Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-03-25
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"Haye you any doubt Of that ~

There is no mistake That is the man.
! l should know him anywhere"
| Did you see any enc like him fN' I.
| Not that remember. But, since you
are 50 pressing, should like to hear him
| speak,"
The Judge said there could De no obiec-
tion TO that, and told the prisoner to ad
dress q remark to the witness
| "Ah, admiral, do you recollect what
happened to Dermot Rooney's cow on
her birthdays" said the prisoner.
| The reminiscenee was plainly divert
i ing one, for the admiral laughed outright,
and said 1t was the same, funny fellow be-
yond all doubt And strange as it was,
the jury seemed to think otoo. Aud the
admiral was allowed to retire without
| further question. ....,-. i.f
"Call Miss Bridget Malone said Mr..
IC.
And a very pretty, ladylike young wo-
man stepped into court, accompanied by
her mother. g El 4E.t
"You are the daughter of Mr.. Malone,
the banker OF BelGstS" said Mr.. G.
EYES, am"
"Do you remember travelling to Belfast
by the coach from Waterford on the 28d
of january"
Yes, sir"
"You travelled inside?"
Eyes, sir"
Had you any fellow-travelersY
Yes" said Bridget, with u smile, "thst
gentleman, pointing TO Power, was
with me-"
"All the wayS"
"Yes."
"Was he agreeable9"
Very pleasant, sir"
| low vi Nf I'M,
since ?"
mo, sir. 1 saw an advertisement in
the Belfast newspaper, which | knew
| must be from him, and so l am here to
day"
when did you arrive?"
"Only few hours ago" .-. .
eds"
mot in the least"
"You have no doubt,it is hetn .r
He is not easily forgotten, sir" said
the girl, innocenJly, 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" as
AZ wish l did," said that functionary.
"There was nothing more tender between
your"
"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 tt
Yes, that is his voice. If you make him
say, Oft in the Silly night, my lord"
said the girl, turning to the bench, "you
would understand"
81 Shall 1 ask him to sing P' said
Mr.. @.
"'Really," said the Lord Advocate,
"this is quite unusual and Irregular
He was rather nettled with the evidence
mo-" said Mr.. c.. f; "it is case of
identity. Identity of voice may be as
important as that of feature. Do you
wish" (turning to the witness) "to be
confirmed in your opinion by hearing his
voice?" IN
"I'have no doubt about him but he
says it very sweetly."
"Prisoner," said the Judge, "you have
heard what has passed Can you say any
of the verses?"
Thus adjured, Power recited the second
verse of that sweetest of all Moores
melodies, with great taste and expression.
The witness listened with delight, and at
the end eXclaimed-"I was sure of it.
Nobody ever said all but me departed
but himself"
He had said so, and the evidence was
irresistible.
The waiter at the Western Club, the
clerk at the coach office, and the guard of
the mail all spoke of his having been in
Glasgow on Monday until four o'clock,
and having left it by the coach that even
ing. He arrived in Edinburgh, as the
Grown witness had said, at nine o'clock
at night. The chain was complete, and
all idea of concert was excluded by the
fact that none of the witnesses knew
when they came into court the reason of
their being summoned. The case look ed
like one of mistaken identity; but the
strange thing was that the accused had
never denied that he was the student in
question, and seemed from the first to be
familiar with all around him.
The Grown had no choice but to aban-
don the prosecution, and the prisoner was
acquitted; but the mystery which the
trial had thrown over the whole affair
created an unpleasant impression, and he
left Edinburgh next day
Very shortly afterwards fact trans.
pired which rendered it at least doubtful
whether the crime had been committed al
all. Two. medical students, who were
friends of Johnstone, resided at the top Of
the same staircase. Both of these students
had left Edinburgh rather suddenly imme
diately after this event, and it was mol
known where they had gone. But it trans
pired that they had been in the habit o.
making experiments in strangulation or
themselves-nota an unusual thing at thai
time; and it came to be believed tha
Powers counsel at the time of the tria
9 had information that Johnstone came by
his death in that way, and that the other
" | ~, thafr hol lnYI 4 hnHr " n
Powers door.
: The nine days wonder soon subsided
4 and gave place to new topics and it wa
many years afterwards that | heard tn
s true version of this singular tale.
\ 1t seems there were two brothers, twins
c of the name of Power, who were lief
orphans, and almost without relatives O
t connections, when they were mere chill
= dren. They were SO wonderfully alik
r that those who knew them best cOult
e rarely distinguish them, and the old ma
{ ternal grandfather who brought them VI
+ took care that they should be educateI
separately. Reynold, the eldest, assume,
the name of Reginalds, as he succeeded 4
t a small property through his mother TIL
d brothers, after the death OF their grand
father, being alone in the world, had th
Q most devoted, even romantic affection
lOl S"Sh OtnOtj aiehOuSh ae tuS tliuS u
d this story they had not met for severa
| years.
v Reginald had received writership Il
India, and when the events have spokel
u of occurred was on his way TO pay hi
brother farewell visit. Johnstone an
e Power had met that afternoon and Pewe
h had knocked him down, and was horritier
an hour or two afterwards to find John
l. stone lying dead at hisdoor. In his alarn
Z, he Immediately started of by the coacl
which Ieft for Glasgow atsix O'clock, I
meet his brother, and consult what wa
u TO be done. The coach stopped at stag
/ where 1t met the other, and there til
brothers resolved on the romantic cours
e OF changing their IDENTITY Power goin
e to London as Reynolds, and Reynolds goin
to Edinburgh as Power. The rest is eas
G ly conceived but Reynolds RENAME