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-W , - T f ' 2 THE OMAHA J3AILY BBS , tfHIDAY. MARCH 19,1883. IT RESTS NOW WITH T1IE JURY All Ajgumcnta In the iauor Case Con cluded Yesterday Afternoon. THE TWELVE MEN RETIRE And Are Still Out nt 'J n. in Gen. Coivln Mnkcsn Closing Speech of CoKcntArmnncntniiil Master ly Kloquetico-JiMjjjoTlinrs- ton's ' Great Kffort Yesterday's Proceeding. Tim diurnal pilgrimage to the court house began nt(7o'clockycstcr < 1ny morn ing despite the ticnclrating mist which was trying to rnnko eVeryone uncomforta ble. Hoilily discomfort , however , was not thought of by the vast crowd desirous of licaring Och. Cowln make the closing ar- guniont In the Lnuor case. Friends of the prisoner , his enemies , and oven those Indifferent to his welfare were alike anx ious to hoar what the man whom Mr. Thurston characterized as the "groat chieftain seeking to dangle Laucr'a scalp from his girdle" would have to say. To say that the court room was lllled gives no adequate idea of the scone. A wild suffocating crowd packed every nook and cranny in the room. People stood upon stop ladders and gazed through the transom ; they stood on the outside of the windows ami hung on to the casements : thov stood upon tames and craned their iiccks anxiously to get a view of the speaker. The capacity of the court was iiovor subjected to such a so- Tcro test. The faces of the tuulionco were expressive of the deepest intention und an occasional burst of ap plause would greet Gen. Cowin's eloquent - . quent passages. Mr. Oowin was attired in a close fitting frock coat , the sleeves of which ho pushed back when 1m got fairly into the spirit of his discourse , the while cuds inaHing njstriking contrast to Ins raven hair , lie walked to and fro in front of the jury box while ho was speaking , but would occasionally turn back to where Lauer was sitting and address a rhetorical - * ical question to him in a low impressive voice. The prisoner rested his head up on his hand and looked towards the judge nt times , however , casting his eyes at the lawyer who was speaking. There was a little delay owing to the lateness of the defendant's counsel in arriving. "Send for Judge Savage , " remarked the court. "Judge Savage is in the room , " c'vmo that gentleman's well-known voice from the centre of the crowd to the left of the bench , "and expects to bo with you in a short time. " By dint of vigorous'clbowing the judge finally succeeded in making his way to the front and took his seat , panting Ironi liis exertions. Mr. Cowin then rose to Ids feel and spoke as follows : Gentlemen of the jury : I consider It a matter - tor of prolound congratulation to all of us Hint wo arc drawlinc near the end of this case. To you.wlio have sat so long.uatiently listening to the testimony from day to day , and 1 want to say that so tar as tins defend ant Is concerned , lie may congratulate him- nelr on one thing at least , and tlint Is that he has been defended by the most able counsel and that ho has had as magnificent and splen did a defense as over was accorded to a pris oner at the bar. Not a stone has been left unturned. Not a proposition or law has laid Idly on the paics of the books that could bo presented In his favor. 1 do not , gentlemen of the Jury , come to you with an address such a was presented by my friend Judge Savage nor such as was presented by my learned friend Judge Thurs- I ton. 1 do nptcomotq you with ono sentence prepared ; , not ono word put on tonof anoth- . . .cr , and , L'cntlcnion o the jury , so far us 1 am concerned , my dealing now lor a short time is with you , and with yon alone. To mo what other persons In this room may consider of what I may say Is of the ut most Indlllt'renco. To mo what has been said about me In this case Is of the utmost indifference , and 1 care nothing about it. I , gentlemen of the jury , In the short time that I shall talk to yon , shall TALK OX THIS r-ASn , and I shall talk to you the same as if this jury ot twelve men , the defendant and his counsel and the judge on the bench only were , In this court room. I have been , probably , a little abused. I do not complain of it ; it Is In the regular pro gramme. There are men on Ihls jury who sat In the jury-box In Douglas cotintv years ngo , when 1 was district attorney. You all remember then that probably I never tried an important criminal case that I was not nblg- Kcr villain than the urisoncr at the bar , 1C we were to leave It to the other side , and 1 pro- Biimo that during the four yars 1 was ills- 'trlct attorney 1 received more abuse than any of the prisoners 1 tried. 1 expect It now. The gentlemen have been pleased to so look upon my connection with this case. My friend Savage said I would bo denun ciatory , that 1 would bo vindicative. 1 trust not. Much of my mode of procedure has been learned from my runorublo friend , and probably the better part of It. Now ! presume 1 hail better mention a few things before I proceed Into the real facts , so ns to wipe the cobwebs and dllllcullles away. 1'piopose , gentlemen of the jury , to Aiium : NO oxi : . Tho'slen-inotherof this defendant and his elsters will not hear an unkind word from mo. The casn docs not reiiulro It , nor would it do any good. 1 wish to speak now , gentlemen of the jury , of the ilofemluii ! mul his friends , lam not required to pass any eulogy upon Miss Lauer , who has testified In this case , yet 1 am will- In ; : to accord to her nil the bravery of the maid of Oilcans , and all the generosity that In claimed for her. Hicinlnds me , however , of a case 1 trh'd some yearn neo In Cass county , when L was district attorney. It was a case of shooting a woman , and the case was entirely circumstantial. A shot had been tired down tli3 toad In tlio country. No ono know who tired It.Vo only knew a woman foil n victim and died shortly after. The defendant was presented for tri al. On the trial of that i-nso the defendant himself , his old lather , his old mother , his nibtcr and his aunt all swore that ho was In the garden booing nt the tlmo the shot was Jiieil. The aunt nworu that at the time the fihot wax Hied f-hu was handing him a drink of water , but ho was convicted , i , This sister 1msstood by her brother and Mood by him nobly ; but you would not ex pect her to do anything else. The gentleman said 1 would bo denun ciatory , that J would bo abusive and that I would moro or loss expect to intluonco this jury iu that way. I do not think my friend Judge bavago should so accuse mo , 1 do not know when 1 have given him a reason for so 1doing. . Hut I want to say this , Kentlomcn of the jury , you heard the argument of the coun sel hero yesterday ; you heard what was said by .Indgo Tliurston anil you heard what was euld by Judge Savage. I never In all my llto used as much ubuso In an argument of n cast ) as was used In ono argument hero yes terday , 1 never in all my 11 to abused men who had nothing to do with the case as men weio abused yesterday. 