The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1869-08-24


rising, .the prisoner was not aware, but
I am instructed by his friends to under
take his defense.'
F His friends John looked around in
amazement. His friends yes the bar
rister had said his friends but he
could not understand it; for he could
not see his little Lucy standing by the
barrister's side.
The case then commenced. The coun-
sci for the prosecution called his witt
nesses.i The claimant of the articles,
the waiter, the boots, and the bar maid
at the inn, were all called to prove that
John Henthorn must have been the
thief 1t appeared that John had been
in the habit Of frequenting the Blue
Boar in the hope of meeting with some
employment, as the Blue Boar was q
rendezvous for persons seeking tutors,
travellers, etc. The claimant Of the
goods was described as commercial
traveller; he had met the prisoner at
the inn, and had had some conversation
with him. He deposed to having lost
his watch and other articles; he gave
the number of the notes, and identified
the watch and jewelry. a1".i"
The boots, bar-maid and waiter were
called to prove that the first witness
had watch when he arrived at the
Blue Boar The waiter noticed it
'perticular,' as the commercial room
clock had stopped. and he had asked
the gentleman to be SO good as to give
him the 'hexact' time.
The maid proved that the COM
mercial gentleman and the prisoner had
talked long time together at the bar !;
that the commercial gentleman had Ia
ken few glasses Of spirits, and had
gone straight to bed, after John Hen
thorn had left the inn.
WAS the commercial gentleman in
toxicated?'
NO sir, not that; but he was careless
like in his manner, when he bade the
prisoner good night
When did the gentleman first men,
tion his loss?'
When he came down the next morn
ing
Police constable 113 z was called to
prove that the watch and other articles
were found by him at the prisoners
lodgings, No. 1877 Little Zebedee st.
While these witnesses were being ex-
amined, an old gentleman had made his
way into court. He now sat beside
Edmund Carew he wore large pair
of gold spectacles, from beneath which
there beamed large pair of benevolent
looking eyes. He never looked about
him, but kept his eyes fixed on the wit
nesses, as one by one they filed into
the box.
Edmund Carew cross examined the
witnesses for the prosecution. His in
terest was aroused; he was working for
another; his own troubles were forgot
ten others beside himself were friend
less; and it was a new joy to him to find
some one whom he, helpless and use-
less, could defend. He threw his whole
soul into the case, and he cross-exam-
ined with keenness and vigor, and the
parchme ment-faced attorneys nodded now
! and then at one another.
Mr. Ebenezer Grant lost his nonchal.
ent manner and his tone Of supercilious
Indifference, as the young barrister
pressed home few pointed questions.
The bar maid ceased to be coquettish,
and the waiter to be positive.
Finally, the barrister declared his
intention of calling witnesses for the
defense, and began by calling Mr..
Blenkinsopp.
When Mr.. Blenkinsopp entered the
box, poor John Henthorn gave way all
together. He leaned forward, buried
his face in his hands, and sobbed and
Mr.. Blenkinsopp's voice tremb' ed lit
tie as he described himself as the senior
partner in the firm of Blenkinsopp, Fus-
sci & Fudge, attorneys. He identified
the watch and notes and other articles,
as his own. He deposed to having Civ
en- them into the charge of the prisoner
On the afternoon of the day on which
the robbery was alleged to have been
committed.
Would he tell the court the circum>
stances under which he had intrusted
these articles to the prisoner?
Yes. He was summoned on the day
he spoke of to attend large and inn
portant meeting in the city. He left
his office about noon, and on his way to
the place of meeting he turned into the
Blue Boar 10 get some lunch. He met
the prisoner in the common room got
into conversation with him. While there
he discovered that he had brought his
watch, and notes of value, and some few
trinkets with him he had done 40 un-