The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1857-05-20


since there was 80 much time before
him between my mistrcss's departure
aud return, That he had not murdered
me instead. He had carried off all the
jcwels--those in tho drawer as we'll as
those which my poor mistress had worn
that very evening but from The mo
ment he had dropped into the courtyard
the police could find no traces of him
A mere suspicion fell upon the brother
Of the gate porter, but it was so vague
that he was not put upon trial. A great
sum was offered for the apprehension of
the murderer. making up, with what was
offered by my mistrcss's family, nearly
f400 She died without a will, poor la.
dy, and they were not disposed to give
me anything beyond the wages due me.
After my acquittal, a collection for
mine and Joscph's benefit was made by
some good people hut tho money only
suiiccd to bring us back to England.
Joseph had to work out heavy debt
incurred on my account, and | went in
to service again at once, resolving to do
my best to help him. At tbs eud OF
two years, poor fellow, excep. that he
had discharged his obligation, he was
lit,lo better eff than at the beginning.
AMI despairng of ever getting a living
for US both in tho cid coontry,' he sailed
twelve months ago for Sydney. Which
ever of US first got rich, it was arranged,
should cross the seas after the other
and until very lately, it seemed that we
might each stop where we were, engaged
young persons, till We died
| was nursery maid in my new place,
and was taking tho youngest child across
Hyde Park one afternoon, when was
followed by an impcrtincnt mau had
my ugly on, for the sun was hot So
that my face might have been like We.
nus for all that he knew to the contrary;
and otherwise, nattcr myself, | was not
disagreeable looking. At al events. I
attracted the wretch, who kept close be.
hind me lie was an aboninible person,
with foreign eppearance-which had
reason enough for dislikcing, and eyes
that looked different ways, but neither
of them nico ways, so that | was glad.
enouth to get in sight Of the policeman
alb )ut the marble arch. He saw ,hcro
was time to Lc lost if he meant to got
good look at me at all. so he passed me
on a sudden very quickly turned round,
and l0oked up in my face. gave him
very tolerable stare, too, because knew
it would disappoint him after his great
expectations, and it did so and not only
that, for it made him give a sort of vii
laiuous grin, which I hope l may never
sc again, aid he broke out, as if lie
could no' help l, rD' .i.s 'if~ ~-sfL L;.~. -~:.L,
well, we mny be plain iD the face, but
VIC are unexceptionablc behind
cried ou. 'murlcr and police + as
loud as | could aud the man was sccur
cd at once No other human being ex-
cept ,he one who had been under the
bed, hor murderer, could have known
those words, which | had spoken alone
before madamc's toilet glass. He denied
everything, Of course. and said it was an
unjust detention but in little more
than half an hour, tccgraphc message
from the Paris authorities set his mind
at ease in this respect, and demanded
his presence in that city. He was the
elder brother of the gate.portcr whom |
had never bcfnrc seen aud what | had
to tell, in addition to the previous sus-
picions against him, procured his convic
ton.
He was sent to the gallows for life
This ruby ring, which be wore on his
little finger, identified as having been
i'm the Jewel drawer that verv night II