Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-04-16

When a terrible cry rang in my ears al
f seemed to issue from ravine little W;
f off the path which I followed. Runnir
l in the direction from whence the cry cam
2 L saw sight which chilled the marrow
2 my bones, and made my blond run cold.
saw my best and dearest friend lying Q
the earth in pool of blood. with daggt
protruding from bis breast, while lit
way off lay the body of Jack Rape
stopped over the body of Mr.. Blake. an
drew the dagger from the wound, as I di
so the hot blood gushed out and stained m
hands. Then I was seized by Anthem
Bell and others, accused of being the mul
derer, taken off to prison, and now I hav
been tried and found guilty. Ny lord, an
gentlemen of the jury, l diel not comrni
that horrible crime. / am innocent
A profound murmur we.led from the lip
of the crowd, and it was soDae time befor
order was restored.
The judge put on the black cap and aros
| to pass sentence.
| just then a terrible connmotion aros
outside the court room and two men en-
tered bearing between them the form of
man, whose face was half hidden by ret
handkerchief which was tied around hi
head.
The man was Jack Rape, " no had tina
day recovered his senses, and on hearing
that young O'Connor was on trial for tn,
murder of Mr.. Blake. requested that Ii,
should be brought to the court. as he ha6
Important evidence to give in the case.
A policeman advanced towards the
bench and whispered something to tn.
judge, who ordered two policemen to guar6
the door, and allow no one to leave the
courtroom
The invalid was seated in a chair on the
witness-stand, and, after having been duly
sworn, deposed as follows:
Ills name was John Rape; on the even
ing OF the 10Th of July, the evening Oh
which the murder was committed, he was
walking in field near where the deed wa;
done; saw MI Blake pass by, and when he
PASSED him little way saw a man with a
black mask jump from behind a ditch and
attack his master, he ran tc his assistance
and grapplea with the assailant, tore the
mask from his face, and as he did SO he was
struck with some blunt instrument on the
head. The man who assaulted his master,
and from whose face he tore the mask was
not the prisoner. The man was A1thonu
Bell
/ A tremendous uproar arose in the court
room, and rush was made to the door,
Bell. seeing that his game was up,
thought TO escape, and caused the excite
ment just spoken of, but he was seized by
the two trusty policemen and placed i'll the
dock from which O'Connor had been hon
orably released.
Seeing that all hope was gone he con-
fessed his guilt, and was made to pay the
penalty of his crime on the scaffoid.
a year passed by since the above tran
spired.
Bon6res blazed on the hill side, from
which echoed the joyous shouts of the
peasantfy were echoed in the valley below,
where nestled the village of Ballyglen.
The marriage bells peal forth their yoy-
Gus anthems, as marriage coterie entered
the pretty church and advanced up the
fower-strewn aisle and stood before the
altar.
A very handsome couple they are who
are about to be Joined in wedlock. The
bride is dressed in lavender silk and lace,
a wreath of white flowers decorate her
head of golden hair-as pretty bride as
ever happy groom led from the altar
And so thought Gerald O'Connor as the
minister pronounced Molly Blake his we'd
ded wife.
And as our story comes to an end we
will bid them adieu, hoping that long
life of love and happiness will be theirs.
ANEcDoTE OF ALEXANDER HAMIL-
ToN.-Hamilton was once applied to for
professional assistance by man in New
York city, who had the guardianship of
several orphan children. These children,
then very young, would, on coming of age,
if thew had their RIGHTS Succped to tho