Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1869-04-22

Hund and Dagger, is quite willing to
admit that there was child taken to
White Grange by herself and brother,
and that the same child was afterwards
taken by DIR. kreetc to Amarica: but
that the child in question was Master
Arthur Spencelaugh, she most positive
iy denies. At the proper time and
place, Mrs. Winch will be prepared to
prove who the child really was, and
explain why it was found necessary to
get him out of the country in such a
surreptltious manner. For the rest.
until this Mr.. English turns up. and
proves his own case more completely,
and to better purpose. than his advo-
Gates have done for him, we shall sit
down contentcd with the nine points
of the law which we have in our IA
YOUR. We don't think that this Mr..
English ever will turn up in this neigh.
borhood again. We believe him TO
have been ~ the Yankees say. Should
he, however. have the rare impudence
ever to shcw his face in this part of
the country again. We are quite pre-
pared to have him arrested as a com
mon impostor. Six months oaknm-
picking would. ! opinc. 90 far towards
checking his ambitious procivties for
the future. may add that Lady
spencelaagh cannot but feel intensely
grieved that any one for whom she has
felt so warm an affection rs she has for
Miss Spence.augh. should have taken
course 80 unwarranted. - opposed
To sense and goo,i-fceling Here Mr..
trcenhough caught the wears eve fixed
on him. and there was something in it
which told him he hal better stop.
But the subject il a painful one. and I
refrain from adding more. he said
and then >at down.
Mr. Pennrn- rose. We are not
here To handy accusations. he said,
but To set right. 80 far rs in III lie-. a
great apparent wrong. A stated w
ms before. ! am quitc at loss how to
account for the absence OF Mr.. En-
gitsh but have No douht that when
that gentleman does return. he will b.
ahls 10 furnish a satisfactory r\plnnA-
tlnn Of what nj present ,ecn- 80 mex
plicabic- II Is easy to call aily man
an lmpo~t"r but Ia the present case
the term - = simple ab,uriity n, no
one knows better than Mr.. Grcenhoueh
hunself. Inc facts which MISS spence.
langhs knowledge. too late. am ,or-
\ ~ u say, for Sir Philip 10 he made ac-
4 lna'nted with them, Miss >pcncelaugh
ielt that this occasion, more than any
( other, WIS the one on which she OUGHT
u relieve herself Of responsibility
/ winch she was no longer prepared T.
/ carry alone. On YOU, reverend sir,
/ and on voilr colleague. a. executors
! "".ivt ''Ir ~iii tine rate Iarnenreu
head OF this family that responsibility
must now dcvolve and in the absence
OF the person chiefly concerned, it will
rest with yon 10 decide, from what YOU
have heard, as Ia what steps. il any.
You may deem II requisite 10 take NJ
the present contingcncr. Whatever
dccIsion vou NAV arrive at. Miss
I Spenceiaugh wi, ahiir hl-: hnt t,~nv.
/ as my legal fricnt has sad. thnt the
( lady III question ought To have kept
back tne evidence which YOU have
heard this morning. j. equivalent To
saying that She ought 10 have made
herself accessory after the fact 10 what.
u our case br genuine one. j. one OF
the most base and cruel couspiracies
that eyer came within the range of my
experience. | say this without thr
-lshtSst imputltion ON any person or
persons here present. We can. how
ever, 20 one step fnrther ia this extra
ordinary business, and Oue only: but
that step, Il YOU are willing ID sane
tlon II, may prove = most Important
one IN testing the value of the evidence
which has pren brought before you To-
day-th.t evidence which mv legal
friend has denounced il, a wholesale
piece Of imposture. Gentlemen, ~
cna open the coffin ,chicA i slii y en-
tain The body cf Master -irthgr >peace-
ia,.iA.
~ these oinlnou, words, los cry
Of agony burst irrcprc-eib.v from the
lips Of Lady Spencelan.li, and 4 death
liAe whIteness oyerspreai hc. face
Castor. thinking She was goins to
faint. sprang 10 her side: bit She
waved him impatient.y away, and
Strengthened herself presently. and
summoned back "A little colour to her
checks. as though -A, were afraid last
any one should scc how powerfully I
Mr. Pcnning's last word, had affected !
her. They had taken every one in the I
room by surprise. Mr. t,rcenhough /.
was fairy puzzled. Ills sccpticsm /
was beginning to he shaken III spite OF I
himself. Up To this moment. he had /
really looked upon the whole affair as
a cleyerly concocted conspiracy; but |
his observant eve had not failed 10 I
note LAZY Spcncelangn'. evident agi- I
tation; and the auiacitv of Mr.. PEN /
nng's proposition almost took his 4
breath away.
Mr. Penning resumed. .You. Sir 4
Michael, are. believe. A county mag /
istrate and. unless mistake. Won. /
reverend sir, are vicar of the parish in I
which the church of Belair is stuat /
besides which. the family vault is pri-
waite property ; and, AS the executors of .
the late baronet. YOU have. opine.
full power III that capacity to act rs |
have indicated, should You think we'll
to do SO.
Really. Mr.. Penning. said the Vi
car. this proposition OF yours is a
most extraordinary one, and one on
which | and my colleague are not pre-
pared to decide without some consid-
Grafton But. in any case. We certain
ly could not think of proceeding in