Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-04-13

IultC dElCt WIN your ltUHDE, Salu
Mackline, 'and L hope YOU will compel tie
other stdo to show Taison d'ctre for their so
called will-it they cam ''We accept the
issue, your Honor" answered Pearse, "apa
will now proceed to give the strange history
of the discovery of our will, showing how
shall say providence? interferred in nys
ferrous manner to defend the riehtful hei!
against the willy plots of the conspirator AMI
columniator. "4AeG deus fiateISt nfsi dig"a.
cindtce aodas,' quoted Mr.. Mackline; ''ouI
will came in the natural way and ia neitherol
celestial birth nor spiritual growth I'VE
admit all that. your Honor; VIC admit that the
probated will never passed from MIR. Emory
Sudler's hands until It went into these of the
history OF the genuine will. Call Betsy Jsns
| Jackson The witness, portIy coloted
woman, took tho stand and testified she wan
shametmald in M Mr. Sylvester Suaier's house
Mr.. Emory J. Sudler occupy when he wa,
| there" "The blne room" The witness gave
a sort OF description Of q country house cham
ber with blue curtains to the windows blue
| and red carpet on the floor q high-post ma.
hogany bedstead and writing table, &c.
What was over the dressing burean:'' "A
looking glass" what was above the look
ing glass; "A picture in black wooden
frame" What was the picture:' kin
solomon going to have the babes chcpre1 Ia
two" The judgement OF Solomon, Ell? 1tat
will do Mrs. Edwards was called and ds
scrhed the room and the picture more fully
still. 1tey. Mr. Fleming was called RgainaLJ
Mr. rearcc handed him the will OF 1873 ana
asked him If he had ever seen that paper be
fore. lie had "How do you recognize H.
by private mark pus upon it whea found
III. 'State when, where, and how you found
lIt.' ''On January ~, 1873 at half past two
O'Clock in the afternoon, in the blue room at
the late sylvester Sudlers place in the back OF
q picture representing the judgement of Solo
mon. Mrs. Sudler, Mrs; Edwards, and Betsy
Jackson were all three present" What
made you look there?'' 81 Lad received GET.
tain information
"Step there" cried Mr.. rearce; ''caH Amanda
1 tStpson.' The witness, a tall, mddle-aged wO-
man, with fierce red head, freckied lace, and
mouth stained with snuff "dippings' innumerabr,
took the stand and Gazed wildly about her. ey
dlnt of close questioning she managed to convex
, the information tina. she lived across the rreeis
from Mr.. Sylvester Sudier's; that her boy klt-
caught oysters and she Shucked them and sod
them for living. Her hoy kitc wasn't exactly
I,ght, but was the best Creetcr in the world, anu
| wouldn't tell lio for nothing He waa eigh,eeA
years old, but had no schooling. She was troubled
on account Of Kites saying several times he had
seen old Mr.. Sudlets sperr for she taken it 10 Ls
sisr Kite wasn't goin' TO hive long. so she up ana
asked Mr.. John Fleming about it, and begged LiW
to see the boy, and pray with him. Shed Eeaid
Iprayin was good cure for sperrit-seeing. "Whs.
! DO you mean by Mr.. Sudlsrs spiril:" 81 mean
4 scen his ghost like arter he's dead" "Hss KITE
seen Mr.. Sndier since his DEATH "he saws ts
Q has many timer and Kite woulda't tell lie ior
= nothing "Did Kite ever 80 10 Nj. Sudl.r.
house when the cid sentlemsn was allveT'--
a "Sometmes-took oysters there to SELL "Was
+ he ever up stairs in the house, do you know
I"Who Kite Bless YOU, he never went aowhsre.
e but 10 the Kitchen never - 'Cal Mite Stn.on
SAIL Mr., Pearce, and the COURTROOM was agog vii
$ excitement as the ghost seer came 10 the stand =
lie was a tall, bony youth, with very long arm >
q and decided stoop in the shoulders. Ills LA
was a straight faded yellow, his eyes pale hu-
and staring. and his skin tanned and freCklei t.
y the hue OF beach sand. After q little spaIIiuz
. among the lawyers ~ TO his competency "a vii.
i ness. htle was sworn lie stood with his greaI
It honY hands IcSn. the cIiers desk his wrist,
= hall ward below the sleeves oi his thread aI=
1t linsey] a very odd looking, unsophistiete1
4 fellow. II had got towards evening, the eoat,
e room was erowing lnsky. and the eager Silence
c that prevailed made the scene impressive.
20 "Ihat's very strange story yeu tod taIs5A
1t flemjrg Kite; what did you mean by il,'-
4 "'Twarn't the least bit q! story about II, si
"a but all aS true IA preachin'n -as,Sed Kite II "
" seed thu old gentleman nigh on to dozen l,nles.
i. "Sccu who3" "old alr. Sudlcr, hin whats gone.
. "Seen him whcus' Since his desth. - "Sern L!,4
~ where "\o end o. places. out tShin' 10 in-
n bow O. my Gunner canoe. nights when Va
,t .oin 10 sleep, daytime At work l.ot de4en al
K moro tin,,. seed him onst set,in' on tho teuc-
9. when was II the mood-riie chopin wood.
70 "Dll he sny much t. You = mary word. ONLY
s.. bcekontd and nodded kinder, YOU know. "MeIr't
you Ysry rauch afraid oI him:' "No. lie nave.
i did mc no harm. ho used 10 give me many ten
q. cent note" What, thn ghost did:" mo. tAA!
:. was when he was ahve.' Ibid you ever tou> =
him or he lout" Never but onsI, thai was ,hs
:" TIM telled fason Fleming about We.
-, ~nppoae YOU tell those gentlemen about il. Kite.
81 well will. Nou see was at the eystsr pli.
ar one afternoon ,huckin away for dear ife 'csss
aa it Ma. cold and the Wind BLOWN sharp, aud /
), wanted 10 sit aoue Then see him. sisIdiL
, lrieit frol, . Le, noilin and beck min to Il 81
= ereat rste 50 50, to him. faint no use Il
"A boiler Iae Low. "a busy sIhen tie klnGeT roWr
>. ed anil kaspsd on nnddin Eui only shul L
. my head aud ssepsd on n shuctin'. The tct
TX thin / LBoNed hs was slsndin' right over me
" aud putliDs hi hand OH The check handkerchief
'il | had round my usck here The Handkerchief
re now, gentlemen and he hand bunt into me Gk,
= lire 80 / kinder iell forred-like on 10 the rys
-, Ter pile aud dczed oil Tor minute into dream
"a like, and what | hreamt was This, gentlemen
NJ was in kind OF strange room like here ths
IL wimesi gay. i graphic description CT the tlu,
ld room and seed tall n,an thar setin, wri,,u
re At table AMI he got up and folded the paps
Is this wav Ike, and took picter down from Il
y, y. wall here he described the picture Of ih
N Judgment OF Solomon and took some boar
J. outen the back and put the paper in thar, tack
Is ed the boards on agin, and hung the picter II
III the same as il was before. Then didn't ser n,
laore, but walked up and found was layia' ol
Ms the oyster pile sprawled out. 'Epilepsy," salt
ny MIR. Machine, soto voice.l So picked M my
nd knife and went on shuckin, for l was cold ant
he shyery and wanted to git done. And, gentlemen
9' true as gospel, when | tuck of the check hsnt
II, kercher fcoa my neck that nigst this here hols
rr was burnt into it just like the print OF re s-ha
ho hand.h
OF The courtroom was intensely silent a. kits
ne handed Mr.. Pearce the handkerchief, and Mr.
l-t :.