Mountain advocate., 1916-01-28

sue was trying 70 90 was 100 uhusuai
thing to have escaped public no
tice and public loudation. That she
was spending her life and her own
large fortune In a manner Of selfsacri
fee and hardship vas a thing Of which
the state had ho,3 duly appraised.
She, AZ least. would stand acquitted
of feudal passion She stood as a lone
fighter for the spirit of all that was
best and most W.. ,iish in Kentucky
ideals and the ideals of civilization.
II she chose to come row as wit.
ness for hnsn Havey. she should
have a respectful hearing The rris.
oner bent forward and fixed eyes biaz-
ing with cxCit~rc-t on the door OF
the witness rOca 80 cav II open and
saw her pause trorr u"lr and rother
rorplcX,d. then SO --Glr So. ABLY to
the witness sta. ..! sat. DO |
st Hugc ..'
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q, cs!-c CD "a rf tie noun
t.ine. a.,' ...' different Won.
an who ,..E '.' scat and raised her
hand e. ..au Ghc was infinitely
more D,u.,I.uI ts drought. in the ha
bilimcnts OF Ter own world She
seemed a queen who lad waived her
regal prerogativca and come into this
mean courtroom in his behalf
His heart lcarcd into tumult He
would not have asked her &c come:
would not have permitted her &c sub
nit to the heckling of the prosecutor,
whose face wc5 already drawing into
a vindictiye fr0wn, had he known. She
had come. however. anyway
after all. she cared, II so. il was a
revelation worth hanging for.
Then he heard her voice low and
unsteady pitched in answer to Ques.
tions:-
81 have known Mr.. Havey." she said
quietly, ever since ! went to the
mountains. He has helped me in my
work ard has been an advocate of
peace wherever peace could be had
with honor
At the end of each answer the com.
monwealth's attorney was on his feet
With quickly snapped objections. Anse
Haveys heart sank He knew this
mans reputation for bullying wit
rcsses. and lie had never seen wom-
an who had come through the ordeal
mistaken Yet slowly the anxiety on
his face gave way to a smile of in
finite admiration. Juanita Hollands
quiet dignity made the testy wrath Of
To, fttt
peevish.
The defendant saw the subtle
change of expression on the faces of
the jury. He saw them shifting their
sympathy from the lawyer to the wom-
an. and the lawyer saw it, too. They
kept her there, grilling her with all
the tactics known to artful barristers
for an uncomfortable length of time,
but she was still serene and uncon
fused.
"By heaven!" exclaimed Anse Havey
to himself. as he leaned forward,
she's maxim fools of EN- allan
she's doin it for mel"
Even the Judge, whose face had
been sternly set against the defense,
shifted in his chair and his expression
softened. The commonwealth attor-
ney rose and walked forward, and
Anse Havey clenched his hands under
the table, while his fingers itched to
seize the tormentor's throat
You don't know that Anse Havey
didn't incite this murder. You only
choose to think so. Isn't that fact?"
stormed the prosecutor.
81 Know that Anse Havey is in.
capable of it," was the tranquil retort.
How DO you know that?"
Il know him"
who procured your presence in
tbs courtroom as a defense witness p"
Fac interrogation came with rising
spleen end accusation of tone.
81 ask 4 to be allowed to come"
"Why?"
Because | snow that back of this
prosecution lies he trickery of inter
ests seeking to dis of Anse Havey
so that they may plumber his people"
The lawyer wheeled on the Judge.
IL must ask your honor TO admon.
ish this witness against such false and
improper charges-or to punish her
for contempt" he biazed furiously.
But the Judge spoke without great
severity as he cautioned; Yes, the
witness must not seek to imply mo-
tives to the prosecution"
II Juanita, however, was sustaining
with NO outward show of discomfort
the savage onslaughts of "A man trained
in the art OF concluding those who
sat in the pillory CT the witness chair,
she was inwardly feeling need of hold
ing her emotions masked ana IN check.
As the questions seI~-Ie moe and
more personal, and sho recognized in
their trend the purpose of making her
appear biased, she hrst flushed lit
tie. then paled little. but her voice
betrayed no hint of annoyance,
The attorney took another step for
ward with malicious smile. lie
paused that the next question and its
answer might fall on the emphasis OF
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