Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1857-03-31

feet william. In defence it was prov.
ed that Harold had some difficulty
with the prisoner, and that he had
sworn to have revenge, but this
amounted TO but little.
Surely the case seemed very clear
against the prisoner. lie had a diff.
fcnlty with the murdered man, chal-
lenged Lin to mortal combat-sworn
to have reyenge-iollowed him on
the road to Dantonville with ayowed
purpose Of settling the trouble-had
seen to flee from the bleeding body
his Iknifeff found all bloody by the mnr-
dered mans side-<and when he was
apprehended. his own hands and
clothes were despatched with blood.
Were not these circumstances con-
elusive. At oil events, so they were
generally received.
At length Elwar,i Demarton was
permitted to telfhis story. lie arose
AMI although he was pale and wan.
t~his voice was firm. lie first call
Ell upon God to witness that he spoke
the truth, and then went on. lie said
onathe afternoon before the murder
he hal spent over two houss with
Mr.. Wallace; and that all their diffcnl.
~ had been settled, and that the mer.
chant had explained to him that he
had promised her father on his dying
bed. that she should not be married
until she was twenty years Of age.
1We made our differences all mp at
that time, continued Demarton, s.and
Mr.. Wallace asked me il would
come back! into his service. He said
it | had been willing to have asked
the reason of his refusal of Isabel's
hand he would have. given it, but ]
was hot and impetuous. and he was
q little nettled by it, 80 he resolved to
tell nothing. He had just asked me
i'll would come back into bis service.
when some one entered the store who
wished to see him. / told him T'had
planned to 60 to Dantonville that
evening, but would call on him when
/ returned. uesaid he hal to go to
Dantonyille too, and babe me- call on
him in that place, at the same time
signifying that we could arrange mat
tiers there. Alter that Invent over by
thelake and when Icame back | learn:
ed that Dir. Wallace hal been gone
half an hour. | got my horse ready
ut once, and when about to start Ibid
make the remarks which was. swern
to; but / make them okingly, in view
Of the friendly meeting we were to
have, little thinking Of whatwas to &C.
cur. / roie of, and at the distance
ofsome ten miles, in the little woods,
| found Mr.. .Wallace's horse standing
by. the side of the road, A little fur.
>tler on / found thu merchant weller
ing in his blood. | leaped from my
saddle and knelt downzby the side oil
the body. ] turned the lace up and
called his name several times. The
flesh was yet warm, but life seemed
extinct. / got my hands and clothes
thus bespattereI with blood but ]
thought not of that. When found
that life was gone, and, / could not
wellhandle the body alone. remount.
ed my horse and started back for
help. =
1T has been urged that if / had
really sought help would have rid.
den on towards Dantonville, where
could have found it within half a
ntfe, rather towards q point where
there was no house for over six miles
but could not stop to think them
Ny first instinct was towards home,
ami followed it. | had gone luul
miles when my alrorse fell. lie was
toviarne t. trot. Soon afterwards Iva:
overtaken by Dunk Harold and an.
other man, who arrested sine for the
murder. With regard to the knife
the knife found was mine, and II had
been stolen from me that day.
The youth sat down as no ceased
speaking and the judge shook hi;
head. ... -. R
aAny one can. invent story like
that he ~said, in his charge to thu
Jury, shut no one could have invented
| the circumstances which bear agains
the prisoner"
In short there scemed to be no hop'
for the youth Though people Pitiet
him. yet / could see they shook theil
heals obviously when he pleaded BIZ
innocence.
The jndge had summoned the cyl
dence allup making it more strons
against the prisoner than before ]
possible. and the jury were on u,
! point of retiring when a Sudden com
motion was prcceptible at the door
and in a moment more young girl
| or maiden, rushed into the courtroom
With her long chestnut hair doatint
wildly in the wind, her bosom heav
| ING deeply and her eyes fairly burn
irig with intense eagerness. Il wa
lIsabel Wallace. She was beautiful
leirl tall, straight, and nobly proper
1 TONED with q face Of striking love
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