Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-04-22
CHAPTER XVI.
Restitution.

III last at VI Ah0liN'ANA nun"
combe. before turning over his
Office to his successor, was 10
send 10 John Nelson the original
police records taken OF James Mont
gomery. He offered his services in any
step that he might take 10 have the
courts OF New York right the wrong
that had been done him. The inspec-
tor also wrote confdentially to the GOV
ernor of the state giving full details
IF the case.
Nelson. his hands again healed, and
his wife and her family grateful that
he had net been permanently crippled.
took Mr. Bryan into his confidence
and placed the whole matter before
him. asking his advice.
The police of Tucson provided the
New York authorities with ample de
tails Of the confession of the dying
yegg. He was too far gone to send
east a prisoner. When Nelson learn
ed OF this he asked that efforts be
made TO let the man die outside of
prison The yegg's own Maker bad
taken his case fro n the hands Of the
law.
Mr.. Bryan engaged eminent counsel
| In New York TO have the case of James
Montgomery formally reopened by the
appellate division of the supreme court
4 reversal OF the verdict found by the
lower court was entered in the rec
ords and Acquitted replaced the word
| Convicted"
The name Oh Nelson had its value
| i'm the world. value made by ter
idc effort. by kindness. by compass
| SION. by struggle and by intellect The
| woman he loved had taken that name.
The people among whom he had work
ed had accepted II as representing all
that was fine and high and noble.
The supreme rorrt of South Carolina
i'm chambers gaze 10 James Montgom-
cry the right To have legal use Of the
name of John Nelson. This document
from the court was placed in the ar
chives of the state without publicity.
While the last of these details clear
ing away the past and making straight
the future for Nelson. were being at
tended to by lawyers. John Nelson him
self. his wife AMI her parents were
walking lmpstiently M and down the
station platform OF the Southern rail-
way in Greenville.
Mr. Bryan's finest horses and traps,
his negro coachmen in the freshest
VI linen suits and brown straw bea
GERS were there also Guests and very
important guests. evidently-were ex-
pected.
The crowd that always gathered to
greet the express train from the north
ddgeted with Impotence. Perhaps
party of famous milionaires or re-
nOwned statesmen WAS coming to
Creenville. The Bryan family had
ueve. turned out so conspicuously at
he station in nj its history.
The faint shliek IT tlie locomotive in
the distance brought The oilers nearer
the tracks TO peer uorthward and get
glimpse of the onroming train
Molly Nelson clappcd her hands with
delight Mr.. Rryan's face WIS wreath
ed with SMILES The coachncn iicked
the ears of their fine teams and start
ed them TO capering jauntily and gayly
If the president of the United States
ami his cabinet had been coming tc
Grcenville on that train no finer wei
come could have been given them. The
train Numbered up. and white capped
porters jumped from the steps of the
coaches
Among the passengers were two ole
people. one a bent. white haired mar
with long arms and face that would
have been grotesque i'm its ugineS'
but for smile Of patience and gentle
ness that played about his clean shaver
lips: the other was slender woman
well beyond middle age. dressed IL
black. with a dolman and hat that haC
been long years ont of fashion.
To this homely and humble pair tn,
organs and the Nelson's rushed will
cries OF joyful greetings.
The Bryan servants fought TO viii
the honor of carrying their two piece:
of luggage. The coachmen made theil
horses dance afresh.
The crowd exclaimed in one Ions
drawn "Ahr' as the pretty Mrs. Mel
son deliberately kissed the bent ole
visitor and then put her arm about tn,
waist of the woman who had come
with him.
A strange word OF greeting for the
ears OF the r1ch and the fashionabl,
came from the lips of the old man Z
John Nelson.
"Kidr' ,...,
"Billr was the reply.
The stately Mrs. Bryan was making
as much of the clustered, little, old wo
man whom the crowd heard called b,
the name OF Jennie as Mr. Bryan an,
Mr.. Nelson were making of the homel,
man called Bill.
The train pulled out on its way q
Atlanta, and the party bundled int
the fine carriages.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hawkins were taken 4
their new home-their first real home
IL might have been called cottage Il
the south, but TO the woman from Cor
lears Hook 1t was mansion such Al