The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-06-03

identity. Identity Of fLyoioa may. be- as
important as that of feature. Do you
wish" burning to the witness) ''to be
confirmed in your opinion by hearing. his
voice?'
"I have no doubt about him; but lie
says livery sweetly." ~ :. :
prisoner" said the Judge, ''you have
heard what has passed. Can you say auy
of the verses?" ...sa.
Thus adjured, Power recited the second
verse of that sweetest of all Moore's
melodies, with great taste and express
sion. The witness listened with delight,
and at the end exclaimed ct was sure
of it, Nobody ever said all but me de-
parted but himself"
He had said SO, and the evidence was
irresistible.
The waiter at the Western Club, the
clerk OF the coach Office, and the guard
of the mail, NIL spoke to his having been
in Glasgow on Monday until O'clock,
and having left it by the coach that
evening. He arrived in Edinburgh, as
tho Crown witnesses had said, ut 9 o'clock
ut 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, tho reason
of their being summoned. Tho case
looked 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 tho first to
be familiar with all around him.
The Grown had no choice but to nban-
don the prosecution, and tho prisoner
was acquitted; but the mystery which the
trial had thrown over tho whole affair,
created an unpleasant impression, and he
left Edinburgh next day.
Very shortly afterwards, fact trans
plred which rendered it Mt least doubtful
whether the crime had been committed
ut all. Two medical students, who we're
friends Of Johnstone, resided ut the top
of the same staircase. Both of these
students had left Edinburgh rather sud.
denly, Immediately after this event, and
it was not known where they had gone.
But it transpired that they had been in
tho habit Of making experiments in
strangulation on themsclves-not an un-
usual thing at that time; and it came to
bo believed that Powers counsel, at tho
timo Of the trial, had information that
Johnstone came by his death in that way,
and that the others, in their terror, had
laid down his body at Powers door.
The nine days wonder soon subsidized,
and gave place to new topics; and it was
many years afterwards that I heard the
true version of this singular tale.
ltscems there wero two brothers. twins,
of the namo of Power, who were left or
phans, and almost without relatives or
connections, when they wero nero chill
dren. They were so wonderfully alike,
hot VII, Iy,,
rarely distinguish them, and the old ma
up, took care that they should be edu-
assumed the name of Reynolds, as he
succeeded to small property through
his mother. The brothers, after the
death of their grandfather, being alone
in tho world, had the m ost devoted, even
,omantic, affection for each other, al
though, at the time of this story, they
had not met for several years.
Reginald had received writership to
India, and when the events I have spoken
of occurred, was OIL his way to pay his
brother farewell visit. Johnstone and
Power had met that afternoon, and
Power had knocked him down, and was
Mortified an hour or two afterwards to
find Johnstone lying dead Mt his door.
In his alarm, he Immediately started of
by the coach which loft for Glasgow at G
o'clock, to meet his brother, and consult
what was to be done The coach stop
ped ut n stage where it met the other,
and there the brothers resolved on the
romantic course of changing their iden-
tity-Power going to London as Rey-
nolds, and Reynolds going to Edinburgh
MS Power. The rest is easily conceived
but Reynolds remained Power to the end
of his life, and never would hear of re-
suming either his name or his estate He
went out rs q medical man to Australia,
rose to great eminencc, and only died a
year or two ago, leaving IN enormous
fortune. He left widow, whose maiden
name was Bridget Malone.