Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-05-13


"You expect. then. to prove your in
nocence easily?"
81 do
But I hear there are other serious
charges"
at is quite the same with them"
"But suppose you should not clear
yourself of this-murder. Would you
wish to drag down my daughters
name?''
"Of course not"
Il understand you have not spoken.
of this marriage. Perhaps you might
consent to remain silent. If by any
guilt what satisfaction could you de-
rive from injuring me and mine?"
''NOne at all. SIR
Il am rich" Garavel went on mean
ingly. IF you are acquitted ! might
perhaps arrange amply for yonr future
upon conditions"
"In other words. if am to be hang
ed or shot or whatever it is they do to
people down here you'll expect me to
keep my mouth smut on generaP prfncf-
pies, and if I'm acquitted you'll pay
me well to disappear. Is that it?
Well, there is some family pride to
that" He laughed lightly.
"My political future may depend
upon it."
eff l can help you in that way I'll
gladly keep silent as long as you wish,
but don't think 1 care to make any
further terms"
make sure of this snapped the ia
ther-"your marriage will be annulled,
no matter what you prove or fail to
prove. Already Chiquita is repentant,
and shall not rest until she is free.
You have done me great injury, and
I shall not forget it."
On the following morning the lead
ing American attorney of the city call
ed at the jail, announcing that he had
been retained as counsel, but refusing
to tell who had employed him. Suppos-
ing, of course, that he had been sent
by friends who wished no publicity in
the matter. Kirk did not press him for
information. Together they outlined
their defense as best they could. With
characteristic optimism Kirk insisted
upon treating the charge against him
as of little consequence. and it. was
not until he had undergone his prelimi-
nary hearing that he fully realized the
gravity of his situation.
To his unspeakable indignation, the
officer who had discovered Cortlandts
body Swore that he had seen the de-
ceased pass him shortly before the
time of his death, evidently taking a
walk along the waters edge for relief
from the heat, and that Immediately
afterward, perhaps minute or so, the
prisoner had also passed, going in the
same direction. There was a street
light close by. he said, and there could
be no possible mistake as to AnthOny's
identity. A few moments later there
had been a pistol shot, muffled. but I'M
miStakable. and the policeman had
FASTENED in the direction from which
it came. The prisoner had appeared
suddenly out Of the darkness and bur-
ried past In the politest manner pos
sible, the witness declared. be had
questioned him regarding the shot. but
Mr.. Anthony had neither stopped nor
answered. On the contrary. he had
broken into a run. The officer had con-
sidered this strange behavior; but. be-
ing at ali times most respectful toward
Americans, he had made no effort to
detain him. Passing on, he had found
the body of the dead man. A revolver
was beside it.
When this amazing testimony was
translated to Kirk he was astounded:
but his indignation was as nothing to
that which swept over him when a
servant in the Alfarez household swore
to having actually witnessed the MUIR
der.
This fellow declared that he had
been troubled greatly with a toothache.
Toward morning Of the night in queS-
ton. too restless for sleep. he had gone
out upon the sea wall. Even now his
face was swollen. and he made a de-
termined effort to show the court the
particular tooth which had made him
an unwilling beholder of the tragedy
Overcome by exhaustion. he had fallen
asleep after time. and he was awak-
ened by the sounds of a quarrel. On
opening his eyes he saw two Amer
leans, one of whom was Senior COrt-
landt. and the other Kirk Anthony.
Being utterly ignorant of their Ian
guage. he had no means of knowing
what was said. nor did he consider the
alteration serious until the large man
shot the Senior Cortlandt. Then. being
terror stricken at what he had beheld.
he had run away, entirely forgetting
his toothache. which was quite gone.
That was all he knew Of the matter.
He recognized Anthony as the man
who had done the shooting. He was
troubled greatly with toothaches.
Wade was called next and told the
story of that damning incident at the
supper party. being corroborated by
the others. Then there were several