St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1869-09-17

"HaVe you any counsel p
''No my lord" said John.
"lhen, Mr.. Fumbledrum, think
'PaIdon me, my lord said Edmund
rising, ''the prisoner was not aware, bu
am instructed by his friends to under
take his defense
Ills friends John looked around il
amazement. His friends yes, the bar
rIster had said his friend but he cOulc
not understand it; for he could not Sc,
his little Lucy standing by the barrister'
side.
The case then commenced. The
counsel for the persecution called his wit.
ncSses. The claimant of the articles, tho
walter, the boots and the bar maid a,
the inn, were all called to prove that
John llcnthOrn must have been the thief
1t appeared that John had been in the
habit OF trcqucnting the "Bluc Boar in
the hope of meeting with some employ
ment the ''l6uc Boar was the rendez-
vouS i"r persons seeking tutors, travel
lerS, agents, &c. The claimant of the
goods was described as Il commercial
traveller; he had met the traveller at the
inn, and 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 jewery.
The boots. bar maid and waiter were
called 10 prove that the first witness had
Il watch when he arrived at the .'Blue
Boar" The waiter noticed "pcrticler''
as the clock in the commercial room had
stopped, AMI he had asked the gentleman
to he 80 good as to give him the '.hex-
ack" time
The bar maid proved that the COM
mtrrlaI gentleman had taken Il few
GLASSES OF spirits, and had gone straight
TO bed after John lienthorn had left the
inn
WAS the commercial gentleman in
toNicated -
~" sir, not that but he was care
les lik" in hi- manner when he bade the
prisoner GOOD night"
''Whcm did the gentleman first men,
tion his loss ?''
"Whcn he came down the next morn
ing"
Police constable ll2 l. was called TO
prove that the watch and other articles
were found hr INN nj the prisoners lod.
iuaS. at No. I571 /ebedcc street
While thc-r witnesses were being ex-
amin 1t an old gentleman made his way
into court. lie now sat beside Edmund
Carew h. wore Il large pair of gold
sPec'"rles, from beneath which there
beamri par OF benevolent eyes. He
never looked about him, but kept his
rycH iiNci upon tine witness, Is one by
one they filed INTO the box.
i-dmund Carew cro>s-cXamined the
witnesses Tor the prosecution His in
terc'i WAS aroused he was working for
another ms own troubles were forgot
ten oi"'r' beside himself were friend
less ; II was new joy to him to find
some one wh".I he, helpless and useless,
c""ld beirlcnd. lie threw his whole
mHd INTO the ca-r, and he cross exam /
med wi'u h'ennr;' and HIsor, ana the
parchment laced attorneys nodded now
ana then at one another.
Ar. LOchoZer i'raIt lost ms nonciai
ant manner and his tone OF Supcrcilious ;
indifference, - Inc young barrI>Icr press ,
cd nome a lew pointed questions. The
hAr h;'ld ceased I" be coIuetish, and the ,
"'it'E 10 ne Po,''Ht' 1,
Fii"'iiy 'hc haFFlH'er declared his IN
''ntioh ny ealing witnesses ior the de d;
ichcr- a"u begun 10y calling upon Mr.. /
bienhIns"pP. i
" ten VIZ. h.ehkinSopp entered the {
box poor i"hh licntHorn gave way alto
getltr- ne leaned forward, buried bis I
El'e III MS L!''HuS ana SoDned' ana MT. '
i'le"NihSopFS voice trcihhied a little aS I
ne I,'c'locd "'inSeli eli as lie senior partner
IN the Hrm @, bIcnHlnsopp, FuSSci X ;
uu5'' A''orheyS' lie lnehtihed The F.;
watch ana notes ana other ARTICLES as his ,
own lie depoSed to having given them ,
INTO Inc cnar9e oi Inc prisoner on Inc al ;
'criooh ol ,lle Gay Oh winch 'he robbery l
was alleged 10 nave Deeh committed.
would ne icli lhe court The cIrcnm-
stances uu"tr "hlch lie had ihtrusted
'icse "r''tIe9 10 'he prisoner.
ie'' nc was 'u'iinohc'' Oh '!e uay
S'oAe" oil 10 "''t'lu il E'r9e ana lnPor- l
';'''' iiiec'''- Ill ''le Ii'y' ile eil Ills Oh
nee about hooh' ana on ms way 10 the
place ol mce''nS lie turned INTO The ''b'ue
boar TO get some lunch. lie met the ,
prisoner III The common room got INTO
conversation with nm. Nhie here dis
covered 'Iltl ne h''u brought MS "a'ch
anu note' oil ';'lue' anu some le" lrihk-
els with HIM he had done II unntell- l
tIOnally, as lie made IL an lnVarlaDle rule