1 never In all my llf < j , gentleman nf thn jury , and it la my ju-ayerto God that 1 never will , abided a woman In acts or in words. ( Appluiibo. ) 1 never In my Ufa assailed a woman's ' diameter. I never In my Ufa applied un in- vecllvo to the lowest and deepest lallen , and tied hclplni : mo 1 never will. Their sorrow lij enough. Tlmir misery is more than they can boar. Why , gentlemen of the jury , I never ECU ono ol those poorcrcatuic.s that 1 do not think that her bright eyes once looked out In innocence. That oncoslm was a mother's dar ling. 1 noverthlnkof tliem.sfliilleiiienortlio Jury.biittoroiiieinbortlioirtorriblohUtorythnt taking one of them alone I ) give the his tory of all , poor victim * of thelrown crcdulltj vr the outoafts of another's crime. \ \ ith all tlda uiUury heaped upon their heads , it Is not for me to stand In tlio conrl ' of Justice and heap more misery and 1 wil not do It. Tliora < o Is presented to us to fcturt with , with the abuse ofomen. . \\'u \ liavo been told , too , n great deal about jmDlio.onlnlon. My Irienil grew mostelo iuent ] when ho was arraigning puolio opin ion. Contlemen of the jury , just let mo snj . , . .beio ami 1'iul itat this , wo are not trying r jmbllc opinion In this ca e.Wo have no testimony against him or her An abuse was also niado on 'tho gentlemen of thu prass. the most Industrious of men fi'liey weie called "beardless cubs. " Well cntleiicu | ot the jury , 1 will leave those 'beardless cubs" to take care of themselves. Wo are not trying them here. Hut does the cpntlcman remember that In the spring of .801 , the majority of those who tlew to arms 'or the preservation of their country were 'beardless cubs ? " ' Does the gentleman re member that the flat ; was tlrst protected by n 'beardless cub1 Ocntlcnionof the juiy , Ire- neinbcr as If it were In the court ooiu this morning when , on a summer day n ISJt , my mother placed her hands on my lead and with her blessing sent me out to > attlo for my country. I was not 10 years of age , I look over my discharge and please forgive this personal reference 1 find that I engaged llioenemy In no less than six Im portant battles , and three times 1 bled for my country , and yet I never found It nccessaty : o parade upnnddowniodcclarolwasa man , \nd I certainly would not do it If the only innny I had to attack Was two or three 'bcntdloss cubs."ornn empty pistol. [ Laugh- .erj. I never ( bought It was necessary In the presentation ot a case to rear up and lown and to pronounce In maniac tones , " 1 nmainan. " Why 1 hope you will take that 'or granted. I learned from my friend riuirslon when ho was a "beardless cub , " ihat ho was n man , every Inch of him. Hut gentlemen of the jury , why have they mentioned Public Opinion ncrc ? Would you icnow anythlngnboul Public Opinion if they md not mentioned It ? Do you suppose , gen tlemen or the jury , that tills audience Is gath ered here by anything that Is snld In the pa pers ? Not one word ot It. The press of tills city during this trial has been absolutely 1m- lartlal , absolutely conservative and has done nothing but present the facts In this case. Of thoprcss Itself and of these gentlemen I cannot take tlmo to say anything , but my friend rears and tears at public opinion as if 10 was not thn pet of public opinion and sucked at her breast for twelve years while 1 lave been a virtual outcast. Public opinion , lr , lifted you to the top wave , it has sent you to every political con volition , even to our national convention to stand the peer ol any [ here. I will tell you the trouble with you : you have benn petted so much by public jplnlon that If public opinion has a caress for another yon want to murder It , like your client , who could not bear a look from an other person at bis wife. Wo are told , gentlemen of the jury , that no oed can bo done this poor family bv pun- sldng Lauer , no good can be done to the rcl- itlves ot the deceased by punishing Lauer. No , not none whatever. Gentlemen of the lury. wo do not try eases for doing good to ; ho friends of the deceased. That Is not our nbjcct , No , you may take Lauor and punish lilm ns you will , It ( Joes not rcinrn the laughter to the bosom of that mother , It does not return the daughter to the embraces of mr sister. It don't do that Uut Is that any reason who should not punish guilt ? A few years ago we were startled. the world was startled when a bullet passed through the head of the crnnd- > st mnn tiiat ever trod American soil , Abra- lam Lincoln. Hut gentlemen of the jury , would the punishnicntof Wllkos ISonth wipe one tear away from the eyes of Mrs. Lincoln or from the eyes of her boys that were left fatherless' . ' No , sirs , wo are not seeking to secure the punishnicntof John Lauer to do { oed or to alleviate the sulferings of this Broken down old mother or the bereaved sister. _ Tlio Afternoon Session. When General Cowin began his argu ment , tlio space occupied by bis Ijodv was the only spare room in the building. The heat was intense and its ofluct were plainly seen on General Cowin's countenance. In speaking of tlio light of the room on the in * tih t in question lie said that it was moonlight. Miss Lauer stated that when she ran out of doors she stumbled over something , biitsho was in such n. condition that she was liable to stumble at noon day. Matt Gahlon testified that lie could clearly distinguish her features. Other evidence wont to show that the moon was shining in the west window of the room where the tragedy occurred. The tests niado by the defense were at a time of night when the 1119011 was in the cast and its rays could not illumine the apartment. Ow the other hand , Mr. Ewing , the 9nly witness used by the prosecution , testified to making a test under conditions which were entirely fair. The lamp was put out , and from the light coming from the store alone the question whether or not Nailer could see his wife was investigated. A person standing in the door could bo recognized troru the bed. Not only that , but the ordinary print of a newspaper could be read. Ho stated that the defense - fenso thought that by bringing men like Herman Kouutzo and W. V. Alorse into court they would inlliicnco the jury. The first night they went up there the stove was dark , but a face could bo rec ognised at the distance of three feet. Gen. Cowin then took w > tlio doors of stove and pointed out the fact that the isinglass was darkened when the tests were made and that when the tragedy occurred thqy were as "bright and clean as thohoart in Sallie Lauer's body. " Ho accused the defense with preparing the doors especially for the occasion when the tests were made. "It was not , " said ho impressively , "tho isinglass through which the light shouo that directed tlio bullet to Sallie Lnuor'H heart. " Ho next took up Lnucr's testimony in regard to the light. Ho tcstilied that the west olind was up. Ho says he saw the head approaching and expected to sco a body fall across the foot of the bed. "Now , " continued ho , "I simply ask , Do yoli suppose Sftllie Lauer or John Lauer were out of bed before the shoot ing or after placing the oatmeal on the stove ? " It is shown that Lauer filled the nuiga/.ino before going to bed in which coal would not bo out till next morning Malt Gahlon swore that thcro was no coal in the magazine when he- came there. UonGallaghergivcs corroborative evidence , staling that the lower part of the stove was cherry red , showing that the stove was shaken down. That demonstrated that these people had been up ; that the steve had boon shaken. Who did it ? llurglarsV No. How did it como about if they had not been up ? Matt Gahlon said that n chair was be tween thu stove and bed and that the door from the kitchen to the dining room was open. Lauer says that it was not opened till after the coroner came. Who did all this : who prowled around the house at nighl ? I leol there is but one answer. Tmil lire had boon attended to time after time between 0 and o'clock. ' There is no escape from that conclusion , and the is conclusion that Lauer was the ono who attended to it. Gen. Cowin then said ( bat from the very direction which tlio bullet took it could not have boon fired from the bed , as in that case the bull would have en tered the brain at an angle of forty-live degrees. In the most eloquent way and amid the most intense interest , Gen. Cowin commented