Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-11-23

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their fraud 4na their suplneness saved
Il. Benton comfy went ZOE 5he o.ipo
sltion. not enFigesr. novefcf uae
brand was sasea ffoH, the burning,
although certain faction Of the party
was not greatly elatcd over pnn,
meades victory
young nam, pale, stirred g the
depths hy 4 victory Dc had not be
iieyesl possible. could uet understand,
WAS at bis window ga1iVg Worship
fully ~ into The sks
y have found iny place My ueo
pie ] mn wNliua t. nay
X was y0w of conservation.
4 The courtroom ia The dlngy old court
house II Kew Chelsea was crowded
on Il certain day ii May. past The point
Of mere discomfort
The voice Of the defendants counsel
! rose and fcH lie was something %
an actor. and he put 4 deal az oon-
vincing passion into his words. In
New Chclsca ortory Is stiil loved
The audience lung Intent almost
hrcathless, ON the scene enaeted before
them They had the feeling of being
not spectators, but participants ii The
little drama. PERHAPS they we're, for
+ II was the trial il Jim Sheelian
senator Nufrhcli WINS not listening
90 the speech He was lntently regard
Ing the set profile across The counsel
table ana measuring the min he saw
there against The boyish eager and
/ very likrahle Young han Mhom, al
most wear before little moss and
1 Dig bad sought "a press into their
service John Dunmeado bad grown.
One saw that In the already grave. al.
4 most sad. lines or his face, Work aud
thought and responsibility and pur-
puso-and something else Of which the
senator had no inkling-had set their
stamp upon him.
/ There lad been no lack Of accom-
plishment during tile lise months OF
Office holding 10 this truth eloquent
1 witnesses might have been called
Butch Maley and Rcd Bricker. al.
ready serving terms in the penlteu-
4 tiary: Siayton. fugitive. bail forfeit
4 ed; Brown aud Parsons. free only
+ pending appeal; aud now Sheehan, his
fate hanging ID the balance. The ma
/ chine, Senator MurehcIl knew, would
be rebuilt better ana stronger than
i ever, but Tor the present il was sadly,
sadly out Of gear.
He let his glance stray from John 20
the defendant Sheehan snt slouched
III his chair In nh attitude that he
+ vainIy sought to render jaunty, conf
dent His cheeks had filen ia slight
+ W his oyelitls We're puil'y and red rim
med. His mouth hung hahbily. His
hands played nervously with q piece Of
4 paper
4 Whittredrc, The famous lawyer
brought from steel City 70 defend shec-
han, brought hts brilliant rcroration to
+ q close Tho audience relapscd into an
cxpectant silence, All eyes fixed on the
district attorney For Il moment he
remained as he had sat throughout the
/ plea for the defense, motiohless, lean
ing d little forward and staring iixedly
at the wyli belitnd the judge, as though
he saw vision.
The moment ended lie rose and
stood before the Jury box, first nd
/ dressing Tie court. He smiled gravcly
/ at the jurors II had taken whole
days session 70 select them. but he
knew them and that they were we'll
I chosen Then The smile faded from
his lips and eyes. replaced by a look to
which his neighbors were growing ac-
custotned. lie began 20 speak
Gentlemen .of the jury, what | have
TO do is not pleasant But there Is a
thing called duty"
( AS the first words fell Murchclls in
I terest leaped He knew that lie was
seeing a man mount 10 a climax In his
life. From the beginning the audience
was caught in the mans spell by some
thing that breathed through his voice
and that had been absent from Whit
trelge's perferyid periods. He had a
clear, flexible voice aud knew how to
use It
The speech bad been 3killfuily PLAN
ned. At dist he confined his argument
TO the Jury and the case at bar. Logic
ally he marshaled the evidence against
the defendant and analyzed the de
Tense Then when he felt that be had
brought intellectual conviction to all
he began TO direct his words at the an
dienee not for the telepathic effect on
the jury, but because he believed a vcf-
dict OF guilty would be worthless TN
less II aroused common horror for
the crime,
Never afierward Ia g ssFreci did JOHN
reach quite the same heights as on the
afternoon when The bright blade Of his
young Indignation cut Into the com
! sciences Of dis hearers The matter be-
came deeply personal Win tliem Each,
man suddenly felt himself aggricyc,i.
felt that a shameful attempt had been
made to take advantage Of his good
faith and trust And then. even while
they were condemning Sheehan. John