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Ibut u ibis be could ooIy ssy. .;bs had
no knowledge. and bad sever sssn Il be-.
lore 4 was Prcdursd 10 court.
!, Ony faet had been proved. and oaly
one. That BE- would expiain, and The
hcaseksepef would eon6rm his sss,s neal.
A. witness had ,:sssiGed, thai soms .oos
bad goas 20 The Aedsepna n he, ,hoass!
keeper. 90 ths eight IN ,.auss:iop. = ~
was resdy 10 admit, thai IL rss he himi
self. He had besn subject for May
years OF his lie 10 sudden his OF iIlness
he had hesa ssized 9th one on that oe.
ession. and bad gOas 10 her 70 procure
.her. sssislanes in liehiings Gre. She bad
returned with him 10 bis room for that
purpose. he having waited for a innate
in the passage. while che put on her
clothes. Thu would account Tor the mo-
msntary disappesraaes Of the light. AZ.
ter femsinieg . lev minutes ia bis room.
tinding himself better. be had dismissed
her and retired TO bed. from which be
bad no, risep when be was Informed Of
the death Of the guest.
Such was the prisoners sddress, which
produced powerful effect. II was de-
.isersd in . very. Grm and impressive
manner, and from the simple and arlIess
manner Of the nan. pefhaps not one pre-
sent doph,ed his sntirs innoeenes. ~.
Is The hoasekeepeF ives Gov introduced
end examined By counsel iorthe prisoner.
She had not heard any part Of the state.
meat Of Smith. nor Q single word Of the
Trial. Her stoSy confirmed al he had
said. c = 80 - $50 y :. ~ n
To1his succeeded her cross .exsmins-
ton By the COUNSEL lor, the prosecntioa.-
One circumstances had made q deep i'm
preston on -his Dind-ihis Was, that
While the prisoner and the housekeeper
were in the room Of the former, some.
thing like . door had sbslrueisd the Iiqht
Of the candle, 90 ihst the witness tes,ifit d
20 the feet, bot could not see 1t. What
vas The obstruction ! There vas no door
nothing Ia the room which could &C.
count for this. Yet the witness a. POSI-
tive that something like . door. did, .or
moment, Come between the window and
the candle. This needed explan atioc. -
The housekeeper was the only person
that could give Il. Designing 20 probe
this mailer in the end to the bottom. bui
not ~ishiDg TO excite her alarm, be began
by asking her few unimpot,Ant CUES.
iionS. and among others. where the can.
die stood while she was IN Mr.. Smiih's
room.
In the centre Of The room, she replied
We'll, and was the closet or cuptoard,
or whatever you call il. opened once or
twice. while IL stood there 2
She mpde no reply.
i viil help your recollection. said The
counsel; sfteF Mr. Smith bad iskes the
medicine out Of the closet. did be shut
the door or cid il remain oPsnr
He shut It,
'And ~hen he replaced the 5olils in
the closet, he opened Il again did hep
lie did
times'
No, shove minute
Well. snd when open. would The dooi
be exactly between The light and the
window !?
IL would
4 forget tsid the counsel, 'whelhsl
| you said The fiosei was on the right o.
The lefl baud side Of the Window y
On The left head side
Would the door OF the CLOSET max,
coy noise IN openins7' 81
None
Are YOU eev,sier
\ Am. Nf
Have you ever opened il yourssIf, .
oaly seen Mr.. Smith open III
a never oPSbsd fsH8ytelfa iAt7aSs
DID > 90 'svef'kGePs Asasy - 'o1vas'l
Never 80 ar6sss srps ffsa 60
stNho did p sis - rss2 s.ssss-9 q, =
Mr. Smith aiWsys.'s rrla- sa ~.
AZ this moment. the hoasekeepe
CHANGED 10 essi her eyes towards Smth
the pFisoneg. fits coanteasnes spddesl
ehsnsed. A cold damp ssest stood upo
bis brow, and bic lses he'd iost sll iss co
Tor be appeared living image Of death
She no so0neT saW hen than she shFisksi
sad fsinisd. The eoasequenes q be
answers flashed seFoss hsF mind. So
bed been 20 thoroughly deceived BY M
mannsF Of ths aavoesse. snd 81 the Ii,tl
impoftsncs be hsd tssm4d 10 sHscA q
her stsismenis. that she had beer led ..
By one .qnssiioo 20 asotkeF. tili che be-
tod him 30 hs waited 10 knoW.
She vas obligsd 10 BE- tshsa hem ~
esuFi, sad = physieibn, wko Wss pFssssl
Wss feqossled 70 e'tsad her. A. thi
time tbs solicitor fef re pFosecuglea fsa
SWeiioE % eur Sists's uttoFhsy) lsf, o.
court. but ~ sat kasW for shat ysrposs
Psessnlly, he Pbgticisa Gene into th
court, sad Eialud ihs9 u 8ould be ipspess =
bls Gov ~ hoesstespsF 80 reEame hs
seat % ths sas shofi ~ 81 hops o. tso.
b, g r1s el1ost tSeiss 81 ~ asy f.or
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shoaia bs sccsmmo5sisd With fs1m
. sbefs they s0u.d b kspi b. fhsnseise,
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, "a "a ths shsf, end he boassksrps
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