Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1854-04-22
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we knew and suspected. had a deep sis.
nifcnace. T
You are the attorney for the defence,
understand he hesiiatingly began, 'in-.
the unfortunate affair Of the diamond
necklace = e.s
4 am replied the attorney, and what
them Eet
your clerk has served subpoena Upon
the housekeeper Of Mrs. Gilbert, and what
may that meant! sasasis
"A silly question, sir--you will pardon
me for saying; we lawyers are not gen.
orally in the habit of making con6dents Of
those opposed to u.s.
There was a silence for some time; Mr..
Gilbert crossed his legs, tapped the toe Of
his boot with his riding whip, and passed
his right hand fingers several times thro'
he thick brown locks that fell over his
forehead, his irresolute. wavering glances
all the while shifting from Coles face to
mine aud back again.
would i, not be better he at length
said. shat this unhappy business were &c.
commodated? There is a means, one,'
he addsd, flushing intensely scarlet,
whereby that desiruble result may be ac>
complished. l must be frank with YOU,
for can not otherwise communicate with
the--the prisoner; it is this, if Miss Som
ers will accept my hand, the prosecution
is at an end
Co,es was about TO speak, but I pinch
ed him with such sudden force that he
sprang to his feet instead, and the first at
tempted word broke into shrek of pain.
is this proposition made with lady
G'lbert's consent"I hastily in,erposed.
Yes, certainly; yes,'
Lady Gilbert consent. does she, that her
son shall wed Il .for'uneless girl accused
of the dsgraceful crime theft, her char.
acter unvindica.ed her,,
Stay sir, moment speak of course
in confidence. If my proposal be &C.
cepled, | will say that placed the neck.
lace in the muff in jest, or as present.
DO you say, Mr.. GILBERT exclaimed,
'that it was you. not your mother that
placed the jewels in the lining Of the
muf .
Ha ha! That shaft, saw found the
join. in his armor. He started fiercely TO
hts feet. What do you mean by that,
fellow
\ Precisely what said, sir. Mr.. Cotes,'
| added, you can have nothing more to
say to this person.
Certainly not snapped out the atsor-
ney, who was limping about the room,
and rubbing one particular part of his
left thigh with savage enelgy.
The young gentleman finding that his
cenciiatory mission had missed FIRE, be.
gan to bully, but that failing also, he
vent his wa,', mu,lering and threatening
as he went And soon afterward de-
parted. after very humbly apologizing 10
Cotes for the extreme liberty had taken
with his still very painful leg.
. On Monday he day the commission
was opened at Salisbury, Lieut.. Wynd.
ham brought us the Reverend Mr. Ridge.
way. What be had to say was this -
Hurdley had married privately, for fear Of
, his fathers displeasure, Emily Ridgeway,
the Reverend genlleman's sister. al Bridp.
, wafer Tie marriage was mos, unhap.
pv one; causeless, morbid jealousy
possessed the husband to such an extent.
that he believed, or affected 10 believe.
. that the child, girl, baptized Emily, in
giving birth to whom her mother died,
: was not his but this child. so HurdIey
: wrote to the Rev. Mr.. Ridg way, died at
! the age Of four years.
, The reader is now quite as wise as the
/, wisest in the consultation held at Mr..
3 Cortes' on the Tuesday morning, when
1t was known that the grand jury had re-
3 turned true bill' against Emily Somers.
: The announcement that our case would
, probably be called on almost Immediately.
t broke up the council, and away we ali
>. departed for the court. Mr.. Prince, of
e course, who was in costume, walked up
Catherine street with the gravity and de.
h corum which so well become the law. I
. and the lieutenant walked faster.
9 "A queer fish, said the anxious and ir.
t ate artillery officer, shat master of yours;
0 he listened TO everybody, it is true, but
4 said nothing himself. nor did anything, for
' that matter. except rub bis nose and FORE
Z. head now and them hssS
s 'Never mind; wait till it is cue to speak.
1 | have no fear, u. less. indeed, luck should
run very contrary
q The small ioconvenient court was
crowded 10 excess. Mr.. Justice Rnok
presided. and the Earl Of Pembroke, with,
e i'll mistake not, the presen, Earl Radnor,
# then Lord Folkestone, werc on the bench.
a immediately .rifling case was disposed,
e Emily Somers was brought in and ar.
Il raigned. A murmur Of sympathy aud
!. sorrow ran through the crowd Il the sad
spectacle, ia such position, Of one 20
}. young, SO fair, so gentle. 50 beloved---ay,
il 50 beloved, as depicted in Lieut.. WIND.
,f hams eountenance when the pyisoner
'e was placed in the dock: il wasa speach.
X less agony. and so violent thatsI ma The
.. Reverend Mr.. Ridgeway caught hold of
d is arms and endesyored to force him. ont
!, Of the court HAsesistsd asspers.eIt -