Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-04-07

it Will best conserve the euts a. us-
tice 20 allow the state courts mris-
diction In this case; and pledge my
sell 10 furnish evidence which viii
start him wei on his road o. the gal
lows The Judge. a Tremendous pres
ence. stalked still nearer the benches.
outfacing the crowd. a sense OF the
splendor OF the part be was being
called upon to play flowed through
him like some elixir: be felt that be
was traascending himself. that bis In.
spiration was drawn from the hidden
springs OF the spirit. and that be
could neither falter nor 20 astray.
You don't know what you are med
ding with! This man has plotted TO
hay the south In ruins-he has been
arming the negroes--it Is incredible
that you should all know this-to
such | say. 10 home and thank God
for your escape, For the others
his shaggy brows met in a menacing
frown-"if they force our hand We
will toss them John Murrelrs dead
carcass-that's our answer 10 their
challenge"
lie strobe out among the gun muz-
Eles which wavered where they still
covered him. lie was thinking OF Ma
haffy-Mahafy who had said he was
still a man to be reckoned with For
the comfort OF his own soul he was
proving II.
DO you know what servile insur-
rection meansl-you men who have
wives and daughters. have you
thought OF their fate! OF the mon.
strous savagery TO which they would
be exposedi Do you believe he could
limit and control It? Look at him!
Why, he has never had considera.
ton outside OF his own safety. and yet
he expects you to risk your necks TO
save his He would have left the
state before the first blow was struck
his business was all down river
but we are going to keep him here TO
answer for his crimes! The law. as
mplacable as 1t is impartial. has put
IT'S mark on him-the shadow In
which he sits is the shadow OF tho
gallowsl"
Tho Judge paused, but the only
sound In that expectant silence was
the heavy breathing Of men. He drew
his unwieldly form erect. while his
voice rumbled on, aggressive and
threatening In It's every intonation.
You are here TO defend something
that no longer exists Your organ.
ization Is wrecked your signals and
passwords are known. your secrets
have become public property can
even produce a list Of your members:
there are none OF you who do not
stand in imminent peril-yet under.
stand, have no wish 10 strike at
those who have been misled or
coerced into Joining Murrell's bandl"
The Judges sodden old face gloweo
now with the magnanimity OF his sen
timents. But | have no feeling OF
mercy for your leaders, none for Muir
rell himself Put down your gunsl-
you can only kill us after we have
killed Murrell-but you can't kin tins
law! II the arch conspirator dies IA
this room and hour, on whose head
will the punishment fall?" lie swung
round his ponserous arm in a sweep
ing gesture and shook fat but ex
pressive fore-finger in the faces o.
those nearest him. "On yours-anC
yours-and yours"
Across the space that separated
them the Judge grinned his trump,
at his enemy lie had known wher
Fentress entered the room that {
word or a sign from him would pre-
cipitste a riot but he knew now tina
neither this word nor this sign would
be given. Then quite suddenly h
strobe down the aisle. and foot b!
foot Fentress yielded ground before
his advance. A murderous ligh
flashed from the judges bloodsho