The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1872-04-04
ADYERTIsING TERMs.

how when he woke up it was
ALFRED cold, and how he roll.
ed off the crate and went ON
toloards home, and how when
he got up to the top of Means's
hill he met Pete Jones and Bill
Jones, and a slim sort of a
young man, ridin'; and how
he know'd the Joneses by ther
hosses, and some more things
of that kynd about 'em; buthe
didn't know the slim young
man, tho he tho't he might
tell him eff he seed him agin,
kase he was dressed up so slick
and town-like. But blamed eff
he didn't think 1T hard that a
passel OF thieves sech as the
JonAses should try to put ther
mean things on to a man like
the master, that was so kynd
to him and to ShOcky, tho fer
that matter, blamed eff he
didn't think we was all selfish
akordin to his tell. Had seed
somebody that night a crossin'
over the bluegrass paster.-
Didn't know who in thunder
twas, but it was somebody a
maxim straight fer Pete Jones's.
Hadn't seed nobody else, 'cep-
lin' DR.. Small, short ways be.
hind the Joneses.
Hannah was now brought on
the stand. She was greatly
agltated, and answered with
much reluctance. Lived at
Mr.. Means. Was eighteen
years of age in October. Had
been bound to Mrs. Means
three years ago. Had walked
home with Mr.. Hartsook that
evening,ahd, happening to look
out of the window toward
morning, she saw some one
cross the pasture. Did not
know who it was. Thought it
was Mr.. Hartsook. Here Mr..
Bronson (prompted by a sug-
gestion that came from what
Small had overheard when he
listened in The barn asked her
if Mr.. Hartsook had ever said
anything to her about the mat
ter afterward. After some hest
tation, Hannah said that he
had said that he crossed the
pasture. OF his own accord?
No, she spoke Of it first. Had
Mr.. Hartsook offered any ex
plantations? No, he hadn't. Had
he ever paid her any attention
afterward? No. Ralph de-
clined to cross-question Han
nah. To him she never seemed
so fair as when telling the
truth so sublimely.
Bronson now informed the
court that this little trick of
having the old soldier happen
in, in the nick of time, wouldn't
save the prisoner at the bar
from the just punishment which
an outraged law visited upon
such crimes as his. He regret
ted that his duty as &C public
prosecutor caused 1T to fall to
his lot to marshal the evidence
that was to blight the pros
poets and blast the character,
and annihilate for ever, so able
and promising a young man,
but that the law knew no dit
terence between the educated
and the uneducated, and that
for his part he thought Hart
sock a most dangerous foe to
the peace Of society. The ev-
idence already given fastened
suspicion upon him. The pris-
oner had not yet been able to
break its force at all. The pris.
oner had not even dared to ex-
plain the reason for bis being
out at night to a young lady,
He would now conclude by
giving the last touch to the
dark evidence that would sink
the once fair name of Ralph
Hartsook in hundred fathoms
of infamy. He would ask that
Henry Banta be called. -
Hank came forward sheep
ishly, and was sworn. Lived
about a hundred yards from
the house that was robbed
He seen ole man Pearson and
the master and one other fel.
ler that he didn't know come
away from there together
about one o'clock. He hserd
the horses kickin', and went
out to the stable to see about
them. He seed two men como
out of Schroeder's back-door
and meet one man standing at
the gate. When they got clos.
ter he knowed Pearson by his
wooden leg and the master by