The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1870-07-26
"Of course-I understand You say you


did not murder the man?''
"Not an inch of me-"
"But pray explain yourself fully, Mr..
Power; tell me about the supper and the
quarrel, and what you did the next day, and
where you were the night before last and
whether you and this poor fellow met. tt
needless to conceal things from me, other
wise | cannot serve you.'
We'll, Mr.. Stuart, but you can serve me,
although have nothing to tell YOU"
"ln what way?''
BY putting these two advertisements in
the Irish and Glasgow newspapers, said
the prisoner.
The advertisements were as follows:
"lf Admiral Seymour recollects the
young man to whom he described the vol
canoes on FIJI Islands on board the Maid of
Loin steamer, he will render him most
signal service if he will send his address to
MIR. John Stuart, W. S., Edinburgh"
The other ran thus:
"If the lady who was in the Belfast
coach remembers the conversation about
Moore's Melodies fortnight ago. she will
send her address to John Stuart, w. S.,
Edinburgh."'
Witnesses-aH5S-hem ?'' The prison.
er nodded assent"
"Alibi-rubbish Try something else. :"
Power smiled. 81 have nothing else to
try but the truth. told you did not mur-
der him. If these advertisements are an
swered, you will subpoena the gentleman
and lady for the trial, but will hold no COM
munication of any kind with them. You
will also subpoena the persons whose names
and addresses are here" handing him a pa
per, "and hold no communication with
them either. And / have no other instruc-
tions."
The solicitor shook his head, plainly be-
lieving the man to be mad. He left him,
however, taking the advel tisements along
with him, in perplexity how to act, and in
stead of going home, went straight to the
house of Mr.. c., the celebrated advocate in
Charlotte square, and to him he stated his
troubles
"And now, what would you advise me to
do?"
/ "Do what the laddie bids you, john"
"lt is very irregular not to examine the
Witnesses
'' You are little better than coof, John.
DO you not see that the Gh6i perhaps is a
real one, and that the fellow wants them to
prove without notice? There is a story un-
der all this, but your best plan is to do what
he tells you. He has twice your brains, III
warrant him."
Would you not step down and see him,
Mr.. c.? He is a fine young fellow, and all
the gentleman, and my mind misgives me
he does not know his his danger"
81 never call on my clients, even in more
fashionable residences"
"But you might make an excuse, sir, to
go and see him. I am sure your heart
would warm to him at once"
So the kind-healted and eccentric barris-
ter promised to look in on the prisoner the
next afternoon.
lie found him sitting with the chairman
and the vice Of the supper-party, in a per
feet torrent of merriment, little appropriate
either to the circumstances or the place
The young men knew the distinguished
counsel, and rose and became silent when
he entered. Power, however although he
bowed courteously, did not seem to recog-
nize his VISITORS name even when it was
announced.
81 have come to pay an afternoon visit
to my friend here, " said the barrister 81
am glad to find him with two such support
ers-salvage men. But my friends, you had
better withdraw. wish to have your prev
all to myself"
The two accordingly departed, and Mr..
g. was left alone with the prisoner.
81 suppose should make an apolocy for
my intrusion" said the lawyer, "but all
the strange hooks of this city are familiar
to me; and, laddie, l thought friend in
need might not be unwelcome."
! In the homely kindliness Of his address,