Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1869-01-16


"Pardon me, my lord" said Edmund.
rising, "ihs prison was not aware, but
sm instructed by his friends to undertake
the defense"
His friends John looked around in
amazenmsnt. His friends yes, the bar
rister had said b., friends but he could
not understand it fer he could not SEQ
his little Sucy standing by the barristers
side.
The case then commenced. The counsel
for the prosecution called bis Witnesses.
The claimant of the articles, the waiter, the
bsots, and the bar maid at the inn, were oil
called 10 prove thssJohn Hentborn must
have been the thief II appeared that John
had been 10 the habit Of frequsnting the
"BIus Dssr," 10 the hope OF meeting with
some employ merit, IS the blue Boar" was
. rendszvsu- fer psrseas seeking tutors,
travellers, agents, etc. The claimant Of the
goods vas described as commercial trav-
esr be had met the prisoner at the inn,
and bad some conversation with him. He
deposed TO having lost his watch and other
articles he gave the number OF the notes,
and identi6ed the watch and jswelry.
The boots, bar-maid, and waiter were
called 10 prove tina. the first witness had .
watch whom he arrived at the Blue Boar"
The waiter noticed il "psrticler." as ths
clock in the commercial room had stopped
and he had asksd the gentleman to be 80
good - to give him the "hsxack" time.
| The bsr>maid proved that the CONNER.
cial gentleman and the prisoner had talked
long time together 1t the bar that the
cou mercicisl gentleman had taken . few
| glasses Of spirits, and had gene strsight TO
| bed, after John Hsnthsrn had left the inn.
"Was the commercial gentleman intoxi-
| Gated I"
mo, sir, sot that but he was careless
| like 10 HE manner when he bads the pris-
ensr gsed night"
"Whsn did the gentleman Arst mention
his less -
when he came dswn the next morning"
Police constable llS 4 was called 70 prove
that The watch and other articles wsrs
found BY him q the prisoners lodgings,
Ne 137 Little Zsbsdss street.
While these Witnesses were being
examined. an cid gentleman had made his
way int esurt. He new sat beside Ed.
mund Casew; be were large pair Of gold
| spsctaclss, from beneath which there
beamsd . pair Of Misunderstanding eyes.
lie never Looked about him, but kept his
eyes fixed on the witnesses, ~ one by enc
they filled into the box.
Edmund Csrsw examined the Wit.
nssses for the prosecution. His interest
vas reused he WAS working for another !;
his own troubles were forgotten others
beside himself we're frisndless; it VAS .
new 10y to him to find some one whom
he, heplsss and useless, could bsfrisnd.-
lie threw his whole mind into the case, ard
he crossexamined with ksenness and vigor,
and the parchment faced attorneys nodded
nov and then Al one another.
Mr. Ebsnezcr Grant lost his nonchal,nt
manner and hi- tore Of superclious ndit-
tsrsnee, Is the youns barristsr pressed
home Few pointed questions. The bar
maid ceased 1" bc c,quett,sh, aud tho wait,
sr To be positive.
| flnslly the bairi.ter leclsrea his inttn
ton of calling witnesses for he defense,
and began by calling upon Mr.. Blenlin
sspp.
Whom Mr.. Blcnkinsopp entered the bex,
poor Johr llcnthorn gave way altogether :
he leansd forward, buried his face in hin
hands and sobbed, and Mr.. Blsnk insopp's
| voice tysmblcd little es he described him
self NJ the senior partner in the firm oil
Blenkinaspp, RUSSELL L Fudge, attorneys
lie Identified the watch and notes, and
other articles ~ his own. lie depssed to
having given 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 circumstances
under which he had instrustsd these arti
clss TO the prisoner
Yes. lie was summoned on the day he
spoke If 10 attend large and important
neeting in the city. lie left his office
about neon. and on HE way to the place OF
meeting, he turned int. the blue Bear
TO get rome lunch. lie met the prisoner in
the csmmon>room got into conversation
with him. While there he discovered that
he had brought his watch and neas si
value, and some few trinkets with him hs
had done % unintentienaliy, A. he inside il
an invarablc rule 10 leave all articles oi
value behind him when he attended lnb
lie meetings; he gave them 10 the prs
oner to take charge Of.
"h'd you tell this prisoner our name ~
NO"
"liow were yen to receive your prop
ertv =
"a agreed 10 call at The prisoner
lodgings in Xrbcdee street
did you call theres"
yes; and beard from the landlady thst
Mr. Ilsn,horn had been arrested"
The counsel for the prosecution here
asked a question. Excuse me, Mr.. Blcn
knsopp, was it not rather n foolish thing
to intrust such valuable property to a to
tel e,rangerf 2
"Not when you have studied men and
their faces - long ~ ! have. An honest
man carries his character in his face"
The matchmaker Was called to prove that
he sold the watch 70 Mr.. BlsnkinsopE
absut . msnth previously.
clerk from Mr.. BsnkinesppIs office
called TO witness the numbers Of the nstss
which had been drawn from the bank early
On the day before the robbery, and the
numbers entered in his private pocket beck
according to custom.
Mr.. Ebsnszer Grant would gladly havs
closed the trial 81 this stage, but his patient
vas doomed TO further trial.
An inspector in the detective force va,
called, and he gave evidence % to the char
acter Of Mr.. EbsneIsr Grant, and in tn,
count Of il. . slight history Of the CONNER,
L
| . traveller, but the firm for which hs trav-
slsd WAS not to be found 10 the directory
Before he left the SQUIRT he was arrested or
moro than ore charge, and there was some
talk Of indicting him for perjury.
Jshn Hsnthsrn was scquiu Cd. Of csurse
and he and little Lucy were invited, TO-
gethsr with Edmund Carew, to dine with
old Mr.. Blsnkinsepp. And then John
Henthorn told his story. After receiving
the watch and potss he remained 1t che
"Blue Boar" in the hope Of hearing o
some employment. While waiting he me,
Mr.. Ebsnsxsr Grant, who had been mos,
affablc and most prodisal Of his promise,
to get John employment. John admitted
that be was very much taken With his com
panion, and that he had confidsd tso much
to him. He told him Of the cnrions ola
gentleman who had Entrusted his ., opert
to him he showed him the atch and h,
notes aud Mr.. Eosnszsr Grant had taker
great deal Of interest in the stery, ant
had examined the watch and the notes, snc
pronsuucsd on tho quality Of both. He had
underworld to persuade John to give then
up to him to keep; he had declared hi
knew the old gentleman quite well ane
whom he found that this tack was unsuc