White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-08-20

Robbery and well nigh murder have been
committed, and you are suspected of the deed
Robbery! murder! guilty.. 1t is vile
falsehOOd!' exclaimed Crary, turning first red
and then pale.
His emotion bore TO the spectators strong
appearance of guilt.
look" whispered one of them, the very
coiored clothes, light drab.'
Yes, yes, it's very clear" said the other.
Come, sir. you had better confess and may be
1t will go easier with you. Tell US where you
put the gold.'
Il confess myself robber! Never! 1t is an
internal plot against me. Get out of my house,
villains
You had best be quiet, sir, and make no
threats. If you are innocent you have nothing
to fear, meantime we must look around little.
Thomas, have an eye on the fellow while we
search and producing his warrant the man
showed it to Edward, who sank modify into a
chair, saying only
Fate, fate herself Is against mep
He showed no emotion while they examined
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around the fireplace, and then he BIT his lip till
the blood sprang. Fortunately for him it never
occurred to them to lift the stone. They seemed
disappointed, but after taking off his shoe and
measuring it, and finding the bit of drab cloth
fitted exactly into small torn place in his pan
falcons, they told him he must go with them be-
fore the magistrate.
Edward looked first at them and then at Ma
nv, who terrified and astonished, had witnessed
the scene in silence.
Come here, Mary said he.
Mary was at his side in a moment, and her
hand stole gently into the clasp of his
They are going to take your grandfather
away, for murderer" Mary burst into sObs.
Hush, my child, they cannot prove it. But
I.may be gone some time, you must take good
care of every thing. Do not be afraid, no one
will harm you. You may find unexpected friends,
and the strange man smoothed her glossy curls
and kissed her fair forehead. Then TURING with
naughty air to the men he said, am ready
to go with you:7
'Oh, don't take away my grandfather, he is
good, he is Innocent sobbed Mary, with clasp
ed hands and streaming eyes. Indeed he isr
We are doing sad duty, poor child said
enc, an old man, compassionately.; But for
certain, you are innocent, and shall not be left
to suffer-
And as he looked from her to Edward it SEEM
ed to him that he saw an expression of gratitude
on that hard, stern eountenance.
The news Of the robbery had spread so fast,
that by the time Edward Crary reached the
magistrates, there was quite a crowd gathered
round. Many respectable people were there, for
the deed was a strange and horrid one in that
part of the country-and among the rest were
Ben Pearson who was commenting loudly on the
enormity of the wiCkedness, aftersuch generous
and kind feelings as were shown by the Armita-
ges too, and there was Idle Bill, also, every now
and then adding his word.
For my part said he, never see any good
come of these fellows is set themselves up to
be better than their neighbOrs.'
That's why he lived all alone by himself,
said one.
! 1--WE bard tell, said another, he never
! touches drop Of hquor-no not so much as a
mug of beer, or a tumbler of cider
That's enough to prove what he is muttered
ragged devotee to alcohol,
: 'Hush-hush! here they come and every
eye in the crowd was turned on the unhappy
man. He bore their glances unmoved, as it
seemed to them, in kind Of stubborn defiance.
His blue eyes were cold and stern, and his form
was drawn up to its fullest height
Great was the anxiety of the crowd to hear
what the magistrates would say, but none Of
them were admitted to the room. The result OF
the examination was that Edward Crary was
committed on charge Of robbery and attempted
murder.
He denied the charge and declared himself
innocent, but obstinately refused to give any &C.
count as to where he was the night before, though
he declared he was far away from the scene Of
the murder. The proofs, however. were strong
against him. His shoe correspoDded exactly to
the measure of the track in the flower bed, the
piece of cloth was undeniably torn from his pan,
falcons Poor little Mary had been sent for and
identified the knife which was in the wound with
her missing bread-knife. She shuddered at the
sight of the blood on its blade, but she knew il
by mark on the handle, she had scratched NJ.
H. on it only the day before; the initials Of her
swn name. Her simple story was soOn.told and
taken down in writing, but alas! it was fully as
much against her grandfather as in his favor.
It was the only time he had been away all
night since he lived in that house, it was con-
trary to his usual habits to rise late; his manner
was unusual that morning. In fine his going
away in the afternoon seemed designed to mis-
lead inquiry, or perhaps was done for the fur
therance Of his project. In short it was set down
as deliberate and deeply planned villainy, and
the calm and even dignifed assertion of inne-
rence was considered as only the ordinary plea
under such circumstances The grandfather and
grandchild again parted; poor Mary was firm in
her belief Of her grandfsther's innocence. How
could she be otherwiseI But her lonely house
seemed trebly wretched and lonely when she re-
turned to it. Many people came to see her from
curiosity, and she became weary Of seeing them,
and their voices sounded hatefully to her, be-
cause they accused her dear grandfather Of a
hoErid crime.
i The trial Of Edward Crary was not to take
place till six weeks after his commitment There
was great excitement in-the town, and as the