The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-11-11

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to 1t 'peared to behind me- | straight ahead
What had GOMEZ From what did you think you
running?"
The Curse"
you are stupid but blooded mpeton said the lawyer
land attorney could afford risk his reputation such
You had better plead guilty and throw yourself the Of
the Court
But never done nohn seed that TELLER at ALL.
OH! the man of the law laughed ncredulou.ly and
away.
One after another some half dozen members Of that bar
by the prosecutor prepare hi. defense but always when
he had answered their he had those OF the hrst
they advised him plead guilty When he protested his limo
cence they laughed shortly and went away.
FINALLY on the morning set for the trial. the prosecutor
and begged him plead guilty 1t life: nothing
else can It would foolish for you try fight this
the way everything hangs as-ashe stumbled tor
an adequate compartments for running bhndfoded
over the qucksands of Skeleton Bar
Chasn binked like bull into whose face club has been
thrust and then. panic of blind fea fairly beloved; III
go on! I'll go on!'
When led into the courtroom he seemed to the baihas
to be trying the break from them He struggled
DESPERATELY Just struggled in the bog, And when at last
he sat manaed the fatal chair he looked and saw the
face. of everyone around that look Of nscrtabe cunning that
he saw in the face of the oneyed the boat And hn
stohd countenanee insed with became mask OF terror
that twisted strangely his lips opened to utter h dreadful
chatter 1T, come! Its comet
After the deliberate fashion OF courts wherein mae" OF hs
and death are decided. the began.
When the States attorney had finished Circumstance had
convicted him almost mind But the judge who knew
the altv Of appearance unsai.6ed He smiled kindly
Chaen and asked him of questions substantially the
s those the attorney had put in the Of the cell
But Chasn answered them he had the others He
story told nothing but fear of the Curse
Not content though less doubtful the Count turned to the
sh8 and ordered: Call th. mans neghbor The
stand.
"Your Honor. hi. neshbor is an old woman ss
is his mother-n-aw
"Swear her!
She CAME one of those toerns wrecks Of womanhod as
only farm drudgery make. She
The Judge gazed her for a long time before he put h
solemn question:
Remembering that you your oath before God to l
the TRUTH answer Did this leave his wife, do
only her work but his order that he might to
shoot the although at the time he knew she sik
and aiIng?
e did, Yeer Honor. went er that night Known
she was threatened with pneumony fur stopped an oe
as he passed. I'd a-sayed with er tina. night only my
folks gone had git back an do the ehore. the NORMA
An she wuz dead when come back noon"
when this?
list as he said Twenty year ago this comm March"
And did you pronounce this he you dida"
THAT did. That did. she chucked uncannly. while her
faded ewes fixed themselves feastngy upon the prisoner
look stern righteousness filled the face Of the Judge he
dismissed her and ordered the sent out for it, verdict P
emily the returned. and almost Immediately he stood
up from his docket and read: We the jury t. find the
defendant William Chagn guilty Of murder the FIRST degree
and under the Instructions Of the court. recommend the extreme
penalty provided in the statutes.
When he had discharged them he turned Chssn and ques
toned unpiyngy: Sir do you wish to take appe.la
But Chagn. with his eyes fixed the floor stupid gaze
never lifted them he muttenns: 1T. comeI Its
comet!
Six months after~ard they led him the scadod And
there after fashion Of that day. the whole countrywide
assembled to witness his death
AS he Stood gazing down the Of Implying yet merely
curious faces he behed upuned kind Of dreadful fas-
cnaon was that Of murderousookine oneeyed who
eered cunningy and then. bending his back shot
round the foot sbbet and disappeared quickly the crowd
Chasin tried shout but only rattle from his throat The
black CAP was thrust upon his head and under he chartered
Of DID, Its come! Its come!
And then as the trap sprung. old the pres.
the foot o. that omened platform cacked eefuy c1ied
1T has come! Praise Cod!'
gave chldren's
very "PerhapA
/ day he was