Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1858-02-24

dow too high to be climed up to, though
a man might have let himself down from
it into the yard. And then learned for
the first time that all that afternoon and
night the murderer had lain hidden un.
der my mistress bed; that he must have
been there all that time-think of it J.
that l was trying on the dresses and the
ornaments; that there was murder wait
ing in that chamber all the while; it
made me shudder even then, amidst that
crowded court, with Joseph by me-
They thought it very strange, they said,
that since there was so much time before
him between my mistress departure and
return, that he had not murdered me in
stead. He had carried of all the jewels
those in the drawers as well as those
which my poor mistress had worn that
very evening; but from the moment he
had dropped into the court yard, the po-
lice could find no trace Of him. A mere
suspicion fell upon the brother of the
gate porter, but it was so vague that he
was not put upon his trial. A great sum
was offered in reward for the apprehen-
sion of the murderer, making up with
what was offered by my late mistress
family, nearly f4oO. She died without
will, poor lady, and they we're not dis
posed to give me anything beyond the
wages due to me. After my acauittal.
a collection for mine and Joseph's bene-
fit was made by some good people, but
the money only sufficed to bring us back
TO England. Joseph had to work out a
heavy debt incurred upon my account
and 1 went into service again at once, re-
solving to do my best to help bim. AT
the end of two years, poor fellow, except
| that he had discharged his obligation, he
he was but little better off than at their
beginning; and despairing of ever get
ting a living for both of US in the old
country. he sailed twelve months age
for Sidney. Whichever OF us first gO'
rich. it was arranged should cross the
seas after the other, aud unt'i very iafe-
ly, it seemed that we might each STOP
where we were-engaged young persons
till we died.
Ives nursery-maid in my new place
and was tast sting the youngest child across
Hvde Park one .sfternoOn, when was
followed by an impsrs''nent man; l had
my "ugly" on, for the sun vas no'uSo
that my face might Rave been Ia w.
nus, for all he knew to the contrary, -'u
otherwise, 1 flatter myself 1 was not us
agreeable looking. At all events l at
tracted the wretch, who kept close behind
me. He was an abominable person, with
foreign appearance-which | had
reason enough for disliking-and eyes
that looked different ways, but nei-
ther of them nice ways. so that 1 was
glad enough 10 get in sight of the police
men about the marble arch. He saw
that there was no time to be lost, If he
meant to get good look at me at all, so
he passed me on sudden very quickly,
turned round. and looked up into my lace
1 gave him very tolerable stare, too,
because l knew it would disappoint him,
after his great expectations; and it did
so; and not only that, for il made him
give sort of villainous grin, broke out
as if he could not help it for the life of
him, with: "Well, we may be plain in
the face, but we are uxceptionable be-
hind" l cried out "Murder," and "Po.
lice!" as loud as l could, and the man was
secured at once. No human being except
the one under the bed, her murderer,
could have known those words, which
l had spoken alone, before madame's
toilet-glass. He denied everything, of
course, and said it was an unjust deten-
tion; but in little more than half an hour,
a telegraghic message from the Paris
set his mind at ease in this
respect, and demanded his presence in
that city. He was the elder brother of
the gate-porter, whom 1 had never be-
fore seen; and what l had to tell, in ad-
iition to the previous suspicious against
him, procured his conviction. He was
sent to the galleys for life. This ruby
ring, which he wore upon his little fng-
sr, l identified as having been in the jew.
,l-drawer that very night. 1t was be-
slowed upon me after the trial, by the
and l also obtained the
e4OO reward. If had been pretty
7ou see, there would not have been any
occasion for me to have remarked upon
that evening; and might have re-
NAMED, my whole lifelong, an engaged
'oung person.
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