The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1871-04-27

= contrast, a. he called 1t, the Principa
:, of the University, and the Lord Pro
Is vOst Of the city, and this he did in tn
style and with the accent Of a yer,
: celebrated Professor of Divinity. I
was a great phillippie; and if tn
words that burned could have wiJher
ed and calcined q civil functiOnary
the unhappy Provost must have ceas
ed from his troubling. He thus con
clUded: 81 propose that we shall ded
icate this flowing bowl TO eXecration
and eXOrcisms of that malignant star
= which moving, in the firmamen
amid the worlds of light, yet throw
the whole universe out of gear by it
ill-Omened alterations and prOpitiat,
and do homage to that bright partic
ular luminary, around whose benefi
, cient and mellow radiance reyOlvu
the planets of our hearts and hopes
Power, who had once heard the eel
ebrated orator himself, was charmed
and delighted with the copy; anC
warming with the wine and excite
. ment, added his full share to the eve
ning's amusement. Every one wa:
cordial and courteous to him except
d ing Johnston, who seemed rathel
jealous of his popularity, all the more
p that one OF two shafts, ,leveled at Pow.
er without the latter perceiving them
had been rather roughly warded of
by the Vice.
At last he also rose to propose Q
toast. "It was" he said, "the Sister
Isle, and our gallant allies, among
whom" said he, breaking into a Tacy
brogue, of which ne was quite master
, 81 need not particularize our friend
over the way. Who he is / do not
) profess to know. He came to US sud-
denly, and, like most of his country
men, will probably depart; where he
lives do not know, for his country
men seldom disclose their habitatiOn;
but if pugnacity and muscle-the
fruits of that choice esculent of his ma
tive land-will make a man famous,
famous he will be. May his hat new
er be shabbier, be his coat never more
threadbare. May the rats fly his gar
ret, and mice leave his sauSages in
peace, and may his tick be extended
to a week"
The undisguised insolence of Johns
toms address did not detract from its
yivacity, and the audience laughed
and applauded. Power rose to return
thanks with unruffled mien, and spoke
with far more accent than before.
''He was proud and pleased, he was,
with the kindness of the gintleman.
If he wore his coat till he was tired of
the company, it's little but threads
would be left of it; and if he could lis
ten forever to such elOquence, the
mice were welcome to his dinner. He
was proud of the notice of the cOmpa-
ny. Long life to them, the more shin
dies the better, if they always end in
a blow out, or whether they do or not.
As to the worthy gOssOOn who hgd
made his acquaintance under circum-
stances which bound them together,
/ for he Power caught him in his arms
when Sergeant Mac5ean (CrOmwell's
curse upon him . with one hand on
collar, and the other on Group, drop
ped him over the balustrades like q
quart of corn"
The shouts which greeted this allu-
sion, which were literally true, stung
Johnston to the quick. Selling the
tumbler, he flung the contents in the
/ speakers face, and then rushed from
| the room.
Great cOmmotion of course ensued.
Power was white and furious with
rage, and in his first transports near
/ ly vented il on those who tried to pre-
vent him from following his assailant.
He calmed down after while, but
took no part in the evenings festivi-
ties, and was overheard to say that he
would have his life. He refused, cold
ly, all offers which were good natured-
ly made, TO act as mediatOrs in the
f and loft tho rnnrfy nnplVT nnn
alone.
The next news which the college
circle heard was four days afterward.
1t was reported that Johnston had
been found dead in the common
STAIR" as the staircase to separate sto-
ries or flats is called in Edinburg, in
which Powers rooms were. The re-
port turned out to be only too true. A
policeman said that man had rush
ed hurriedly past him about o'clock
! lit was January and exclaimed,
/ "There is a man dying in the stair
| No. 27," and passed on. He went to
the entry, and on the landing, close to
Powers lodgings, he found q man
stretched on the stone floor. He rails
ed him, and found he was quite dead.
He had n severe cut over the eye. His
shirt collar was thrown open, and he
had faint marks of pressure round his
neck. On conveying him to the pO-
lice office he was recognized as the
unhappy student. He was found to
have died, as the medical nell thought,
from conclusion of the brain, accom-
panied by strangulatiOn. Their opin-
ion was that the deceased had been
seized by the throat, and thrown viO-
flently down. His watch and money
were undisturbed.
Little as Johnston was liked, this
sad and tragic end made a deep and
melancholy impression on the circle;
and thoughts naturally turned to his
alteration with Power, and its prob
able result. On inquiring,it appeared
that Power had not been seen at col
lege since the supper party, and had
not been seen at his lodgings since
Johnston had been found. Things
looked so suspicious, that a warrant
was issued for his apprehension.
The second night after the murder
was discovered, Power, was apprehen-
ded, walking quietly along the south
bridge in TIE direction of his lodg
ings. When seized, he at first resisted,
ahd demanded to know what the Of
ficers meant by their violence; but on
being shown the warrant, at once sub
mitted, simply saying that they were
wrong, and would find out that they
were so.
He was detained in the police cell
all night, and in the morning was ia
ken before the Sheriff. The officials
were proceeding to take what in Scot
land is called his declaratiOn-that is
anv statement the accused may think
fit to make-when the prisoner said,
az NAV save you all trouble, gentle
men, if YOU understand at once that |
do not intend to answer any ques-
tions.n
In vain they pressed him to explain
where he had spent the two preceding
days; he remained absolutely silent.
He evinced neither indignation nor
sorrow, and was not apprehensive or
excited in the slightest degree, but
speak he would not, and the authori-
I ties did not know what to make of
/ him. Several of his friends visited
/ him; but, although he received them
cOurteously, he showed no desire for
( their society, at least for the first two
or three days. As the time went on
his natural gateIy SeeHleu 70 TeIuFus
and he would chat away in his cell as
|ifno such charge as one of murder
hung over him. The crown inquiry
J having been held, he was committed
I for trial, and served with an indict-
ment, and his friend, the Vice, who
was studying for the law, urged him
TO employ a solicitor for his defense.
To this he consented, and 4 very
worthy and well known practitioner
paid him visit in prison.
"a very melancholy business this,
[ Mr.. Power"
s'Faith it is, Mr.. Stuart, am very
sorry for that poor devils mother"
"But it is very serious for yourself, s"
$50 they tell me; but somehow 1
cannot look grave enough on it. They
say may be hanged; but for the life
of me I cannot see il"
s'This levity is hardly suitable, sir
/ in your position, nor is it wise.
! You would not speak to the Sheriff,
understand, and you were right; but
your own safety requires that you
should have no reserve with me.n