The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-04-10
ACCOMPLISH"
By FREDERICK TREVOR HILL .e. ,-eso@@

| certain QueStlOns WHICH nhe"e ceoSH
| ed concerning it,"
"Such as what?'
Miss Field seemed to fear she might
be asked II she had ever seen the blue
skirt. and Miss Mapes told her to say
| she hadn't. Then Miss Field said
| something about having seen il in the
| furnace. and Miss Mapes asserted that
her companion didn't really know that
II was a skirt she had seen there and
| advised her to deny all knowledge
Of it,"
Often as I had thought of this con-
versation I never realized the damn
ing effect of it until l repeated 1t In
court. and the silence which followed
was ominous of the impression it Gre
ated.
did you hear anything else?'
1 hesitated as Gilbert put the cues
ton. and l saw Barstow watching me
narrowly.
Yes" l answered steadily. II heard
a conversation between Miss Mapes
and a man who claimed to represent
| Mr.. Barstow. in which Mss Mapes
was urged to leave the state with the
Field girl and remain away until after
the trial"
ibid you learn the mans name!
Miss Mapes referred to him as Mr..
Hunt
Gilbert paused and. turning to one of
| his assistants, stopped and whispered
in his ear.
Have you anything further to de-
| clare. Mr.. LAMBERT he inquired.
] 'Yes. sir | responded. II received
! information over the telephone that
Miss Mapes had occupied Miss EN-
ory's room on the night of Mr.. Shaw's
death. but cannot positively swear
who talked to me over the wire \
Barstow rose and. moving to the
far end of the jury box, stood watch
ing me with embarrassing intensity.
'.The night before last, a few min
utes after | received the telephone
communication / continued, II was
interviewed by n person whose voice
| recognized as the man called Hunt,
who had talked with Miss Mapes In
the Shaw farmhouse. He introduced
himself. however. as Mr.. Abel Corn
ing. one Of the prosecutors assistants.
and attempted to find out what ! had
learned about the case outside the
courtroom, saying that II j would tell
him everything he would endeavor to
persuade the court to excuse me from
serving on the jury. | declined to give
him any information, and yesterday
encountered him driving Miss Mapes
and Miss Field in a closed carriage
along the Pollicet road"
did you have any conversation with
him them" =
mo. sir. There was an accident, as
| think -FOUR honor knows, and the
man was badly injured. | know moth
ing more about this case except what
l have heard in the courtroom
Gilbert turned and nodded to his as
.sistant. who Immediately rose and left
the room.
II have no further questions to ask,
your honor"
Now, Mr.. Barstow."
The judge glanced at the defendants
counsel, who still stood beside the
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answering directly, moved to the rail
and addressed the stenographer.
Counsel for the defendant does not
hparticipate in the examination Of the
Juror he dictated. "but he requests
the court to take notice that the wit
ness-juror carries In his pocket a
newspaper containing an account OF
this trial and praising his efforts on
behalf of the prosecution.
~I-clapped my hand against my side
and discovered with dismay that the
sheet Miss Frayne had given me was
Eprotruding from my pocket. 1t needed
only this to complete my humiliation
and chagrin, and I felt my face GRIM
soning as / turned to the bench.
81 have not read the paper, your hon
orr / blurted out. .It was intrusted
to me for safe keeping. and l have
seen nothing but the headlines and
those only by accident
There was a litter in the audience,
and as l glanced over the room ! saw
Barbara Frayne rising from her seat
and instinctiyely L shook my head.
do you demand the discharge of the
juror upon the ground that he has this
newspaper in his possession"
Barstow hesitated, watching me with
an i%nsinuating smile.
1T isn't necessary" he responded at
last. Zone good reason is enough, and.
having given more than n already, 1
will let well enough alone.
If the judgeah mad been upon the point
of yielding. Barstow's indifferent-al-
most contemptuous = answer would
have changed his mlsd, and l could
not understand the mans deliberate Of
fensiveness.
Judge Dudley addressed me.
"Mr. Lambert" he began, answer
me on your oath as a juror. Have the
facts and occurrences which you have
related had such an effect upon your
mind tbof 1rott oonnnf roudor q fair ap1