on Lauer's language , which ho cluu-ucteriy.es as brutal in tlio extreme. General Cowin continuing , spoke as follows ; Lauer says ho lirod , looked , felt for his wife and she wasn't thi-re. Ho got up and , ac cording to his statement , ho felt the body. He placed one hand upon the hip ; but what has ho said about It Iwforc. lie told Mrs. Goet- seliius that when ho got up and got around to the foot of the bed , not utter ho lighted the lamp , not after ho struck the match , but that ho saw that ho had shot his wife , and that ho saw by thn heaving of her chest ihat she was fetlll breathing. Uncontradlcted. Ho tolls Mr. Ualdwln , ho tells Major Dennis , that when ho got around to the foot of the bed ho saw ho had shot his wife , and that bo saw NIO ! was breathing , ami wliun asked , "Von picked her nil In a moment and placed her on the bed' " ' ho answer * with the MAI.IOMTY Ol' A KIEXI ) , "No , I left her for the coroner. " Is that the penitent soul ? Is that the penitent man ? Tbny say ho showed Ids penitence by plvlng property. Yes , the snino as any man does. A man commits a crime and condones It by paying a fine , lint , sir. that Is tlio way that ho Iff tills wife at that time. Now they say : Oh well , the idea ot leaving her for the i'nronrr oecuriril when ihilliivher got theie. When Gallagher got thcro thu body had nol tiet'ii ' touched , exceot ns uiovcJ a lit tle on the back , " as he testifies , so that it wasn't Ben Calkigher that e.\vo him the Idea , of leaviug her for the coroner , l > ecau o ho had already left her. Ho tells these parties , In lanaungu cool and tic- liberate , ' ' ] lott tier for the coroner. " Oh , Uod.why didn't iho blood'of Sallie Lauor rise jiom llm ground and strike him drad ? " .I h-Jt her t lien- " Now let us tike Ids own of. wh-it ho sayn , mul that If more n Ibiu alUL "Oh. horror of honors ! " Mac- jeth says after his foul deed of murder , : "Look on It acaln 1 cannot. " This man , ' what does bo do ? Ho feels that it Is the body of his wife. Ho don't know now , bear In mind , whether she has fainted or whethtr she lias been shot. Ho don't Imow that. He don't know whether it s a fall from a faint , or whether It Is a fall from Ids bullet , lie docs not touch her at lids time , except to feel of her and shako her. This Is bis testimony : bn felt of her , and shook icr , and called to her. Now lot us see wljothor he calls to her or not Minerva Lauer was up stairs ; Minerva Laner jumped out ot bed the moment that the shot was tired , and asaha says , a scream was beard. Oh , IF THAT SCnCAM COtTl.I ) TALK wo would have more light on this case. They do not tell us the voice of that scream. Lauer says ho screamed. Some body screamed , you say. Ho says lid fshook icr and called to her by name. Minerva Lauer was up stairs , and she swears that she Jumped out of bed tlio moment the shot was lircd , and heard him tramping up and down the room , making exclamations ot horror. "And what were they , " 1 asked her. " 1 can not tell you , " she says. "Tell mcwinioof them , " 1 said , mid she said , "Oh , Lord. " Hut nowhere did she say , "Oh , Sallio. " Nowhere. Ho says he calls to her. Miss Lauer swears she could hear bis breathing up stairs. If she could hear bis breathing up stairs , then she could hear his appeals to his dylni wife to como back to him to love. Hut she did not No , and they never were uttered. In all this transaction , gentlemen of the jury , although my friend Thurston says ho exclaimed "Oh , Salllc , " In all his testimony I will defy you to find a word , from the bediming to the end , that bo mentioned his wife's name , except to say. "I have shot Sallie. " Ho never said "Oh , Salllc " ho said "Ob love " ho , never , lay , never said "Oh. my wife , " ho never uttered nn - endearing dearing term to that bloody body lying before him. Not ono endearing name. Now what did ho do ? Let us take his testi mony. 1 will show you now that Mi ° \ Lauer contradicts him , and I have no ilot that Miss Lauor Is correct ; that when she got out of bed , that man was I'llANCINO UP AND UOWX Till ! JIOOM , still 111 anger. She says he was : bo swears ho was not I have no doubt In the world sir , that that man was tearing up and down the room , still in unmitigated rage , She says ho was ; he says he was kneeling nt the side of his wife. She says ho was tearing up and down the room. Let ns take Ids own statement at this point Ho savsthat he shook her , ho saw it was his wife , ho didn't know wht'thei she was deader or not. Ho got up , and what did he do ? He went coolly and deliberately , and more so than I could go and take a drink of water out of that glass this moment , he found the match box , no lit the match , he took off of his student lamp the chimney , he turned un the wick , lighted It , put the chimney on acaln and then looked around at his wile. Wouldn't It seem to you tbat'the moment the match was struck lie would look around ? liut he didn't. He didn't .sir. He waited. He got bis match , ho turned up the wick , took off the. chimney , lighted the lamp , put the chbnncv back again , and then , for the first time , looked at the dying form before him. In the name of God , in the name of human ity , In the name of that which binds human ity together , don't It seem as though at least bo could have said , "Oh , Salllol" Uon't It seem that at least ho could have lighted his match and looked around and seen the body and rushed to it ? No sir , bo lighted the lamp , turned around to the body of Sallie Lauer , and It was lying ho says about on the right Bide , and probably a little more on tlio face. lie then took and turned Uio body some ; on Its back , ho thinks. We know the body was found on Its back. What did ho do then , centlemon ? llosays that ho felt tliohcart. Oh that heart that had yielded the world for you ; bo felt of that heart ; that heart that had suffered nil tlio pangs that human being could bo called upon to suffer ; ho felt Its flut ter , ho felt It beat , and whatdld he do ? Shook the body again. Ho saw the DI.OOD COMING F1SOM THE EAHS , from the nose , from the month in an Instant , and ho did not wipe ono drop of that away to give access to the breath of lite. My (5od , where have you over seen an example of beasts , let alone human beings ? Ho never from the nostrils wiped the blood ; ho never from the mouth took the blood , co the air might reach that breast ; so that air could reach those lungs. 1 will not siy a word more on that not u thing. He did not know at this time , gentlemen of tlio jury , and put that down , he did not know at this time that she was dead. He swears ho didn't. Ho thought she was. but ho didn't know , and the last no knew of her , the heart was beat ing In her noble breast Now what does ho do after this ? He says bo knelt by her side , and finally he heard his sister coming down stairs. Gentlemen of the jury , when you go Into your jury room , will you tell me why ho rushed out and stopped that sifter. Why did you to and stop that sister ? She was going out of doors ; she was rushing out That poor cirl , the memory of that night will remain on her mind so Ionic as God will give lior life. I wish It were In my power to wipe It away. You know what was the matter. She knew the trouble in that house : she ran out. She says , "I was going for help for Sallio. " She knew what was the trouble. She heard her brother calling out "Oh Lord , " she heard ono shot tired ; but the voice of Sallie Lauer was dead. It was not heard , was It ? You know when Lauer was calling out "Oh Lord , " and Sallie Lauer's voice was silent , Ihat It could not speak. You know it , mid we all know it and thcro Is no question about it. Poor