The Washington herald., 1913-02-23

when does the grand Jury sitr' he
inquired. after time.
Not till the December term
I'VE can have a special one impanelsd
I'll have Donnelly call it,
Donnelly was a Judge of dignity and
he were his hired man, which he was.
THE boys'll be glad to get Tom back
in the nineteenth. o'Rourke says"
Look here. Handy" said the Cover
nor. whirling about in his chair, and
speaking as sharply as a precinct cap
tain at a primary. II want none Of Tom
Whalen's work In the nineteenth-not
while I'm running for Governor. But
then" he added gravely. hes only 60
ing back to the nineteenth to die"
Handy grunted. We'll. III have Fit1-
gerald pinch the girl anyway. and keep
her in the Division Street station till after
election"
The Governor looked at Handy. '@Wil-
liam." he said. you might as well under
stand now. that that would be wholly use
less 1 am convinced Of Whalen's inno-
cence absolutely. beyond all doubt. but
1t Will be impossible to get Jury to con-
Wet the one who did kill Brokoski on
such evidence as convinced me-"
But she confesses," urged Handy.
ITO whom?"
ITO you"
Exactly. But what IL that confession
be a privileged communication?'
Handy looked up in amazement You
don't mean you wouldn't testify?"
The Governor's countenance lost its
legal expression. and became suddenly
human. II Handy had been a thinner
man he would have jumped when the
Governor said:
DO you think would send a woman
to the penitentiary to elect myself Gov
ernor?"
Are you sure confessions to a Gov
ernor are privileges?" inquired Handy.
who was adhering to practical things.
The Governors face put on Its legal
mask again. and he replied:
We'll, the question Is unsettled"
"Who presides in the criminal court this
winter?' inquired Handy, ''any of our fel-
lows?" Handy's whole philosophy OF life
was pull. The Governor resumed. with
out answering:
The question has never been decided
Mr.. Chief Justice Marshall, upon the trial
OF Aaron Burr. ruled. IL I remember, that
a subpoena duces tecum might be issued
to the president for a letter addressed
TO him. leaving the question of the pro-
duction of the letter"
"Oh, say. JOHN broke In Handy.
'Burr's dead. isn't he? And he wasn't
a good fellow. anyway. or he'd never
got in that far Co on with your legal
ities-I myself do not propose to 90 10
jail for contempt for refusing to testi-
fy'
YOU"
"Yes. me-"
What have you to do with IT,
"Oh. nothing much" said Handy. only
happened to be inside that door Just
now when she confessed-and there GIL
man besides" Handy. his cigar tilted up
ward. smoked on voluminously and smiled
through the smoke with deep satisfaction.
The Governor averted his face. Lines of
trouble drew themselves across his brow.
Presently he turned TO the chairman.
Handy" hc said. Il may be reelected
and may not-probably not. However
that may be. insist upon this: I want
that woman. for the present, let alone.
I have faith in the people. I am willing
to go to them on my record They may
or may not re-elect me- I shall not. at
any rate. have my motives impugned.
only want. when the turmoil has sub
sided. when the subject can be viewed
with clear eyes and investigated by clear
heads and clean hands. to see Justice
done"
"oh." said Handy. "to hell with Jus
tice'
We'll then" asked the Governor.
what do you say to a little mercy now
and them?