The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-02-19
THE DAILY DISPATCH
From Chambers's Edinburgh Journal
Recollections of Police-O Officer.
FLINT jackson.
FcLUD ED.l

hint that if she could prevail upon Jackson to
get her brought by habeas before a judge in
London, there could be no doubt Of her being
baisd'
pretended explanation, went off to do as re-
| quested. He was not long gone. She's all
| in twitieration at the thoughts ofit,' he said
and must have pen, ink, and paper without
| moments delay, bless her consequence
These were supplied and was soon in
possession of her letter, couched cautiously,
but more peremptorily than the former one.
need hardly say it did not reach its destna-
| tion. She passed the next day in q state of fe-
verish impatience; and no answer returning,
wrote again. her words this time conveyed an
evident, though indstinct threat. reirained
| from visiting her till two days had thus pass
ed, and found her, as expected, eaten up
with fury. She glared al me as entered the
cell, like a chained tigress.
You appear vexed,' said /, no doubt be-
cause Jackson declines to get you bailed.
| vice, considering all things
All what things 2 replied the woman, eye-
| ing me fercely.
That you know best, though 1 have shrewd
guess
what do you guess? and what are you
driving at y
will deal frankly with you, Sarah Purday.
|
that your friend Jackson has cast YOU Off
abandoned you to your fate; and that fate will,
there can be no doubt, be transportation
| Weli, she impatiently snarled, suppose so;
what then =
.This-!hat you can help yourself in this
difficulty by helping me-
'As how?'
| SIN the first place. give the means of convict
ing jackson of having received the stolen pro-
perty.'
| 'Ha! How do you know that?'
| 'Oh, know it very well-as we'll almost as
you do. But this is not my chief object; there
Is another. far more important one,' and ran
over the incidents relative to the attempt at
poisoning. Now resumed, tell me, if you
will, your opinion on this natter
'Thatit was Jackson administered the poison
and certainly not the young woman she re.
piled with vengeful promptness.
| MY own conviction This, then, is my pro-
position you are sharp.witted. and know this
fellows ways, habits, and propensities tho
roughly, too, have heard something of them
and it strikes me that you could suggest
some plan, some device grounded on that
knowledge, whereby the truth might come to
light
The woman looked fixedly at me for some
| time without speaking. AS meant fairly and
honestly by her could bear her gaze without
shrinking.
.Supposing Icould assist you,' she at last
said, how would that help me?'
1T would help you greatly. You would no
doubt be still convicted Of the burglary, for the
evidence is irresistible; but if in the meantime
| you should have been instrumental in saving
the life of an innocent person, and of bringing
| agreat criminal to justice, there cannot be u
| question that the Queens mercy would be
extended to you, and the punishment be merely
| nominal one.'
| 'IfI were sure of that!' she murmured with
burning scrutiny in her eyes, which were
Still fixed upon my countenance-'if were
| sure of that. But you are misleading me-
| believe me, | am not l speak in perfect
sincerity. Take time to consider the matter.
L Will look in again in about an hour; and
pray, do not forget that it is your sole and last
chance
| left her, and did not return till more than
three hours had passed away. Sarah Purday
was pacing the cell in frenzy OF inquietude.
Il thought you had forgotten me. Now
she continued with rapid vehemence, tell me,
on your word and honour as a man, do you
truly believe that if can effectuaily assist you
it will avail me with Her Majesty q
Il am as positive it will as am of my own
life.'
well, then, rM assist you. First, then,
| Jackson was a confederate with Dawkins and
| myself, and received the plate and jewellery,
| for which he paid US less than one-third of the
| value.
Rogers and his wife were not, hope, cog
| INFANT of this 2
Certainly not; hut Jackson's wife and the
wOman-servant, Riddet, were. l have been
| turning the other business over in my mind
she continued, speaking with increasing emo
tion and rapidity; 'and oh, believe me, Mr.. Wa
| tiers, if you can, that il is not solely a selfish
motive which induces me to aid in saving Mary
Rogers /
-Ah God.'
Tears welled up TO the fierce eyes, but they
were quickly brushed away, and she continued
somewhat more calmly: 'You have heard,
daresay, that Jackson has strange habit of
| talking in his sleep?'
4 have, and that he once consulted Morgan
as to whether there was any cure for il. Ii
| was that which partly suggested
1T Is, believe, mere fancy of his, she
interrupted; 'or at any rate the habit is not SO
frequent, nor what he says so ineligible, as
he thoroughly believes and fears it, from
some former circumstance, to be. His deaf
wife cannot undeceive him, and he takes care
never even to doze except in her presence
oly.'
This is not, then, so promising as hoped.'
Have patience. Ii is full of promise, as we
will manage. Every evening Jackson fire.
quents low gambling house, where he almost
invariably wins small sums at cards-by craft,
no doubt, as he never drinks there. When
he returns home at about ten o'clock, his con-
slant habit is to go into the front parlour. where
his wife is sure TO be sitting at that hour, He
carefully locks the door, helps himself to
brandy and water-plentifully of late-and
falls asleep in bis armchair; and there they
both doze away, sometimes till one o'clock
We'll; but / do not see how
| always till past twelve
Hear me out, if you please. Jackson never
wastes candle to drink or sleep by, and at
this time of the year there will be no fire. Ii
he speaks to his wife he does not expect her,
| wooden deafness, to answer him. Do you be-
gin TO perceive my drift T.
Upon my word, do not.'
What; if upon awaking, Jackson finds that
his wife is Mr. Waters, and that Mr.. Waters
relates TO him all that he has disclosed in his
sleep: that Mr.. Hursley's nlafa In hurried In