girl , if my blessing can relieve you in the least , and give you an hour the less suf fering , God knows It Is vours from now on. She know Sallie Lauer needed help ; she knew Sallie Lauer's voice was silent ; she knewTHAT THAT SUOT WAS FOtt 8AUIi : T.AUEII. He stopped her ; why didn't you let her run ? ilo stopped her , and he tells her what to say when she goes out. He tells her what to say by saving to her "I have taken Sallie lor a burglar and shot her. " Hut did ho say how severely she was shot ? Not at all. Does fiho ask ? Not at all. Moro than that , Sallie Lauer's volco was still. She went over to John A. McShanc's. and there was Leo and Gahlon. blio didn't Bay that Sallie had been taken for a burglar and shot , but shc.sald something terrible had happened nt our bouse ; that is what she said. John Lancr goes back into the room. What does he t"ll you ? Miss Lauer Fays that she saw tuion his face a look of despair. Now In order to see that look of despair , do you know , gentlemen , Lanur has got to take the trouble to take the lamp from the bedroom Into the hitting room and set it on the table. Hear In mind , she could well sco Till : LOOK OF DlISl'AIIl , because at thu time you will notice that Immediately north of the steve Is a door opening from the hall Into the sitting room. -You will notice that that door Is right adjoin ing the stove ; that when yon onnii that door , the light from the stovn would have shown John Laner plainly. Yon don't be lieve , gentlemen ol the lury. that John Lauer went to thutroublo to talco the lamp from the dressing case in the bed room , and bring It out In the Hitting room. Ho says ha did. Now what did he do ? Now let us see his act for a ninment , gentlemen ot the jury. Let us sco what bo did now. He went back Into the room ; ho knelt lu-nln beside the body of bis wife. Ho didn't know yet that the heart had stopped beating ; ho didn't know yet that the BOH ! had fled. This is Ids own testimony , ( jontlomcn of the jury , let mo tell you anotherthlngthat is In this testimony : that when John Lauor went back to the body of hl.s wife ho did not know where nho was hit , according to bis statement. Ho says that ho know she was hit in the face , but he did not know wjiere. Ho did not know whether that bullet had passed through and lodged In the mouth , and caused the blood to ( low from the mouth and nostrils , or whether it had pene trated the brain. Ho says he did not know , gentlemen , and yet , not knowing. John Laner , ( turning to the prisoner ) , not knowing that your wife was dead , not knowing that she had a mortal wound , not knowing but what a drop of water would lot breath into her soul , not knowing that , yon left her llkn a dog on the floor. Now. sir. ho didn't know It Ho wont to work und dressed himself. Now ho says ho dressed himself logo alter tlio doctor. "John Lauer , " I said , "at the time that you proposed to go after the doctor , did you know your wifo'was dead ! " ' He says ho did not All this time him was lying ihero ; all this tlmo she was In that agony , and ho didn't know she 'was dead. Oh ! but iiiniB is A TKiimm.K nuxn , Gentlemen of the jury , 1 askiulJohn Lener why hodldu'tgo utter the doctor. What Is his answer ? " 1 wanted to ba boaido my wifo. " John , did you know she was dead ? "I did not. It she returned to IIfu I wanted to bo there " Gentlemen of the jury , 1 said then , "Mr. Lauer , you remained them so as to bo with the body If llfo returned ? " Do yon know what is the answer to that ? "That Is exactly It : 1 wanted to bo there if life returned.1 "That Is exactly it ; " the four words of his answer. Now , gentlemen of the jury , just think of It That body lying there .all that time , not knowing but what It might return to llfol Istheru butouonnswor why ho did not do anything to rcstoic that body ? ' Is Uioro but ono answer why John Lauer wanted , to bo beside Ids wife If consciousness returned ? There Is just ono answer. Itl. a ' terrible answer , but WL- cannot escnpo from It. U Is tUls , oh , this is tlio au-mur : I wanted to sec fhhl iny act was not pro nounced by thosoi lips. It llfo returned : ; I dared not trust myself away from her , be cause the i sncnr.T or , MY rout * CIUMK might yet bo told/ from those appar ently dead llpfe. Let mo now see whether or not1 Ihfs Is Justified. Have you reflected UJXMI the condition of that body ? Hear In mind ; up to this time , for many minutes he did not know that life was extinct. .Now , wat ! | .did he do that night ? He says the body fell about on Its right side , and that he turned the body over on Its back. How waslhobodr foflpd ? Let us take the testimony of Mr , IAJC. who was the first that went In , and Matt Ghhlontho ( next who went In there , and It Istiot'fllsputcd by anybody. Mr. Leo and Mr. Gnhlon say that the head was turned over totho right , so that the nose nearly touched the Wirpet , don't they ? Now , ust think of this position of the body , ust look nt this position of the body. The iead was turned over to the light so that tlio nose nearly touched the carpet , and the body was on Its back. Now , gentlemen of the jury , In that position nf the body , with the head turned over to the right so that the nose nearly touches the carpet , the head was nearly twisted off. And wltn the head In that position and thu body In that position , It was Impossible for that woman to breathe , oven It there bad been a chance of llfo AI > YOU IIPT : iun : so ? Why didn't you , when you turned her over on her back , turn her head and raise It so that air might enter , the lungs ? Ho did not do It , but ho left ber head over In such a po sition that air Could not get to those lungs ho left her there. That Is the fact of it sir , and left her there until ho was sure she was dead , and the story of Ibis tragedy .was secreted by her de parture. Think of It. * * * * Ho was crolng to make sure that life did not return. From the very start , gentlemen of the Jury , bo has thought of nothing but John Lnuer. Ho has thought of nothing but his own do- fcnso ; ho has thought of nothing but his own protection , even to seeing It niado certain that the lips of Sallie Lauer could never till ; . And thus ho leaves her , already premeditat ing , already calculating the defense that he would make hero to you , gentlemen of the jmy , when this matter came up. My learned JJjJrjd. Judge Savage , tolls you If ho were a murderer he could not do that ; ho could not lake the hair and wash it , and assist about the body. Why , gentlemen of the jury , the MUiinnnKu OK Tin : WIFE 1ms even taken the body and cut It In pieces and burned It In the stove. 