The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1851-08-02


cast one look a, the prisoner. The miocrv Of
her face gave me new couNnye and mentally
prayed for help 10 bring the ;gulh TO light. Al,
h'-t put few unimpOrtant questions and
then said, You lived With YOUR late bruther-
master mean-twe!ve years or hereabUu,-, did
you notH
Her face became livid white, md she muttcrcd
some lndistlutt reply. Ele'hvr wisely done or
not irlt that had now thrown off the mask,
and must be prcpa'ed 10 rake the most oi every
word or even change Of feature.
why do YOU not answer me Z said steruly.
Another muttered sentence
SPEAK louder said the j1dgc.
Yea, replied ,hc woman
~ hat did you do from the time Of your trul
for forgery Il, Liverpool in IS ull your appear
ance At Worcester rs the late Nj Steele's house.
kerp-rl
She 6 'zed hopc'essly at ue.
Answer me, wumm
i was living IN different places can't exact
ly say where now
Were YOU not married in tie name Of Sharpe +
'Ye,'
llyw long previously had yoa ceased to bear
you: own ul'ne oi S,eolcT
A frightened glance WAS al her answer
We'll, never mind, It was somewhere about,ha
time that unpleasant business Of the emhcllle
mrut IN Mr pearsons o'fire occurred. You we're
hou-e.kceper then. think After that it would
Of course he dIsagreeable to bear the same name.
and YOU did wisely get rid Of II ns soon a. YOU
could, and suppose your cousin Was OF the
same opinion.
Her face worked convulsirer na went on
thus coolly but she snd noihine. This rather
perplexrd ne; had depended upon discovering
something from; her own irraD'icus y-plie- and
her wary cunning baiIl.d mo a, l,st wac
obi igcd 10 le: her down w.'hur, having produced
any stronger effect than that of duGuoy inE her
credit with the jury.
Another witness for whom we were not rrr.
pared now came forward. and depo.ed that or
the very day Of the fire Miriam went 10 Itr
house, and purchased II 'bolring' If straw, and a
large bundle Of Matches MI Of which she Irclrrri
wcre fur her mistress but portions # which rs t
TUNED out had been found M the burning room
A my tact failed IN shaking her Testimony it
was evidently true md -hc proved ha,in. Le.
lIyr,d the straw, which she took up stairs bv
M'r!GH,s directions and put under the G,d 10 ucr
room She asked lot what purpose 1t was want,
ed anil was told that Lr-. SAarpe was about 70
make some new mattresses 'uubpkuOvn To her
husband aud therefore desired that It shuuld ba
hidden ont Of his way. The girl, she sald, was
c.fIf .nl upon oe",s ",N'n why me ol'' ="
'a'a ihat ner mistress '"d been very erue' 20 h'r
anu ''"' st' "''teu ne''''i ue"o' ui""'''d' oU'h-
I" PoI'onc'' o' ""! '"''s'
Thu: closed the case for Prosecution; and
could see TINT, although the jury had been dis.
satisfied with some cf the evidence, yc, til, last
testimony hnd decided them against g. Their
faces wore the hard, resoIutc EXPRESSION o. men
who have made up their minds to punishment -
Oh. the agony Of that poor girl as she saw It too
i would not Iun the rsk uf calling Geory
sharpe whispered Slr paget the jsry are Lr.d
a ,nin,t Us snl the Judges, too, think and il
he does you no COOL, a. ! fear he viii not, he'll
ruin the case Nholly-you had letter trust tc
vouyaeli' Bot | dared not; one more lock n
tina, tcsceyl.'ng tlcc, =rd :uu impulse to call
Sharpe cane co strongly upon ne that gave
way 10 IT, Very few but ~ prompt as c uld
/ imagine, ur utter were the words addressed Ia
the lrrv, snl then. u-.-,i Lroy ra; how, call
ed Grorgc Sharpe. He WIS a long timrcomirg
aud when at list he made his appearance, it wa.
only b. ihc'hclp Of Il "rer, and IN most pi,ia
% aa, GS wo SoJa b '"sI "s the .a5Jai SH h. @oS;