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V OREGON f CITY ENTERPRISE, FRIDAY, AlKUJST .1, 1809 I t , M y. v. v. 1 i V CANBY PHARMACY... A full line of r.tU'iit Milioims, t'hoiro l.'ipir pI T'M Articlon. 1 '!'? Most t'o'v't t""!i cf my 9 'I' Iii Clackamas County. W. H. EVANS, Prop. V. .11 (1 A JUDGE'S STORY. "Sboul.l a UiTTTfr defend man charRtsl with murder whi n he know the nun tv if niltr ?' Thin qnrytion led to mi .miniated divnssion, which, .after s.ini two hour, wait brought to q fD-1 ljr tb' jtiilct" JtuM.'iilj ficluiui ins. "Do rvm that man?" The bciulier turned their face in the dire.-tinn indicated I t the ertraker jntt in time to a tall. Innk uiun in shabby aitire leave the building. EVfoM a word wan ppoken by any f the curt.iua lietK-hcr the judge aaid, as though nn.-iin to hiiuwlf. though in a toue lo 1 enough fiT the other to hear: "Strange that I tihruld we that man jnst at tin.-) tiivjxjit nt and when we were iHvn:tj, a question that he conld live aiiiwi'ivil. II. j life, like tuine, ha "bn a failure, but, thank God. uij re--zrvts, though many, can never be as Vitler In are. He ruined hi career una lawyer 1t di fending a man who lind crmi'.-d that he was guilty of murder. I "Tell n the ftiTT," exclaimed the one known as the proctor. "He .; rained." began The wiinwn en tne slana a muw officer then teatitkd that he had found a small revolver with an ivory handle in some bushes junt outside cf theViu dow of the rxui where the crime had been committed. " 'Were there any marks on that re volver?' atiked Horace Duoh. comiitel for the prisoner, the man I junt jxiiutod out to you. " 'Yes.' replied the witness. " 'What were the marks!' 'The initials M. P.,' replied the . Witnexa. " 'Did yon ascertain who owued that I pistol V asked Lawyer Da.ih. " 'Yes; Mary Peterkin. ' I "An exclamation of surprise went around that little courtroom. Mary Peterkin started op in bewilderment 1 and then fell back into her chair. " 'Silence in the courtroom!' ex- ; claimed Judge Blank. i "With a face paler than that of ei ther tie prisoner or the niece of the j murdered man. Lawyer Horace Dash. ConnrelTiT the prisoner, said to the wit ; Deem. 'Step down.' ! "The next witness called was a worn' an who bad formerly been employed by old Peterkin as a housekeeper, Mie wo exceedingly nervous, and ber Toice trembled when the swore to tell the i truth. There wa a malignant erpres the judge. tvti on the face cf the counsel for the 'iea; i want to say,' eipiainru in prisoner in giiMpIng tones, 'that after 1 had retained that lawyer' pointing to Horace Dimh I told hint I w as guilty; that I wanted to pl ad guilty. He for bade my dointf v Haid it was a splen did cao. He would acquit me and covi r liiuikdf with Klry. He said he would Nk io fee. I urged tlmt I was guilly. but he said be could clear me. I con seuUd to the plea of not guilty.' Agnln the prisoner placed his hand to his heart and with an effort said could not save my life at the expeiixe of au innocent ern, and that permm womau. 1 am guilty.' "He sank buck into a chair, and Judge lllank turned to Horace DurIi. the primmer' conn !, ami Nuked: " 'What have you to say for jour-sniff 3" uia my amy my plain duty, said the lawyer. 'As I understand it. It I.. - I.- ........ ' .l..a . 1.1. ..It ... i m iiiiit in iiivi'iiii ilia iiit'Ul aud to acuit him as bet he can'. " 'Not at the rxiH-nse of au innocent periu, remarkeil Ju lllank. " '1 maintain it is.' n'plied the law yer, 'Although a prim iter may con fess guilt, he may be innocent He Illicit be insane when he confesited. He luinlit bo actuated by a deniru to save at the exjH use of hi life a K"'ltyprt m. He might' " 'I am guilty!' shouted the pri oner. 'I did it I did it. I "He fell backwarl on the counsel's table. gsjied. and after a few roiivtil sive liii.v-ini uts attrmpteil to rise, Ml back. twiHted half around, and his foul la-wd to a higher triluinal. Jude lllank, after ascertaining that the r in oun at the bur was dead. suid. 'I ac cept his pUa of guilty.' " The teller of this story then add.il "The man who so striiD'elY pi-ved l e fore me torby was the ptisotier's law jer. He never prospered at the Uir His carts V wiis ruined w ith the ru-r whiih he hopid would earn him fame.' N Y.ii-k I... 'ry hu ambition. ! prisoner when he asked the witnese: "Aabilion." srti-esied the solicitor, " "Do yon know Mnry Peterkin t s7itha geuisl smile on his kindly, clean i " do,' was the reply. bsven f. e. -in r.