Squatter sovereign., 1855-11-27
"Would the door of the closet make any

sAre YOU certain e. aas oi.. Eal
81 am" sI5 sa5 @. aeT
u -aHare you ever opened it yourself. or
only seen Mr.. Smith open II es
I'D never opened 1t myself"
"Did you ever keep the keya' o."
"Never." .-s1at n-ia2 .zst 1.4it
| "Who did 60 -
aMr. Smith, always"
+ At this moment, the housekeeper chanc-
ed to cast her eyes towards Mr.. Smith, the
! prisoner. A cold. damp sweat stood upon
his brow, and his face had lost all its col
or; he appeared u living image of death.
! She no sooner saw him than she shrieked
and tainted. The consequence Of her an
swer flashed across her mind. She Lad
been so thoroughly deceived by the man.
ner OF the advocate, and The little iInpor-
tance he had seemed to attach to her state
ments, that she had been led on, by one
question 10 another, till she had told bim
all he wanted to know.
She WAS obliged to be taken from the
coict, and a physician who was present
was requested to attend her. At this time
| At this tim. the solicitor for the prosecu-
ton (answering to our States Attorney
left the court, but no one knew for what
purpose. Presently the physician came
into court, and stated that it would be i'm
possible for the housekeeper to resume her
seat in the box short of an hour or two.
1t was almost twelve in the day. Lord
Mansfield, having directed that the jury
be accommodated with room, where they
could be kept by themselves, adjourned The
court two hours. The prisoner, in the
meantime, was nand.d to Jail.
1t WAS between four and five O'Clock,
when the Judge resumed his seat upon the
bench. The prisoner was again placed at
the bar. and the housekeeper brought in
and led 10 the box. The courtroom was
crowded to excess, and an awful silence
Pervaded the place. e<
TIC cross-cxaming counsel again adj
dressed the housekecper. II have kut a
few more questions TO ask you,'' said he,
take heed how you answer. for your life
hangs upon a thread" ,-sfff1
"Doy You know this stopper p
81 do" 31 y Ga.g
To uhom doea-it belong 60 5a..
s'To Mr.. Smith" H
"When did YOU last sec it e
con the night of Mr.. Thotilpsons DEATH
At that moment the solicitor entered the
court, bringing with him upon tray,
watch, two money bags, jewel case, and
a bottle OF the same manufacture OF the |
stopper, aud having cork in it. The
tray was placed on the table in sight OF
the prisoner and the witness, and from
that moment no doubt remained in the !
mind of any man present OF the guilt OF |
tie prisoner.
A few words will bring this melancholy |
tale to IFS ciose. Tue house where the /
murder had been committed was between !
as soon as the cross-examination of the /
had discorercd the existence |
OF the closet. and its situation. had set off /
on horseback, with two Shcriff''s officers, |
and after pulling down part of the wall, |
had detected this important conceaIlnent |
The search was we'll rewarded the whole !
OF the property belonging to Mr.. Thornp-
son WAS found there. amounting in value |
TO some thousand pounds; and. to leave
NO room for .'oi.h:, bottle was discovered /
which the medical men instantly pTenoan- !
ced to contain the very identical poison
which had caused the death Of the unfor- |
tunale Thompson. The result was TOO
to need explanation.
II scarcely need be added, that Smith |
was convicted aud executed. and brought |
to his awful punishmen ut by his own means.
Had he said nothing-had he not persist !
ed ia calling witness to Prose his inno-
cenee. he might have escaped. But God |
had evidently left him 10 work out his own |!
ruin, as just reward Of his awful crime |
a Very Tough Story.
The following story is told by that re-