The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-03-20
PROLOGUE.

The Office Of foreman on the jury in
the People versus Emory case falls to
the lot Of Mr.. Lambert. a literary man.
whose qualifications lay in his absolute
ignorance OF the case. Ferris Barstow.
a man OF tenacious tendencies. is the
lawyer for the accused girl. Alice En-
orr. former private secretary OF Greg
orr Shaw. who was found murdered
mysteriously In his home. In present
ing the case TO the jury Deake Gilbert,
The prosecutor. explains the facts in
detail, and the evidence all points TO
the guilt OF the accused. The fore
man, homeward bound. assists Barbara
Frayne. a young horsewoman- and un-
willingly listens to a declaration on the
Emory case. Barbara believes Miss
Emory to be innocent. The foreman
visits the scene Of the murder. View
ing the home from the outside. he over
hears Madeleine Mapes. the housekeep-
or, endeavoring to persuade Betty
Field. another servant, to forget all
about a blue skirt she had seen the
former put in the furnace. At this mo-
ment Barstow's assistant. Mr.. Hunt.
visits the women in an effort to get
them to leave the neighborhood where
their testimony might injure the ac-
FUSED. The trial opens. Lambert forces
valuable testimony from the architect
who had drawn the plans for the Shaw
house. Gilbert produces evidence that
forged Shaw checks were made out to
the order of Alice Emory. When court
adjourns Lambert gets a message to
call up % Pollicet and Is told by Miss
Frayne that she occupied Miss Emory's
room on the night of the murder and
that Miss Emory was not there. Soon
thereafter Lambert is approached in
a dark lane by a man who Lambert be-
lieves Is Barstow's assistant, Hunt, but
who calls himself Gilbert's assistant
and gives the name Corning. This mar
tries to worm from Lambert his reason
for desiring to leave the jury, but fails.
Lambert meets the real Corning later.
Barstow requests a delay in the court
proceedings because of illness, and
Lambert, taking advantage Of the re-
cess, plans to drive to Hefryville,
catching up to Miss Frayne on the
way after a chase. She is OF her way
TO visit her friend, the prisoner, and
they continue on their separate jour-
neys. Meeting Gilbert soon a~fterward,
Lambert is warned he shouldn't leave
for HefryviIle without first consulting
the Judge. Lambert ignores the warn
ing and plays the part of hero, with
Barbara a witness. by saving Miss
Mapes and Betty Field from what
looked like a runaway. The driver is
pitched off his seat and Is badly hurt.
He proves to be Hunt In disguise. The
defendant is led into the court leaning
heavily on the arm Of her lawyer,
Bayne, a juror, characterizes 1t as
sham to Lambert. Examining DR.
MacLean, Shaw's physician and friend
Barstow elicits the testimony that
MacLean never saw Miss Emory sign
Shaw's name. The doctor repels the
insinuation that his testimony is col
ored by the fact that the will he be
lieves genuine leaves $4,000 to him
Gilbert produces evidence to show
Shaw swore he was unmarried. Bar
stow and Gilbert have many tits, and
the latter has the courtroom locked
while he examines Madeleine Mapes
about the blue skirt which Miss Emory
gave her.