St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-09-27

About six o'clock his patience was re
warded. The same figure re-appearcd,
and walked away more swiftly than eV
er, after the nights rcpoSc. Away.
past the neat little villas. with their
trim gardens the only break i'll the
mornings stiffness being the distant
shrek of an engine, or the rattle of the
milkman's cam or IL maid half asleep
still, shaking her mat outside the door
of her masters dwelling. .Whcrc ON
earth is she going To? ," thought the de
tectivc. when suddenly she turned II
corner, and, quick as lightning. jumped
into an open trap. and drove away.
"Donc. by J"ver calculated the de
tcctivc. as he stared vacautly after the
vehicle. shes an arttul one. and no
mistake
Then he walked moodily ON. think
ing over the events of the previous day.
The letter the girl had written was
doubtless to tell those who We're i'll her
secret that she was watched. and tn
plan the means for her escape which
had succeeded 50 admirably.
The county town of Golderhy iS a>tir.
rcVclling in one of its few gayrticS; for
the spring aS>iZeS are coming on. and
the Judges have made their triunphal
entry.
There are not many Cir>r> ON the list
this time three, only. One of cmhcz-
element 10y Il bankers clerk another.
of Wilt'ully setting tire to ii dwelling
house 10y Il Woman; and the third, the
one upon which all interest is cunccm-
tratcd the trial of William Hardy for
the wiltu murder of Robert Kenyon.
gamrkccpcr.
At ten o'clock on the morning after
the arrival of the Judges. the court j.
crowded. Policemen guarding tin"
steps leading To the doors have declared
that only jurors and witnesses are Il"
pass: hut those VIII" are neither wedge
their way in. nevertheless. and the gal
lcIicS are full.
When his l"rd>hip is seated. the u>u-
al formula. are gone through: lawyers
present little folded papers. which are
received with the customary >tcTe"tN p
cd bow and smile. The cast. OF ,.mbcI-
element. which comes first. i soon dis
posed of.
The inccnliarN case i also quickly
dispatched. the culprt. to the relief OF
all. pleads "GuiltN, and thus leaves
only sentence To hr pronounced.
Then comes the lnngcdtor moment.
and amidst almost hreathc>> stiffness
the magistrates clerk. at Il Sign from
one of the Judges. reads out the indict-
mcnt against William Hardy.
Then the Stiffness gives place to II
general commotion, as the prisoner,
with Il policeman on either side of him.
takes his place at the bar. All those
spectators who are seated AT the back
press forward /" catch Il glimpse of the
unfortunate man: unfortunate at this
dreadful moment. whatever MAY he his
crime.
Taken at last
No sooner havc the doctors declared
him able To leave the hospital. than the
police p"uuce upon him. arrrStin% him
on the charge of being an accnmplirc III
the burglary at Westminster: and
while in custody. some oi the inhahi-
tant> of Seton are taken /" the prison.
and each Swcir> that. though he has i'll
many WAYS disguised himself. he il IL"
other than Bill Hardy.
The clerk of arlaign> addresses the
prisoner. telling him that he is accused
of the double crime of murder and bur
ylarN. to both of which indictments he
pleads Not guilty.: and then the trial
for the wiltul mUrdcr of Robert kcnNo ON
proceeds.
The first witness i the uudcr-k keeper.
who states that about halt-pa>t eleven
o'clock on the night of the 3l>t ot De
crmhcr. he. in company with the head
keeper and two more watchers were i'll
the woods. They heard Il hare squeak.
and on going to the spot found four
men. all of whom were we'll known. c>-
pccially Hardy. who was Il most n"turi-
ulIS p"achcr. y Violent struggle en-
sued: witness SAW th,' deceased beaten
down into the ditch at the beginning of
the atfray 10y two men. of whom Hardy
was one Witness and the Watchers
succeeded i'll capturing one oi the
poachrrS. and were struggling with
another. when witness received Il blow
| with IL heavy instrument at the back of
his head, which half stunned him, and
he fell. He distinctly heard the sound
of blows in the direction where KeIIvom
was lying, and Il voice which he Could
swear was William llardN's SAY. five
| finished him" When witness recover
ed himself. Hardy and one other had
dccamped. and the other two were cap
tured. shortly afterwards the police.
| who Glanced to he at Shelton Court on
| duty (aS there WAS II ball going on ar
rived at the spot. and assisted in carry o.
| ing Kenyon to his home but he WAS
quite dead. his skull having been bat
tered i'll with the butt end of gun
which was found in the ditch close tu
him. Witness has not the smallest
doubt that William Hardy was the
murderer.
On being cross examined rs to whrlh-
or he could swear that he saw William
| Hardy strike the DECREASED. he SAYS.
No"
| Was the gun with which the wounds
the keepers own gun; the poachcr>
had no firearms with them that he was
aware Of"
Can he swear to William Hardy :
voice. He says YES"
Can he assert upon his oath that the
words which Hardy had used were Il
have finished him." or might they have
been 1--WE have finished him ," Wit
ness cannot possibly swear.
Jane Hardy, daughter of the prison
er. is next called. She gives her evi-
dence most unwillmgly and hc>itating-
ly. She wls asleep, she said. when her
father came i'll, and did not remark
what time it was did not remember
that he was agltated, he frequently
came i'll, and went out again: she
thought nothing of it; he may have
been ill the habit oi poaching, but not
more than any of his neighh"rS: he oc-
casionally brought i'll IL rabbit: forgot
if he went out again directly or not.
knew he went up stairs; did not see