The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1864-04-28


Mr.. Danley, wished to change hun
dred dollar bill, and casually mentioned d
that he had received it faom Richard in
payment for his rent, which had been
delaying for several days.
j Mr. Dcnley Immediately identified the
bill as the one he had lost. An officer
was called and poor Richard thrown
into prison. OF course he could not
produce the person who had lent him
the money, and Mr.. Denley chose to re-
gard Richards explanation - . mere
invention
! Il was hard blow tn the poor girl,
and heavier still to the sick mother.
I II certainly looked like bad case.
The young mans sadness in view Of his
unpaid bill, his eudden cheerfulness,
and worse than oil, the positive nature
Of Mr.. Leyden's evidence, were all
against successful defence. But !
had hope Of getting him off, for the bill
unless actually registered BY number,
was matter TO which few could posi-
lively swear.
made up my mini to clear him If
there was any such thing-even clear
him Oh q quibble, if no other means
offered. l had little hope of establish.
irg his Innocence. for my reason as
sured me that Richard. good son
though he was, was guilty Of the crime
Of which he was charged.
I succeeded 80 we'll in assuring Alice
Wade that her brother would be re.
stored TO her, that she became quite
cheerful before she left.
You are very kind, Mr.. Docket, but
! fear we shall never be able fully to re-
pay you. Here are twenty dollars, it
is all We have; but you are very kind" "
and she rendered me . roll Of bills.
mo, Miss Wade, nothing. Keep
your money, you may want it, though
| pray that you may not" She took
her leave. after thanking me again
and proceeded to consider the case
i need not detail to the reader the
particulars Of Richard Wade's examin.
alton, upon which he was fully commit
tee. The grand jury found true bill
and he was arraigned for trial.
All that my poor skill and human el
oquence could accomplish for the pris'
oner was unsuccessful, and to my griet
and CONSERVATION, the jury brough,
him in guilty, after being on, over five
hours.
/ Poor Alice could not endure the
thought Of meeting her and telling he'
Of the destruction Of al her hopes, and
instead of going to my Office, where
knew she awaited my coming, took
H Mr.. Denly's arm with the intention o
getting him to make q statement By
which . mitigation Of the unfortunate
! mans sentence might be obtained. A
most unconsciously led him TO Mr.
Parker's where we seated ourselves q
. table and called for lunch.
1T is very bad case, Mr.. Denley,'
said I. Poor Wade's mother will suf
fer more than he.''
), II know II but one cannot submit
to be pluniered in this way. Besides
tits duty We owe TO society to assis
in Furnishing the guilty"
"True; after all, Mr.. Denley 20,
may be mistaken about the bill !"
Mistaken Impossible am sur'
Of the bill. 1t was the same cne i
|, there had been the least particle Q
doubt about it, should not have sworl
, to it."
E "It might have blown ont Of the win
dow, or into some corner."
NJ "The window was clesed.''
. "You must think Richard Wade va
fool 70 take such an opportunity 9
robbing You, when as you testified. h
handled hundreds Of dollars Of you
money every day. Ifhe had meant I
1 rob you, il seems to me he would hav
taken better opportunity"
: THE fact is undeniable."
I
q "Oh, no, / could menticu dose
palmer casee than this, where innoceu
i men have been punished"
y "There is no chance for . mistake.
. "You might have thrust ii into som
a Of yorr pockets and lost it."
o "The same bill reached me agai
g through my brother-inlaw, who recei,
n ed it from Wade replied he, at th
Same time involuntarily thrusting h
, hands into bis vcst pocketa
,tl Saddenly ! observed . nervousne,