Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1873-10-08

0Hrl nat AuaA hut cAFIlcu heI uuefl
with all the easy grace Of lady. With
out admitting il to herself. when she or
dered this costume she had been thinking
Of the rumors Of the squiresre urn aud
she had tried TO lock her best IN that dag
before her sudden trouble. in ca C the
squire might by chance cross her path.
Ii puzzled the squire to see hr 1 30
pretty, so well dressed, and so lady-like.
She had seemed all this before he left
COmbe Dingle; but it is strange that af-
ter he seen all her beauty aud fashion of
the world she would still hold her own in
this secluded village, a oomman mans
daughter, perhaps the daug .s. of bur.
glar.
Mr.. North was the FIRST witness called
"You heard a noise; 70 took down
your gun, went down stairs Mi- Mead.
Ows, who was sitting up with you wife,
who is It'll, had tainted. Yeu saw your
safe had been broken into the window
was open; you ran out thought you saw
perscn, though it was very dark. and
yOv fired your gun. That is the substance
Of your evidence" said the squire, after
the clerk had taken the farmers deposi-
ton" land is that all you know Of the
matter 2"
The farmer hcsitated.
"Of your own personal knowledge
Yes"
"Mr. Jarvis will read the deposition
ever in detail to you by-and-sy, aud you
will sign it,"
Henry Priddy, Of the county constabu'
larry, gave evidence Of the discovery of
the prisoner, bleeding and faint, in tn,
clubhouse on Mr.. Ladkin's farm, few
hundred yards from the scene of the our
glary.
Magistrate. "You had traced him on
account Of the beeding?"
Constable. Il did, from North's farm. "
Magistrate. Yes, yes, You search
ed him at the outhous, /"
Constable IL did,"
Magistrate. What did you 6nd?"
Constable. 'On the prisoaer, this
portrait, knife, two half crowns, and
this walking stick"
Tue portrait was a photograph ofKato
The magistrate looked at it and handed it
back TO the officer
Magistrate ito North). docs this
property belong to your
North. No"
Magistrate. at is not part of the
property taken from your house ?"
North. "Nc."
Maqistrate, "Thank You Constable,
What passed in the cut house y
Constabte. Il tied up prisoners foot,
and fetched HIM some water, and then
charged him of breaking into Mr.. North's
house"
Magistrate. "What did he say ?"
Constable. HE smiled said, 1T is
a bad job; | have been shot my daugh.
ter was nursing Mrs. North, and | could
not 60 to bed without coming round tC
see that she was all right; and just as
was going up to look at the house. the
back part where knew she was, sec
North rush out aud shoot me, and | got
away as well as could" ..
!, Magistrate. "Yes; you can sign your
4 deposition presently. Are there any 9th
er witnesses
Constable. ELIZA Smith, your wor
ship"
Maqistrate. 'Is she here 2"
Constable. IL can fetch her ina min
ute" ....
4 Maqistrate. Then don't"
Con table. THANK you, your wor
ship"
Maqistraie. Mr.. Parker, yeu wisl
to be called ?"
: Defective. "As your worship pleases
Perhaps your worship thinks there is al
ready sufficient evidence for commlttal ;?
IF the detective had lost his situation
that moment, let alone being degraded Id
to uniform, he could not in the presenc
of the press have resisted this shot at tn
Tory magnate.
| Magistrate. "Oh the contrary. l
may, however, be necessary to adjour
the case. Swear Parker
The magistrates clerk Immediately ad
ministered the usual oath to the detet
tive.
/. "Examine hih,, Jarvis. Take the mai
! points briefly, sufficiently to Justify an ac
journncnt.'
"Yes, your worship" said the clerk
Whereupon the squire opened one of hl
; books and professed to be consultln
; it, but he was carefully listening to h
clerk and the witness, except once whe
. he looked at Kate Meadows, whose hea
s was bent, her long eyelashcs sweeping he
a cheek, her small fair hand lying in tn
c great brown hand Of her father, who lool
p ed round the room with his open hone
!. eyes, wondering how i. was possible th'
he could be sitting there prisoners =
e ter North watched the proceedings wit
n eager interest, and now and thea spoE
G with modest kindness to Kate, which a
tonished the squire.
|. Clerk. "You examined DIR. North
premises early in the morning after I'll
& robbery"
! Detective. cat five O'Clock"
d Clerh. "What did you find ?"
!, Detective. oHouse had been cntert
Ut by window, which had been left anfaste
IS ed safe opened with q key; there W
y no breaking in Of any kind"
q Clerk. There were two foot-nar
II outside, more than the footprints Of OF
. . person?"
y Detectsue. Eyes, two persons o