North Central High School - Tamarack Yearbook (Spokane, WA)

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'-1' r are ' 3 ,JAQ -I , u tr al but rmmedrately therr places were frlled by more of the wartrng, crow d outsrde The person clarmrng the most attentron was the prrsoner He sat wrtr head bowed low seemrngly lrfeless except every lrttle whrle when the doors opened or shut to glance up wrth startled wrld hunted eyes One could see ht was frrvhtened terrrfred broken sprrrted Hrs attorney seldom spoke to hrm knowrnv there was nothing he could do to ease hrs mrnd They must wart Suddenly unexpectedly the Jury walked rnto the room A srlence an aw ful srlence prevaded the room as they stood before the court the srlence of death The prosecutng attorneys heart leaped hrgh Every juror had de lrberately passed the crrngrng prrsoner wrthout lookrng at hrm It meant yes rt surely meant Has the Jury 'rrrrved at a decrsron3 asked the Judve stepped up wrth calm drgnrty and handed the death sheet to the judge respect fully Do vn among the spectators a woman began to cry softly No other sound was heard The prrsoner stared at the Jury wrth open mouth and dull eyes He drd not seem to catch the full meanrng of rt for almost a mrnute Suddenly ne lumped to hrs feet turnrnv toward the jury pleadrnglv hrs eyes shrnrnq brrghtly He opened hrs rrouth to speak but seemed to catch hrmself He squared hrs shoulders lrfted hrs head proudly and stood lookrng at th court then he fell to the floor senseless lhe prosecutrng attorney was at hrs srde an rnstant after the lawy r lqovether thev turned hrm over and rarsed hrm to a srttrng posrtron Suddenly the attorney dropped hrs hold and fell back a step or two Hrs color went w hrter than the prrsoners He lrfted the doomed man s face and stared at rt vrth horrrfred eyes He lrfted the man s rwht hand then he stood up shakrnv ard looked wrldly around My son' he muttered my son' U I filth! I f f ' ' 47 , 9 1 . . . .. Y ' 9 A . . . . . . ,A Y 9 7 N 5, Y 9 9 ' Z Y 'D 9 l - ' , ' .O . ' . 5 Y I . ' ' 7 ' I ' - ,, . . . . ,, . . 1 . C . 'Wve have, answered the foreman. Guilt in the first degree. He Y . l . . s M I . 1 I , - D H, - K . I I A a 1 , . E , ' .Y l . I ' 'D 3 l ,

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3 V '39 Hrs face rs the face of a crrmrnal See the dull leadened rnexpressry- eyes but notrce gentlemen the ferret lrke look rn them Notrce the shape or the mouth the chrn rn fact the whole face You see IH that face the born crrm mal one to look out for Haven t you met men on the street for whom you felt a wague antagonrsm J H ou may neter have seen them before but rn therr features rn therr speech the very way rn whrch they carry themselves they rmpress you as not berng the rrght ltrnd of people lts because they cannot conceal no matter how hard they try the class to whrch they belong And now before you rs an example Gentlemen rnaly ze your feelrngs towards thrs prrsoner and frnd rf you do not agree w rth me The parents of a crrmrnal are often crrmrnals themselves Thrs prrsoner does not know who hrs father or mother was Probably both led a low lrfe More than lrltely hrs father commrtted many a crrme hrmself that he was a thref or even a murderer He may be servmg trme rn the penrtentrary now or he may hare swung already And gentlemen rt rs proved by statrstrcs that most of our crrmrnals come from crrmrnal parents The only way to get thrs country clear of thrs lcrnd of men rs to do away wrth every one of these habrtual crrmrnals They are a menace to socrety This prrsoner before you has wrllfully murdered two men It was premedrtated l-le deserves to hang' Gentlemen ci the Jury rt rests on you whether thrs man shall be brought to Justrce The rssues at stake are greater than thrs one lrfe greater than thrs one crrme The welfare of the whole country wrll depend upon your decrsron Crrmrnals wrll oraw baclc rnto therr holes lf you do your duty but on the other hand rf thrs rran goes free thrs land wrll become a seemrnfzly welcome held for therr depreda tons Centl men remember the rssues at stake' I thanlc you' A half hour later the Jury solemnly passed from the room wrth faces set and stern wrth shoulders squared aware only of the Great responsrbrlrty whrch rested heawrly upon them The prosecutrng attorney currously scanned therr faces as they walked by One two three four fue srx seven erght erght men he was comparatrwely sure of erght He had notrced therr qurclc glance at the prrsoner he had rnterpreted the expressron on therr faces Yes he had r good chance a good chance At last a breathrng spell had come The crowd rn the court room awoltc as the door closed behrnd the jurors Everyone had somethrng to say to hrs or her nerghbor For awhrle at least they could rest from the strarn Now and then women left wrth chrldren who could no longer stand the rrlcsomeness of th T tfwlr fam , V ' V I ' V V F If -I., X9 .. . . . . . . V, - V V - v . . . . . f 1 ! 9 - ' V - 9 9 ' , . .. V - V V , , , ,rn - V V - V , . . . , . , V , . . 3 1 Y V . ,. . . . . . . V V V V . . ' ' V , . . . . . . . - . V. r , e , . . , . , 7 V D V V 4 1 ' 9 1 ! V Q 1 ! . ., V . , . r V , - , V r - . . - V , S

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av KG ve when llghf EDamneD By Irene Guernsey LIZABETH sat down amid a roar ol applause Eyery member ol the Womans Club pressed forward eager to congratulate and pralse her It w as splendid Elizabeth' ust what w as needed' If we had a few more such enthuslastlc workers we shouldnt haye any thing to fear for the electron' These and many other exclamatlons reached her ears At last the crowd drrfted away and Elrzabeth w as left with a few of her most lntlmate frlends Oh If I were only llke you sighed llttle Maryorle Ware I dont see how you can get up and make such perfectly beautxful speeches and you are supporting such a frne candidate too Eyeryone knows rt w as through hrs lnflu ence we got equal rlghts here I-le IS so handsome too The rest laughed Come home and spend the eyenlng w ulh me Elrza beth asked Mrs Lane Catherme IS a perfect dear but smce she s married she has lost all her mterest ln pollttcs And I simply must get her interested IH this electron Good bye Poor old Robert slghed Mrs Lane Its certamly hard on hmm Robert w as w altmg outslde and the two set off for Catherme s It w as such a hne meetlng Fllzabeth began eagerly so much enthu slasm udge Randolph musl be elected mayor I wlsh l could get C '1lllf?l lI1 nrterested Robert made no answer and they walked on sllently Finally l burst out Confound It all Elizabeth when are you golng to get owe thls pohtrcar craze3 Look at Catherrne See how happy she xs Doesnt her klncl of llf look more worth while to you3 Why llttle Please dont Robert pleaded Elrzabeth and they walked on sllently agam Y 11111 rx . , J ' K ' - ,f W wwf, ,,,t,9 .. 4 , 1 . y . , .. Q . . ,, - , . - , , , , , 7 I v I v 1. 1 - f 7 , , , , - .. s V . . - . ' V v ' ,. Q ' 1 1 No, thank you, dear, I promised to meet Robert and go up to Catherines I U , 1 , .. l U ' l I 1 Y x 1 - 1 li I1 ' Cl 9 1 - Vi ' 1 ' 7 ' ' .. ,L v A X , . t 1 J s r V. X -K -. 3 - ,, ' ' ' ' ' me 1 v ' U 3 l . h H . . .. . ., . . V , . , , 415' fl.'