The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-02-14

El6d 10 me: % that my mind came back again ana
/ could tell them what I knsw. All he did, he
said. was less than he ought to hGve d0ne because
be had behaved III TO me Of old, (which, am sure,
dear Joseph never had nor thought Of doing) II
stood BY me b cuurt-in the prisoners place along
With me be stood and shared my shame. ] told
every thing Wa aafs and the doors locked,
and the chamber window too high 70 be
climbed up to, though man might have let
himself down from Il into the yard.
And then Learned for the drst time that an that
afternoon and night the murderer had lain hifldcn
under my mistress bed: that he must have been
there all that time-tbink of 1t that was trying
on the dresses and the ornaments; that there was
murder waiting In that chamber all the while; Il
made me shudder even then, amidst that crowded
court, with Joseph by me. They thought II very
strange, they said, that since there was 90 much
time before him between my mistress's departure
and return, that be had not murdered me instead
He had carried off all the iewels-those In the
drawers As well as those which my poor mistress
mad worn that very evening but from the moment
he had dropped into the courty ard the police could
fnd no trace of bin. A mere suspicion fell upon
the brother of the eate.porter; butI was 80 vague
that he was not put upon his trial A great sum
was offered ID reward for the apprehension of the
murderer, making mp. with what was offered by
my late missresss family, nearly 440O She died
without = will poor lady, and they were not dis
to me.
After my acquittsl. q collection for mine and Jo-
sephs benefit was made by some good people; but
the money only suiced to bring back to England.
Joseph hsd to work out heavy debt, incurred upon
my account and went into service again once,
aolyng to do my best to help him At the end of two
obligation, he but little better off Than their be-
ginning land despairing of ever aetiins living fer
both In ths old couotry," he saiet twelve raon:hs
ago for Sydney. Whichever of first got rich,
1t was arranged sheud the after the other
and until very lately, it seemed that might each
died.
l was nursery maid in my nsw place, and was
taking the ungesuchid Hyde Park one after.
noon, when was followed BY an impertinent man.
had my ugly on, for the .un was hot: so that my
face might have been like Venus for ell he knew to
the contrary; and otherwiFe, fatter myself yves
not disagreeable looking At al! events, attracted
the wretch, who kept close behind me. He was an
sbominnble person, with foreign appearance
which had reason enough for disiking-and eyes
ways, SO that was glad enough to get in eight Of
the policemen about the marble arch. He saw thst
thsre was no time to be lost, if he meant to get
good look at me at all, so he passed a sudden
very quickly turned round and looked up into my
face | gave him very talerable stare, too, be-
cause l knew it would dissppoint him, efter his
for it made him give sort Of vlainous sriu which
hope may never see aRaio and he broke out a.
if he could not help it for tho life Of him, with
We'll we may be plain In the face, but we are un-
exceptionsble behind
1 cried out Murder and Police . a. loud Is
could, and the man was secured at once No human
ooine eAoSpt 'n9 ohS "no nou peen uuoor tne ooo,
her murderer, could have known those words,
which had spoken alone, before madame's toet
glass He denied everything of course, and said It
wa, unjust detention; but in little more than
half an hour, tslegraphic message from the Paris
authorities set his miud at In this respect and
demanded his presence in that city He was the ell.
der brother OF the gate-porter, whom had never
before seen; and what had to tell in addition to the
previous suspicious against him, procured his con-
viction
He sent to the gaeys for life. This ruby
ring which h, upon his little finger, identl
fed as having been in the jewel drawer that ve-y
night. 1t was bestowed upon me after the trial by
the heir-at-law, and obtained beside the E 800
ward If had been pretty, you see there would not
have been any occasion for to have remarked
upon it that evening, and l might have remained
my whole life long, engaged young person.