The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1865-03-28

room on the second story---and IN all
probability was sleeping when the deed
MAS committed. She had been discov-
cred lying on the floor Of the chamber
with a fearful wound inI her left side
that had evidently penetrated the heart.
The bed and carpet were stained with
blood. rs .woi moi 3nj ora es3fT
on The servant girl had been the first
to discover the crime, and had given
the alarm. All the doors and windows
We're fastened on the inside, for Hannah
had given the alarm from the window.
An examination was made of the
premises. This resulted in the appre-
hension of Miss Millwood as the perpe-
TRAITOR of the deed. She had been ar
rested while in bed. In the pocket of
her dress which hung on the back of q
chair large sum of money was found,
together with some old fashioned jew
elry, which was known to have belong
cd to the deceased. But there was
even mere damning evidence than this.
In her trunk sharp pointed knife was
found, smeared with blood, and which
exactly filled the wound by which the
deceased had come to her death, A
few minutes convinced me the young Ia
dy was innocent. My reasons for these
conclusions were these. The wound
was too deep TO have been inflicted by
the hand of a woman, and whoever had
struck the blow must be left handed
While searching the chamber, / found
on the floor a vest button, it was Tath-
er peculiar, being made of blue porce-
lain. / put it in my pocket.
] thenwent to see Miss Millwood,
and having been admitted to her by an
order from her attorney, explainedmy
business and stated that had been en-
gagged by John Millson. Ifound her a
very pretty girl, but very delicate and
frail. After conversing little while
on the subject, / asked her to tell me all
she knew about the matter. ,.
81 know but little," Mr.. Brampton,
she replied. "My aunt retired to bed
early that night had a headache,
and about two O'clock took a cup oftea.
then grew very sleepy and went to
bed. slept all night without waking.
In fact / was asleep when the officers
of justice entered my room.
"Now you remind me of it, did in
deed. / scarcely ever remember to
have slept so soundly before, and even
when awakened / was unaccountably
drowzy." ~ ''
nWho gave you the tea you drahl
the night before ?" 'i.lf ,1 +',E
"The servant, Hannah" s",I'.' 4
"Do you suspect she could have com
mitted the deed, ?" ..'
/" Impossible! better servant, or one
more kind to my aunt could not be
found than she is," '''
After little longer conversation
bade her adieu. / must confess l was
all at sea. felt perfectly convince6
of the young lady's Innocence, but Twas
pserpetff:afft;ott { Z OF the crime, than before
next determined that I would visit The
servant Hannah, She was confined as
n witness. .oellE.a
found a good-looking girl, abou
twenty-years of age. Her countenanc'
was an open one, but there was an ex
pressior of deceit about her lips that
did not like. have not much faith il
physiognomy, so put it dowu for a
mich as it was worth. 3te.. fo
Hannah's story was satisfactory
enough. She stated that on the nigh
of the murder she retired to bed a
about eleven o'clock at right, and hao
heard no noise in the house. She go
up early in the morning as was custom
ary with her, and on entering her mis-
tress bed-chamber had discovered tn
fearful tragedy. She had at once open
ed the window and screamed out "mur
der.p She also testified to the grea
affection Miss Milwood entertained 70
her aunt, and it was her opinion tha
the latter was sntirty guiltless Of The Grim
imputed TO her /? 3.
soon found this Hannah was wha
is called a smart girl. She gave her an
swer readily and without hesitation
almost too much so to please my fastid
ious taste.
1 had already said it was no woma
that had done the deed--this of course
precluded the possibility of Hanna
being the guilty party, The questio
then arose, if neither of the wome
committed the deed, who was the muI
derer? Then | must acknowledge
was completely at fault. All the door
and windows being fastened inside pre-
: cluded the idea of the house havin
been entered from without.
felt annoyed at being baffled, an
started to walk to the ferry as nigf
was fast approaching. l had not pre-
ceeded many steps down Grand stree
when my eyes were attracted by th
, gleanin show bottles Of a drug store,
No sayings truer than that grea
events spring from little causes. Th
fact of my eye having caugh the glas
f of druggists show bottles in a
probability saved an innocent perso
dying on the scifold / naturally glan'
ed in the window and saw a cigar bo.
The druggist then sold cigars, | though
J l would like to smoke one, so | entere
the store,
f Two or three people were inside in
! bibing soda water, The owner of Il
!, store and customer were conyersin
\ about the recent murder. r,f
Y "There can be no doubt about Mis-
r Millwood's guilt" said the druggis
r .'but Lord | should have thought 81
h would have been the last person in Il
: world to have done such deed as tina
she is such a nice spoken young lady
"You known her, then!" asked Il
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