Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-11-21

the iocal papers ociuTe MN iuy piioA
account of the girls previous life, and Of
the principal facts concerning the sup
posed 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.
/ had found what 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 G'' he asked.
! beg to be heard es witness in IN a
case, your honor. / have statement 10
make which will perhaps be deemed of
Importance"
Come forward, if you please. / beg
that the gentlemen OF the jury will re-
sumo their seats"
The sensation caused by my words was
greatly increased by another incident.
When the accused saw me and heard my
voice, she uttered cry-whether of joy
or despair it was impossible to decide
and tainted. She soon regained conscious
ness, however, and listened, with clasped
hands and downcast eyes, to my state
ment.
entered the witness box, took the
oath and proceeded
\ our honor will allow me-" began,
to rehearse briefly tho leading circum-
stances that attended the theft of which
the young lady was convicted.
"In 1869, she entered the house Of
Herr Won c., as the governess of his
motherless children. For two years she
discharged the duties of her position with
rare devotion and to the entire satistac-
ton 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 neighboring town. 1t was
about noon when she left the chateau.--
AT four o'clock, or thereabouts, Herr Won
C. took stroll in his park for
half an hour when he returned he found
the door of his secretary open, and two
rolls OF money, each containing one hum
dred and twenty lorins, had been taken
from one of the drawers. The search
that was Immediately instituted was OK
tended TO the room of the governess,
where, at the bottom of basket filed
with her underwear, the ring and one roll
of money was found the other roll was
wanting.
about ten o'clock in the evening
the accused returned in cab. Whel
sho was questionSsl' "a. ss~..-d .9A ha
supposed crime, she denied it positively
and, in court, she still persisted in assert.
ing her innocense. She stated that more
than once her employer had made inn
proper advances to her, in consequence
of which she had notified him that she
would leave Mt the end of the MONTH
The charge Of theft she believed, was
made for the purpose of getting her in
his power.
Herr Won G., who was certainly
not looked upon as man of the strictest
morality, denied this charge Indignantly
Every other circumstance seemed tC
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 wa
again in the city, where she took cab tC
bring her home. Her story, that she haC
spent the afternoon with her relations
proved to be untrue. No one could b.
found who had seen her between tn,
hours of one and eight. The aiiJi sh
sought to establish failed and she wa
convicted.
" Now gentlemen, come to my shar
in the matter. 1t was bright Sprin
day. / was returning to the city from
a long walk, and was unusually happy
That day, for the first time, l had ven
tured to give young girl whom love
trifling proof of my affection, open
before her parents. 1t was her birth day
and had presented her with n bunch
flowers, and q copy of Heine's Book {
Songs
, " passed the church-yard, and, JOY
Gus frame of mind as | was in, / never
theless felt an irresistible desire TO enter
II seemed to be entirely deserted, and
was not until / had walked about som
time that / discovered in n remote col
ner the figure of n woman. She wn
t kneeing, with her head bent very low.-
t ! approached her and found that she ha
tainted. j hastened TO find some water
o but, when / returned, | found she ha
t already recovered consciousness. | vii
= not undertake TO repeat our entire CONVEX
y saton suffice il to say that ] told her q
d my joy, and that she confided TO me he
IS sorrow. Without mentioning names, sh
t told me that she had been attached to
@ young merchant, and that she hope
}, some day to become his wife. The yea
g 1870 came, and with it the dogma OF th
IS Pope's iniallibility. The young man re
d jccted it. From that moment began a
1t endless chain of prosecutions. Powerfu
n and unscrupulous papal partisans apple
8. themselves to the running Of his credit
o and rendering all his enterprises abor
10 tive. In the fruitless struggle his healt
e failed, and, after few months, he lal
e himself on a sick bed, from which he nep
d er rose.
n "'To- day. said the lady, /, too, cele
of brate thday, that OF my betrothed
l could not let it pass without laying
If wreath upon his grave. My relations
Is the only friends | have must know noth
# ing Of it-they would cast me oil II the
+" knew of my love for an apostate' 70
Is that reason l came here secretly AVOID
10 ed the high-road, and think no one bu
d you has seen me-