Connecticut western news., 1874-10-30

joyous certainty that the young girl would soon be free-free through me that it was in my power to save her rom moral death. Near me sat the re-j porter of one of the local papers before him lay 8 brief account of the young girls previous life, and of the principal facts concerning the supposed theft. l asked to be allowed to look at the paper for moment, and ran over the statement with feverish haste, for the judge had ended his charge, and the jury were about to retire.
 l had found what I sought, and arose from my seat. One of the associate judges saw me. and called the presiding judges attention to me.
 "What do you wish, sir?" he asked.
 "I beg to be heard as 8 witness in this case, your honor. I have state ment to make which will perhaps be deemed of importance.
 "Come forward, if you please. l beg that the gentlemen of the jury will resume their seats."
 The sensation caused by my words was greatly increased by another incl dent. When the accused saw me and heard my voice she uttered . cry whether of joy or despair it was impos- sible to decide-and tainted, She soon regained consciousness, however, and listened, with clasped hands and down. cast eyes. to my statement. +.
 l entered the witness-box, took the oath and proceeded.
 "Your honor will allow me-" began, to rehearse briefly the leading circum- stances that attended the theft of which fho un11nep 1aHv woo ooruiofoI
 In 1869, she entered the house of Herr von e. as the governess of his motherless children. For two years she discharged the duties of her posi- tion with rare devotion, and to the en- tire satisfaction of her employer. On the 9th of April, 1871, she obtained leave of absence for the day, to visit some relations, who lived in a neigh boring town. It was about noon wher she left the chateau. At four o'clock, or thereabouts, Herr von G. took a stroll in his park for half an hour !; when he returned, he found the door of his secretary open, and that a dia- mond ring and two rolls of money, each containing one hundred and twenty horins, had been taken from one of the drawers. The search that was imme- diately instituted was extended to the room of the governess, where, at the bottom of basket filled with her un- derwear, the ring and one of the rolls of money were found; the other roll was wanting.
 " About nine o'clock in the evening, the accused returned in cab. When she was questioned with her supposed crime, she denied it positively and, in court, she still persisted in asserting her innocence. She stated that her employer had more than once made improper advances to her, in conse- quence of which she had notified h1m that she would leave at the end of the month. The charge of theft, she be- lieved, was made for the purpose of getting her in his power. To the last moment, she said he had offered not to have her arrested provided she would yield to his wishes.
 "Herr von G., who was certainly net looked upon as being man of the strictest morality, denied this charge indignantly. Every other circumstance seemed to point to her as being the guilty person. She was driven from the chateau to the city where she was to take the railroad. In the evening at eight o'clock she was again in the city, where she took a cab to bring her home. Her story, that sue had spent the after noon with relations, proved to be un- true. The theory was that she had re. turned to the chateau and committed the theft. No one could be found wao had seen her between the hours of one and eight. The a5ib5 she sought to establish failed, and she was con- victed.
 "Now, gentlemen, I come to my share in the matter. It was bright spring day. I Twas returning to the city from long walk, and was unusually happy. That day, for the first time, ] had ventured to give young girl whom I loved trifling proof of my affection, openly before her parents. It was her birthday, and I had presented her with bunch of flowers and copy of Heine's Book of Songs.'
 "I passed the churchyard, and, joy. ous frame of mind as was in, nev' ertheless felt an irresistible desire to enter. It seemed to be entirely de- serted, and it was not until I had walked about for some time that dis covered in remote corner the figure oi 8 woman. She was kneeling, with hel head bent very low. approached her, and found that she had tainted. hastened to find some water, but, when I returned, she had already regained consciousness. I will not undertake tc repeat our conversation suffice it to say that told her of my joy, and that she confded to me her sorrow. With. o,,& nop,oac cho kN1d YOk that she had been attached to 8 young l merchant, and that she hoped some day to become his wife. The year 1870 came, and with it the dogma of the Pspe's infallibility. The young mar rejected it. From that moment bega1 an endless chain of prosecutions. Pow erful partisans of the papal party pliee themselves to the ruining of his credit and rendering all his enterprises abor tive. In the fruitless struggle hi health failed, and, after few months he laid himself on a sick-bed, iron which he never rose.
 To-day said the lady, T, too celebrate 8 birthday, that of my be trothed. I could not let it pass with out laying @ wreath on his grave. M, relations, the only friends have, mus know nothing of this-they would cas me off if they knew of my love for al apostate. For that reason I came her secretly I avoided the high-road, an' think no one but you has seen me-
 CT have not the right" I said, i
 conclusion, "to disclose more of tn secrets of another than is absolutel necessary. This meeting and converss tion took place fully nine miles froI the chateau of Herr von G.. Tn young lady of whom I have spoken wa
 the one see here before me the da
 and hour, the 5th of April, 1871, afte1
 noon, about four o'clock.
 I The lady remained calm and alter
 tive during my recital, but when
 ended she burst into tears. , "You are sure that you recognize th