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to be brought forward he was confined in a room opening from the hall. All eyes were turned towards the door and the prisoner was seen advancing between two officers he was a young well dressed man tall and good looking. his face was a pale as death and his eyes were fixed and staring wildly over that vast throng looking to find some gleam of compassion some hope of escape but there was not such signs among that crowd a low savage murmer spread across the hall and as he heard it he knew it was his death warrant and he fell fainting into a seat. The trial now commenced the judge ordered the sheriff to empannel a jury of twenty four men he passed among the crowd and selected them in a few minutes any man being qualified to act as a juryman they advanced | to be brought forward he was confined in a room opening from the hall. All eyes were turned towards the door and the prisoner was seen advancing between two officers he was a young well dressed man tall and good looking. his face was a pale as death and his eyes were fixed and staring wildly over that vast throng looking to find some gleam of compassion some hope of escape but there was not such signs among that crowd a low savage murmer spread across the hall and as he heard it he knew it was his death warrant and he fell fainting into a seat. The trial now commenced the judge ordered the sheriff to empannel a jury of twenty four men he passed among the crowd and selected them in a few minutes any man being qualified to act as a juryman they advanced to the bar were sworn to do justice according to the testimony between the prisioner and the people, they then took their seats along side and facing the prisioner. The prosecuting Attorney now stood up and presented his case to the jury he dwelt very hard on the prisioners character of a gambler and the slight estimation in all of his | ||
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32 to be brought forward he was confined in a room opening from the hall. All eyes were turned towards the door and the prisoner was seen advancing between two officers he was a young well dressed man tall and good looking. his face was a pale as death and his eyes were fixed and staring wildly over that vast throng looking to find some gleam of compassion some hope of escape but there was not such signs among that crowd a low savage murmer spread across the hall and as he heard it he knew it was his death warrant and he fell fainting into a seat. The trial now commenced the judge ordered the sheriff to empannel a jury of twenty four men he passed among the crowd and selected them in a few minutes any man being qualified to act as a juryman they advanced to the bar were sworn to do justice according to the testimony between the prisioner and the people, they then took their seats along side and facing the prisioner. The prosecuting Attorney now stood up and presented his case to the jury he dwelt very hard on the prisioners character of a gambler and the slight estimation in all of his