Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1865-04-28
The Piece Of Toasted Cheese.

This remarkable case of eircumstantial
evidence. though general, known 20 the
euri9us IN such matters ~ho have searched
into Wet India records. - a. vet. Ne be-
lieve. entirely new 70 the American pubBe.
The dctais. howevcr. might never have
been laid before them had not tho oricin,l
papers been recently discovered IN the Pro-
vost Marhars Office in Barbadoes. and con-
ied and forwarded 20 lie writer. Beside,
the intricate Interests attaching 20 the story
itself ~ a mere anccl0tc. there Is the OBJ
Jcct Of adding another instance % the list Of
executions carried oct upon the evidence Of
Circumstance alone. and 81 exhibiting some
Of the strong as we'll as the weak roint.
which characterize this peculiar form of
Judgment. Perhaps a close and careful
comparison Of numerous instances Of cir
cuustantial evidenc- might assist IN mould.
ing into sornething ike system the variou.
and sometimes almost confradic'o-v infer
csccs dcduced during trials Of this charac-
;eT. anl ia brinsing them under 4 legal form
Which might be applied When similar occa-
sions required. Atpresent it !. well known
that ;he law Of eircumsiantiai evidence is
very uncertain. ani the sfory before Us Is =
conspicuous instance.
In the rear is2i. Michael Harvey Peter
Willis Henry D'Esyiile. resident IN the T..
land Of Barbadoes. West Indies. a dancing
rna-ter. vas brought up before the Iocal
june session. charged With having caused
The drati of bis wife b. administering 20
her poison IN tho form of arsenic.
The name 81 D'Eryiuo IA, been alwsr.
famous - the title Of a family o. dancing
masters and n.isiresscs there we're soa1e
VI the iaHaily. I believe. an Cbeltenham
When ! was BOY. and I certainly was ia
strue'ed in The Art By D'Egvilie. though
whether the name sas ass uused as rrc-
ouuiendation or not. cannot say. Tie
unhal 80 u.aa 81 whom / wriie. though a
frenchman. migrated % Barbadoes -iih
the viev q teaching danciu-. and vas. IL
b. reported. very saoccssfli. Aher a some
Mat long residence in the island. he mar.
ried iads whose family name -as Lev.
eilyn. though whether maid or widow a. the
time of her union With DE-, lie is not
shoEn.
The Frenchman was not man % cool
character De- -Ns addicted % dehascbed
socisiy ani 20 drink o. macy Of h.s tip-
~ fts be- as ~ont 90 strike and iI-use hi.
wife. though he never seemed % cieri.h
fhe least iii-iceiine toward ber. Ue Va.
not. therefore. maicious. thoarh b. "a.
qlarrcisome in Dos cups. Stu his iIi u.a--
of Mr.. ID .kgsil.e Wa so contiauo.s arf
excessive. fhat ihe long mFerinr wife De-
terminri npon sefarauon. IIs was e.
iccfel without anv scene ofvfslcarr or re-
criminsiion between tbe parties. and ubi.s
tie di'soiute i1shand rrrsuei at .rrcrts.a
intervals his profession ofdlrc,rr-ns.,er.
tbe relieved wilr lived a. some il.tsncr.
out o. Ais and haru's say. A. vas ssPg1icd.
70 % to be particularly noticcd that. though
scparatel from each otbe-. no HLfesrnr
-as % BE- discovered befrecn NJ. aai Mr.
D'Lgsiiir. Oa tic contrarJ. tbo vie uss
IN tho habit oi scnl.ng to hor deprared
rsrtner little atfent.ons in ths form of ,isia-
tcs. sub as she knev d. was atfa.ie.ifo
A. f.r Instance. iru.t. soap. rare f.h. 6c.
DLg,iIe re.ogn.zci these attentions.
anl. orcasion1l.y. returnsd thrm. fhough
the fl.tration Of b. gain. 81 tirses rrohib-
ifcd an egaitaleni interchange of gifts.
Nou D'Egs iiie vas aware fhai his vifo hal
noi only siEui6cd hor intention of leaving
Oh him a som of morcv 90 her deafb. be
bal srtuai.y cAecuted tbo instrument ty
E-i-b be- ~as to BE- entitled a. tor denlise