The tribune. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-02-02
THE LAWYER DETECTIVE.
a CLIENT SAVED.

A CLIENT SAVED.
1t was when L first began to practice.
was admitted and opened an Office in
the village of O. had but little bust.
ness, and was sitting in my Office, trying
to keep comfortable, the clock already
pointing to 1870, when the door opened
and the keeper of the county jail en-.
tered.
We have guest at our house who
Is quite anxious to see you, and request
ed me to bring you up to him if you had
not retired"
1t was not far to the Jail, and we soon
arrived there. After unlocking the
usual number of iron doors, the jailer
admitted me to the prisoners cell, and
remarked that when was ready to 90 he
would come and let me out. The huge
iron door closed with 4 clang, the bolt
was sprung, and / was alone with nv
would-be client.
AS 1 had supposed, as soon as the
jailer was out of hearing the prisoner
came forward. He was a young, gen.
tlema ly-appearing fellow, apparently
about twenty-four years of age. Elk.
tending his hand to me he said:
am glad to see you, Mr.. -, you
are indeed kind to come to me at this
untirnely hour, but I wanted to talk to
some one, and I feel that you will take
an interest in my case. L have been ar
rested for the murder of Mr.. Richards,
: the president of the Farmers bank of
K, and for the robbery of the bank.
Will you not lend me your assistance 2"
assured him that would do all in
my power for him, if he desired to re-
tain me. He suddenly interrupted me
by saying:
81 beg your pardon, sir, do wish to
retain you to defend me in my trial;
and trial must of course take place, u
saying which he handed me five double
eagles:
81 have heard but few o. the circum-
stances of the tragedy, and fear that
there are some things that will appear
to be against me, but trust that you
will bring me out all right. Do all you
can, sir; employ more counsel, if neces-
sary, but clear me, for am innocent. "
"Tell me what you know of the case,
and the circumstances that you think
appear against you"
"Well, 1 had q quarrel with Mr.
Richards last evening, but it did not
last long. [ will tell you the whole
story, Sir. am clerk in the Farmers
bank OF K, of which Mr.. Richards was
president. Now, Mr.. Richards, you
must understand, has daughter several
years younger than I am, lady with
whom L have not only become intimate
celved strong attachment. Her father
discovered that I was deeply in love
with CLARA Richards, and saw, I pro-
1In ~ ,<~Il g..
ent to me. Last Sunday dined at their
house by invitation of Mr.. Richards,
and during the evening told CLARA the
state of my feelings, and was overjoyed
to learn that she reciprocated my love.
We agreed that I should ask her fathers
consent to our marriage as soon as I
should be able to support wife.
81 called on Mr.. Richards. and bold
~ tsked his consent to our engagement.
He was very angry, said / was an impu-
dent fellow, declared I should never
again speak to CLARA, and, in short. he
insulted me, accusing me of taking ad-
vantage of his kindness to ingratiate my
self into the heart of his only child. At
last, too got angry, and can hardly re-
member now what said-only know
1 did not threaten him. At the close of
our conversation he left the room, and
went directly to my room and to bed.
In the morning went, as usual, to the
pank, and as soon as Mr.. Richards came
down he took me into his private Office,
and said to me that most men would
dlscharge a clerk from their employ un-
Ger similar circumstances, but he would
Keep me, on condition that would for
get my presumptuous fancy.
Why, said he, 'Clara has more for
pin money than your salary And then,
after informing me that I would NO
longer be received at his house, he told
me to return to my desk. Nothing un-
usual occurred during the day until just
before we closed, when we received AN
unusually large cash deposit. AS was
on the point of leaving the bank Mr..
Richards called me and said:
Here is package containing
$1,000, wish you to take to Mr.. Mar.
tin, cashier of the City bank Of O.; you