-x.nsible for much " 'n is ne of the murdered KOud anl moch eviL It is ambiticn 'n' that hi, BiaJ wrecks, leiral driftwood. ! " is,' replied the woman of many of ns. We have dreamed of builded fairy castles in the air, while others hse by hjrd work succeeded. I for "ne"-- "Th ..lory, the story!" exclaimed several 'r wie iieucoers. ine jU'Je, tnu urged, tola bis story Som4 40 years ago it was that I en Vered th oiiidll courthouse in a small " "ne la. renlied tne woman in a whitper. on once lived with the dead man and his niece?' " 'I did " 'Did nncle and niece ever qnarrelf ' 'Must I answer that?" asked the Id woman, turning toward Judge Blank. I "'Yon tunst,' sternly replied the He WorkfJ the (irurrr. A tnu- story uf a tlo)- found guilty or oliialnliig giHut uii.ti-r fal pre ten.- has Int'ii n-ci-uily told. The animal Is very finl of crackers, and has Ini-ii taught by his owner to gi after them himself, carrying a written onler In his mouth. Iy after day ho apiearvd at the grwer's, bringing tils j master' order for crackers uutll the ! clerks U-came cnrvle about reading i iuu uociiuieui. vuq uny ine man came I In and complained that ho had Imi j charged for much more crackers than i he had ordered. There was quite i dispute over It, and the next time t!. ; dog came In the grvr took the trouble til llMllr Ml tllM HHIutP It M B n lil.t,,t . and further Investigation sliovel that , whenever the dog felt a craving for ! crackers be hunted up a piece of pn(x 'and trotted off to the grocery store. - Atlanta Constitution. 1S(K) tnilt-a of Ion lin tHtii'tt telfjiliontt wir in Oregon mill Washington now in oiHTutioii by the Oregon Tt'Ii'iihont' unl Tol f graph coiiijiuny . Portland, Suttli, Sjm kano, Tnt'otiin, Snloin Walla Will In, IVndleton, Allmny and IMlotlicrtowns in tlio two stiites on thr lino. Quick, nfcurnto, cltonp. All tho aatisfiiction of a iMTsonal cotniminicntion. bistnnce no r fleet to clear understanding. Sjhv kaiio as easily iieiird u I'ortUiHl. Oregon City nll'ice at Huntloys Dru Store. J. H. THATCHER, MANAGIH, Portliuid, - On'gon. V-'- V f PARKER'S HAIR! BALSAM Ml kssavM.lMtf lh Wi Itmvmr rilt la Mor Mfj Ilir lo i Vauihu ('aiur s. fl M Nn.-y v&4,'V BO YEARS' ,y rxDrmrmrr y I it V' 1T I VI ' tewn ic (hewe-jtern section of New "'Yes, They qnarreled, faltered York. Court was in seshion, and the the witnees. hn-h thai bad fallen npen the crowd in ! " hat about T' asked the connsel j the other day to make certain calculu the room was oppressive. Nothing was . or tbe prisoner. Brasilia- l-etter Kor lh Kirk A lady living less than a dny's Jor- ney from New York had the curiosity heard at that time but the ticking of tht clock anil the breathing of the spec tators. The presiding jnd;;e was look ing up some legal question in the law looks before him. The rapt attention of the jurcrj and the eagernese cf the ctnn.-iel raided uie to realize that a trial f wore tiian ordinary interest and im portance was in prrgress. I asked a by. stauder ttiiat the cae on trial was. He gazed at rue in surprise f jr a moment and then exclaimed, 'You most be a stranger in thse parts?' " 'I am,' 1 replied. "I have jnst come Itri? from New York city to file a com plaint in an action cf ejectment.' " 'Thin.' replied my informant, 'is a murder trial, and there;' be pointed in the direction I was to look, 'is the man who will certainly bang.' "I looked at the prisoner at the bar. Ho was a K'nid looking young fellow aWit years of ue. There was some thing in Uie exprerion of his pule face tbut convinced uie of bis guilt. J "Whili; tlm trial judge turned over pageaftr p.-ig)of the law books I learn-: d the detuilH uf the crime." i Here tint rtury teller took a nip from the flask the proctor handed to him ! .and then resumed: j "I learned that in bis house on the outskirts of the town, one morning two months before the day of the trial, John Peterkin. a wealthy old man, who lad beet, it was said, in the habit of keeping largo sums of money in his' j " 'ne Jiary wantea to marry a i man her uncle did not approve of.' ' "All eyes were turned toward Mary Peterkin. who, with an exprewion of horror on ber face, sat crouched np in ber chair. Everyone in that courtroom seemed to realize that the testimony al- ; reairy nddnced against the prisoner at 1 gnintinl the bar was as nothing compared with : that just brought out against the girL I The prisoner at the bar was pale and trembling and, I thonght, an object of j abject misery . Then the thonght flush ' ed across my mind that he might be in ' nocent It was evident that Lawyer ( Dash was struggling with himself when ' he asked the next question. " 'Did yon ever hear Miss Peterkin i threaten her nncle!' " I beard her say once that lions in order to see now largo a par of her property ahe would have had to sacrifice had she grunted all the