Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1858-07-21

"And as to your papers to institute pro-
ceedings,'" he went on in an insolent and
bullying tone, Hyou and your pettifogging
employer may make what you can of them!
You and your client are well suitedl She
first shamelessly intruded on my deceased
relative. and now aims at juggling me out of
his estater'
set my teeth close, and. looking the speak
er straight in the eyes, said: -Ffr@
'.Do you know the character of the papers
/ procured yesterday, Sir?'
.'Cnrse your papers! l neither know nor
care ~
| 'Still I beg leave to inform you, Sir" i
| said. growing colder and more resolute as the
! interview proceeded, ''the papers in question
| were a search warrant TO search this house for
| the true will of the late Mr.. marlborough.
| and a warrant of arrest to be executed on
/ Your person as a forger and suborner-as the
| forger of Mr.. Ellenborough's name at the foot
| of the instrument admitted to probate, and the
accomplish of the men Holtz and Bright, who
perjured themselves"
The bolt struck him full in front. For
moment it seemed to paralyZe him. Then,
with a desperate attempt TO cove me, he
caught pistol from a case on the table, and
with trembling fingers sprung the hammer.
calmly put my hand into my breast-pocket.
and drew forth its fellow. which cooked and
presented to his breast. That moment showed
| me that he was, what DelleVeu MIN 10 De
| from the first, an AFFECT coward. ---1
clay down that weapon" l said, coldly;
''and do not think. with your vaporing, to
Brighten me. 1t will be time thrown away
| Siri''
His face turned as pale as death, and he did
/ not sustain my look. Still he made last
! effort to support his tone of buster.
''And this is the way you practice law is
it, Sir?'' he said; you come armed to gentle
| ,aFtc 10 Ia Anrt n
expect me to acknowledge what you wish
to get a statement from me-to ask me ques-
| tons"
The air ST sarcasm was badly affected. The
| speaker wanted nerve.
mo. Sir" l replied. II did not come to ask
questions; but, you suggest it, will ask a
single one: What have you done with the keys
with which you opened Mr.. Ellenborough's
drawers on the day of his death?'
A pallor more sickly than before invaded
| his countenance; but suddenly his cheeks
flushed. | read his mind like an open book
He had remembered that no one but Isaac
saw him, and that this testimony was mad
Missile. For a long time he remained silent
struggling, l saw. to regain his courage. At
last be said, with an assumption of outraged
pride and dignity:
81 shall make no reply to your insinua-
tons, Sir. You have chosen to come here
and insult me, and you may go and institute
your proceedings when you choose. | defy
you! Yes, Sir defy you TO bring any proof
Of the Islander You utter But take care.
Sir! will take steps in turn; and | advise
you not to provoke me. As to the will, Sir,
| defy you to break it; it is thoroughly reg
ular!n
prepared my last and decisive stroke.
IL confess it is drawn up with great skill"
| | returned; "the signature is ,ceH erecuted.
and all is in form. There is but one over
sight"
What oversight" be said, eagerly.
"Why, the pdper marx. | examined the
document this morning, and find that the
| name OF the paper-manufacturer is &c. s.
Wadsworth & Co. White Mills, PENN Now,
Sir, Me-. G. S. WaCsworth happens to be II
| relative of mine, and his mills we're estab-
lished just one month before .he day of Mr..
Ellenborough's death. The will filed in the
clerks office is dated one gear before the time
Of the ttstatOr's death--eleven months before
any paper with the mark &c. s. Wadsworh &
CO.. was in existence. A strange circum-
stance, Strip | added, looking the forger
straight in the eyes,
! l saw that the blow ended all. His face
turned ashy white, and he leaned on the
table for support. Then. rising. he went with
a faltering step to buffet, and poured out
some brandy, which he drank. without water.
at "a single gulp. When he resumed his seat
''Now, Sir, where is the real WHIP
| shrink from describing in detail the scene
which followed this demand on my part The
forger was like wild beast driven to bay.
| He exhausted every imaginable device to
move me from my purpose First he denied
every thing; then he defied me; then he ac-
| knowledged that the will was in his possess
| sion, and offered to give it up for large sum;
| then he caught up his pistols and clustered:
finally, he took key from his breast, opened
closet in the wall, and produced the paper.
! 1 glanced over 1T. 1t was an instrument eX-
ecuted in due form, leaving the Hockey
estate TO Misses Louisa and Fanny Ellenbor-
ough. and naming guardians.
Half an hour afterwards / left the house
with the will in my pocket. All had pro-
missed was that no steps should be taken
| against the criminal without the consent of
| Miss Peterborough, On the next day il was
rumored in the village that Wescot had dis
! appeared The rumor proved true. Hastily
| securing all the valuables he could Law his
hands on. he had fed, leaving behind him
debts which burdened the estate for wears
| afterward. His career was an extraordinary
proof of the maxim that a criminal is almos
always coward. 1t is true that the evidence
| of the paper mark was powerful; but it did
not bring home to MIN, except upon circum-
stantial grounds, the forgery. Still, he feared
to risk the contest. He succumbed and dis
| appeared.
l might end here; but word or two mag
be added. The real will was dated subse-
| quent to the false one, and thus the young
| ladies were enabled TO gain possession OF
the property without raising the question Of
| forgery.
Contrary to my expectation, the farewell
had taken of Miss Peterborough was not a
final one. | went to see her again with the
Will in my pocket, and frequently thereafter
for year Al the end of that time COM
menced seeing her every day. In fact, we
were married. / do not think that she has
ever repented the act; or that the morning
| was at all unlucky for me when, raising my
eyes from the law-book in our dusty old
town office, saw for the first time NJ. Green {
Client.
The London correspondent of The Spring
field Republican, writing on the 26th of June,