Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1857-01-30
, FRIDAY MORNING, JANUARY 30, 1857,

seriousness and memory returning at once
and with them calmness and courar,
she never possessed in the flush of life
+" Andre" said the dying woman, fix,
ing her eyes on her husband, III am dy.
ing by your hand, yet I am innocent;
never wronged you by thought or by
deed; Don Alva pursued me with his
love and threats, but repulsed them.
" never loved but you. I feared
and honored you as much as loved, but
l dared not tell you of his pursuit. Oh
Andre, believe my words, the dying deal
not in falsehoods. Should l be- thus
calm were guilty"
Vesale, sinking upon his knees. sol
EMMY protested his faith in the inno-
cence of his wife, and with choking sobs
aplured her to believe he only feigned to
give her poison--that he could not nerve
his hand to take her life but the terror
OF death, not death itself, was upon her.
And while he yet spoke, Isabella muir.
mured-
Thanks be to Heaven for this" and
drawing his hand towards her, laid it up
on her heart, and as she did, it ceased to
beat.
THE FORCED WmL.-The following
thrilling scene in court was related by
Samuel Warren, T. z. S.. author of the
diary of late Physician" "Ten
Thousand Year." &c., to gentleman
of New York city, as having occurred in
his own practice:
A few years since, man of high re-
spectability was tried in England on O
charge of forging will, in which it was
discovered he had an indirect interest 10
y large amount. Mr.. Warren was the
associate prosecuting attorney, and the
case was tried before Lord Denman.
The prisoner being arraigned and the
formalities gone through with, the prose-
cutor, placing his thumb over the seal,
held up the will and demanded of the
prisoner if he had seen the testator sign
that instrument, to which he promptly
answered he had.
"And did you sign it at his request
as subscribing witness ~
81 did,"
"Was it sealed with red or black wax ?"
"With red wax"
did you see him seal it with red
wax 2"
"I did,"
Where was the testator when he
signed this willY ?"
"In bis btsstd, bed.
Pray, how long piece of wax did
he use p
about three or four inches long"
Who gave the testator this piece of
"Iu. = sf IA &H5A sttt
f" Where dlu ,,., ...l.H II
From the drawer d his desk"
"How did you light that piece of
wax?"
with a candle"
Where did that piece of candle come
from ?"
II got it out of cupboard in his
room"
new fohg was that piece of GAMBLER"
" Perhaps four or five inches ionp"
Who lit that piece Of candle p
Il lit it."
With whatY'
N Wirs o match"
Where IA sou get Unut mas,o.>..
,On the mantel-shelf in the room"
neie Warren paused, and fixing his
ARG deep blue eyes upon the prisoner,
ne fld the viii up above his head, his
numb still resting upon the seal, and
SAID y solemn, measured tone:
Nov, sir, upon your solemn oath,
you saw he testator sign that will--he
signed II in his bed--at his request you
signed it, as a subscribing witness-you
saw Im seal it--a piece of wax, two,
aree, !, four inches long-hc lii that
wax VIA piece Of candle which you
4. lure o ~ bin from cupboard
Ut that cand by a match which you
'ou .q ALL ~ ,,'' l-shelfp
"Once more. Sire, ,o,,u 49,.
oath, you didw =" Jo'' soio''"
"Idid." ss
"My Lord, IRIS A wArERl