The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-10-10
dbe Gintes, Mem Bloomfield, pa.

the truth. He gave me heightened ac-
count, which was substantially the same
as he had given the magistrate, of his
proceedings from the time | left the par
ty. He fell, he said, soon after leaving
the house but in his then excited state
he had taken no notice of the conseq uen-
ces of his fall, and had walked about, not
caring where he went, for some time !;
but his ankle, becoming very painful, re-
called his accident to his mind, and caus-
ed him to notice the state of his dress.
Finding himself in the neighborhood of
the docks, he had gone on board the
ship to remove the traces of his fall, and
having done this, he had gone on shore
again for not having received the
message which l had left with Mr..
Foster, he was not aware that was
on board.
"And now, WILL" he said, when he
had concluded his explanation, "I want
you to watch the case, as the lawyers
phrase it, on my behalf, and to do any
thing you can to clear up this terrible
mystery. am altogether at loss to un-
derstand it myself; for how my stick and
those bank notes, which l have been told
were discovered in my hammock, came
to be where they were found, | cannot
imagine"
" You may rely upon it, Harry" l
said, " that l shall do all in my power to
serve you and trust that you will soon
be freed from your present serious posi-
tion ; so keep your heart up, and hope for
the best"
WE'LL l shall hope for the best even
though the worst should come," he said,
in more cheerful tone than he had
yet spoken in; ; and now there is no use
for me to keep you any longer in this
place. "But," he added, taking my
hand in his as | was about to leave him,
be assured, Will, that | am as innocent
Of that poor fellows death as you are"
On acquainting Mr.. Foster with what
had passed in my interview with Wall
worth, he at once invited the captain and
/, to accompany him to his residence, in
order to consider what plan of action we
should pursue with view of serving
Wallworth. On reaching the house, Mr..
Foster at once led the way to the sitting
room, where we found his daughter gaz-
ing listlessly out of the window She
turned on hearing us enter; and her pale
cheeks and swollen eyes gave ample proof
that she had been greatly shocked and
grieved by the terrible events of the last
few hours. Her interest in Wallworth's
welfare was soon made equally apparent;
for the instant she saw me she came to-
ward me, and gazing earnestly in my
face, exclaimed, go, Mr.. Johnstone, you
don't believe that Harry has done thisY'
az do not" I replied, emphatically.-
1t is very sad affair, and the circum-
stances attending it are to me are incom-
prehensible; but l am firmly convinced
that Wallworth is entirely innocent of il"
40, thank you-thank YOU" she ad-
ded, taking my hand and pressing it
warmly, and then giving way to burst
of grief, hastily left the room.
After an hours anxious deliberation,
we were forced to the conclusion that all
that could be done for Wallworth was to
provide him with the best available legal
assistance. Accordingly,I waited upon
a solicitor of local eminence, to place the
matter in his hands.
Although he expressed no positive
opinion, | could see from his manner that
he gave no credence to Wallworth's pro-
testations of innoc ence.
"There is, of course" he said, al
ways possibility of explaining away
circumstantial evidence /; but at present
the case against your friend seems to be
particularly strong and conclusive. He
is sure to be sent for trial. he continued,
looking at the memorandum of my state
ment, which he had taken down; "but
it wants more than three months to the
assizes and in the meantime / will do
my utmost to discover any evidence of
an exculpatory character, and will retain
the best barrister on the circuit for the
defence"
"I visited Wallworth again on Mon
day, in order to take leave Of him for
time, as we we're to sail on the following
day, and did not expect to return until
a week or ten days before the assizes -
On this occasion he again assured me of
his innocence and though fully aware of
the danger of his position, he was in toll
erably good spirits. After parting from
him, saw Mr.. Foster and the lawyer
and having arranged with them to write
to me at Bermuda, returned to the
Charles Edward, which early the next
morning steamed out Of port.