The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1872-11-26

can't be that my wretched career has en-.
ded in this. Jiml Jiml' he stiriekst,
with startingeYe balls, s.come hack come
back, and tell mel didn't do It'll come
6dcki CONE BAcKr' be howled, throwing
himself upon the prison foor in a par!
oxysm Of the most horrible emotion that
I ever beheld. @1sffo astfl sSl}sit'siF'
l stopped and laid my hand upon his
damp forehead. and said t'.,s . ~,
"Richard, be as calm AZ possible. I
hope to save yo'i;;" hut he only threw
himself about, shrieking.a 1'ls' q Y
"Jim, Jim, come back! come back r.
"You had better chain him." said to
the jailor, as I went out seed .25.i '''37.
"Dq you consider him i,as bad as
that 2 = 10 9e1sd ss i's'i,sfll
~Hcsfs very bad" a4s i.2.'e
Dangerous, eh 7" e. aS@ =. =
"Only to himself. He Is In frenzy
bordering on delir'un trsmens, and NAV
take his own life. See to his safety"
;"You think he did II" asked the Jail
or, without shadow OF doubt in his.
tones. ".7 al' m
"See to his safety at any rate" I re,
peated, not wishing to bias any one with
my private opinions. But / had. not
thought that Richard Dartmor murdered
bis brother. Still, if I could not bring
something TO back up my belief, be
would lose his life without doubt /
had task before me. First I must
have a personal interview with all his
near relatives, male and female. This
took considerable time, and caused much
trouble, but in all these interviews I
found nothing to substaniate the slight
clue given me by the hand Of the rHur-
dered man. Once or twice IVES terri:
bly, startled for moment on coming in
to the, presence of these strange rela-
tiyes, but reference to my pocket mem.
orandum- book dispelled the emotion.
The most painful Of the interviews I
reserved until the last, That was to call
upon the widow of -fhe deceased.
briefly explained to sAirS. sDartmor my
mission. s0f'course; I said it panied me
to open anew such a hideods wound III
her breast, but hoped that she Had, the
fortitude to help me in the cause OF jus
tice, however painfalit might be to her
feelings. She bowed, with her handker-
chief to her eyes. oG s. ',fj}
"In the first place, madam" II said, i
am not what is termed a Spiritualist. but
I believe in ihtuitive knowledge. That
knowledge, or impression, conyinces me
that the prisoner is not the criminal"
/. DO you know anything of his past
career p she asked, 4 little indignant
surprise glittering in her fne eyes i@ =, 2
"1be biography Of prisoner is pub
lie reading, madam" I rather tartlyS re
sponded. 81 have learned that Richard
Dartmor is lawless, a gambler. . wine.
bibber and .ibertine myself have seen
him at the gaining table; he is even now
struggling in the aftefthroes of delirium
tremens, therefore, the third accusation
! can take on trust as being correct, but
all that does not make him precisely .
murderer. - '' ".''
.. .s. .. D. !
"Howeyer, I do not wish to, harrass
your wounded heart l came to qpes,
ton you, and you will lay. me under the
greatest obligations by giving me
straightforward replies" mn I, a,,y q
She again inclined her head ,I,,..g.y
To say that it did not make me feel
disagreeab!e to be obliged to witness her
distress would be untrue; but az, / view
ed it, it must be done, .q..,sfxi (, rae4 -,
"Your husband spent his eyenings,us'
TALLY, at his office p ssx ~. !, s,,,
She nodded, with nov and then q
heavy sob swelling her breast, t,n,,,1 b,ais
l should have stated. before, that Mr..
Dartmors ,residence. was in the suburbs
proper of the city, being about nile
and shalt from the business part, and
from his office. 'a.. 4 ~. a rs -.
AT what time did he usually return p
was my next question. 'f.1A>. ''''.
: "At, or about ten O'clock" she said
''exceptfng on two evenings of each
week, when the stock brokers' meeting
kept him considerably later" ~ ia'
|, ibid he walk Or ride home p .'''>H's
!, "Always rode. Was q trifs asthrnat.
icaf, and walking distressed him." q ~
"Just 50. Kept his own carria Sc,
believe p r . ~ .'s 7Hi' - =
eyes. Kept it in the city" ROO 80
"Whose stable ?" -s. t'''.'fo '-'s
"Penniford's. =
l didn't think Of anything more then
necessary to inquire about, for I desired
to get cut Of her presence as soon as
possible, because my. questioning dis.
tressed her terribly, SO bowed myself
out. ''''
Alone in my room, I pondered over
this aud all the rest that had heard,
Thought that one chain surrounded the
whole affair, and the trouble was to ge,
hold Of the missing links, -,,l,,.,, :,
next tound Mr., Dartmor's Office
boy, an intelligent fellow Of fifteen year.
of age, or thereabouts,. From him
learned that during the time for which
he had held the position Of office boy
lit being nearly a year-Mr. Dartmor ha6
been very punctuaL and expected pune
tuaity of others The carriage. rain OF
calm; had come for him precisely at tel
o'clock. ,a3 ...f7.. IN s+t l, ssif
ITO drive him home" innoccntly.ao
..No,,sir Four nights in the week tt
drive home, Tuesdays and Fridays a
ten P NJ he drove the other way up B.
street. Meeting Of stock-brokers Oh
these evenings, sir. Anything more,sir
All! he was kind employer ..u .r
"No dolbt. No; nothing mo e. q
present; thank you" "9isY a,, ,t9s> l,s.i
lie was murdered Friday isht,a n
man. woman or child had been NOTICE,
lwalkipg on c. street after ten ,tAa
might, the watehman testified. a., !, f.s
! About twelve two. carriages droy
a!onga Myers the policeman testified :
Mr. Dartmor's was the head one--kne,
it by the -cream.colored horse. Driyini
close up was q dark horse. No moon
Policeman tho doofs off from Dartmor'
residence heard the carriage stop. "A
! moment later Dartmor's team, as usual
turned off the, curb stone, and DASHED
up Bond street. In two minutes tn
| other carriage with whirl, turned on it