'Hie murderer of the wife has dragged the body and placed It In the well. The murderer ot the wife has oven taken the body and thrown It In the river. The murderer of the wife has gone and concealed the body In the wood pile. The mur derer of the wife by poison has dressed and prepared the body for the funeral. Gentlemen. I fear I tire you , and yet I have endeavored to make no spread eagle speeches here , to make no Fourth of July oration , to make no tirade on public opinion , either for or acalnst. I could not do it ns eloquently as my learned friend can , either , but I think It has nothing 10 do with the ease. 1 ma talking of these facts In the name of justice , and do not liud anything , like my eloquent fi lend , that can bo said of public opinion or the press. Wo are told now that when lhc.se parties came In ho told the story , and lias told It since. So ho 1ms. A word more hero , gentlemen , and 1 will hurry on. Wo are told by my learned friend Thurston. that Mr. Lee , Mr. Gabion , Mr. MeShano , and the others who went in there Mr. Gallagher , felt sure of his inno cence when they wont In. Hcmcmbcr that. Let us see how that will appear In the light of this evidence. The old man Lee , an honest old man , who would not perjure his soul to save John Lauer or any other nan , who Is already tottering on M'.e ' verge of the grave , and expects soon t6 pass to the other shore , that old man Is the lii'it ono that saw that terrible scene. That man Is the lirst man that saw I 1 THE TEitnniLn ncrunE that morning. Oh , how different from the picture the night before , when she nestled in his arms , and bhtSblngly looked up into his face. Judge Thurston says that after the separation ho wanted to say , "Can 1 see you to give ono moro kiss < jfi farewell ? " What a scene. Now here was a departing soul ; hero was n throbbing hcait ; here \yas an agoniz ing body ; hero were 'parched ' lips ; hero wiis a scalded rtoiiguc. And did ho ask a kiss -llienV This is the scene that old maulLeosaw when bo came In. Hear In mind that 'Mr. Lee saw the surround- Incs , looked at tlio man's ' hands , looked at the bed , heard his explanation , saw the whole ' "thing as it was f nulled lately after the tragedy. And what does old man" Leo say about It ? The district attorney asked Mr. Lee this question , "Did you ask him how It occurred ? " And what was Mr. Lee's answer ? "I ASKED HIM NO QUESTION I SAW ENOUGH. " " That Is the old man's answer. What did bo see ? See she was mistaken for a burglar ? Not nt all. Hen Gallagher , when no came there , met Lee going out of the house , and didn't ask him how it occur red. Hen Gallagher knew well enough. Mr. MeShano was over there and never asked how it occurred. Ho know well enough. They nil know well enough , and ho says , "f asked no question ; I saw enough. " Is this the conduct of % penitent man ? Is this the con duct of one who feels regret for what ho has done ? If so , in what way docs he exhibit It ? What did tlio man who had shot his wife by accident and in the presence of tlio body , while its lovely form yet seemed to niSI'UTi : WITH DEATH , while Its lovely fneo seemed yet to belong to earth , say to Mr. Voss ? "How do the people take this ? It would bo nil right if that son of a so and so. " is that the language of a man ? Joe Her , this man that has ecu traduced , and the man who In this in vestigation holds the noblest place In it , from the beginning to the end , on either side ; a man who had been told the wrongs of his niece , knowing she had no father or brother ; a man who know that her only protector was the good old lady who so soon must follow her to the grave ; a man who knew this had the Impudence , the audacity to stand by an outraged woman. May the last nr-t of my life before 1 am called into the presence of my Maker bq with the volco ofjny lips pro- tenting woman. When this man stopped into the room with ( he sister of the deceased on bis arm , he said in the presence of Mrs. Her , "I would like to kick that man out of doors. " Is that the volco of regret ? Is that the regret of sorrow ? At another time In the picscnco of Mr. J. W. Her ns Joe Her came Into the room , ho says , "Hell , 1 would like to kick that man out of doors ! " and STAUTCI ) UP IN HIS HACK. bid was prevented by a lady at his side , while the dead body of Ids wife was under the roof. Is that the volco of regret ? is that the voice of sorrow ? Is that the volco of penitence ? This Is the man whom they depict as the bright , brilliant , loving husband and the penltneni , alter the accidental shooting of I. Is wife. I think 1 will not pursue this case any far ther. One word as to the probable scene there that night. Wo know flint the door was unfastened , and the coal out of the grate , and in all probability that lamp was never put out. Hid these other matters wo do know. That woman had been in sorrow and trouble all that time. No doubt , time and again , she snld , "John , 1 cannot endure this llfo any longer , " nnd held up her hands In despair , nnd said , "John , kill me , it will ho doing mo the gioaU'st of Bin-vice * " No doubt but that nlghtiho. ald"Thlii cannot bo endured , " und , ruUiir ( Mv" ' have that woman leave , nnd nave that fnpit smiled upon by an other , ho would ratller put her under the sod. Wo know ho could'nbtfmvo shot her from the bed. The gentlomeji say ho mint have made the shot as they Buyv lueeanso ho described afterwatd Just howiit was. Ves , ho described just bow Unit shot y'ai without examining It at all , Ho know just w nero ho had hit her. Ho knew the ' J KFl'KOT dJ-THAT IIUI.LKT , Ho must have been s'urc''that shu would tell the story after bo btlil 'threatened or cajoled her again , as she told the htory of the other burglar that she was . -shot at' for a burglar , They bald they would toll yonof another bin- glar in thu house. Tlvyidld not 1 leave this ciiso.il > n } , has been to mo a source of great anilely , ! With regard to my self personally I want y > say to you that I rare nothing tor public pplnfon. I have not been its pel child , 'i ' > iui too outspoken , too determined , and probably never will bo. Hut i have not forgotten the lesson taught me L-y my mother , that 1 honld perform my duty as my conscience dictated and leave the consemiences to Almighty God , * * * Ii ) the trial of a case In court there are more things to ba tried than the prisoner at the bar. There Is n trial of the power ot government ; thoroisa tihd of the power ot law ; thurolsatrlalof the duty of the citi zen ; iliciolsn trial of the Integrity of the Jury. These things we now submit to'you. . Take them to the jury room. You will bo expected to i > ciforni your duty fearlessly and well. Let no political considerations over darken the sacred doors of that sanctuary ; let no religious considerations enter Into the solemn presence of the delibeiations upon this guest Ion. ; let no social matters come near or touch you ; but under your oath that binds the integrity o ( man to the throne ot the eternal God , make true dellvoranctt. between thobtatoof Nebraska and .lohn W. Lauer , Gentlemen , I thank you. , and desire bt-foro closiu's this case , to thank the court , not iu my own bchftlf , but In behalf df the pfoplc , nnt In behalf of n mob , In behalf of nil WO hold tlear , I desire In bcbalt of them all to thank the able efforts ot the learned district attorney In bringing this case on to trial , and I believe ho has the people's peed will. Thanking you again , gentlemen of tlio jury , I now submit the caso. Instructions to tlio Jury. The following are the Instructions to the Jnry as dollveied by Judge Neville ; Slate vs. John W. Lauer. I. The defendant Is Indicted and charged thereby with the crime of murder in the first degree by shooting his wife , Sallln Lauer. tt The statute under which this prosecu tion Is had reads ns follows : "If any person shall puiposely and of deliberate nnd pie- meditated malice or In the perpetration or at tempt to jwrpotrato nny MIX ) , arson , robbery or burglarv , or by administering poison or causing the same to bo done , kill another * * * * every person so offending fihnll bo deemed guilty of murder In the lirst degree , and upon conviction thereof shall suffer death. " a. Ourstatnto defines murder In the second degree ns follows : "If nny person shall pur posely nnd maliciously but without delibera tion and premeditation kill another , every such person shall be deemed guilty of murder in thu second decree , and on conviction there' of shall bo Imprisoned In thcpcnltcntiniy not less than ten'years or during llfo In the dis cretion of the com t , " I. Our statute dciincs manslaughter ns fol lows : "If nny person shall unlawfully kill another without mnllco either upon a sudden quarrel or unintentionally , while the slayer Is In the commission of some unlawful net every such person shall be deemed guilty of manslaughter , nnd upon conviction thereof shall be Imprisoned in the penitentiary not more than ten years nor less than ono vear. " r > . Von nre Instructed that a delendant Iu a criminal prosecution Is presumed to bo In nocent until proven cuilty beyond reason able doubt , nnd before the Mate can justly claim conviction the state must sntlsly you beyond n reasonable doubt of the truth of each material allegation In the Indictment by competent proof and circumstances of the case. 0. Under our statutes there are threecrades of criminal homicides , ns follows : Murder In the llrat degree , murder in tlio second de gree and manslaughter. And In a prosecu tion upon an Indictment for murder In tlio first degree , if tlio evidence tails to sustain such charge of murder In the lirst degree , yon may under such nn Indictment , If the evidence bhall justify , lind the defendant guilty of either murder in the second degree or manslaughter. 