The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-05-14


be hsG goue lE 70 practice on The organ p
lAvis wiped biz lace, and iIied 90 ealm his
breathing, and glared icarfuly towards no
bench, Dut never spoke.
you have sworn 10 tel the truth, no
whole truth and nothing bot the uuth, sr,
and you must do 90" said the judge, staring
at bic ugly face, through his giasaea AN
sveL the question"
] "f-eGN
"whst sas your hotys Tor doing 20 p
Asksd Sergeant WrAnge
Il vas only done 10 fun didnt mean
Pretty fanw 20 calculated one Of the tuy.
who had timid boy Of hla own In the col
| lege school, and thought hos horrible might
be The consequence. should he get locked up
Ia 81 JamsGs Church.
How long did you leave him thsrsg"
4" ! don't know took hack the igry u ths
clerks, and the next fnafnng, whsn We
nfflL N LEI him nyt, he vas Fong,a
Who IA we p Who Was With yOu 2" erird
Sergeant Wrangle, catching u The word.
"Ar. George PmttlstoO. lie was At the
elsrk's In Che morning, and told him about
Il. and asked him 70 get the keyJfur Hunt
would not lot me have IL, So he came with
me and opened the church but Afkell Wa
not there. lie had got out semthoa."
when thla witness, hfitf a good deal Cf
bAdgering. wha released, Sergeant sinTm,
bright thought having occurred % him. &C.
sired that the Reverend Mr.. WilbtIfuIee
might get Into the witusN-boK, The Ntver-
end Mr.. Wilbeforee did ~ and the StT-
geant began, In on intlnuating tone
"Ihe witness, Henry Chevelry Arkell. II
under your tuition ln NE collegiate school,
assume ?"
"IIe is," sternly replied Mr. wilberforee,
who had not forgotten Sergeant Sihem's in-
suit Of the previous day.
Would you believe him on his oath ,"
"On his oath or without H."
Oh you would, would you| rttorted
the Sergeant. "sehoolboys are addicted 10
romaneing though"
Henry Arkel Il Of luet integrity. vi,
word may be implicitly irusty."
IL can bear testimony to Henry Arkell's
honorable and truthful nature" spoke up tho
Dean Of Riyerton, from his place beside tho
judge. Ills general conduct IL exemplary
a pattern 10 the school,"
" Henry Cheveley Arkell." ronred cut the
uneounted Sergeant Shem, dropn nirg the
Wilberforee." So the master lef. the Witne,l.
boz, and Henry re-entertd Il.
! omitted 70 pot q question 20 you, Mr..
Choriater," began Sergeant Sinom. 4" Should
you know this fabulous gentleman Of Your
Imagination, this Rolls, II you we're 10 $50
him ?"
"Yss," replied Henry. III saw him ,hi.
morning m came into court"
That shut up Sergeant Sitcm,
"Where did you see him9' inquired tae
Judge.
I'm the outer hall. my l5td lie wa, with
Valentine Carr"
The judge Whispered a word 10 somebody
with white wand, who was standing near
him, aud that person Immediately went hunt
ng about the court, TO find Rolls and brirs
,im before the judge. But Rolls had made
limkelf scarce ere the conclusion Of Henry
Arkell's first evidence, and, as il trhnbplred
afterwards, deeamped from the town. The
,ext witness put into The box wai Mr.. George
'Tatilcton.
You are aware, presume, of the evidence
,iyen by Henry Cheveley Arkell.' taid Ser.
'eant Wrangle. Can you deny that part Of
which relates to yourscir?'
,,So;e-'v,,ieri'T9'iGir ran not replied Mr..
riend of his in court. Rolls Is a villain
That is not evidence. sir, said the Judge.
lie is despieAble villAin, my lord re-
urnrd the witness, giving way 10 his injured
ceilings. lie camo n stranger 10 kivertou,
md got acquainted with him that IL, he
craped acquaintance with me, and we were
oon intimate. Very soon he began 10 make
ise Of me, he asked me II would do him
avor. He wanted to get a prvste Eight Of
consented, am sorry TO say, TO get him
private sight but made the bargain that
,e should not copy a single word out Of il,
md OF course | meant to be with him aud
watch him.
Did you know that his request had refer
'nee to the case Of Carr VS.. Carp inquired
Sergeant Wrangle.
NO, III swear / did not retorted the
ritress in n savage tone, forgetting probn-
bly, that he was already on his oath. lie
never told me why he wanted to look lie
y Sould go in the night; il he were seen en-
ering The church in the day, it might be ia
al to his Giants cause was the tale he told
md am ashamed TO acknowledge that took
him in at night and suffered him to look at
he register
You knew where the key of the safe was
SeptP
Yes was one day in the church with the
Rev. Mr.. Prsttleton, and saw him take il
rom its place
Did you see Rolls abstract the leaf"
'Of course did mott indignantly retorted
The witness. i suddenly found the vestry
in darkness, and he got me to fetch the
matches, which were loft on the bench at tho
II must have been dono
hen. Soon amer / returned he gave me
back the register and locked il up again.
When we rot 20 the church door we were as
.onishcd TO find il open, but--'
But you did not suspect it was opened by
one who had watched your proceedings in
ierrupted the judge.
No my lord. Rolls left the town the
next day, and l havo not seen him since.
That's all know of the transaction, and l
,ah only publicly repeat my deep regret and
shame that ! should have been drawn into
such an one.
"Drawn, however, withou. much scruple.'
rebuked the judge, with n severe counte-
nance. ALLOW ME TO ask YOU, sir, when it
was you first became acquainted with the
Taet that theft had been perpctrated on tho
-egisterP
Mr. George Prattlcton did not immediate