony of these hirelings?
This as he again shook his lone
bony forefiner and pointed towards
the detectives. Turning partly around
he placed his hand tenderly upon the
head of the Russian and babe hin
arise and stand where twelve hones
men could look him in the face. Stuart
declared he had been employed by
the broken-hearted wife of the poor
man to say few words In his behalf
For this service | have received NJ
fee, and l wouldn't accept one. This
poor man could not tell his own story
For the first time in his life he has
good piece of money from E. bad one
He has a wife and family to support.
At this moment a poorly clad wo
man with tears running down hel
cheeks stepped forward Four half
frightened children were hanging t.
her skirts. The old lawyer took Tho
woman by the hand and turned t.
the jury as he said:
This is the wife and children o.
the unfortunate prisoner lday Col
help them. If their father is con
victed these children will be left tt
starve and the wife will be compelled
to endure the sneers of all who know
her. These cunning detectives have
pursued this innocent man to the very
verge of destruction and it rests will
you gentlemen Of the jury to save
him"
When the old lawyer sat down sew
eral of the jurors had their handker
chiefs in their hand and were wipin.
away their tears. There was silenc,
in the court room when the govern
ment attorney arose. He blinked lii
tie as he briefly reviewed the evt
dence. The judge made his charg
and the jury retired to side room
After celebrating about fi,te mir
utes they came back and rendered
verdict of acquittal. The government
attorney and detectives were as
founded. AS soon as the prisone
was discharged he threw his arm
around his attorney and kissed hir
| on the cheek He then shook hand
with each of the jurymen, and ha
they permitted 1t he would hav
kissed them. He next embraced hi
wife and kissed her, and taking u
one of the children in his arms tn
family went out of the court room.
Several days after the trial Judg
/ Stuart came to my office. He wa
considerably excited when he told m
| that 1t had been discovered that tn
| wife and children brought into coul
as the family of the Russian engrave
| were not his at all. They were tn
| family of another Russian and ha
! been borrowed for the occasion. TIL
Judge put his hand into the inne
| pocket of his vest and drew out 70
| of bills.
Here" said he, sis the. stuff thu
ID scoundrel paid me for defen
Ing him."
| saw at glance that the stu
pulled out by the Judge consisted I
counterfeit bills on the National She
| and Leather bank, and | learned tn;
the old lawyer came very near beir
rrested for passing some of tn
bogus money. He said he wanted n
t, catch the rascal and give him f
teen years in the penitentiary.
1t was too late-the Russian Ia
fled to Canada.
Copyright by w. G. Chapman.)