Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1857-09-23
CHAPTER III.
ruE PRISON INrERYIEW.

towards her own cot. She saw Casprr Bagrool
just topping into the street, and she. could Sc
through the dim twilight that his hands wer
clenched together, and she thought she heart
bitter curses fall from his lips. He came no
after hcr, however, but walked of in the oppo
site direction, and was soon lost to sight in tn
gathering gloou.
Theresolute girl stepped againinto the street
and hastily wended her way towards the Jail
She asked to see Coney Drake, but the iailo
refused her. He said the young man was con
lenncd to die, and none but the priest coult
be admitted to his cell She begged and prayed
but the jailor was ileyorahle. He told her
however, that she .mghtapply to the Sheriff, ant
that pass from him would admit her.
With the Aeetness Of the wind, Mary dartci
of for the house of the Sheriff. whom she hat
the good fortune to find at home. She made
known her request and he at first refused.
"Oh must see him." she cried. " lie wa,
all the world TO me. If he must die, O, let m,
see him."
:Not to. night" said the Sheriff, but it wa:
| spoken in w;rycring tone.
'Ye;, yes-for the love of God, sir, do! To.
morrow may he too late. Concy never com
lntted that murder; know that was his
|
| lived and 0, WHO knows but that he may live
yet. Do, do-Oh, do. sirm
Mary Carroll sank upon Ler knees and clasred
her hant,s Big tears rolled down her cheeks
and as the stern officer ;saZcd upc, her thus tx
could rot find it in his heart TO refuse her fur.
thcr. He wrote an order fDr.her immediate ad,
r.ttance to the Jail; and when lie handed it tc
her Said,:: =
!nTherc, 60 and see him but you must make
ND your mind that this will be your last visit
1 shall feel miserable when l. hang the pool
youth, for have always thought. him noble .
$50 lie is, SO he is. You shall not hang hin
by heayenS-you shall not.I He never did it
The Sheriff pitied the poor girl, for lie thought
the thing had turned her brain. He knew not
/ that the brain was ten times more strong than
ever before ~
Mary sought the Jail once more, and she found
| 70 difficulty in gaining adrnltance.
| Cornelius Drake set in his cell. Ee was not
more than one and twenty-a noble looking
youth, with auburn hair and large blue eyes
and u countenance full Iof goodness and truth
s
and yet all knew that no one could have killed
| the pcdlar except in cold blood, for old Magdulb
Ecould have no enemies.
Mary Carroll entered the cell. She stood an
instant upon the threshold, and Sprang forward
and threw her arms about tie young prisoners
neck.
sAIary, Mary" he cried, 1tlc holy saints
bless yoa for this / can't embrace you, darling,
for see my hands are cllained.'~
"HuSh, Coney, dear. | can embrace you, and
for cvcn that we may be thankful. They told
me you were 20 lie hung, but | swore that you
shouldn't
"Ah, Mary, my fate is scaled, and no earthly
power can help me ROW.
:: But YOU did not 90 that wicked murder
Concy 2"
iou know did not, darling
"lnieed, know it."
"Tuen there's some satisfaction in that"
! Eut there would be more satisfaction i'll
finding oat who did it," said Nary.
"That is mas; i:opc," returned Coney.
aBut do you rot suspect any? Have sou mol
the least dea vino dix; it?" Sic eagerly asked
;;Nut in tie least. But wh! do you ask
that :" a
:" First tell me all the circumstances attend
ins tic finding of Tie body"
Coney went on and told tic circumstances
jnst as they had tran$pred. How that he was
returning from The Londonderry side OF tic
great i,oS Just at nieilt-iall, aud when be lad
nearly reached the Tyrone side. lie saw a dar';
object against tic b",hes near tic solid latI.
lie weat ip 70 it, and found it was tic pedlar
i..ie ,,:4, extinct, but Inc t"'!y Wa, warll ain!
lie birO;! still flowing. ln,e.' ,hc.c circum-
,;:.!.ce., he took the body up and carried it to
tic u;.Ia.d, where as the reader already knows
hc caiue across the pack The rest he told in a
lev words. Everything was against him--thc
c,..i.,;tcc. ihm,! clr.aEi~ail!al, WAS yet almost
,.n,:j:yc and ii mad taken bal Il few minutes Ior
Tic irly to bring in their verdict.
;sieil me-" said Mary;a as Coney closed his
storr. SIS there TO one whom you think might
have done tits Do you know oi any ones
having been in The vicinity OH that evening %
"No,-only the thrcemen VINO followed me-"
"CaSper Bag"
"But tell me, Mary, what 10 You mean %
My God believe Casper cossed me there.
IL. has sworn TO xii! me. lie may have laid in
wait Tor me, and the appearance OF the pedlcr,
-. apparently well-filed pack, the loneliness oil
H.. ':nnr and the place may have excited his GU
nS;tr He hadthe heart capable Of i'll know
he he did. Esr,t, We cannot prove anything"
Nary sat dom upon the edge Of the low
cot and for some time size remained IN silent
tHnnnLt, m Her foot p..:yed nerrously upon the
tIad floor. her little fingers passed TO and fro
around each other, and when she at length raised
her l.e.d all traces OF fear were gone, and heI
r.ailner spoke OF resolute woman'a WILL
sConey," she said, ~ believe God sometimes
nuts the truth into the heads of us poor NOR,
iaIs, when no earthly understanding could
Tonight Casper Bagroon was i'll my cottage
and ba>ely-"
ella did he dare"
aHush, Concy, he did not harm me. / saw
blood upon lis shirt sleeve, and when showed
il to him he trcmbed and stamuered, ant
broke from me- Then he seized me, but leapet
away and he followed Inc. He caught ant
dragged me back, and lie drew his knife Inc
thought came upon me like shaft of lightning
that Bagroon had murdered the peilar. Got
must have given me thought, for it came like
psrlect conviction. got away from him again
and fled, and tilcn l came here"
Mart Carroll arose from her seat and claspet
her hands together.
& Coaey,n she continued, elf there is proc
of the real murder on the face of the earth, III
find it out. Twill, or will die with you."
Coney Drake longed to clasp the fair girl t
his swelling bosom, hut he remembered his bond
and lie could only thank her in words =
! CHAPTER ".
THE KNIFE, AND A NEW AccusAI. AccusAI. ].
I1ri,a,,,, ,iorv entared her cottage it Eas quit