, 1875-08-24

spcak to mn." and then aided. !. III did Il him-
self; he teIl npnn knife" Walker thrust him
aaas viii! nj parrnt hnlrnr, c!yirx. fon .''s IL;
go away fr"m me: f'snaolph. call ,ou to w.t-
n"tH that thin ,luvIl elahhati mo" Wal4or a9aio
hHnel tel his Inn 'roHro, mi tho wounded Man
nlAin denounced Inn M tllH murderer.
Walker ro"n fill tnso =" rerl"s IT fai,'ting t1'a.
and Ahier, who. it rn,st 10 retne'nbe, cd, In =
autHcun, 1ioto than tt'ca declared that llo was
dead, md royotc.l lila face with rug. Ou ono
occnsinn Walker httnsrIf removed the covering
tlon ls faer. an1; feeling ilet's I,an'i upon hi
breaHt. sRit, "Tako II A~ay, for 0od'a eake."
Later on tspt. lracken tonk Aller OIL emo ss'".
and told hun that D aerinnB charge had hccn
Mcfnrtel ngainst hlm. wI.ereupon tho dying
man rai.ch bis l,ea'I. anil sA,l. "Whnt aro
they ~ayng2 What arc thuv talking nhens7
.i 1t ,holf." lie t!lcn sank bank exhausted.
hut heckoned to KsndoIrh and whnrcrea.
say" hItn, Hayc hn-pFo.niso mo. tl,da tint
kn;i". but do not think II was SUICIDE. l1o
ahked. '.Wlo2 Alant ?" ami Walker replied,
"Yes. II MAS n cruel thing; 1t waa cold boo1lnu
nalder. ltslo that tnfc. TAoy will hang him
If they .ind TINT knifc." Tho ~eh,on alluded to
was largo wliito-ha,ltltod krlfs whtoli lay upun
the taplo. sl.ut aud perfectly Glenn.
Tia next day Walker rni!'ol and n,ado state
ncnt. which WAS aiturwArtia reduced 10 w1itiliE
by Mai. Fitzgerald. This htatonlons "ag road
to Walker in tho presonco of witncnscs, aud wns
gued by lin I1r. bofnro Aa death. which oc-
Cured oil the 25:h of Mag. uo'was In tho full
possession Of hls senacn When thus an.c-mortcFn
deposition ~aa ulalo. III II 1io rad that OIL Tho
osantng oF the 20t, VI May lie Ata Alder Mere
talking nbonl mouoy matters aud ho referred to
debt winch tho BurGeon owed HIM. Alder
thcroupnu Skipped llis face, and q atrugglo fol-
lowed. n wlasch ho {walscr} proved tho better
man. Alder tIlon t0uk tho knio f.om chcHt OF
drawers aud rtALbo1 hl,n.
For tho tletenso 1t MAS urgod TINT Walter was
drunk whoo Ito was wounded, and that, tltro-
fore. hlh testimony waa not Trustworthy when
mars f!fs "aa ~ Btako. 1t was alHo proved by
seif caused sccondary hoa,orshago by injudl-
ci1'laly putting on jacaet, and q number OF
officers testified to tho general good character
and kindly d'spos'tion Ut tho rsisonor. Tho
Chief f-J.st'co VI England, wllu presided. rstlsed
for deliGeraton. aud In ono hour and t"ebty
'ninutee returned verdict OF " Not guilty." DR..
Alder waB then discharged.
Tls ycr.iict wunld hayo been less remarkable
If L'out. Walker Ind died botoro ho had recoy-
cred from tue oI1ectH Ut tho liquor Io had swal-
lowed ur II he had made number Of cpntraiic-
tory statements. lie did. lndeott, onGo nav that
ho had Inflicted rho wound himself. but "a he III
sIantly denied the truth ut this assertion In
Whisper to lIent Itandol Ii. aud repeated Ills f,r-
mer accusation against Alder, adding tint the
latlor WOULD be hanged II Tho knlto VAS fond,
it seems clcat that Lo MAS only endcavotin. 10
shield his brothor oil: :cr. being unwilling to cot,-
dcmn tha Atter /, tho gallowH Tor . blow struck
III the heat Of passion. However tllia may be,
1t IL certain that Dr. Alder 1an Ind worry t,artow
escape, mud that lo ought to coheratnlate HIM
self Oh tho leuieut viow of the Case sakou by the
jury.
Tho result nf this tria1 coutrasts stronqly with
that Ut a trial wlicl. occurred iu England few
months ago. It this cnso two private soldiers
wcte IN baEracs-rnom togetlier. Ono OF tic
meu rul,lcu,y rushed out, calling for aid. aud
sud Tint his comransou Ind cut hta throat witll
a1a7or. The lattor was 20 desperately wounded
TINT ho conld nut speak. but before no died he
summarized strcngth enongh to wriso tho unn1o
Of tia list man sipJn pece OF paper, anI Sigui
tletl ny q gesture that he had dons tic decd
Tho accused was tried for mu,der nnl convicted,
several medical men declaring TINT tho dead man
which l,o ttiot. In duo time tic prisonor Was
hanged. protoatiuy hls innocouco to the laat.
There IL no doubt that substantial juBtco Wis
1ono In this case bnt what would have been
Ur. Akip,'a fato II bo lal been tried before tho
Jury whlch convicted tie private soldser2