American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-01-06

theft was discovered She met Hden the
day before the trunk was searched, soming
out of her mistress's room, and shalooked
so guilty she suspected she had een do
ing wrong. The same day Mrs. Wesley
spoke to her about the things being gone,
and she told her suspicious. Theieupon
she thought it would be good pan to
search Helen's trunk proposed to do it
atonce. but Mrs. Wesley preferred towait.
When the trunk was opened, the things
were found in it, just as she expected they
would be-"
When the witness was passed over u
me, asked in careless tone, how she
knew the money was in Mrs Wesle's
room the day she had met Helen coming
thence.
She knew it, because Mrs Wesley bld
her so. Couldn't be mistaken, for Mrs.
Wesley had spoken about the half etgle
with the hole in it, which she was ging
to present to the minister's boy.
This I made her say over and overtgain
until there could be no mistake ahut it,
and.then asked if she knew who made the
hole in the half eagle.
Yes; Mr.. Murch, the jeweer, made
it."
els he in the room ?" I asked.
eyes, there he is, said she, pointing
| told Miss Brown she eould go, and
the District Attorney requested that Mr.
Murch should be sworn. The Attorney
handed Murch the half eagle, and asked
if he recognized it, He sa b he did; that
the magistrate who committed the prison
er had made mark upon it
"That's all; the witness is yours, Mr.
Remeson."
"Do you remember, Mr.. Murch, on
what day of the month yodmade the hole
in the half eagle p / asked.
at was on the 18th of March" said he,
Why, that was the very day the pris-
oner's trunk was searched, was it not 2" I
said, turning to the District Attorney.
"That is the day mentioned in the in
dictment," he replied.
Turning again to the Witness, said,
Mr.. Murch, please recolltot with precis-
ion; you heard the witness who preceded
you, swear that Mrs. Wesley told her that
the identical half eagle, with the hole tLen
made in it, was in her husbands trunk on
or before the 10Th of last March
Yes" said Murch, II heard her swear
to that, and was astonished, for Mrs. Wes-
ley brought me the coin in the afternoon
of the 10TH and told me must have it
fixed by noon next day at II on the 18th
she came for it, and at l o'clock that af-
ternoon it was found in Miss Montressor's S
trunk"
The District Attorney turned sharp
round and gave the Wesley's a piercing
look Mrs. Wesley was immovable; but
Wesley turned pale and fairly covered be-
meath the gaze of the Attorney, who, /
saw, was now convinced of the true facts
of the case; and judge and jury seemed
to be of the same mind. | felt certain
then of verdict in my client! favor; but
how was I to crush the Wesley's, and how
win back her estate? I decided on my
course.
Hanncgan was called next, and l show
ed by him that Mrs Wesley had persecu-
ted the prisoner in the most outrageous
manner-beating her. and threatening to
kill her, and ruin her reputation. and
treating her shamefully. His testimony
excited so much indignation against the
couple that longed for the moment that
James Wesley should take she stand
When Hannegan retired, Mrs Wesley
whispered to her husband, and he whis-
pered to the Attorney. The latter seea-
ed to be surprised, but announced that the
prosecution would there rest the case.
Everybody was surprised that the Wes-
ley's were not called, and my plans were
all disarranged. l OWNED at once that
Mrs. Wesley had suggested this course to
shield her husband and herself from cross
examination Had the instinct of self
preservation told her what was coming
| rose to open my case for the defense, and
I began by stating that l had incontestible
evidence that a conspiracy had been en-
tered into toblast the character of my eli
ent, to enable the parties in the conspira-
cy to perfect certain plans, which would
fill the community with horror. / saw
that everybody was prepared to believe al
most everything, and determined to waste
no time in words. So | requested that
James Wesley might be sworn, and de-
sired the Judge to have Eunice Wesley
removed while her husband was being ex-
amined. She was taken out by the Sher-
iff, and l turned to question James Wesley.