The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1875-05-13
! -TMS POST.
Middisburg, May l3, 1876,

4 STRANGER WITNESS. "A gentleman
followed BY o servant in livery. rode into
sn mn In the west Of England one evening.
anl little after dusk he told tho lani-
lord that he SHOULD he detained IN that
part Of the country for few days. and
wished to know IL there were any amnse.
merits going on ip the toSn to occupy
the tine that he was not tusy. lie was
informed BY the landlord that u was
their race aud assiTc week. anil that he
therefore would have plenty 10 occupy
his icnsure moments. On the geutlemRns
making answer that this wns fortunate,
~ lie was fond Of hearing trials. The host
Informed him that y vsty Interesting rob
berry irinl was 10 cone or ON the neNt
day That the Evidence was yery -itong
against the prisoner, and the people s
opinion was greatly iiSiacf, n- The mnn
insisted ihai hr was ~ nuother part of
tho Kingdom whcn the robbery was eom-
niEed
THE gentleman expressed considerable
arXiciy to witness the trihl. According
iy the next morning the host procured
Lin good 'ocntioI through his inar-
ence with the court officers.
While the evidence proceeded against
:. tAr prisoners eyes remained fNed
.. ... he ground hut upon being called
...a f.r '.s l''cnse be looked mp. and
tvcng the -.ranger. faintcl away At
fret Ills wue supposed to be q trick TO
gain time. but being questioned on his
recovery he asserted that that gentle
mau could save hi- life il he might pu, u
few questions TO him.
The eyes Of The whole court were nrN
turned upon the stranger. who seemed
some " hnt embarrassed. but stated thrt
although he could not remember the Irj-
souef, be was williug TO answer any Qucs
Ions Thai might hc proposed. TIE court
g'ont,d the prisoners re quest. md he
tsked the stranger o. be remembered be-.
ing in Dover ~ 4 certain iuc. j, which
the gentleman arcwcrci that bee BAT hui-
81 90 Dover shorty before. hut could uoi
positively aihm that he was there that
CNaci day.
Don't yon rerem' cr TIM; man in a
l.uo jacket oul tru-s.r. carried your
trunk TO the inu, a.kcd ihc prisoner.
Il rcmemh,~ that man al carry my
trunk, tut 10 not r,m,mhrr ME dress.
"FnL' sad inc u!-oucr, nnNiuusly,
'lont YOU remember rbnt the man wht
carried your uunk told you o .iury at'r
his tciug ia he service, ih,' he rluu,rl
himself nm il,.u.cd man. Arl that b,
thow,l you a.cnr lac bad on ouc ,iIc O
his forchcri;'
During tie last part Of the speech th'
stranger face changed. AMI he -n'd that
be did remember the scar. The prisoner
pushed aside his hpir di.rlnyius n scar u'
b.. {, rirndnud ,hc witness lihrwcl posi-,
iivcl- With great emotion that be wa th
very rhn.
A bu4z Of satisfaction ran through tb'
court, Tor the day On which the wi'ucs'
had met the prisoner Mt Dover was a.,
,ery day of the robbery.
The stranger. however, could MT b,
certain of the time, lat stated that b.
sometimes made mcmJrlu ium Of lIi ~ 10
his pocket book and iuruiug TO that touh,
that the date of hi. lhnlirg corrr,p p,uir,
with tue prisoners assertion This bcin!
the only Circumstance necessary TO prove
IN alb, the prisoner was Immediately nc
SUITED amid great applause and congrat
Ulatiuns.
The above trial occurred in 1892, an
within lees than a month The gcutlcmaul
witness who came to the inn attended by
servant IN livery. the servant who fol
lowed him, and the priso' r. were al
three brought back TO the snme Jail TO
robbing the mail. 1t TUNED cut that ia
clever defense ut at the last Trial was
tkilliully arranged plo; OF the con!,dcr
ates to release thcir accomphcc.