The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1863-06-30

courrousIy. Mr.. Burneit started
back, and uttered loud exclamation
q alarm and surprise. Well he
mis1i--Gor before has eyes slood his
frlead and debsor, Clodomr Frnois,
when be bad be held, nearly year
before. q murdered corpse, and whom
he .,iinself had followed to the grave
I KIiat passed al that inieryiew be-
twen Mr.. Burnett and his strange
yisiDr remained a secret. Mr.. Bur
nett was observed TO issue several
iimfs pale and agiiated from his
dwelling, and to visit the magistrate
charged with the criminal processes
ofthe colony. In the course Of tina,
I dsy While John Moon was regaiins
himself will, ten under the palm trees
Of l,is garden, along with a Cireassian
female whom he had purchased some
tirne previously, he was arrested ard
taken 10 prison by the officers Of JUS
lice.
On the following day he was brought
before the criminal court accused with
lrcbbing the late Clodomir Frenois,
the crime being conjoined with breach
Of trust with violence. Moon smiled
at the charge with all the confidence
Of Il m1n who had nothing TO fear
The judge having demanded Of him il
he confessed the crime, the accused
replied that the charge was altogether
abs8T,l; that clear testimony was ne
cessary 10 fix such n crime upon him .
I that so Far from there being such evi-
dence produeiblc, neither the widow
of The deceased, nor any one person
in hhs service had ever heard the pre-
tended robbery even once me niioned
by Frenois during his life
Do you affirm your innacence?'
said the judg, gravely, after hearing
all the other had to say.
al win avouch my innocence re-
! piled Moon, even before the body Of
my late master, if that be necessary J"
[Such thing often took place un-
der the old colonial law
John Moon" said the judge, in a
voice brokcn by some peculiar emo
ton, it is Jefore yoto' late master that
you will have to assert your inno-
cence, and may God make the truth
appear.
A signal from the judge accompani-
cd these words, and Immediately a
d1or.opened and Clodomir Frenois,
The supposed suicide, entered the
coart. lie advanced TO the bar with
a slow and deliberate, step, having
his eye etlmly and sternly fixed on
/ the prisoner, his servant. A great
sensation was caused in court by this
appearance. Uttering shrieks Of
alrm and horror, the females present
fed fromlhe spot. The accused fell
on his knees in abject terror, and
shuddering confessed his guilt. For
a time no voice was heard but his
However, as it became apparent that
a living man stood before the court,
the advocate gained courage to spead.
He demanded that the identity OF the
merchant be established, and the my
slery Of his existence be explained
+ lie said the court must not be biased
by what might proye TO be mere
likeness between a person living and
one deceased; and that such an avow-
al as that Of the prisoner, extracted
in moment OF extraordinary terror,
was not TO be held Of very much
weight.
Before being admitted here as an
aceuser or witness" con,inue ! the adj
vocale, addressing the resuscitated
merchant, @prove who and what You
are, md disclose by what chance the
tomb, Which so lately received your
body, rntngled with bullets, has given
up il tenant, and restored you TO the
world in life and health r.
+ The firm appeal Of the advocate,
| who continued steadfast TO his duty
under circumstances that would have
closed the lips Of most men, called
forth tie following narrative from
/ CIodoinir Frenois:
Ny story may soon be told, and
will suffice to establish my identity
When ] discovered the robbery COM
mis,ed by the accused, he bad fed
from the Island, and speedily saw
tina, the attempts 70 retake him would
prove fruiaess. | saw ruin and dis.
| zraee helnre me and Gang % thn 70