Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1876-04-20

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Then, I i.pl;sd tssAsr The keeper
Of the cigar store i nistaten, OF your
servant Thomas ! ~ nsn1erer Of
your father
1 told her % sssas rhsu1, - usual,
and MOTTO spsak Il eonversatiou
to g ene. AftW reG>iving . letter
she N I'D TO senA 10 Burton, took
my ID kture . 10. Immediately on
my ar ~ 81 I went to my client,
and comnul1 "a 10 him all 1 had
a91 klirered the letter. I
took the S6lle - nights rest that
night / hS0- siib the death of Mr..
Richards. / haA previously sworn out
. warrant for tho arrest Of Thomas, to
be served - soon - the Jury should
pronounce my client not guilty.
Thomas, the servant, was first called.
He swore to the quarrel between Mr..
Richards and Burton, and that he heard
Burton threaten Mr.. Richards' life
NotwithstandsaS I closely cross exam
iued him, / failed TO make him contra
dict himself, and when he retired near
" every one in the court room was
doubtless certain that Howard Burton
was guilty. The next witness was the
hotel clerk, who testified that Burton
came into the hotel while he was at.
tending to the guests from the train
that arrived in G. at about half.past
six o'clock. Then followed the exam.
ination Of the bank cashier, who swore
that the package of 1000 found on
Burton at the time Of his arrest was
deposited in his bank on the afternoon
of the murder. After calling several
other witnesses, whose testimony was
of minor import, the prosecution res
ted. then followed, and after a brief
opening address, called the painter,
who swore to seeing Mr.. Richards send
Burton on the errand; also to seeing
Mr.. Richards in the cigar store after
six o'clock on the evening Of the mur-
der. When had finished with him
he was submitted to q severe cross.ex.
in which he acquitted him
self very creditably. Then I called the
conductor who swore TO seeing Burton
on the train on the night of the mur-
der; he also swore that the train left on
o'clock. The cigar store man
was next examined, who swore to talk
ing with Mr.. Richards at quarter past
six, also to seeing him leave for the
bank with Thomas.
Witnesses were all cross-examined
thoroughly, but did not contradict
themselves in any particular. I then
closed my case, and after . few re-
marks from the prosecution, the judge
charged the jury, who retired, and in
fifteen minutes returned with . verdict
of not guilty.
As soon as quiet was restored, the
sheriff approached Thomas, the SER
want, and said in . loud voice:
Thomas Healy, I arrest you for the
murder Of Mr.. Richards
The excitement in the court caused
by this unlock led-for and sudden pro-
ceeding was most intense. The pris.
oner was Immediately taken to jail, fol.
lowed by crowd that were loud in
their expressions Of deuunciation-the
same crowd that q little before had
marked Burton as the murderer.
Well, to fiuish the story I have lit.
tie to add. was retained by the bank
officers to prosecute Thomas Healy,
and he was convicted of the crime. He
protested his innocence almost to the
last, but the night before be was execu.
ted he made . full confession, stating
that he had determined to rob the bank
some evening when Mr.. Richards was
there alone. It was Mr.. Richards' Gus
tom, he explained, to go to the bank in
the evening, and when he and young
Burton quarreled, he (Thomas) saw
his opportunity. His determination was
strengthened by hearing Mr.. Richards
remark on the day Of the murder, a
he sat at dinner, that there was an un.
usually large amount Of cash on hand
The note in the case was one that Miss
Clara had given him to take to her
father some days before, but Mr.. Rich.
ards coming home before Thomas found
him, it had not been delivered - in.
tended. By the aid Of this note h
had got Mr.. Richards in the bank
and while he was reading it he strucl
him with o stove poker and then Gu,
his throat. He got no money - the
reward Of bis crimes - the vaults hal
been locked.
The night Thomas made his confes
sion he committed suicide, thus cheat
ing the gallow's tree Of it, juss due.
Howard Barton was made cashier q
the bank and married Chn Richard
within . year.
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out TO take tea With : friead, was I'd
monished to praise The easAbles. Pre-
seutly the butter vas posoed 70 him