Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-12
CHAPTER FORTY.S1X
Victory Through Defeat

"This wretchcd case has injured the
credit of the island IN England: SAID
~ Governor to the Attorney General.
i.Tbc sooner 1t is over and done with
the better
For a long half hour before the pro.
ceedings began the court. house was
dark with meE. indignauon against
Stowcll had succeeded to astonlshmSnt.
Piecing things together from fenei'a =
outburst in court to Geii tnrent OF
personal violence against the neems!erI @
people had a., nrriyea , II. ,"i sos o fn,, doxs Ss
the truth, me l'i.s in,i VIII" ,.;,,, m nr,aS " -
worshipful lover were ready TO preaN
into shouts OF execration. ~.
The scoundrcl. ihe traitor LoGr
young Cell! And theh mat girl Soi
lister was not SO bad as the! ha"
thought her.
StOwcfs enemies had Deen trcM,"f ,;i
with satisfaction. Wen, wnn. u,u
tell your said Hudgeon. the aavoch,eii
And Qualtrough. NJ. II. ~; repen.ru ,',
what he had said IN the smok'ns rovma YIN
OF the Keys--you had only 10 give w
rascal rope and he would hanS h,msH.r' Ilr
His friends were yet more ~, u'a.s; i
Nearly all had deserted him. Inc goo'
things they had9 SAID had peeh "I,l LOT
remember was revived: rs far Dack ns
his reckless days at Mount Murray ~
young man and his expulsion IRON,
King williams as boy. ne was
man of straw. 1t was surprising Wnat
people had seen in him. and nstoh,snins I, hi.s
that the Governor hPdrecommehoed h'"'
for the position OF Deemster:
The press had been silent. 'rp,n i.hs .ha
Of the penalties OF contempt, Dut tns
pulpit (Sunday having interveneoy hau
been loud with platitudes' INSPIRED w
the text. "Be sure your SIN Will nho
YOU out A. ,,s..,
When the time came Tor me judges
. enter the court, house the ntmos, ,
the acid odor OF perspiring people. ~
Taubmen was the Deemstcr., A.
thopgh tortured by rheumatism, he had
dragged hlinset out OF DeH' n.vins
scented an opportunity OF gaining
favor with the Governor, IT,,
The Governor presided. as II was nIs
duty to do. but 1t was remarkcd tnat
except for one moment on taxing hls
seat. when he looked around at the
open. .mouthed spectators with an ,, ex.
preston which seemed to say. WI nat
race: he never raised MS eyes.
1T was short trial, and rarely had
there been more irregular one. Iaup'
man was notorious TOR MS legal dehc'en.
OF MS Llmerlcks, had christenea
him ''Old Necessity, because 'neces.
sty knew no law, lie had long
been jealous OF Stowell popularity ah9
larticulariy OF MS RAPID rise 10 po-
years for. Now he had the "upstart'
IN his hand Mt last. :,
When the case was called Stoweii
was brought up by two policemen and
placed in the dock; His cheeks were
unshed tears; It was almost as il his
youth stepped with one stride into age.
bu! eunering gives certain suDnmitE'
ana II was SAID atterward that never
beicre had lie looked SO strong and
ho6Ie.
The spectators saw nothing of that
nov. HIS calm seemed to them 10 De
esnouslleS:. lie ala not appear TO see
me screening glances they cast ut MN.
Ihe last time they had seen him III
.ou,l ne was on the Dehch now nc was
" the dcck. ana they would have been
sM osttr plehSrd u. IN the dread certalhty
o. MS fate, he had betrayed the fcllness
when be turmed % eH slowlr ~, romnd @ "i, ~ ,o"i,
At them. and their murmurs ceased
suddenly at full sight of his face, he
seemed to them to have forgotten the
shame Of the nlace he stood in.
Taubman. In rasping voice. read
out the charge to the prisoner ana
rallied on him to Mead.
'How say YOU. are Won guilty or not
guilty.
Guilty" said Stowell in n clear
voice, and then. after a moment Of
mercilesa silence. there was deep
drawing of breath.
"Had you any accomplices?"
None
"Humph. And what was YOUR mo.
Tive in committing this crime?"
Again there was n moment of merci-
less silence, and then StOwell, speaking
very slowly, said:
II had seduced the prisoner md was
therefore the first cause of her crime.
All. There was another long in
drawing Of breath among the spec.
tators. II was n wonder The man
didn't fall dead with shame!
"And what. If Won nlease. was YOUR
reason for making this confession?''
II could not allow an innocent person
to suffer for nv crime -
"Wos tho+ .Lo ,,I.. ..,,
M .;,s" '"' w. 'e"'o"'
n.Mss "v s'lehce became breathless. After
rr"Tse r.Th e!o"ell said, IN low voice:
IA . a hiah IN u question l VIII answer