Alice Duer Miller

Name: Manslaughter — Chapter 9
Author: Alice Duer Miller

Manslaughter — Chapter 9 (1921)

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“Manslaughter — Chapter 9”, published in 1921, is a work by Alice Duer Miller. It explores elements such as Wiley, Lydia and O'Bannon.

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Alice Duer Miller, Manslaughter — Chapter 9 (1921)

“ The judge, looking up from his writing, admonished the jury not to discuss the case with anyone, not even among themselves. The jurors produced unexpected hats and coats like a conjuring trick. The court attendant began shouting "Keep your seats until the jury has passed out," and the whole picture of the court dissolved.
Wiley was whispering to Lydia, "A very nice jury—a very intelligent, reasonable group of men." He rubbed his hands.
Lydia's eyes followed O'Bannon's back as he left the court with Foster trotting by his side. ”

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Alice Duer Miller, Manslaughter — Chapter 9 (1921)

“ I never offered a man a bribe in all my life," said the governor earnestly.
"And exactly what did you say to Mr. O'Bannon in your recent interview?"
Wiley and Albee protested, more as if she were breaking the rules of a game than as if she were saying anything contrary to fact. Albee explained at some length that when a man was behaving wrongly through self-interest—which was, of course, what the district attorney was doing—it was perfectly permissible to show him that self-interest might lie along opposite lines. Lydia, unconvinced by this explanation, would do nothing but laugh annoyingly. ”

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Alice Duer Miller, Manslaughter — Chapter 9 (1921)

“ The defense would show, he said—and his tone seemed to add "without the least difficulty"—that the motorcycle of the unfortunate young policeman had skidded and struck the automobile of the defendant, causing, to the deep chagrin of the defendant, the death of that gallant young hero. They would show that the defendant was not committing a misdemeanor at the time, for to attain a speed of twenty-five or thirty miles on a lonely road was not even violating the speed law, as everyone who owned a car knew very well. ”

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Alice Duer Miller, Manslaughter — Chapter 9 (1921)

“ At noon, when the court adjourned, the jury was not yet satisfactory to the prosecution.
Lydia, Miss Bennett and Wiley drove over to Eleanor's for luncheon. Of the three women Lydia was the gayest.
"He really does—that man really does expect to put me behind bars," she said.
"The prospect apparently puts you in the highest spirits," said Eleanor.
Lydia laughed, showing her bright, regular little teeth.
"I do like a good fight," she answered.
That was the way she thought of it—as a personal struggle between the district attorney and herself. ”

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Alice Duer Miller, Manslaughter — Chapter 9 (1921)

“ By Section 1950 of the Penal Law it is a misdemeanor to render the highways dangerous or to render a considerable number of persons insecure in life. The defendant in approaching the village of Wide Plains along a highway on which there were buildings and people at a rate of forty miles an hour was so endangering life. Gentlemen, there never was a simpler case as to law and fact than this one."
Lydia glanced at Wiley under her lashes. It seemed to her that O'Bannon's manner was almost perfect. ”

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Alice Duer Miller, Manslaughter — Chapter 9 (1921)

“ Then, just as steel doors shut on the red fire of a furnace, so her mind shut out this aspect of the situation, and she found she was listening—after how long a pause she did not know—to O'Bannon's words.
"——at the entrance to the village the road divides, the right fork turning back at an angle something less than a right angle. Round this corner the defendant attempted to go by a device known as skidding a car; that is to say, still going at a high rate of speed, she turned her wheels sharply to the right and put on her brakes hard enough to lock the back wheels." ”

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Alice Duer Miller, Manslaughter — Chapter 9 (1921)

“ The prosecution began at once to call their witnesses—first the doctors and nurses from the hospital, establishing the cause of death. Then the exact time was established by the clock on the motorcycle—3:12, confirmed by the testimony of many witnesses. ”

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