The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1876-12-12

tue EiCc@ oi aeE lsIlsf. WITH great
difficulty the eor1ner induced her 10
relate the particulars of ths outrage
committed upon her. After the frs,
struggle she became partly inSensihIe.
and when she was fully conscious next
morning. she was hardly able To crawl
nut of bed aud arouse the ueighbors.
When awake tn my right senses. -
she said, II found myself grasping
something in my righ, hand Iremeul-
her the terrible struggle bad with nv
asssiisn, and that just before grew
unconscious, | siszed him By The coat
and endeavored to get at his threat
What did yea hnd in your hand
when soa awoke +, consciousness -
the coroner asked tbs witness
This, slr." Mary replied, aud held
W Ii silver medal. such as are given
10 men.of- wars mrn as token Of
merit.
"Good God" exclaimed Duke As
he stretched forth his hand for the
medal. how did that come into your
possession
He admits that it Is his property. y
the coroner said 10 his associates.
That is NY medal without doubt =
Duke said, as the coroner fitted il to
the mark on the breast If his Jacket.
9" No doubt about it," the coroner
said. lit fits precisely.
The prisoner was fully committed for
trial, and in due time tried. convicted
and sentenced Ia he hanged. There
T naver was stronger circumstantial evi-
dence. and every one was convinced of
$he justice Of the sentence But it is a
remarkable fact that Just iu these cases
where all the links in the chain have
seemed most complete, circumstances
have been proved to lie. and this case
was no exception to the rule.
The very next day that Thomas Duke
was sentenced to be hanged. nan
went into q wa.chmaker's in Great
Queen street, London. aud offered for
sale silver watch. The matchmaker,
whose name was Hardy. examined the
watch casually. and asked the man 10
name the price. The man did so, and
the matchmaker said:
"Ill buy the watch, but haven't
sufficient change until my apprentice
veturns from the bank He'll be back
in twenty minutes. ard if yon'a sit
down I'll make it all right or You can
call i'll again i'll tha< time. il You don't
care to sit down"
'T'll come back in a few minutes,
the man said. and departed
Then the matchmaker carefully scrn-
tinized the watch, snd put it in his
pocket
Il have handled that watch too
many times not To know it. " he said.
Then he went into room in the rear
of his shop and spoke to his wife. In
few minutes she appeared dressed for
going out, and quilted the shop.
Before the expiration of the twenty
minutes the man who owned the watch
returned The matchmaker counted ont
the money and laid it on one side.
Then he put on his eye glasses and ex-
anined the works of tho watch once
more.
Its pretty old" he said and will
cost something to clean and repair it >"
1--WE had that watch twenty odd
years" the man said, "ana it never
once stopped,
Yes. there. good stuff IN it," the
matchmaker nd hut it has seen its
best days"
May be So. the man responded !;
"if you don't want TO buy it say so"
Just then the watchmsker's wife re-
turned. accompanied hy n scdate look
ing gentleman.
1--WE brought home father to dinner"
the wife said
That's right the husband answer
ed chow are you: Look al the
watch be continued, handing il to the
old gentleman.
He examined it critically and said
Its one of the old style
This gentleman had il twenty
years" the matchmaker said al least
he says 81. But happen 10 know its
q watch I've mended many times when
it belonged To poor old George Prycc,
who was murdered near Feyersham last
June
The man made n rush fer the door,
but the iron grasp of the old gentle
man was upon him In al instant
You're my prisoner" he said. slip
ping the han icuffs upon him we've
wanted you for long time"
My father livet on the adjoining
farm to old pryce's,' the Matchmaker
said. and Prvce always brought his
watch tu me to mend when he came to
town for old acquaintance S.ke. That
is how come to know it,
l, is needless to prolong the nara
tive. The man inst captured was re
cognixsd by the Condemned man.. Tho,.
Duke. as his acquaintance Lewis who
occupied the room with him On the
night OF the murder. Lewis VA al.
ready wanted for crimes which in those
/ days consigned ,nen 10 the gibbe., and
finding the messles irretrieyahly
sroand him, he confessed his compli-
city in the murder Of George Pryee.
He had formerly been . hos;ler in
Favershsm. aud bal there made the
Dukes acquaintance when the latter
was a mere boy lie subsequently
quilted the neighisaThood, and became
one of gang of Notorious bnrglars.
The msn Potts ard Dor.ing who
were his sccotnplsccs. ani at the very
time he met Dnke al the inn in
Favcrsham he was ~aiiirg for the g
met so arraagc for The robbery of
. pryo.. The Thought almost immediate
iy struck him thas susp.,ion ot the
cr,me they cun;esaI lated might De
thrown ou Duke. and heIace be desired
% dra "a oHt from hi1n strong expres-
SION of HI .nmifv towards Price, a9d
his shirs, for reyenSs The result an-