The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-03-24
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"Have you any doubt of that ?"

| SnOulu KNOW MN anywhere.
" Did you see any one like him9"
" Not that | remember But, since yol
are 50 pressing, should like to hear hin
speak"
The judge said there could be no objec
ton to that, and told the prisoner to ad
dress a remark to the witness
"Ah, admiral, do you recollect wha
happened to Dermot Rooney's COW OF
her birthday" said the prisoner.
The reminiscence was plainly divert
| ing one for the admiral laughed outright
and said 1t was the same funny fellow be
yond I'll doubt. And, strange as it was
the jury seemed to think so too. And the
admiral was allowed to retire without
| further question.
"Call Miss Bridget Malone" said Mr.
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, l am"
"DO you remember travelling to Belfast
by the coach from Waterford on the 2Sd
of January"
Yes, sir"
"You travelled insidc?"
"Ies, sir"
"Had you any llow-travelerss"
YES" said Bridget, with smile, "that
gentleman" pointing to Power, was
with me-"
"Al the way?"
eyes"
"Was he agreeable?"
Very pleasant, sir"
"Have you ever seen or heard Of him
since ?"
mo, sir. l 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 a few hours ago"
t" Did you know why you were want
ed?"
"NOt in the least"
You have no doubt it is he 2"
"He is not easily forgotten, sir" said
the girl, innocenlly, but with a blush.
did he make love to you then?" in
terpOsed the opposite counsel.
No sir, unless with his eyes. You
know how, sir"
q wish / did," said that functionary.
"Therc was nothing more tender between
yOu?"
"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. If you make him
say, 'Oft in the Silly night my lord"
said the girl, turning to the bench, "you
WOllll understand -
"Shall [ ask him to sing it 2" said
Mr. G.
Really" said the Lord Advocate,
"this is quite unusual and irregular" "
He was rather nettled with the evidence.
mo-" SAID Mr.. c.. ait is a case OF
identity. Identity of voice may be as
important as that of feature. Do you
wish" (turning to the winess) "to be
confirmed in your opinion bv hearing his
voice?"
81 have no doubt about him; but lie
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 Moore's
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
Crown 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 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 the first to be
familiar with all around him.
The Crown 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 a fact trans
pired which rendered it at least doubtful
whether the crime had been committed at
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 not
known where they had gone. But it trars-
pired that they had been in the habit OF
| making experiments in strangulation on
| thcmsclvcs-nOta an unusual thing at that
| time; and it came to be believed that
Powers counsel at the time of the trial
| had information that JOhnstone came by
his death in that way, and that the others
| in their terror had lald down his body al
Powers door.
The nine days wonder soon subsidized
and gave place to new topics; and it was
| many years afterwards that / heard the
| true version of this singular tale
ltseems there were two brothers, twins
OF the name of Power, who were left
orphans, and almost'without relatives Ol
connections, when they were mere chill
dren. They were so wonderfully alike
that those who knew them best could
rarely distinguish them, and the old ma
ternal grandfather who brought them ur
| took care that they should be educated
separately. Reynold, the eldest, assumed
the name of Reginalds, as he succeeded tC
a small property through his mother. The
brothers, after the death of their grand
father, being alone in the world, had the
most devoted, even romantic affection
for each other, although at the time ol
this story they had not met for several
years.
| Reginald had received a writership to
India, and when the events | have spoken
of occurred was on his way to pay his
brother farewell visit. JOhnstOne and
| Power had met that afternoon and Pewer
had knocked him down, and was Mortified
an hour or two afterwards to find John
stone lying dead at his door. In his alarm
he immediately started off by the coach
which left for Glasgow at six o'clock, to
meet his brother, and consult what was
to be done. The coach stopped at a stage
where 1t met the other, and there the
brothers resolved on the romantic course
| of chanpinp their idpntifv- Doxyor ,xo;o,,