Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-03-31

/" Pressure on the throat produces stran
gulation ?"
:" It does"
"Any sort Of pressure - -
ANY which is sufficiently close AMI
tight"
Hanging produces strangulation'"
"Was this man hanged, doctor."
"No, of course not"
"Why, sof course not pr
Because there is no reason to think hi
wsa" a
ANY other reason for Of course noty
"No." s9aa & 1
You may co. and go he did, after say
ing more, and implying much more thar
The case looked very black, and wa
closed by he Grown reading the noeapdum
made when Power refused TO answer the
sheriffs questions.
The audience were greatly excited, but
the prisoner himself maintained q de-
meanor perfectly tranquil. He was rather
| moved when the witnesses described the
grief of Johnstone's family, but except at
this stage of the trial he evinced no emo
| ton whatever.
| "Call Admiral Seymour" said Mr.. G.
| "a tall, weather-beaten man, somewhat
stately, stepped into the witness box, and
| was sworn.
Admiral, do you know why you have
been asked 10 come here ?" ~
| mo, sir, do not, and think j. would
| have been more civil to have told me. l
know nothing about Mr.. Power, or any
one of that name" .15is9aI
"No one has had the civility to ask you
what you were going to say!'
"Yes; gentleman came from the
Crown Office; ! told him he knew as much
as did"
II believe you left Belfast by the steam
er which sailed on the night Of Sunday,
the oath of January? a
"Do you recollect conversation you
had with young gentleman about vol
canoes ?"
~ remember it and him very well. He
was very intelligent fellow, and we
talked together most all the night"
"Were you fellow travellers up the
Clyde to Glasgow
1--WE were." 1900 H3tatJ
"When did you arrive in Glasgow
about one o'clock in the afternoon"
"Wherc did you part with him ?"
Il took him to the Western Club. OF
which am a member, and gave him
lunch, and we parted there"
Ito the prisoner J "Stand up If you
please Is that the man?" e4.--C
at is"
Have you any doubt Of that? ?"
"None whatever" ,9tg
The Crown rose to cross examine.
"There must be some mistake, admiral.
Look at him again." '.#hi
"Therc is no mistake That is the man.
should know him anywhere"
"Did you see any one like hin?"
Not that remember. But, since you
are 80 pressing, / should like to hear him
speak"
The Judge said there could be no objec-
ton to that, and told the prisoner to ad-
dress remark to the witness.
"Ah, admiral, do you recollect what
happened TO Dermot Rooney's COW on
her birthday" said the prisoner.
The "reminiscences was plainly divert
ing one, for the admiral laughed outright,
and said it was the same funny fellow be-
yond all doubt. And, strange as 1t was,
the jury seemed to think so too. And the
admiral was allowed to retire without
further question.
"Call Miss Bridget Malone" said Mr..
G..
And very pretty, ladylike young wo-
man stepped into court, accompanied by
her mother.
"You are the daughter of Mr.. Malone,
the banker OF Belfast ?" said Mr.. G.
"Yes, / am"
"Do you remember travelling to Belfast
by the coach from Waterford on the ed
OF January" & @~
"Yes, SIR"
You travelled inside!"
EYES, sir"
"Had you any fellow ravelersi"
Yes" said Bridget, with smile, "that
gentleman" pointing to Power, was
with me-"
"Al the ways"
eyes"
"Was he agreeable!"
"Very pleasant, SIR" s..a
Have you ever seen or heard OF him
since :" 800.
"No, sir. / saw an advertisement in
the Belfast newspaper, which / knew
must be from him, and 30 ! am here to
day., !, .,
"Only few hours ago." tE
Did you know why you were want
ed!"
"Not in the least"
| "You have no doubt 1t is he 2"
/" He is not easily forgotten, sir" said
the girl innocently, but with blush.
"Did he make love to you them" In.
terposed the opposite counsel.
| "No sir, unless with his eyes. You
know how, sir"
l. 81 wish I did," said that functionary.
"There was nothing more tender between
you" 9a3 ~ t2h
"Oh--you mistake altogether-we were
very happy. That was all, and was
sorry when the journey was over"
And SO was l." interposed the pris-
oner.
Yes, that Is his voice. Ifyou make him
say, 'Oft in the Silly night my lord"
said the girl, turning to the bench, you
would understand"
"Shall ask him TO sing IT." said
Mr.. G. H& aG 10 !, faA - se'@
"Really," said the Lord Advocate,
"this is quite unusual and irregular"
He was rather nettled with the evidence.
"No," said Mr.. c.; sit is a. case Of
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