The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-02-19

'taclSs Of the new octopus. WINS Juan
itaJ looking on at the forming OF. the
ba&tlelines, was torn with anxiety.
In Bad Anse Havey the combination
3f interests recognized Ito really most
formidable foe. In the mountain
phrase, he must be ''man.powered out.
IN ther way" And there were still
men In the hills who. if other means
tailed. would sell the service of their
'rifieguns" for money.
With such a. these Il became the
t,are Of certain supernumeraries tc es.
tablish an understanding. IN the last
election thing had happened which
sed not tor many yesr,s before hap
rened In Kentucky-a change Of par
ties he'd swept fyom power In Frank,
fort the administration which owed
loyalty to Havey Influences.
Bad Anse Havey was indicted as an
accessory 70 the murder Of young Cal.
vim and he would be tried, not in Peril.
but In the Blue Grass. The prosecu-
ton would be able to show that he
had warned the surveyors on his own
place and had picketed his fence line
with rihemen. They would be able to
show that he was the forefront Of the
light against innovation and that
lesser mountain men followed his
counsel blindly and regarded his word
90 law. But, more than that. the Jurors
who passed on his question Of life
siid death would BE- drawn from q com.
muAity which kne-~ him only by his
newspaper-made reputation.
So Il was not long before Ause
HRvey lay In . cell In the Winchester
jail He had been denied bond and
fronted drsary prospect.
When the trial Of Anse Havey be.
gan there was one spirit IN the land.
Here was an exponent Of the unjusti.
liable system Of murder from ambush.
In the cemetery at Lexington, where
sleep the founders Of the western EN-.
pire. lay boy whose life had Just be-
gun In all the blossom and sunshine
Of promise-and who had done no
wrong.
The special term Of tho court had
brought to Winchester Q throng Of
farmer folk and onlookers. Their
horses stood hitched at the racks
about the square when the sheriff led
Anse Havey from the jail to the old
building whore he was to face his ac.
cussrs and the Judges who sat on the
bench and In the Jury box.
lA tnnk tsSs snn& ~-,a~A As.. >>.--,
hia elbow ana listened to the pre.
hminary formalitiss of impaneling .
jury. His face told nothing. but as
man after man was excused because
he had formed an opinion. he read lit.
tie that was hopeful In the outlook.
Ele calmly heard perjured witnesses
nom his own country testify that he
had approached them. Offering bribes
Tor the killing OF young Calvin which
they had riShteously refused. He knew
that: these men had been bought By
Jim Fletcher and that they swore for
the hire OF syndicate money. but he
only waited patiently for the defense
% open. he saw the scowl ON the
sAcss .ins the Jury box deepen into con.
victlon - witness after witness took
the stand against him. and he saw the
faces In the body Of the room mirror
that scoWl.
Then the prosecution rested. and -
few Of its per5uries were punctured.
the faces II the box lightened their
scowl q fttle-but very little. The tide
had Get against him. and he knew II.
Unless one Of those strangely psyche
logical things should occur which
sweep turies suddenly from their
mooftngs Of fixed opinion. he must be
the facriflce to Blue Gre-s wrath, and
on the list Of witnesses under the
hand OF his attorney there were only q
few names left-pitifully few.
Than Anse Havey saw his chict
counted set his Jaw. as he had . trick
OF setting It when he faced . forlorn
hope. and throw the List Of names
aside as something worthless. AZ the
lawyer spoke Anse Hhvey's face for
the Arst time lost It's immobility and
showed amasement. He bent forward
wondering II his ears had nor tricked
him. His attorneys had not consult
ed him as to this step.
"Mr. Sheriff." commanded the law.
Yer fer the defense. "call Mise Juanita
Holland to the stand"
CHAPTER XIII.