Litchfield enquirer., 1870-06-23

clear start. Can't gol Oh, hang it, man, don't say that @
 No, can't go I'll go back to the of- fce.' ...-s ...~ l-
 But, in the devils name, why?' ..f Because l am 'bound not to go.' did not think at the time about it; but l promised that oficer-fellow that I'd be there at five, and there mean to be-
 Well, I'm cursed, keeping faith with a police-oficer! It's never done; I never heard of it.
 Nevertheless, I'll go back. I should not like any man to say he had trusted me and had deceived him wilfully. No, I'll go back s
 I tell you, man. it's folly. You'll re- pent of it always. You may lose your life for this fools trick. Go back to the sta tion; there are six minutes yet l No; I'll go to the office. The-f fellow said to me, I'll trust you; I leave my rep utation in your hands, I promised to be there at five o'clock. I will be there; so 10 more of it. There's good fellowr | Well, we'll, I won't go till I've seen you safe; but of all the fools ever did see-'
 There, that will do. Come back, if you like; owe you something for your kindness, though why you should have SuONu lG, can tell. -
 .Oh, never mind; always like to help a fellow in distress, if I can.
 We went back to the office, to the sur prise of my late clerks, and went into the Inner room
 Five o'clock struck, and the officer hadn't come. ... -..1e3 a..s
 I told you so, said my new friend. He won't come to time. That lets you off ! 4 Guo n3o 1cc holds good till five, and no longer
 Twas sorely tempted-it sounded so like the right; but would not forfeit my self respect. No; I'll wait. The man left his reputation in my hands, and he shall not be deceived. When he comes, am here if wait till midnight;' and sat resolute ly down.
 T tell what. you shan't wait another minute; you're the best fellow I've seen any time this thirty years; 'taint one man in a million would have cared curse fol my reputation. You have, and you shan lose by it.. a. L4
 Suddenly my new friend, while speaking had thrown away his wig, whiskers anc beardd, and stood before me, the police aficer had seen in the morning. I hardly knew whether to be vexed at the trick, or thankful had not fallen into his trap.
 You see, sir, had an idea I could dc this kind of thing, and I thought I'd try it but mark me, sir, you shan't suffer if Hong headed Boston can prevent it. Have yor basin handy? can't get the brown of without wash
 He washed himself clean, and tying hi disguise in bundle, called hackney, anc we went away.
 During the journey by rail. we grew quite friendly, and ne IoId me now tn, matter came to be revived. It appeared that. unknown to his immediate relatives Mr. Smithson had insured his life for { very large amount in favor of his brother before going to Europe; the policy he hat put in box of papers left with his bank CTS. The papers, on his death, had beer looked over by the solicitors clerk, ant no one knowing anything of the policy, i had escaped his careless observation, by being hidden between the parchments 0 a lease. Some few months before my ar rest, it became necessary to refer to tn, papers: the policy was found, and clain made by the brother on the office. I'm reply was, that there was no evidence o James Smithson's death not being tbe re suit of his own act: he might have throwl QlmS0lI ON0EUOafu, duu III tIldG CtS0 Gui policy would be invalid.
 The row with you,' said the police off Ger, 'as described in the papers at the tim was remembered, and the advertisement inserted, in the nope that some one would remember something to cast light upon thu subject. You see, it was not of much con dered or jumped overheard, till it becam "a question of some fifty thousand dollar on a disputed policy. The brother is o course, quite willing to spend half in secu ring evidence of his murder, and you cal get good deal of evidence of any kin, tyou like for twenty five thousand dollars so you'll have rather hard time of it. It. worth, you see, to him, about twenty fiv thousand dollars to see you hanged, an, he'll do it if he can.
 was horror-stricken. The man talke not of any question of innocence or guilt but of questions of bought evidence an money. It's an awful position to be in that some one should gain some thousan dollars by your being hanged.
 l need not describe the preliminary ex aminations, the final commitment, and th rest of the modes by which blind Justic fingers her victims to discover their qualit , before she resolves on the final test-tria by jury. l was two months awaiting m , trial, and all the evidence I could get il my favor amounted to nothing. On tn other side, there was the evidence of tw' , of the crew, who; on oath, had testife that they saw myself and the murdere , man walking on the forecastle, and that
 struck him with belaying pin, and the threw him overheard. They accounted flo their silence at the time, by stating thei dislike to being mixed up ln the affair, an afterwards by their absence from the coun try; and they said it was only when the , saw the advertisement they made up thei minds to tell.
 What could I hope for against such wit nesses? The steward and captain wer missing, or dead, and these two shameless fiends had concocted this story, under tn inducements of the large reward. It wa clear I was to be 8 victim of miserabl spe culation to gain money.
 The day of trial at last came. I was ts ken into court by two turnkeys. The SC , licitors and counsel, in ordinary costume were laughing and talking with one anoth CT; the jurymen were summoned, and an swered to their names; and the judge en tered, and took his seat. nodding to an ac quaintance here and there in the court he, like the others, without any distin gushing mark, unless his gray hair woul be so considered. The spectators gallery was crowded with well dressed men an