The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-06-29
By WARDEN }. ALEX SHIELDS
Warden of Tpntonyillc Prison.

| for Trial until the morning ~ th"
! execution, Aurust 2. lylb. Roger
| Easement. tho rN British consul who
/ proved u traitor to Hrn,n, wac uu.
| der my care during my spells ~
! duty
found lHm r. hy mo- means ara
cult prisoner 10 dpu with I hpy"
heard other wnrdcDg my that Do
gave them much trouble. aud That
! they were glad 10 b" free ui duty
with him ] have heard ulr9 that hc
was Worosr and Wrly rrfuuuf 20
! answer tho simplest questions and
complaining repeatedly 10 the gov.
crnOr ot IruionyliIc NJ the Wur1ouH
but he never complained tu Ur. tui
indeed from tho flra, be- showed an
inclination for nfriondllnc, thai /
found somewhat embarrassing
wS9 warned early iu ne ems"
that the man waB uhuorWN, and
luNrly 10 do himself lnJur " ho w't"
not closely watched trunIB whom
prisoner knows that DO Re l"inE
watched with moro than usual
strictncss he shows hI4 recruitment in
rowu way hul Easement only took
II aS a compliment wllrh seemed to
ETaufy hlH inurdluatc vanity
An Audience ~ Women.
you are good servant NJ the
public. warden Doc remarked 60 me
us I stood beside him ui the pIl
Bailey - wlsh We had met under
different auspices would have
been happy iU recommend you for
reward Tor your zeal You are cor.
ininly looking after mo us we'll H
anyone could The government must
must think a great dotl Of me as "a
state prisoner n they attach Hu much
importance to my safety now You
need not ho afraid am not EUluE
90 take my own lIfr n H not worth
the cNprtlnn. Indeed ! rather enjoy
this farce
His voice must have reached tho
usher, though Do spoke IN low tones
There was command 'o be silent,
ana tho Judge looked stornly IN tho
direction ~ the prisoner Easement
fidgeted under the scrutiny and up-
pcared ill az ease FOR some minutes
Then he found relief In turning his
eyes towards tho public art gallery
In which thcrc were number of
women sitting
From that moment he seemed 20
have tho impression that he was on
the stage. and that these women
alone formed Wis audience lie kept
looking towards them, and hcknowl-
cdging tho slightest movement which
ho fRncied 20 bc In sympathy with
him as he stood In the dock Ho list
ened liatlcssly TO tho evidence, ana
several times smlled 10 tho ladies' I'm
the gallery as though asking them
10 agree with him about the irrele-
vance of some Of the evidence.
what are they wasting all this
lime for7" he asked mo. and when
the Judge looked again towards the
prisoner he said In lower tome
why don't they read my statement
and have done with It all7"
Low as the words had been spoken
they reached the sharp ears OF the
Judge and he requested the prison
or TO remain silent. Easement bowed
with that courtly manner which was
characteristic of him, a manner aC-
qulred In other days. For time he
was silent, following the evidenced
with evident interest. but shoWing1
impatiencc ns the points were
brought out by the examining law
yorA
III nt Ease.
All through this examination
Easement was restless and fldgety,
once or twice he looked TO the Judge
appeallngly. and / fancy that his
lordship read what was In his mind,
for he intervened when counsel was
pressing n witness 10 suggest that n
particular point was not really ma
terial. After that tho witness. TOO.
had an easter time ana Easement
bowed n silent acknowledgement to
the Judge
During tho rest of the proceedings
'aSement was ~ at ease and did
not appear 10 take the least interest
In the evidence or the speeches NJ
counsel until tho attorney general
spoke OF the enormlty ot the offcnse
with which he was charged. Case
ment stretched himself TO his full
height. and leaned over tho rail as
though he wished 20 speak 90 the
court but he did not attempt TO do
so.
When the proceedings were near
Ing close Easement Hhuwncd signs
OF relief He developed an Interest
In the ladies In the gallery who had
remained through tho case and one
or twice he turned towards one lady
In particular as though trying to
speak TO her by llp signs. She seemed
To understand for she smiled back
and for about 10 minutes tho two
Eazed inteutB at each other Case
mcnt seemed 10 lose all knowledge
OF where he was
lie gave violent start when !
touched him on tho arm consider.
ing tho verdict lie looked around
In some bcwlldcrmcnt ut the empty
corner OF the court. and then TO the
staircase. ana he disappeared below
Thank God. u is nearly over.
was his remark when We were be.
low. II don't think | could have
stood another day OF it II thcrc
had been any hope ot acquittal d;
might not have been 80 bad hut
when you know for certain what tho
result Is golnF TO De IL is only adding
To the agony 90 keep uu day after
day"
After that hc became silent and
sot with his head resting ON his hand
until / summoned him Co 80 biy,,
10 the court when We got hprk u
the court Easement turned ha eyes
towards The direction wh,re his
lady friend was sitting She was
holding a handk rchi,f - nnr face
and appeared 20 be- weeping
1lDacs Control
For the first time Easement
showed signs ot emotion He seemed
20 lose control ot himself and his
eyes became moist lie rtII|rI