7. Murder in the first degree Is defined by our stnlute.whlch 1 have given you In my second end Instruction , nnd the definition there given Is so plain nnd concise that I fear con fusion In attempting further definition. Should your find thai Sallie Lauer was alive in Douglas county on the 21st day of Novem ber , ISSo ; that the said Sallie Lauer Is now dead ; that she died Iroin nn Injury from the hands of some one other than herself ; that she came to her death by n wound in the right side of her nose , head and lower pait ot her brain , inflicted by a bullet discharged from n pistol , nnd that the defendant dis charged the pistol nnd Inflicted the wound , of which Sallie Lauer died. If you are satisfied ot the truth of all ( ho above stated facts beyond a reason able doubt , then It becomes your duty , from the evidence , to hunt for a motive and design on the part of the defendant , and If you find from the evi dence , beyond a reasonable doubt , that the defendant knew or thought , at and just prior to tlio assault , that the assaulted was Sallie Lauer , and the defendant purposely , with deliberation and premeditation , and with malice , deliberate ) and premeditated , did the killing , then you should find the defend ant guilty of murder in the first degree. 7J Motive is that force behind the will which prompts the will to act It niny ba love of gain , selfish desire , jealousy , haired , sudden heat of passion , or any of tlio vaiious causes which move the will power. 8. To do an net purposely Is to do It de signedly , Intentionally and with a will. To deliberate ono must think and reflect what ono must do or refrain from doing , and when ono contemplates and so rellccts upon an act , that ono Is said to deliberate the act ; and the net may bo a deliberate net , although no con siderable tlmo Is occupied in snob reflection and deliberation ; it Is sufficient If thcro Is time to reflect upon Iho intended deed , though the tlmo bo very short. ft To. premeditate Is to incdttnto before hand upon the Intended net , and in this ele ment of the crime of murder , like that of de liberation , no considerable time is necessary for premeditation ; it Is sufficient If there is time to premeditate upon the intended deed , so that tlmo might Intervene before the thought nnd the killing sutliclent to have caused a reasonable person to see and know the wrong he is contemplating. 10. There Is one additional clement for yon to consider nnd which element must be present in the defendant's mind nnd act be fore you can find murder in the lirst degree , and that Is malice. Malice Is hatred ; ills manifested in the niiml by ill will , nnd n desire to injure another. It is mostly Indi cated by threats ot revenge , and the very act of killing may of lUielf be sufliclenl evi dence of malice. This clement may bo ex press malice ; that Is , It may bo manifested by the language and acts of the defendant at and before tnotime of tlio killing so that it may bo proven by evidence of witnesses. In addition to express malice there Is malice presumed when the act of killing Is sur rounded by circumstances which do not ex cuse the act , but the net itself shows n ma lignant , revengeful heart bent upon doing harm. And Iu all cases of willful and un lawful killing where the circumstances of such killing do not excuse the killing , the law presumes defendant to be possessed of the element of malice without additional proof. II. Where the fact of the killing is estab- llshed without any explanatory clrcum- fitanccs malice Is presumed , and It would bo murder In thu second degree ; but if Iho evi- dcneo establishes the fact of deliberate and premeditated malice then the offense is mur der In the lirst degree , If Iho killing was in tentionally , purposely , nnd unlawfully done. 12. Yon are Instructed that a homicide may be either justifiable , excusable , or felonious and criminal. The defendant admits tlio killing and claims as a defense that It is ex cusable. A homicide Is excusable where ono in doing a lawful act by mere accident un fortunately kills another. 13. "Von are Instructed that where a party has entered the private resilience of a de fendant In the night tlmo with a felonious purpose of stealing , robbing or committing any felony ngaln.il the defendant or his fam ily , the defendant , may shoot and kill the In tended criminal and the law justifies such killing. And In this ease If yon are satisfied that John \V. Lauer honestly believed and firmly thought thai his wife , whom ho saw In the room , was a burglar Intending or com mitting a felony upon him or his family , and John U' . Lauer under such honest conviction and by misapprehending his wife for a bur glar tired the fatal , .shot he , the snld Laner , then and thcro Intending to kill a burglar und not his wife , then you must lujult. 14. if on the contrary you are satisfied be yond a reasonabledouhtthat defendant know or believed iho object ho fired nl was his wife , Sallie Lauer , then you should find de fendant guilty of murder In the lirst degree , If the other elements of the crime are snlll- clcntly proven. 15. Should you bo satisfied boyondn icason- able doubt that the dofendent had reason to bellevo that the object ho saw was not a burglar , und that thu thoughl came lo his mind that It might bo his wife , and defend ant hnd time to rolled however short , and de fendant maliciously and recklessly and with out care tired the shot , you may bo justified in finding defendant guilty of murder in the second degree. 10. Von nro Instructed that if nil the cir cumstances rolled upon by the state for con viction are reconcilable with any reasonable hypothesis other than the guilt of the de fendant , or they do not > > ntsly ! Iho mind of th'j ' jury beyond a reasonable doubt of the guilt ot Iho defendant , then you should acquit. 17. You are Instructed that circumstantial evidence is legal and competent In all crim inal cases , and If It Is of such n character as to exclude c.very reasonable hypothesis , other than that the defendant Is guilty , ills equally as certain nnd entitled lo the i-amu weight as direct testimony by word of mouth. 