The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1871-04-27
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= the advertisements were as fol
!, lows:
= "If Admiral Seymour recoilects tn,
), young man to whom he described tn
5 volcanoes in the FIJI Islands. on boar
I the Maid OF I.Orn steamer, he will ren
der him a most signal service If \
: VIII send his address to Mr.. Johl
Stuart, W. S, Edinburgh"
:, The other ran thus:
2 IF the lady who was in the Belfas
. coach remembers the conversation
= about MOOre's Melodies, a fortnigh
D ago, she will send her address 70 Johl
p stuart, W. S, Edinburgh"
D "Witness-aliJi-hem? >" The pris
Oner nodded assent.
= 'Alibi-rubbish Try somethin,
! else"
Power smiled. Il nave nothin.
2 else TO try by the truth. 1 told you
: did not murder aim If these adver
tisements are answered, you will sub
: pena the gentleman and lady for thu
= trial, but viii hold no communication
, of any kind with them. You will al
= 30 subpoena the persons whose name
= and addresses are here" handing hin
= a paper, "and hold no other cOmmu
) nicatiOn with them either. And
have no other instructions"
The solicitor shook his head, plainly
. believing the man to be mad. He lef
him, however, taking the advertise
. ments along with him in perplexity
= how to act. Instead Ofgoing home ht
= went straight TO the house of Mr.
, C, the celebrated advocate il
Charlotte square, and to him he stated
= his trouble.
"And now, what would you advise
me to dO?"
''Do what the laddie bids you John. u
''It is very irregular not to examine
the witnesses"
'YCu are a little better than a coOf
John. Do you not see that the dli6i
perhaps Is real one, and that the fel-
low wants them to prove it without
notice! There is a story under all
this, but your best plan is to do what
he tells you. He has twice your
brains, I'll warrant him."
"WOuld you not step down and see
him, Mr.. D? He is a fine young
fellow, and all The gentleman, and my
mind misgives me if he does not
know his danger"
~ never call on my clients, even in
more fashionable residences"
"But you might make an excuse, sir,
to go and see him. l am sure your
heart would warm to him at once"
So the kind-hearted and eccentric
barrister promised to look in on the
| prisoner next day.
He found him sittingwith the chair
man and Vice of the party, in aper-
feet torrent of merriment, little appro-
pirate either to the circumstances or
the place. The young men knew the
distinguished counsel, and rose 3nd
! became silent when he entered. Pow
| er, however, although he bowed court
| eOusly, did not seem to recognize his
/ visitors name, even when it was an
| nOunced.
81 have come to pay an afternoon
visit to my friend here" said the bar
rister. al am glad to find him with
such suppOrters-savage men. But,
my friends, you had better withdraw.
wish to have your prey all to my
self.U
The two accordingly parted, and
Mr.. c. was left alone with the
prisoner.
81 suppose I should make an aDol-
| ogy for my intrusion" said the law
yer; "but all the strange hooks in this
city are familiar to me; and, laddie,
l thought a friend in need might not
be unwelcome."
In the homely kindliness of his ad-
dress, and the DOric plainness of his
speech, there was dignity and ele-
gance that bespoke the well-bred gen.
tleman. Power was at first startled
and then subdued by his manner.
81 am sure I am much behOlden,"
he said. Might 1 ask to what I am in
debted for this honor ?"
"To your going to be hanged" re-
piled the other, bluntly.
"But there go two words to that"
said Power. "They will not hang an
innocent man in this blessed country
of ours"
"Won't they, though? They hang
ed Burke, after my friend the Dean
had proved him to be a saint"
A pause ensued, for Power had lit
tie to reply to this flattering parallel.
'In plain words my lad, L am sorry
for you. There is a secret which YOU
do not wish to disclose. L do IIUt know
who you are, or where you came from,
DuL Nou dLC q dAA=CAf anu L bCAACNC
YOU are innocent. Friends are not so
easily found by the stranger and the
wrongfully accused that you should
reject an honest offer. COntide in me.
l shall be as secret As the grave"
Power looked at him for a moment,
and then a sudden resolution seiZing
him, he burst into sudden flood of
tears.n
az am ashamed" he said at last, "to
give way thus, but / am quite alone
how much you do onOtknow-the most
unfortunate of men, and, in this,
wholly innocent"
"Tell me the tale, plainly, my boy,
and maybe 1 may find aremedy."
The prisoner told his tale, What it
was the sequel must disclose.
The day of trial had come. The
prisoner was placed at the bar, the
Judges, in scarlet and white, defiIed
into court, and the clerk called in a
loud voice: "Charles Power, stand mp
and listen to the indictment against
you"
The appearance of the prisoner ex-
cited the greatest interest in court,
which was crowded with students and
the public. The Lord Advocate, as
public prosecutor, sat on one side of
the table within the bar, assisted by
other counsel. On the other side sat
Mr.. c. and a JUROR counsel.
A strange smile came over the face
of the prisoner when his name was
called. He rose, however, with a
glance at his counsel, and pleaded
mot Guilty" with a firm voice.
The case made By the crown author
tiles was one which startled the stu
dents by its strength and cOmpactness.
They called the students who were at
the "RainbOw" to prove the quarrel.
They proved that Power did not go to
college on Monday, the 25th of jan
uary; that Johnston was seen to 90 up
the common stair on the afternoon of
that day, that persons who lived next
door heard violent alteration in Pow
er's room about o'clock; that the
person who passed the policeman and
gave the alarm was Power, and that
Power left by the Glasgow coach at
six o'clock, and returned to Edinburgh
that night, remaining until Wednes-
day at a hotel. The medical men
proved that the cause ofthe death was
conclusion of the brain, accompanied
ON SLIdllGAldNlOAAs III GlAA Ills SNdLlCES Tie
prisoner was distinctly identified.
The motion ofan alibi was apparently
hopeless.
Mr.. c. made but little attempt
at crOss-examination- He extracted
some merriment out of an irascible
stage man, and succeeded in creating
some confusion as TO where and when
Power left the Glasgow coach. But
the proof of his return was quite clear.
Ofthe doctors the counsel only asked
q few questions.
''You spoke of strangulatiOn. How
was it prOduced?"
'sI cannot tell"
s'Pressure on the throat produces
strangdlatiOn
at does"
"Any sort of pressure ?"
"Any which is sufficiently close and
tight"
'Hanging produces strangulation ?"
"Yes"
"Was this man hanged, DOetor?"
HNo, of course not"
"Why, Of course nOt?'
because there is no reason to think
he was"
"Any other reason for 'of course
nOt?"
"No.n
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