Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-03-24


she still persisted in asserting hcr innocenc,
She stated that her Gu pleyer had more TIA
o'ce made improper aevan,e yes TO her, i
consequence OF which she had notified hin
that size would leave him at he end # tn
month. The charge Of theft, she believed
was made fer the purpose Of getting her In
to his power. 10 the last moment che sal,
| he had offered not to have her arrested pro
vided she would yield to his wishes.
"Herr Won c., who was certainly no
looked upon ss being man Of the ssrictes
morality, denied this charge indignantly
Every other circumstance seemed to poin'
to her as being the guilty person. She wa
driven from the chateau to the city wher,
| she was to take the railroad. In the even.
ing at eight o'clock she was again in tn,
city, where she took cab to bring hel
! home Her story, that she had spent th,
afternoon with relations. proved to be uu.
true. The theory was that she had returned
to the chateau to commit the theft. No one
could be found who had seen her between
the hours Of one and eight. The oli5i she
sought to establish failed, and she was con-
victed.
snow, gentlemen, come to my share in
the matter. 1t was bright spring day.
was returning to the city from long walk,
and was unusually happy. That day, for
the FIRST time, l had ventured to give q
young girl, whom I loved, q triAing proof
Of my affection, openly before her parents.
II was her birthday, and l had presented
her with bunch OF flowers and 4 copy OF
Heine's sBook Of Songs
Il passed the church-yard, and, joyous 4
frame Of mind as was in, nevertheless
felt an irresistible desire to enter. It seemed
to be entirely deserted, aud it was not until
l had walked about for some time that
discovered in vemote corner the figure Of
. woman. She was kneeling, with her head
bent very low. Iapprosched her and found
that she had tainted. haatenod 10 fnd
some water, but when ] Iretufncd she had Al
ready regained consciousness. ] will not
undertake to repeat our entire converAtioo !:
suffice IL to say that / told Der Of my 10y,
and that she copfded TO mo her sorrow.
Without mentioning names, shs told me
that she had been attached to q young
merchant, and that she hoped some day 70
become his wife. Tho year 1870 came, and
with II the dogms Of The Pops's infalibility.
Tho young man rejected it. From that mo.
ment began an endless chain of prosecutions.
Powerful psrtisans Of the papal party Piled
themselves to the running Of his credit and
rendering all his enterprises abortive. In
the fruitless struggle his health failed, and
after few months he laid himself on . sick
bed, from which he never roee. 7
To-day, said the lady, i too, celebrate
Q birthday--that of my betrothed. Icould
not let II pass without laying wreath on
his grave. Ny relations, the only friends
/ have, must know nothing Of it-they
would cast me off if they knew Of my love
for an apostate. For that reason I came
here secretly avoided the highroad, add 1
think no one but you has seen me-
81 have not tho right" said in conclu-
sion, "to disclose more Of the secrets Of N.
other than is absolutely necessary. This
meeting and conversation took place fully
nine miles from the chateau OF Herr von
c.. The young lady Of whom have
spoken was the one see here before me |;
the day and hour, the 9th of April, 1871,
afternoon, about four O'clock"
The lady remained calm and attentive
during my recital, but when I ended she
burst into tears. @ t ..t
"You are sure that You recognize the
lady ?" asked the judge.
"Yes. Yoa can convince yourself. The
lady in the church-yard had . mole about
- large a. pea directly undsr her right
ear"
The Judge and the prosecuting attorney
made the necessary examination, aud nod.
ded an affirmative. e.
"From the papers 1t appears that the
lady," said the judge, latter much hesita.
ton made statement which corroboratcs
with your own, and that the unknown gen.
tlernau whom she met in the cemetary was
invited in the public prints to present him,
self. May | ask why you did not respond
to this call ?"
"a few days after met the lady 1 was
taken very sick, and for two weeks my re-
ccve.y was doabtful. For at least two
months never ,A@~.~>,,,,a~n
The prosecuting attorney rose and said: 4
81 leave it to the Judgment of the Jury
whether, after what they have just heard,
they will endorse the views of the defense
namely, that the accused was not punish-
ed for criminal offense when she was i'm.
prisoned for thirty days, but that she was
the victim Of au injustice. II yon do in
dorse this view Of the case, gentlemen, then
yon mnst bring in verdict Of acquittal."
Without leaving their seats the Jury re-
turned verdict Of mot guilty"
The satisfaction expressed BY everyone
present can easier be imagined than Dc.
scribed.