The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1869-10-15
I caailed m Mrs. Bramblc and Ma Good

win, and both read the mArkA Quick
work should now be made Of the whole
thing. The room was closed, but not until
had made most accurate copies of both
prescriptions Sanford went to police
head d-quarters, and brought one of their
principal men, while Mrs Bramble, in her
own name, sent of for Brewster to come
directly to her on . matter Of Importance.
He arrived Just before Sanford1s return
with the minister Of the law, and seemed
very snuch taken aback by meeting me,
whom he remembered, at the inquest, as q
friend Of Charley's. l said to him: "Doc-
tor, there are some matters connected with
the death OF that LADY upstairs. winch
want cleared up, and induced Mrs. Bram-
bic 70 ossend for you, satisfied that you could
enlghten me-. Jf-eLt.N
"Enhghten you ne sneered. what
have you to DO win II at an!
"Ohin said! caretessly. lhaye taken
an interest in Miss G0odwin's death, as l
have in Mr.. brakes life.
The namc OF Goodwin staggered him,
and he turned Hvid. is,1S,i =, 49 5
"Goodwinr he muttered, Il don't
know any Miss Goodwin eI~,,a
q 8 Perhaps you would not know her
mother said, as that lady entered the
room with Mrs. Bramble. Brewster stag
gercd toward the window; / jumped be-
tween him and 1t, for thought he intend
ed to throw himself out. -is ~
Perhaps, doctor, you don't recognize
these two prescriptions" continued,
showing the copies had made. Here is
the one calling for atropia, which you ex-
changed for the other. when you called at
the drugstore of Marcelin. and asked
Drake to- show you the original The
very same, doctor" aH 1tts.
"Thas's lie !" he hissed; ~ destroyed
that" '. ~. = - -. ~ -.
"Ohl did youi Well, you see it has
come tn life again. However. I'm glad
vou've confessed that YOU tried to destroy
It. And now. doctor, nv advice to You is
to make clean breast Of this thing, and
throw yourself ON nv mercy"
He caught at this like coWartily wretch
and. A Sanford came in, he knew him, but
did mot know the man with him. He told
the whole story. He had beeuiled Miss
Goodwin with marriage. which, of course,
was bigamy; and was in daily dread of de-
lection. He had plotted her death, and
this plan had occurred to him the very
evening of its execution. He knew the
working of Marcelin's store, and that, by
|,chanRing the prescription, Charley could
be made the victim, and himself exoner-
ated. And then, as he finished, he said:
r"And now, gentlemen, l have done
what do you intend to do with mes''
"Haye YOU hanged" I said calmly.
as that your mercy I threw myself
on?" VaAaS
"That's too much mercy for q villain
ike Won. There's your man, officer.
Wen 20 with YOU till we see him safe un-
der lock. We don't want to take any
chances on that fellow" 81 aef6 ID ~
And that was nv first case, and my
first arrest The next morning I was sent
for by the authorities, and coolly informed
that Brewster hand hanged himself the
night before in his cell. 80 you see I only
erred by pronouncine who should hang
him. Asto Charley, the district attorney
arranged his business in a few hours, and
he was a free man. Marcelin was very
anxious to have him back; but obtained
for him a better place, in a larger store,
with less work. more sleep, and larger
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Is 70 mvse,f a fev DAVIS afterward twas
cont fo, Tv the Pres;3ent of the r.
Rant wbo having snolopized for his