Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1867-04-24

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better ones. | told the witness she might
60 aud the district attorney permitted
her to pass without Que stionng
The next witness was iss Sarah
Brown, the seamstess--a cat-eyed Ratchet
faced, dapper little creature. She was
at work at Mrs. Wesley's at the time the
theft was discovered. She met Helen
the day before the trunk was searched
coming out of her mistress room, and
she looked so guilty she suspected she
had been doing something wrong The
same day Mrs Wesley spoke about the
things being gone and she told her .is
picions. Thereupon she thought it would
be good plan to search Helen's trunk;
proposed to do it at once, but Mr.. Yves.
ley preferred to wait. When the trunk
was. searched the things were found lust
as she expected
When the witness passed over to me,
asked In careless tone, how she knew
the money was in Mrs. Wesley's room the
day she met Helen coming therce.
She knew it because Mr. Wesley had
told her. Couldn't be mistaken for Mrs
Wesley had spoken about the half eagle
with hole in it, which she was going to
present to the minister's boy
This | made her say ovel and over
again, until there could be no mistake
about it, and then asked if she knew who
made the hole in the half eagle?
Yes Mr.. Murch, the jeweler.'
is he in the room7 | asked
Yes, ere he is, she said, pointing
4 told Miss Brown she could go, and
the district attorney requested that Mr..
Murcn be sworn The attorn ey handed
to Murch the identical half eagle, and
asked If he recognized it. He sad he
did; that the magistrate who committed
the p. soner had made mark upon it.
That's all; the witness is yours, Mr..
Ramsen.'
'Do you remember, Mr.. Murch, on
what day Of the month you made the hole
IN the eage?' [ asked
1t was on the 18th, of March, said
ne.
Why that was the very day the prison
er's trunk was searched, was it notY said
| turning to the district attorney.
That is not the day mentioned in the
indictments, be replied.
Turning again to he witness, said,
Mr.. Murch please recoIect with precis-
ION; you card the witness who preceded
you swear that Mrs. Wesley told her that
the Identical half eagle with the hole
then made In it, Was in her husbands
trunk on or before the 10th, of last
March?'
Yes, said Murch, L heard her swear
to that, and was astonished; for Mrs Wes-
ley brought me the coin In the afternoon
OF the 10th, aud told me to have it done
by the next day; at Ill o'clock on the
18th she came for it, and at on that at
ternoon it was found in Miss Montressor's
trunk
The district attorney turned sharply
around an gave the Wesleys piercing
look. Mrs. w. was immovable. but w es.
ley turned pale and fairly covered beneath
the gaze of the attorney, who was con-
vlnced OF the true facts OF the case and
Judge and jury seemed etc be OF the same
mnu. l 1elt certain, then, OF the verdict
In my clients favor, but how was | to
crush the WesIey's, and how win back
her estate? | decided on my course.
Hannegan Was next, and [ showed by
HIM that Mrs. Wes.ey had prosecuted the
prisoner IN the most outrageous manner
beating her aud Threatening to kill her,
and ruin her reputation, and treating her
shamefully His testimony excited SO
much Indignation, that | longed for the
moment when James Wesley should take
the stand. When Hannegan retired, Mrs.
Wesley whispered to her husband, and he
whispered to the attorney. The latter
Seemed surprised, but announced that the
p osecuuon should rest the case. Ev-
g J body was surprised that the Wesleys
we're not called, and my plans were ali dis
arranged. L OWNED at once that Mrs.
Wesley had suggested this course to shield
tlon. Had the instinct of self preserva-
ton told her what was coming? | rose
up to open the case for the defence, and [
began by statIng that [ had incontestlble
evidence that conspiracy had been en-
tered into to blast the char,cte of my
client, to enable the parties in the CON
splracy to perfect certain plans, which
would ill the community with borrer |
saw everybody was prepared to believe al
most everything, and [ determined to
waste no time with words So [ request
ed that Mr. James Wesley be sworn, and
desired the Judge to have Eunice Wesley
removed while her husband Was being ex-
amlnsd. Sc Was taken out by the Sher-
ii and turned to question James Wesley.
James Wesley, SAID [, sterniy, how
came that scar on your forehead 2
As the villain turned CHASTITY pale, stag
gered> and clutched at the ra,llns of the
wi ness box for support, | felt sure of my
man.