The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1911-02-24


guilty Of mo- crime because he was led
10 believe by that old countcrioltor
Dellusky that the work be- was doing
was for the government lie did not
know that the plate was counterfeit
lie Is the innocent victim NJ a plot
planned and carried out by the gov
eminent detectives
Shaking his finger az he pointed
towards the detectives. he declared In
tragic voice that they could not
deny the charge he made lie said
the chief had Acknowledged furnish.
ing the money for the purpose " buy
Ing the printing press. the paper and
the ink upon which the counterfeit
currency was printed
The jury appeared dazcd While
the charge against the Russian was
not for printing countcrfcliiug cur
rcncy. but for engraving plates for
that purpose. the muddlcd jury did
not seem to understand the difference
The old lawyer saw that he had
made point aud he nov rested his
strangely fascinating eyes upon the
jurymcn Raising hls long arms
above his head he roarcd with vote,
resembling distant thunder
My Godl Gentlemen NJ the jury, Il
this poor. ignorant man to be- de
privcd Of his liberty upon the unsup
ported testimony Of these hirclings'
This us he again shook his lonl
bouy forcnncr and pointed towardi
the detectives. Turning partly aruun,
he placed his hand tcudcrly upon IN
head Of the Russian and babe hin
arise and stand where twelve homes
men could look him In the face Stuar
declared he had been employed b.
the brukcn.hcartcd wife ~ the poo
man To say few words In his behalf
For this service have received n
Zee. and wouldn't accept one. Thi
poor man could not tell his own storl
For the first time In his lifc he ha
been arrested lie does not know
good piece Of money from D bad on'
lie has u wife and family to support
At this moment a poorly clad ",
man with tears running down he
cheeks stepped forward Four hal
frightened children were hanging
her skirts. The old lawyer took III
woman by the hand and turned
the Jury M he said;
This is the wife aud children
the unfortunate prisoner liay &c
help them. n their father IL co
vlctcd these children will be left
staryc and the wife will be- COMPEL,
TO endure the snccrs NJ all who kno
her. These cunning detectives ha'
pursued this innocent man to the vel
verge Of destruction and II rests wi
you gentlemen Of the Jury to sal
him"
when the old lawyer sat down sc
crnl Of the Jurors had their handk'
chiefs In their hand and were wipi
away their tears. There was sllcn
In the court room when the COVE
mont attorney arose lie blinked a
tie Ms he briefly reviewed the q
- donoe. Tho Judge made his ehal
and the Jury retired 10 side room
After celebrating about ne IN
utes they came back aud rendered
verdict Of acqulttal The goyornm'
attorney and detectives were
founded. As soon M the prison
was discharged he threw his ar
around his attorney and kissed h
on the check. lie then shook har
with each of the Jurymen. and b
they permitted II he would ha
kissed them lie next embraced
wife and kissed her. and taking
one Of the children In his arms
family went out Of the court room
Several days after the trial Jud
| Stuart came 10 my once. lie v
1 considerably excited when he told
that II had been discovered that
wife and children brought into col
as the family Of the Russian engrn'
we're not his at all They were
family OF another Russian and
been borrowed for the occasion 7
fudge put his hand into the I'M
pocket Of his vest and drew out a I
te OF bills.
.lS Here" said he. ia the stun Il
II. ID scoundrel paid me for defo
ny Ing him"
ng / saw at n glance that the st
pulled out by the Judge consisted
10 counterfeit bills on the National 81
~ and Leather bank. and learned Il
ne the old lawyer came worry near be
10 rrested for passing some OF
IN bogus money. lie said he wanted
q catch the rascal and give him
teen years In the pententlary.
M II was too late-tho Russian
" fed to Canada
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