1H. You are Iho judycs of the credibility to bo given to witnesses , and yon should In con sidering the weight of their testimony take Into consideration the manner , the Interest , or the want of Interest , of said witnesses In the case , together with thostandlng and bearIng - Ing hhown by the witnesses in Ihclr tcstl- 1'J. Yon are instructed that If you are satis fied trom the evidence nnd circumstances In this case that any witness who has tuatllled , has wllltnllv or Knowingly sworn falsely as to any material thing in the case , then yon may bo Justified In disregarding the whole of such witness' tpstlmony which is.not corrob orated by other eridcnco or circumstances In the case. < 20. Iu a case of prosecution for murder In the first degree. Iftlio jury shall bo.satisfied . iroin the evidence beyond a icasonablo dqiibt that defendant purposely , aud intentionally , ' ' * ' * ' " ' . - ' * unlawfully and malicious y ( killed deceased , yet without dollbcttUojihd pTNHcd I titled mai- tco , the jury cftn only film murder In the second end degree. , 21. lu n prosecution formurdor In the first degree , If the Jury hall bo satisfied beyond n reasonable doubt that defendant unlawfully killed deceased , but without malice at all , then If the ovldonco Is otherwise sufficient the Jury can only find defendant guilty of manslaughter , tfi You are Instructed that a reasonable doubt , In the meaning of the law. Is snob a doubt as would cause a reasonable , prudent and considerate nuu In the graver and more Important affairs of llfo. to pause and hesi tate before acting upon the truth of the mat ter charged. The proof Is to bo deemed to bo beyond n reasonable doubt when the evl- donee Is sufficient to Impress the judgment of ordinarily prudent men with a conviction on which they would act without hesitation In their own most Important affairs of life. 23. You are Instructed that If , nfter n care ful nud Impartial consideration of all the cir cumstances nnd nil tlio evidence In thocnse , you can say and fcol that you have nn nbld- Ing conviction of the cultt ot the defendant nnd nio fully fatlslied of the truth ol the charge , then you are satisfied beyond ix ion- sonaole doubt ! M. Now , gentlemen , I have discharged my duty the best 1 could , nnd the sternest ic- sponslblllly that can ever msl upon n Juror Is upon you. No juror Is worthy to sit-as such If he. by sympathy for the prisoner or prejudice against him. permits Ids verdict to bo shaped. You owe to the stale nnd Iho de fendant a verdict carved wholly out of the evldouco nurt the law. Scones mul Incidents. As the judge concluded his charge the lury slowly worked a passage thr6u < ; li Uio crowd and entered the. room in which Lauer's guilt or innocence is to bo decided. At 5:20 : o'clock they wcro called back by the court , who took them into the judge's chambers , where in the presence of Mr. Thurs ton ho changed the vcrbiaco of the thir teenth charge. As given that section contained "it yon nro satisfied beyond reasonable dotibt * * that John \V. Lauer mistook his wife for a burglar you must acquit. " The change consisted in Plrlkiiu * out tlio words "beyond reasona ble doubt. " Yesterday was probably the day of the greatest interest. At 7 o'clock in the morning live women ate their breakfast in Iho court room. They wore so anx ious to obtain seats that they loft their homes before having lime lo prepare the morning meal. During the noon recess by actual count over 800 people took their lunch in the court room. The crowd which thronged the room since the progress of the trial did their best to demolish the fixtures. The rear wall was badly defaced , and a number of the supports were badly mutilated. The window sills also wore marred by the work of hobnailed boots. Judge Neville said at llm conclusion of the trial that bo had seldom presided in a case where the relations between the op posing counsel wore of such a pleasant nature. They showed the utmost defer ence to the court and Iho greatest com tcsy to each other. In speaking of Mr. Thurston's attack upon the reporters , Judge Wakeloy said yeslordny afternoon that ho had never in all his experience seen a trial reported so fairly and impartially in the newspapers as the Lauor case bad been. While General Cowin was speaking yesterday afternoon bolli the judges rooms held attentive audiences who wcro content lo stand in uncomfortable altitude for hours merely for the sake of hearing Mr. Cowin's voice , which was perfectly audible. The lirst person to make himself "prom inent at Iho afternoon session was n burly negro , who calmly surveyed Hie crowd from Iho eminence usually occu pied by his honor , the court. The negro seemed oblivious to everything but his own thoughts , which wcro apparently of a pleasant nature , if Ins-broad smile-was nny criterion. Ho consented at last , however , to vacalo his position for the court. There has probably never been a large assemblage of people in Onmba which coiitninedas many pretty women as were present in the court room yesterday after noon. If for no other reason the occa sion was made memorable by the bright eyes and rosy cheeks of the line looking girls. Judge Baldwin is authority for the statement that the business of the grocers and butchers has suffered greatly on ac count of the trial. He says that this is caused by the fact that the women sucnd so much time in the court room that no meals are prepared except cold lunches. A Small Strike. The men employed by the Union Ren dering company , at South Omaha , struck yesterday morning. They bad been receiving iJl.GO per day and struck for 1.75. The foreman and manager wore both absent at the timo. bill on llicir return they made satisfactory arrange ments and Iho men went lo work again in the afternoon. Miss Mynn Hazen , who has been vjbit- ing hero since September last , leaves in a few days for her home in Minneapolis. Minn. Hoiilette. London Graphic : The amount which visitors may stake at one time IP limited , the smallest sum mlmiltcd being C francs about a dollar nnd Iho highest 0,000 francs , or something like $1,300. "Itoulotto , " or "littlo wheel , " is purely a game of clinnco. It is placed on an ob long table covered with green cloth , in the cuninr of which is a cavity of litllo moro than two feet in diameter in Iho slmpe of a puuee-bowl. This cavity , which ha ? several cooper bands round its sides ul e. < nml distances from each other , lias its sido.s fixed , but the bottom is movable round an axis placed in the ccnler , Iho handle by which molion is communicated uoing a species of capstan of cooper fixed on the upper extremity of the axis. Hound Hie clroumforonco of this mova ble bottom are tliirty-fevun holes , painted in black and rod nllornately , with firdl thirty-six numbers and a zero , as shown in the diagram.- ) . These thirty-seven symbols are also figured at each end of the uiblo , in order that Iho players may plneu their stakes on the chance Ihoy so- leel. Along the margin of the table nre painted six words pair , passe , noir , im pair , muiirme. rouge , which will bo nfler- ward explained. The game is usually played as follows : Ono of the tai'leurfl or ' 'bankers" puts the movable bottom in motion by turning tlio crosn with his fore finger , nnd at the same instant throws into llieoavily an iron ball In a direction opposite to thu motion of tlio bottom ) the ball makes Kovoral revolutions , and nl last fulls into ono of the tliirty-sovcn holes above mentioned , the hole into whiah it falls determining thu gainer or loss of the plnyors. A player may str.ko his money on 1,3 , or any of thn thirty-seven numbers ( including the /.cro ) . and shows what numbur or num bers no selects by placing his Make upon them ; if ho has solecled a number or zero corresponding to ihat ono into which iho hall fulls , ho receive from ono ol the taillenrs thirty-six times his stakes vihis Make nnd thirty- live times moro. If ho soloeled two n tun burs ho only receives eighteen limes , thus only winning Imlf what ho would have done bad ho staked the whole on onu number ; , if threw numbers twelve times , etc. This is called iouo'r u