The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-03-27
4 Unique Murder Trial as
Described by the Foreman
Of the Jury, In Which Is
Revealed the MostAStound.
Ing and IncOnCeivable Act
Of Rascality.
Copyright. ls6. By Harper BroA
PROLOGUE.
Copyright. iso. By Harper Broa

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-
DRY, former private secretary of Greg
DRY Shaw. who was found murdered
m~ysteriously in his home. In present
ing the ease 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-
er, e~ndeavoring 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-
cused. 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 put to
the order of Alice Emory. When court
Hdjourns Lambert gets a message to
call up % Pollicet and Is told by Miss
Frayne that she occupied Miss Emory's
% on the night Of the murder and
that Miss Emory was not there. Soon
thereafter Lambert is approached in
q 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 man
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 pm the
way after a chase. She is on 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 Hefryville 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 of 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 it as
'sham" to Lambert Examining DIR.
MacLean, Shaw's physician and friend,
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 lie examines Madeleine Mapes
about the blue skirt which Miss Emory
gave her. The testimony further i'm
plicates Miss Emory.