The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1921-04-07

i aristacratic, with the domsnaring
manner o. one accustomed to die
I tate terms.
! When Whiting cmpha tically
urged Landon s motive, Hoyt as
sentcd, but added that since that
alleged motive was merely to re-
ceive at once his legacy, any 9th
/ er beneficiary under The will
must be admitted to have had
the same.
Regarding the district attor
ney's insistence on Landon s OPP
portunity, Hoyt agreed thas the
prisoner was in the woods at
the time, but any one else might
also have been there. And, more
over, the fact that the prisoner
had voluntarily told of his pres
encc here was not a sign Of a
/ guilty conscience.
The quarrel between Landon
and his uncle Ioyt dismissed
with The comment that that was
the story of a boy who was an
acknowledged prevaricator, and
could not be taken into conSil
Grafton.
1.-The evidence is vague, gen
eral and inconclusive," he said.
1t is not enough to condemn the
| prisoner. and indeed 1t in no in
stance connects the accused with
crime, l, myself, knew Mr.. Trow-
bridge well, and | knew he often
used figurative language. It was
entirely like him to say Cain
killed mel! meaning q reference
to an unknown murderer. But
it was utterly unlike him to say
to the Swede, a perfect stranger,
Kane killed met meaning his
nephew. Why should he speak
of Mr. Landon by his first name
to stranger? He never did any
such thing! The similar sound
Of the two names is a mere coin
! cidence, and must be regarded as
such by all fair minded people. +"
Aside from the argument
Judge Hoyt was pinning his faith
to his marvelously wide knowl-
edge Of the law governing every
aspect Of the matter III hand. He
we'll knew that a prosecutor with
a really clear case may lose it
because he has neglected to look
up some points Of law which may
unexpectedly arise, and the de-
Tense was hoping for something
Of this sort.
Again, it is a fact that juries
are more likely to acquit in a
murder trial than in case Of other
crimes. Unless the prisoner at
HE bar is of the depraved Grim
inal class, jury is inclined to
give him every possible benefit
Of doubt.
And, knowing this and many
other ''tricks Of his trade, y
Judge Hoyt took advantage of
every condition and every cir
cumstance; and as the trial pro
ceeded from day TO day the prob
abilities Of the outcome vibrated
from one side to the other largely
in proportion to the cratorical
eloquence of the two counsels.
Fleming Stone attended the
trial only occasionally. He hac
his own agent there reporting il
for him, and he himself was busy
untangling clues whose existence
others We're unaware of or hac
ignored.
On one particular Afternoon
Stone had told Fibsy to meet hin
at his office at 2 o'clock, and tn
= boy did not appear.
This was a most unusual thing
for F'ibsy, working with Stone
had proved absolutely reliable il
she matter Of obeying orders.
After waiting Is minutes Ston
selephoned to the boys home.
. Why" responded Aun
Becky, Fihs went out an hou
sago. Somebody telephoned TO
hint don't know who-and b
flew right off. No, it must hav
been important, for he went of
without his dessert. ~
Like flash it came to Ston
that there was something wrong
But what it was even his Gle,
erness failed to fathom. He tele
, phoned the Trowbridge house
, Judge Hoyt's office, the cou1