Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1857-08-13

jury, and fully committed for trial. de
sent for me, and l found him pale and thin
and suffering intensely. His wife does
not yet know where he is, unle SIS she has
seen the newspaper account. l am afraid
she will see that-perhaps she has already
seen it. Alas! his case is hard one!
Did YOU converse with the people there?,
} l asked.
), Yes
And how did they feel?'
They all look upon himes guilty. The
evidence against him is too, strong. You
see how it stands.
told him I did. I saw very plainly
how direct it ali was. And7yet ! knew
that Charles Gibson was innocent. / knew
that guilty man would not have come
back with those notes in his coat; and !
knew that guilty man would not have
been so excessively frightened at the ,rcla-
ton of evidence which he before knew ex-
listed; and, above ali, l knew that Charles
Gibson could not commit such crime un-
der any circumstances. But how was he
to be cleared?
What circumstance is there that Char
ley can bring forward to help himselt?'
asked.
We'll, returned Harry, with consiIera-
BILE ethoughtfulness, 'he hasn't much of any
thing There are two little circumstances
however, upon which have been trying TO
build some sort of honf; but | can make
nothing of them. Fxse: that notorious rob
Der, cut-tlroat and black-leg Porter Drake,
was seen in the neighborhood of the bank
er's house. at Cincinnati, on the day be-
fore he lef'. Drake was recognized by
several people on that occasion, but made
his exit before he could be apprehended.- -
From the manner in which he lurked
about Mr.. Bowers premises, it was sup.
posed that he meant to rob him If possible.
The second circumstance is this: On the
nigh; of the robbery there was stranger
at the hotel who occupied room near
Charley's, and of course near the bankers
On the following morning this stranger dis.
appeared. He was tall, muscular man;
very stout and corpulent; with an immense
black beard all over his face; wearing blue
lcn oil oil
were black, and he had sort of minsteri-
al air. His room was on the opposite side
Of the corridor from my brothes' and one
or two doors further down. Charley is
very positive that the individual he follow
ed from his own apartment on that night
must have entered that very room where
this stranger stopped. That's ALL
And this is much, if it could be sub
stantiated, said.
But there was the trouble No use had
yet been made of it, and there was little
hope of bringing these things forward in
any palpable shape. The case certainly
looked dubious; but yet 1 promised my
friend that would 60 up and defend his
brother to the best of my ability. The trial
was to come off in four days, and I prom
ised to set out on the second morning. thus
giving myselfa day and halfat Indianap-
oils to look into the case
Harry Gibson went over the evidence
once more, and 1 saw that it was very
strong, and formed perfect chain between
Charley and the crime. But we mutually
hoped that something might turn up and
thus we left for the time Harry started Oh
his return, and went about some business
l had in hand.
On the morning set for my start there
was qrite commotion at one of the heavy
mercantile houses Porter Drake had rob-
bed tho store of some ten thousand dollars
in money and valuable goods 1t must
have been he, as he was seen in the place
on the evening before; but no trace of him
could be found. could not stop to in
quire into particulars, as the cars would
start in half an hour.
As soon as had arranged my business
so as to leave it with my clerk, l ran to the
station, and was just in season to Jump into
a car ard be taken off. l had blundered
into the Ladies Car, but as there was
plenty of room | concluded to remain
We reached Greensburg at half past nine,
and while stopping there two passengers
came into the car where | sat, and took
heir places three seats ahead of me upon
he opposite side of the passageway.--
They were a man and a woman. The /
ormer was powerful looking fellow. with '
huge rotundity Of belly; wearing his jet
black beard unshorn; with blue speclacles
lpon his nose; and dressed in all black
ave his linen and cravat, which were a
White.
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