Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-04-30

the articles were found in her trunk. and de-
scribed the breastpin and money. The latter
consisting of four half eagles, one of which had
a hole in it, that had been made by Murch, the
jeweler, so Mrs. Wesley could string on rib
bon for a birthday present for the minister s
little boy and that was one way Mrs. Wesley
knew the money was hers. He also gave me a
letter signed Eunice Gregory" that he had
found in the yard that day, and which he main
tanned was in Mrs. Wesley's handwriting.
That had made him suspect that her name wasn't
Naesmith before she was married to Wesley :
he had thought that she might have been some
relation to old Mr.. Gregory, who died, and
there must have been something bad to make
her change her name.
This information made a deep impression on
my mind, taken in connection with what Helen
had told me besides the name Eunice Gregory
seemed floating in my memory US though had
seen it connected with some event which had
faded from recollection and was dimly recalled.
L dismissed Hannegan, and paid q visit to
Mr. Murch, the jeweier, told him who I was,
and for what L called. He remembered the
half eagle business-in fact 1t was on his record.
He turned to see on what day the hole was made
in the half eagle 1t was Wednesday, the 18th
of March-tho very day Helen's trunk was
searched. 1 asked at what hour tho coin was
delived to Mrs. Wesley. He replied that she
called for ii about ii in the forenoon. and that
in the afternoon of the same day.
That looks very strange" said I. "Would
you have any objections to attend the trial to-
morrow, with your books, and testify?''
None at all - ho replied.
turned to depart. AT that moment Wesley
entered the shop and was accosted by the lew
eler, who gave me wink to Indicate who he
was We had never before met, so / regarded
him at my leisure. He was an evil looking
man. Over his left eye was a queer shaped
scar, which ran crOOkedly across his forehead
The instant saw the scar / felt as though the
whole thing was clear. The scar the descrip-
ton of which 1 so we'll remembered, brought
the whole story freshly to my mind L remem-
bered now the name of Eunice Gregory-thc
child murderess-and there stood her accom-
pllce under an assumed name. Giving the
Jeweler warning glance, L fastened to my car
riage and drove furiously home, shut myself in
my room, and determined to pass the entire
night, If necessary, in preparing for the contest
wished to clear my client on the charge made
against her, expose the Wesleys, and oblige
them to make restitution to the wronged and
pillaged orphan.
L ransacked my memory to find something
tangible concerning the past career Of Eunicc
Greg0ry and her accomplice, but found nothing.
had read the story many years ago before in
a newspaper, the name of which could not re-
member. l could not prove that the Wesleys
MeIc lno edLHe pdrueSJ anu snOuIu L mention
my suspicious in court the District Attorney
would scout at them as ridiculous and malicious
inventions of my own, and the Judge would
charge the jury to pay no heed to them. must
sap the characters of the Wesleys in my cross
examinations of their witnesses and thus try to
effect breach sufficient to justify direct as
sault, on charge OF conspiracy against Helen,
and crush James Wesley on the witness stand
And L wOve my meshes for the victim until the
morning sun rays streamed through my win
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