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

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Mason. while 1 came at their heels
IT was beyond any purlieus OF the prob;
| able that the district attorney would
now permit this practically confessed
killer of Tolnan Perkins TO leave the
building free man. This interview. for
sheer. Incredible folly. seemed TO me
smacked of insane. strutting brasgadocio,
! saw no common-sense result that such
| Haunting Of a red dag before the law
| Ing tho singer Robini 10 the death cell.
| II must be- then. that Mason wished the
man striklngly punished. The language
of the district attorney was indeed ex-
actly descriptive OF this interview. it
! was preposterous | looked every mo-
ment to see an officer touch the Mar
9uis Of Cazaccra on the shoulder. and
| the spell OF this artificial situation snap
And vet he walked before me leisureiy
| 10 the carriage and entered It, We
drove TO the Dresden and there the mar
gus descended and mounted the steps
| 10 his apartments
turned then TO the human enigma in
the seat beside me,
Mr.. Mason ! said. this mornings
work will surely cause The arrest of the
Marquis Mazaccra-' e.
II fear not" replied Randolph Mason
| This district attorney Is no ordinary
On the following morning the storm
OF public condemnation doubled around
Inc head of the district attorney of New
of The Marquis Mazaccra and his coun-
sci to toe criminal court building was
elahorately published. rounded with the
statement that the Italian had there
confessed to the homicide and invited the
district attorney 10 arrest him in place
OF the innocent valet OF Tolman Per
klns., Why was the singer Robini above
the law?
The members OF the party opposed In
politics TO the district attorney denounced
MN MN wi,h savage comment II he was
aiIaid ,,,i,i 10 prosecute the italian Robini. II
would find an attorney who was not
AFRAID IL then named 81 certain lawyer
IN poIiilcss one Theodore Fagan. a per
son OF large municipal influence and con-
slderaDie prominence. a man Of no pro-
round legal learning and OF little legitl-
male practice. nevertheless A person Of
ambitious and unfailng assurance This
party demanded that Pagan should be
sworn In as an assistant district ATTORNEY
and the prosecution of the Marquis
Mazaccra put entirely into his hands. 1t.
went daily further with this CRY. and
finally. holding cltlzen meeting. drew
up and presented 10 the district altor-
ney a memorial setting out his strange
dereliction Of duty. and demanding that
Theodore Pagan be at once vested with
the authority OF an assistant and per-
mitted TO bring this Marquis Mazaccra
to deserved and speedy Justice.
Contrary 10 every expectation. the dis
trict attorney OF New York instantly as
sented TO this proposition, without word
OF explanation or comment. Pagan for
tilted by his tremendous assurance, be-
gan at once to carry his mob directions
into effect. Immediately after he was
clothed with the authority OF an assist
ant district attorney. he caused the 1tal-
Ian marquis to be arrested. lie made lit
tie effort TO press a preliminary examina-
ton of the prisoner. as It WAS evident.
even TO him. that such proceeding would
be futile: the Marquis Mazaccra declined
TO open his mouth except for some irrele-
want courtesy. Pagan was q politician,
and foresaw the need OF getting quickly
20 a trial; he was serving the most un
stable Of masters, hydra authority. safe
only while It's tongues kept chorus:
Within week OF the date OF the ar
rest, the Marquis Mazaccra. alias Ri
cardo Robini. was indicted for the muir
der Of Tolman Perkins. His case was
advanced on the docket; jury was inn
paneled and the man placed on trial for
his life. The valet. released and sitting
In the court room doInh was omS efG, Mason ''eS s5
peared as counsel for the prisoner, but
his conduct OF the defense was so ac-
quiescent that Fagans TRENDS ad,,,se tafo, for
the people He offered no oblectlon
10 the special grand jury, no obJection>S
the advancing of the case; ne eu. ,t.,, ~ ~,
the talcsmcn and. in fact. assisted tne
new prosecutor TO get the trial as quickly
| as possible under way. ,o,,se M,
unmarked or without public comment
The jurymen were searchinSly lnNcslieat
cd by Mr.. Fagans friends TO determine
| IL
ranean influences; but they were men ol
ordinary affairs, wholly without any Tor
eign relations. The GOVERNOR was III :
terviewed. the personnel OF the snpLeI,le pI,,
court scrutInized. To be sure, no nope
| law there for this mysterious prisoner
So far afcd did This labor OF suspicion
| carry that the very officials oil the prison
| were turned around in the pubic hsht
| of inquiry. ,.,,.,
In The meantime no more impressive
or cngagingy indifferent persons ever
sat down III criminal court thhn t,io ~
prisoner and his counsel, Inc rnaIquis
| might have been some bored, conspicu-
ously important person, condesccndineiy
present oirooned eNquisitely snemti h,aaj
| courteous and attractive, the good Dlooa
in him met this peril Of his HE WIN
dilettante unconcern. Randolph Mason
side him. silent too. iroricai wnen
aroused was Impressive IA iaase' @ ,anu nlu
| soun famous scientist, waiting Patlentiy
for permission to depart, his nina ~.
| ready returned TO It's labors, ms pody
| alone Idle and present IN TINS p!ec. oi
| Ii,tln problems. During all tho preltmi-
| uaries of the trial his features were uull'
| retrospective. without apparent conceI.i |.
! or any careful notice of the progress U!
| affairs. ,,,r,
10 criminal prosecutor Of a govern :
ment ever had SO easy ume oil :. hs
| Theodore Fagap. Leisurely and untalry
| nnony OF the valet. BY him he proved
| tbn death OF Tolman Perkins ana al
| the details attendant on his Killing. eN-
| nlainod the testimony as IT WAS given,
commentcd upon II. repeated IT, coloied re-,
| u and argued il 10 tho jury htter IN
manner of his legal kind lie then callcu
,hc Dolicc officers who had gone TO 'h99
house on the morning Of the killing, ana no
asain laid before the jury All the dctals
| ~ ihe homicide. dwelling with luri1 com
| mont on the strange. tragic incincn's,
striving thereby TO fire the Jury WIN a
snirlt OF crying vengeance, The surgeons
~ thr hospital were made 10 relate Win
minute and technical detail all the aspects
nj The in Jury coming under th"ir nol1Ce'
Tho result OF thcir examination ana treat
neut of the injured man, his dealb an"
INC details OF the post mortcm-
Finally, having thus NJ great lengln
| aet ablished the death OF Tollnan PERKINS
and lis circumstances. Mr.. Fagan arose
Hc stepped dramatically before his table,
threw back his shoulders. and caushi UP
tho third button of his coat. =,
III your honor please. ne satd,
have reason to believe that the prisoner
is relying for his defense upon our IN.
ability TO Identify him as the MARQUIS
Msyaccra have therefore called
number OF italian witnesses VIII YOU
hnnor direct the Interpreter 10 DC
sworn - ,,o,+,.
| chair like who mas SloVl