ro qursts made for money w Ithift a perl 1 of A'i days. She kept all the beggln letters reflved during that time, mid ed together the ri mounts they asked for and then (lls-overe tlint had sin each Individual tvqiieKt t motiey ahe would have dUliurM-d fl. Uai.issi. Aud this, tie It remciii tiered In a short period of six weeks. liar- per'a Ituzar. Oar His Uaaa. The largest proJe-tll" for the 13 inch the largest gun motiuted on the war ships of the United States navy, la 3'i feet long and weighs l.loO pounds, jlhe projectile travels 30 feet tn-fore ,he i l( haves the muzzle of the gun, aud 111 wished he was dead,' replied the wit ness. "With a moan of anguish Mary Pe terkin fainted. The prisoner started forward and. despite the efforts of the bailiffs to res train him, exclaimed: " 'This is a shame. I am guilty, and that man' pointing bis finger at Law yer Horace Dash 'knows that I am.' " 'What does this mean?' asked Jndge Blank, addressing the prisoner's connsel, who was leaning on the table and seemed about to faint. ' 'I don't know, your honor,' replied the lawyer, who was acen to press his band to his heart. " 'Let the trial proceed,' said Judge that distance Is set revolving at the speed of 75 revolutions er m-cond The rifling Inside of the gun consist of 52 spiral grooves, cut one-twentieth of an Inch d-ep at the bore. punctured How did Jionse, wm found mnrdered, shot in the Blank, 'and don't let that woman.' in 3ack. The murdered man bad been . dicating Mary Peterkin, 'leave this eated when hf was thot, for his chair , room.' Wiis overt urnod juntas he had fullen from it. Peterkin, who was about 67 jenrs old, livi.d ulcne with his niece, a pretty girl abut 11 yearti old. She it was who discovered the murder. When mhe had Hiifiicieutly recovered from her . judge said, 'Do alarm, the niece, Mary Peterkin, aroused . position that I " 'Stopl' exclaimed the prisoner. 'I withdraw my plea of not guilty. I am guilty!' "For a moment silence, oppressive silence, reigned supreme. Finally the you appreciate your can pass sentence of death on Jon V " 'I do,' replied the prisoner, with a defiant look at his counsel, 'but I would the neighbors. "At first it was thought that the motive of the crime had been robbery, tut when tho police discovered that the ; like to say a few words.' afe, the. door of which was unlocked " 'Proceed, sir,' said Jndge Blank, wnd half way open, contained $1,750, " 'I committed the crime, your hon nd that the old man's watch had not or, bnt not from desire for gain. It was lieen taken, that theory had to be aban-1 done in a moment of anger, jnst anger, doned. For several days tho case was a I and for the sake of my dear old mother, mystery. Theu it came to the knowl- j Years ugo my mother, so that she might edge of the chief of police that Hascall ; pay some debts I contracted while in Eenidder, the only eon of a widow, college, mortgaged her farm- the home whose father had been postmaster of where she was born, the home that she the little town, had been seen around went to as a happy wife, the home the bonse and had Bpoken unkindly of where I was born to old Peterkin. old Peterkin. Renidder was put UDder ! Each year Bince then she paid to hini .arrest. usurious interest. Finally there came a "When I had learned this much," day when he won Id not renew the mort aald the jndge, "the trial judge, whom gage. That was the day I killed him. I -we will call twang, loogea up irora tne , pleaded with biin. but in vain. He in Icgal books aud said, 'I will admit the sibted he would foreclose the mortgage, -testimony objected to.' He called my mother a vile name. I "While Judg Blank was reviewing ; Baw tho revolver on big desk, picked it -the law questions I looked at Maryjnp and aimed at him. He wheeled Peterkin. bhe was seated in the rear of ! around in his chair toward his desk, and the courtroom and was an exceedingly j the bullet entered his back, pretty young woman, the pallor of her "While he was telling this story the xeanea race niuininea oy large Dine prisoner several times messed bis hand eyes. She was in deep mourning, which 4at enhanced her beauty. 'Pv-fpfl.' exclaimed Judge Blank. to bis left side and moaned as if in pain. "'Have you anything else to say?' etad Jndin Blarjf. I'Dnrlorrd. Sprocket-Had my tire this morning. Crocket You don't say so? It happen? Sprooket-Rlding In a strange coun try and ran against the forks of a road. To Gnu to World. 1 M nt her -Tel: Heir Klin Suved Her I Ittle Hung liter's I. ire. I am the mother of eight children am have hid! a great deal of expeiience with medicines. 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