The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-04-12

The Crowd Scattered Before a Rush of
Horsemen.
Ing in his shoulders. | looked quickly
at the judges desk and saw Il man
standing beside it and offering a paper.
1t glimmered family white as he held
it up. / saw the judge lean over,
stretching out his fine, plump hand to
take it, and | heard him cay, rs this
your verdict"
Then instantly the room heard and
knew. And almost at the same time
| felt myself lifted to my feet and
heard father saying, in a voice ! should
have never dared to question, Quick,
your coat.'
/ fumbIed wildly for the sleeves. l
no longer knew what | vas doing, nor
why, but obeyed him blindly. | felt
there was some reason for this haste,
but ever as l tried to follow him out
it seemed the whole had risen,
and a voice somewhere in front of us
was sTteaking-had spoken.
There was Il moment of dreadful 81
lence, and then all about me broke out
quick whispers. suddenly like Il re-
frain. Not once but over and over, |
heard them around me.
"Murder-yes. yes, murder"
"'Oh. no. guilty in the second degree"
\ woman near me tainted. and |
wished l could have lost consciousness
so as to be rid of those terrible words,
but | could not ever cry.
The police were thick about the door,
but eve they, struggling with the
hoodlums who had crowded the back
of the room. couldn't get Il passage
open, and the large sergeant of police
lifted me up as if had been a child
and carried me out, and set me down
on the sidewalk. There | stood in the
lovely. mild twilight. looking at the
familiar surroundings as if | had ley
seen them before. Among the vehicles
that filled the street | noticed the Span
ish woman's carriage, with its beauti-
full, rvo horses. Father put my
arm through his aud said. "Do you
think you can get across the street,
'Oh. yes" | said, surprised that he
should suppose | could not. since. ex-
ing any emotions at all, | felt quite
well.
He took me owe TO the restaurant.
But | am not hungry" | said. And
father answered. "Probably not
| sat down at IL table neal the win
la,.r .ul ,...l,i,- lid. Al .,,ta;. =,
little, looked out at the courthouse en-
trance on the other side of the street.
In front OF 1t Il little group of men in
uniform was waiting. | could see the
last of the sunlight catch on their side
arms and ~bayonets. A good many peo-
pie were coming out, and more were
gathering in from kearney street and
up from Montgomery. The police kept
shaking their clubs and trying TO make
them walk away. But in spite of all
they could do the crowd gathered and
gathered and made a sort of narrow
lane down the steps and across the
sidewalk. Presently the Spanish wo-
mans carriage drew up just opposite
this narrow way. and down the steps
she came. Ike II queen, WITH Hef Dldck
veil sweeping over her face. stepped
in and was carried quickly down the
street. But as she passed | saw that
her head was bent and that she was
holding a handkerchief in front of her
face.
l kept watching the prison door. for
| had the greatest longing TO see John
ny Montgomery again. But presently
u carriage came. so | had TO 20 out
and get into it. Just as we were max
ing the turn across the street | was
face to face with the prison door. and
at that moment they brought him out.
The guard passed close 10 us. and |
saw his face as white and set as If he
were already dead. Il have killed
him. | thought. though that thought
did not bring NE any special feeling.
For "A few moments we seemed to be
caught in the crowd. the driver
couldn't get forward with the horses.
and | could turn my head and watch
the little escort moving of down the
street.
1t was after sunset now, just begin