The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-12

happened a
 no evi If he had stuck exactly to this st iSh1
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 promised him, if he made clean breast of if ana
 turned States evidence he'd do what he could for his
 so he was indicted with the other two as third partner
 They were afTaigned and examined separateIy--ths
 aad assiiG qao7s a heEs tn te ad esb Be and RsH S sS M
 talk among the crew, Eevenghg ienselSes on che
 captain and mate The only thing that he steadily ad-
 and that he would not have sulled his hands with the
 The impression he made was, bad distinctly bad. He
 was tTlpped into telling of seeing the cook chase Diego
 board In his endea7oF to ie h hsf ls eooes %
 he followed any lead He stepped from the stand dis
 ormsby followed him His tale was werder fhan ts
 innocence claiming that he had only listened to
 the plot had urged against it He confessed having
 brought it out and that all hands forward were drunk
 urging them to dess Who hit him e or 1 how Hs 6s e
 t fo be e4 found t in the hold he did not Ow ( hs
 caught him eavesdropping) He became confused; his talIative black had left the stand
 T5sy could story a & as9f s couldn't trap him Or trip him The Isr1ver 1hr = defending all three of the accused sou1ewiat 1oeent Ess or guilty csa tell s7eaey the aoy
 minor details, the witness viii become nervous un- certain under eross-examination; but Smith never hnssf Id snd IT ssSa sy ne s M s1 s nsstsd asd m n ts his story 0f his aeP to TaPe @ struck not shot had he fired He admitted that ha he knew where they were hanging. for he had ofss1 seen them when standing his trick at the wheel TIoW hold where the wounded negro lay he could not cen thrown of his sard toOe d e1 & % found in the z binnaele) T6rough every turn aad A; Jen hs left t the stand ], ts ts ja
 asked for but one thing verict % Of eItv so- sF three He pointed out the condition of tie 1esrei se fessed he had stolen liquor from the cabin and broSs made G e much of eas hs dRs 1a h 0 G saa the witness-stand; amy one used to negroes could aasd eP Hre Wa. Sas @ aser re % $ $ @ a % had contrived it all. the one who had kept sobe and the bold stros of flying the Sigha Of dstrsss The the cook t wonder that he had not killed the IrashTan too and apPeaIed as the sole survivor The prosecutor built up strong story from 2 vivid % agsf ff ana tHs ybe
 done for some of the other mgtinesrs who z4peaFe the Portuguese and Diego the Canary IsIznder here snd 9s 5sy I5s BSw S ess ee bs s 9 sad & & not been brought out The three defendants denied a the focastle the third that was unconscious in the hold It was preposts1Ous %PGsse these euaoP shouted the prosecuting attorney, ese men who claim laughed in their faces, and suddenly breaking of summing up; he @ sat do down ... T returned a verdict guilty for three. The cook who had left in him some of the orienfars fataiism alone kept his courage he jumped to his feet and bean a wild harangue In his excitement he reiterated that court officers pulled him down and slenced him The judge arragned them all for then and there long been made upthey all three to suffer the by the neck Hnt they were dead" before the end pf black I soachae sariy along, the 1lisnan ls suppoId % or both sides, Smith, head and defiant cursing judge and jury and the flying ngger" expansive breah % whs Soutsrn ag sfsE s and % woqS fe nos 1o @ Orrnsby was fo die on Thursday and there was to pe
 With the same fataism that generally causes men ascended the scaffod he had professed reiigOn; Rs had prayed long the night before but his lips were sealed as to the trr> story of the murders Before % had put the around his neck, he asked leave to say few words Maybe it was out of curiosity tfat so loudly that ali could hear, he spoke as foows=
 Listen to me to my last words What Jonas SH5th The mate killed him with belaying-pin-he helped me ad tsi come e ngnOr e e o Panf sG ns s me With bottle got the I eaPns 4 pistols & for to - ES t r y low all the time Smith bit me on the head in the hold. told if turned States witness that I'd get free Them two men are innocent Yo1 hear me peo-- ple-innocent done it.s That's at-Pve got to tell
 A few seconds later the trap was sprung
 The young attorney who had defended Smith and
 ,gan and was st. convinced qd tsar 9noeenes record of his speech It appeared in the papers That and the judge. It takes great deal of trouble and some expenditure of money to open case that has United States district attorney was shakeneyen judge willing to listen The attorney for the de- power there Telegrams inquiries kept the night wires busy An hour before the time set for the fence of Smith and Glligan to imprisonment for life
 That was eight years ago. They are serving ts