chovul. The rectangle.s nl Iho bottom of each of the thrro numbor-s fig ured on the table , are for the reception of the stake of thai player who selects a column ( twelve numbers ) a.s his ehuiico , and if the bull enters a hole the number of which is found In his column , ho in paid throe times his stake. Those 6 who prefer staking , their mutiny on any of the elmnees marked ou the cdfjo of the table , if tliev winr receive , double their sUiUo , Ul P ' HtuKCv and as much \ bored from 1 to 18 inoluslvoj ( lie "pawo , " if it Is numbcml from 10 to 00 Inclusive ! the "rougo , " if it Is colored rodi rum the "noir " If it Is colored blaok. If Iho ball should fall into the hole m\rkcdwitb : the zero , the stakes of those players whf venture upon the six chances last ilescrlbocf nro either ecually | divided between th bank and the players , or , as is moro coim moiily the case , tiioy are "put in prison/ ' na it Is called , and the succeeding trial determines whether they nro to no ro * stored to Iho players or gained byth bank ; Should it so happen that this ( rial the ball again falls into the hole ( tha chances against it occurring nro enor mous ) marked zero , then half of the Flakes lu prison nro taken by the bank , nnd the remainder are "pul into the second prison , and so on. " Tcnnlo Clnflllu'H English Homo. Col. J. C. Normilo says In the St. Louis Globc-Uomocrut : A Jato dispatch ac quaints us with the nmrrlngo of MissTim- ulo 0. Clafllin to Sir Joseph Cook , thn possessor of the best pleturo gallery In London , and of a line villa in Portugal. This villa stands unrivalled In nil Kuropo. Ctnlra , whoru It is located , Hyron , in Ills Childo Harold , pronounces the world's paradise. A delightful drive of twenty miles from Lisbon , and you nro there. Tim mountain is crowned by the gilded dome and graceful minarets of thu king's chateau , lo the left of which is the famous cork-wood convent , while the right is Hanked by the ruins of a Saracenic stronghold , and a little lower by u pnlaco built by this people , and still preserved and marking Iho extreme weslorn limit from which iho banner of Ihe crescent over floated. Hero is a wilderness of high shade trees of palms , cork Irees , and every species of evergreen. All around yon hidden mountain springs sing , mur mur , laugh and bubble till you believe every grove Is spirit , haunted. Lower In the mountain valley Cook's famous mountain villa mjslles embowered like n bountiful woodland nyninh , In nn en tanglement of ( lowers und cvcrjrreona over which gigantic shade trees extend their protecting nrms. Nature with true nopousm has showered every charm on this ambrosial retreat. In front the deep green mountains open like a singe cur tain , and tiic a/.uro ocean Is soenuroak- ing on the shore below you. Sir Joseph Cook is Marquis Monl.sorrnl , of the no bility of Portugal , nnd unless ho should happen to have : i very bad broatli Ton- nio 111113' be siillieiently happy among her pictwres and her Portugal paradise , Hall wedded love , mysterious tiu. Cntnrrli. Correspondence of Boston Globe : Sym- palhifcing eiilirely wllh any one troubled with catarrh , allow me to say that thirty years observation and allliction with Uio disease assures mo lhal Ihero is no cure for it. Wo may alovjato it possibly by n proucr course of regitlon , 1 have lived to see hundreds tamper with it , nnd die prematurely. The malady doesn't , take long to fasten upon the system. In its inoipiency it is u simple head cold. Handled diclicallytind avoiding- exposure to an adverse nlmospherc , Ino disease may ho eradicated then ! When chronic , howovcr , ono is fixed for lifo , and if nos trums are then employed the term is lia ble to be short. I've had hundreds of remedies advocated within the past thirty years , but 1 preferred to live , and sedu lously avoided them. The form of catarrh that pertains to Iho head , in running or stiillud nostrils , is less dangerous tlnui lhal connected with the bronchial tubes. I think it a fallacy that head catarrh leads lo consumption , though Iho olhor form is liable lo. If one has. the former , clothe the vitals warmly , avoid exposure , live on nutritious , fattening and wanning food , avoiding lee free use of liquids especially ice water and exercise tern- imraloly. Hy this course you may live to bo over three score years , notwithstand ing , ns I have said. It is said thai people having catarrh escape pneumonia. Score one for that. A. Mormon Family. Lorenzo Snow , one of the lord high counselors of the Mormon church , hav ing reached Iho advanced ago of three score years and ten , recently deeidcd to have a family reunion. This was iv por- tcntlous undertaking , but ho had loffl of money , plenty of gall nnd enjoys n crowd , so the affair was arranged. His family consists of a No. 1 wife with two daught ers , No. 3 with ono dnughlor nnd two Foiia , No , 0 with Iwo daughters and three sons , No. 4 with three daughters and two sons , No. 5 with six daughters and two sons , No. 0 with two daughters und ono son , No. 7 with three daughters and three sons , No. 8 with Iwo daughters and three sons , No. ! ) with two ( laughters and ono son ; making m nil twenty-three daughters nnd nineteen sons. There wcro , all told , 103 of his immediate descendants to sil around the family board , nnd il took three days to give them Iheir dinner. This old man is wild to be well preserved , reads the finest print without the aid of glasses nnd thus far has been called up on lo mourn the death of only twenty- three of his numerous family , .Including n few of bis wives. St. P.i u I and Minneapolis. Said Iho mayor of Minneapolis ( o nn alderman : "I'hear thai nnoliicr family moved inlo St. Paul j'cslerdny. " "Yes. " "How largo' " "Man and wife and four children. " "That's bad ; what are wo doing ? " "Well , 0110 pair of twins Is rnporled from the Fourth ward and Iwo immi grants from New York have just got hero. I expect n friend nnd his wife and ouo child on Iho noon train. 1 think we'll manage to kicp up with that ono-horso town down the river. " Was AVronc. Wall Street News : A granger-looking chap entered one o'f the baiikb at Klmini the other dny and dumped n lol of hueuri- lies down before Hie teller und asKcuI him lo estimate their worth. "About ? 'i,000 , , " was the reply , after the papers had been inspected. ' What ? No more than that ? " "Not n cent. I see they arc till in the name of n woman. " " 1'oH. She's the ffiO.OOO wlddor I've- spent two yours clmsinir after. Tell you. fitrangor , there mnsl luivo DCOII a h - 1 of a depreciation in bonds or u thunder ing advance In the price of widders. " A cough Is dangerous ; Red Star Cough Cure at once removes it. No narcotics. Why tlio Petition Wns Sl/jnrcl. / Texas .Siftings : "J hear you signed Colonel Snioker'd application to the president for the Kumscutka mission , " "Thnl'sso. " "And I have hqard you abuse him like a pick -pocket. " "Tliat'H so , too. " "Then why did you sign his uppllca- lioiu" "To gut tlio skunk oul of Iho country. " A I'rlr.o Iu the Lottery of llfo which Is usually unappreciated tin- 111 il Is lost , perhaps never lo return , is health. What a priceless boon il is , und how we ought to cherish It , thai lifo may not bo a worthless blank to us , Miiny of the diseases that llosh is heir to and which make life burdensome , such as consump tion ( scrofulat of the lungn ) , and ether scrofulous and blood diseases , uro com- plcloly cured by Dr. Piercc's "Golden Medical Discovery" after all otliei-romn- diofi have failed. Dr. Picrcos ! treatise on consumption mailed for 10 tunu in. stamp * . . \ddr sVorld'ji \ DUpunsarj Mi'di'-ul Association , GCU Main btrc.i > | UullalO , N. Jf