The Archive · 1928

Man's Plea for His Wife

greater concern than the others The plea that was listened to w the spectators way from the husband the accused woman, who was also sentenced to death with her. He Lesecched the Court that, as he was ing hiv guilt' and was it with his life, to eon sider that it was only fair that his free. Soberly the ite room gave complete atten= tion, and as he continued pleading there was a silence that was fraught with drama, the most hardened police official in the room paused in aptes of the man's Fumexers, He realized, he said, that he was doomed, but he called en the authorities, as having wives of their own, to spare his helpmeet the ignominious death to which she had been condemned." The Court yuled that carried out, fran the Tom to the the others it can be said th concern was felt for them not by themselves. Sever: prisoners as the real culprits, pointing oat that he had not the slightest connection with the offal Police quickly stepped in and quelled the melee which ensued, and there was little firther trouble.

One of the court reporters took it upon himself to provide smokes for the entire lot, which they received swith loud appreciation,

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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