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

fNlA lfANfIH nave INfIfA lNt res
cue. There's spr.r.'ing OF the bet.
ter elemert-hgf only a sprinkling.
I saw Judge Morrow this morning AZ
four O'Clock told him ! would OBJ
l.gate myself 20 present for his con.
sideratiou evidence o. striking and
sensational character. evidence which
would show conclus.yely that Murreli
should be held 20 await the action OF
tGe next grand iury-this was after a
conference with Hges-l guaranteed
his safety Sir. The man refused 10
listen 70 me- He showed himself NJ.
terly devoid Of any feeling Of public
duty" The bitter sense OF failure
and muuy was leaving the Judge
The situation made rs demands on
that ha .c faith In his own powers
which remained imbedded In his char.
acter.
They had entered the courthouse
square. On the steps Of the building
Belts was arguing loudly with Hues,
who stood In the doorway. rife in
hand.
Maybe you don't know this is coun.
~ property" the sheriff was saying.
And that you have taken unlawful
possession OF II for an unlawful pur.
pose? ! am going to open them doors
"a passed. OF strangers can't keep
folks out OF a building their own
money has bought and paid for"
While he was speaking. the Judge had
pushed his way through the crowd to
the foot OF the steps.
That was very nicely said. Mr..
Belts observed the Judge lie
smiled widely and sweetly The sher.
if gave him a hostile glare. do you
know that Morrow has left town."
the Judge went on.
Il amt got nothin' TO do with Judge
Morrow. It's my duty 70 see that
this building Is ready for him when
he's a mind 10 open court IN it,
"Nou are willing 10 assume the re-
sponshiiity of throwing open these
doors inquired the judge agably
y shorely am said Belts. why.
some OF these FOLKS are our leading
peol'e.'
The judge turned 20 the crowd, and
POKE ln tone of excessive ciylnty.
Just a word, gentlemen the sher.
IN is right; It is your courthouse and
you should not be kept out of il. No
doubt there are some ot you whose
presence in this building win sooner
or later be- urgently desired We are
going 20 De- al who wish 90 enter, but
| beg yOl to remember that there will
be I've men inside whose prejudices
are all IN favor OF law aud order
tie pushed past Hues and entered the
courthouse, followed by Yancy and
Hannibal. Wen let EN- in where 1
can talk 20 EN-, he said almost gaily.
Besides, they'll come In anyhow when
they get ready. so there's no sense in
exciting them"
In the courthouse. Murrell. bound
hand and foot. was seated between
arlington and the Earl OF Lambeth
in the little railedoif space below the
judges bench. Fear and suffering had
blanched his unshaven cheeks and
given wild light to his deeply sunk
en- eyes. Al sight OF Yancy a smoth-
cred exclamation broke from his lips;
he had supposed this man dead these
many months!
Hues had abandoned his post. and
the crowd, suddenly grown clamorous.
stormed the narrow entrance One OF
the doors, borne ron It's hinges. went
down with crash. The Judge. q
fierce light flashing from his eyes.
turned to Yancy.
NO matter what happens, this fell
low Murrell is not 10 escape-if no
calls on his friends to rescue him he
is to be shot!"
The hall was filling with swearing.
struggling men, the floor shook be-
meath their neavy tread, then they
burst into the courtroom and saluted
MurrcIl with a great shout But Muir.
rell, bound. in rags. and silent. his
lips frozen In a wolfish grin. was a
depressing sight. and the boldest felt
something Of his unrestrained lawless-
ness 90 from him.
Less noisy now. the crowd spread
itself out among the benches or
svarmed mp into the tiny gallery at
The back OF the building Man after
man had hurried forward. intent on
pa irg beyond the railing. but each
had encountered tho Judge iormida.
DIE W. lorb.ldIur. and had turned
aside Gradually the many pairs OF
ego. rowing over tta little group eur.
rounding ,lo outlaw focused theme
solve. .u sl0cuw Price. 10 was in un-
cD" 'a IHCOgnlt.Cu of that moral
force which was Dds. tribute 10 the
grim dignity OF his mistaken courage.
what lo would DO seemed worth CON
sij,rug
DE wa charmed % hear his name
pass in a whisper from ZIP 20 lp.
Well. BE- was tine they knew him. BE
squared DTS p1uderous shoulder and
made O gesture commanding silence
| Battered. shabby and debluched, be
was like some old war horse who
sniIs the odor o, battle that the wind
incoutinenty brings 20 his nostrils.
Don't let him speak" cried a
voice. and tumult succeeded.
Cool and iudomitable the Judge
wased for II 10 sutfide. lie saw that