The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-05-04
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expressed. The unhappy lady, veil
cd and clad In black. had given Der
evidence clearly and with the great
est reluctance Very often, when
her words had been the most
damning-uBavOida 50. OF course
she had broken down and wept.
And when this occurred there were
few dry. eyes in court for u SEEM
ed, Indeed, q terrible thing that .
wife should be forced BY cruel des-
tiny to give such evidence against
her husband. Upon the last day Of
the trial she had been carried out
her. evidence eoneludsd-lD . faint
ing condition.
The speech for the prosecution
was q very powerful one. The
Wretehsd man IN the dock writhed
under the lashidg WordG Was be,
indeed, all that he was made out
TO be, drunkard, prohigate, cruel
husband. murderer He supposed
II must be 30 since the array %
learned men drawn up against him
had evidently Investigated the
smallest details % his life. During
ths speech on his own behalf he had
bsed mere apathetie. II was prob
aely true that be was mad
E The Judge summed up.
Pangbourne. gaEinG round the
court. felt his utter friendilness.
All faces turned 10 him seemed
hostile. The last OF his raeo, he
had no relations. and he was not the
sort Of man 10 make friondA Few
people had ever undsfstood ths
childish simplicity % his mind.
Lillian had, done 80, but she wa
dead, and. though he remembered
nothing Of Il. he was practically
persuaded that he was the cause
OF her death. He listened duly 70
the dronlng words Of the Judge a.
his life was traced, step By step.
till the eliminating tragedy wa
reached.
TIE yudss's cAasSa
The strongest evidence against
the prisoner" 80 the Judge was
saying. 'Is that which has been
given, with the greatest reluctance.
By his wife. Gentlemen. from What
you have heard and seen during the
course % this trial am suys hat :
you will greatly commiserato this
unhappy lady. II IL . terrible thing
for Z woman to give evidences
against her husband. Mrs. Pang-
bourne has endured this terrible or
deal, and has shown herself . noble
woman who has suffered much, and
who deserves the sympathy Of all"
There was applause IN court at
this point, but Il quickly subsidized
as the Judge continued:
Mrs. Pagbourns has shown Us
that her husband was not really in
sane. She has spoken OF his infdel-
tiles, and we have had evidence TO
that erect" This evidence bad been
procured and subornsd by TWsSdls-
DUN. we have seen that he be-
came snamorsd Of Mrs. Willoughby;
that. in spite OF protests, he con
stantly sought her society and that
she, unfortunately, encouraged him.
Mr.. Twsedledum has borne witness
that, on behalf OF Mrs. Pangbourns,
he protested with the deceased on
more than one occasion. She as
Bursd him that Il was but q hirta-
tion, yet, on the evening Of the
crime, she sends him = letter which
has been produced in court, and
which WAS calculated to cause Mrs.
PangbouTnS the greatest trouble.
Trouble did, indeed snsus. There
was. violent quarrel, IN which the
prisoner hurled the letter At his
wife, telling her that he should do
as he chose, and struck her-not
for the hrst time violent blow
upon the cheek. Then he rushed
to that OF the woman he had pre-
ferrsd to his wife.
Admits the Murder.
AT Mrs. willoushby's he WA al
mitted by the maid, Clemsntina
Forester. who has told u that she
was struck by his wild look. and
TO see him. Unfortunately, MrA
WIlloughby paid no heed. A sup
psr ensued and the prisoner took
more champagne. than he was ae-
eustousd TO. After the supper
they sat, as usual, in the boudoir
which AdJoins MrA. Wilioughby's
bed room. Here the prisoner drank
freely OF spirits, drank so freely,
indeed that he himself admits he
has the vaguest notion OF what
passed. Gentlemen, Il is the con-
tentIon OF the prosecution that dur
Ing the period PanEbourns, In !
semi-intox!eation, = incensed prob
ably by a cooiness on the part OF
the deceased. struck the fatal blow.
The defense does not deny the posi-
billty OF this being the case. II main
talns only that the prisoner wa not
in a condition TO be responsible for
his actions With this subject
have already dealt"
Here the prisoner Gt the Bar stir
red, and Tnuttsred audlbly: 81 ala f.
Oh, must have done a."
ut was I who did itF' From HE
own mouth Pangbourne was convict
ing himself. And, indeed. As the
Judge spoke Il all seemed elsar-so
clear that he could almost rsnem-
Der striking the fatal blow. He was
drunk at the time and mad; why
could not these people recognise that
he was mad, and put an end to this
folly?"
II did tt ala Il! Can't you
stop this farce at once?" He had
risen 70 his feet. and was clutching
the rail OF the dock before him. His
hair was dIsheveled, his eyes stared
wildly; for the time being he was
indeed mad.
"wns He Mad or DruhkH@
All eyes were turned upon him
and the judge, interrupted in his
sloqusnce. frownsd. People whis-
pered to one another that the pris-
oner was trying TO make . point
for himself. that he was sham
ming madness.
The interruption was OF short
duration PAnEbourne was repress-
ed and the judge continued TO
speak.