Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-09-28

the maker only the dny DeloTc) PolhNeu W
twenty-five minutes to nine. Practical
experiment showed that the time required
to walk the distance, at a rapid pace, from
the stile to the lady's house, was just five
minutes. Here, then, was the statement
of the farm baiilf himself respectable
witness) eorroborated by another witness
of excellent position and character. The
clock, on being examined next, was found
to be right. The evidence of the clock
maker proved that he kept the key, and
that there had been no necessity to set the
clock and wind it up again, since he had
performed both those acts on the day pre-
cedmg Mr. Dubourg's visit The accuracy
of the clock thus vouched for, the conclu-
sion on the evidence was irresistible Mr..
Duborg stood convicted of having been in
the field at the time when the murder was
committed; Of having, by his own Gdmis-
sion, had a quarrel with the murdered
man not long before, terminating in an as
sault and a threat on his side; and, lastly,
of having attempted to set up an abb by
false statement of the question of time.
There was no alternative but to commit
him to take his trial at the Assizos, charged
with the murder of the builder in Pardon's
Piece.
The trial occupied two days.
No new facts of Importance were discov-
cred in the interval. The evidence fol-
lowed the course which it had taken at the
preliminary examinations-with this diff
erence only, that it was more carefully
silted. Mr.. Dubourg had the double adj
vantage of securing the services of the lead
ing barrister in the circuit, and of moving
the irrepressible sympathes of the jury,
shocked at his position, and eager for proof
of his innocence. By the end Of the first
day the evidence had told against him with
such irresistible force that his own counsel
despaired of the result When the prison.
er took his place in the dock on the second
day there was but one conviction in the
minds of the people in court; everybody
said, "The clock will hang him."
1t was nearly two in the afternoon; and
the proceedings were on the point of being
adjourned for half an hour, when the at
torney for the prisoner was seen to hand
paper to the counsel for the defense.
The counsel rose, showing signs of agita
d;onco un demanded tho Immediate
hearing of new witness, whose evidence
in the prisoners favor he declared to be
too important to be delayed for single
tho iuJro and tbo horristcrs on r;+ber side
tho }C o%r+ d." Jocidcd to continue tho sittiro
''' ma u,i+noss o,,nooIinn in Tho hoS
nrovcd to hc = vonmr woman in delicate
ELooltL ~ tbo ovo,7;ro whom tho nr,soner
bod mid his yisit 70 tbo lodv she was in
tbo+ iodv,s sorvico ~ bonsomo;d rho day
oftcr sbe had hoon ncrmittrd lbv nrcvions
orrora am rr With bor mistrcswsi W 70 take
wool,;s bol;dov and r. 90 On = Visit 70 bor
, ouv in tto' wos+ Of Cornwall While
thoro sIo hod f,IIon IL and Ind NOT bonn'
s+ t,,, 'r ono"ab sirco 70 roturn 70 her ON.
nIoTron+ uoy;no aiyon this nrolim;norv
aoco,,nt of borscn fbo bonsomoid tLon nor-
r ro TOD tLo fnllow;na ovtroord;narv n,rticn.
lnrS IN roI,tinn r. Ior n,istrors,s cIocl,
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puoou,s ll'u 'H'ie' Nv 'iio nou'' enc enc Law,
Deen cleai'ng inc i'"lllel piece cue i 4E
ruoGeu Vl,e part Oh IL WINCH was ui,toI tne
CLOCK WIN hcT uuS'er' n1u "cc l.Vll1
SIuck inc Peil1uIu',' anu llou s'TPPeH I've
having once before u0le !ll'', sue n"u peel
severely TepfOVeu' rearing IilaV " IePtt'-
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