Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-12-25

The door when open, would be exactly
between the light and the window, would
it not Pit would
| forget whether you said the door was
on the right or left side of the window
The left.
Would the door make any noise in open,
ing it9-None.
Can you speak positively of the fact ?
Have you ever opened it yourself or seen
Mr.. Smith open it ?-I never opened it
myself.
Did you ever keep the keys ?-Never.
Who did ?-Mr. Smith.
At this moment the witness happened to
turn her eyes toward the spot where the
prisoner stood, and the effect was almost
electrical A cold. damp sweat stood up
on his brow; his face had lost all its color;
ne appeared living image ofdeath. She
no sooner saw him than she screamed and
tainted. The consequences of her answers
flashed across her mind
tyne mad been so thoroughly deceived by
tie manner of the advocate and by the
little Importance he seemed to attach to
her statements, that she b I'd been led on
by one question to another till she had
told him all that he wanted to know.
During the interval (occasioned by her
illness) as to the proceedings, solicitor for
the prosecution left the court. It was
between 4 and O'Clock when the Judge
resumed his seat on the bench, the pris-
oner his station at the bar, and the house
keeper hers in the witness box; the court
IN the Interval had remained crowded
with spectators, scarce one of whom had
left his place, lest during his absence, it
should be seized by some one else.
The cross-examining counsel then ad-
dressed the witness: | have very few
more questions to ask of you; but beware
that you answer them truly for your own
life depends upon q thread.
Do you know this stopper?
lido.
To whom does it belong?
To Mr.. Smith.
When did you see it last?
On the night of Mr.. Thompson's death.
At this moment the solicitor for the
prosecution entered the court, bringing
with him, upon a tray, a watch, two mo-
ney Lags, Jewel case, pocket-book, and
bottle Ct the same manufacture as the
stopper, and having no cork in it; some
other articles there was in it not material
to my story. The tray was placed upon
the table in sight of the prisoner and wit
ness, and from that moment not doubt
remained in the mind of any man of the
guilt of the prisoner.
A few words will bring my tale to
close. The house where the murder had
been committed was between nine and ten
miles distant. The solicitor, as soon as
the cross. examination had discovered The
existence of the closet, aud It's situation,
had set off on horseback, with two sheriff7s
officers, and after pulling down part of the
wall Of the house, had detected this place
of cOncealment.
The search was we'll rewarded, the
whole of the property belonging TO Mr..
Thompson was found there, alnounting In
value to several thousand pounds and to
leave no doubt, bottle was discovered
which the medical man instantly pro-
nouuced to contain the very Identical poi
son which had caused the death of the
unfortunate Thompson. The result is too
obvious to need explanation.
The case presents the perhaps unparal-
leled instance of man accused of murder,
showing such defence as to induce the
Judge and jury to concur IN verdict Of
acquital, bat who, persisting in calling a
witness to prove his innocence, was, upon
The testimony of that very witness, con-
victed and executed.