Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-04-27

| by the bank officers to assist him. The
examination was very brief, and after
calling Mr.. Richards servant, and res
ceiving the testimony Of the hotel
clerk, Howard Burton was fully COM
rnitted to answer to the charges Of
murder and robbery at the January
term of the court
sCan you not think of some one you
know, who saw you on the train from
k TO c. on the night of the
murder ?" said I.
"No, sir no one that know; but
perhaps the conductor will remember
me. He had to change five dollar
bill for my fare, and grpmhled 2 little
about that.
al will see him at once, said I, Start
ing to go.
''Do SO, do so, said my client, ex-
citedly. "Call to his mind the young
man who had a pen over his ear. |
remember that on leaving the bank
hurriedly neglected to remove the pen
which frequently carry oyer my ear,
after the manner of clerks"
''( went directly to the depot and
learned that the conductor I was in
search of would arrive in about an
hour. I waited, all Impotence, and
upon his arrival asked him if he would
do me the kindness to walk mp to the
Jail and see if he could identify MI.
Burton. He willingly consented, aud
upon arriving at the prisoners cell l
introduced him to my client. The con
ductor gazed steadily at young Burton
a moment, and then said
s'Mr. Burton, please put OH your hat. u"
"Burten did so, and again he looked
at him sharply, without a change Of
| countenance.
"Now, sir, please put your left hand
in your walstcoat pocket
Il was afraid the conductor was not
going to identify him, but as young
Burton put his hand in his waistcoat
pocket, the lapel Of his coat YVES
drawn back revealing upon his vest a
unique masonic pin, the badge of a
Knight Templar.
81 fully identify him as the person
for whom I changed a fve-dollar bill
on my train which left x at 6
o'clock Gu the evening Of December
Oath, and am ready to swear to it in
any court of justice. You see. sir, y
explained the conductor, eve learn in
our business to remember faces, and
noticing pen over this young mans
ear, laughingly advised him to take it
down. But what called my attention
principally to him was the fact that he
wore Knight Templar's badge. I
stopped to examine it. You see it is D
very curiously made pin, and he re-
marked that be was not strictly entitled
to wear it; it had formerly belonged to
his father, who was dead shall be
most happy to give my testimony In
your behalf, Mr.. Burton. And now, if
| can get out, I will bid you good even.
ing, gentlemen. So saying the gems
tleman withdrew.
81 saw that I could prove an abb,
and thus undoubtedly clear my client !;
but | was ambitious to doInore wants
ed to arrest and convict the guilty par
ty. The next thing for me to do was
to see the keeper Of the cigar store at
which my Dutch painter, on his way
from his work, had seen Mr. Richards
after 6 p M, on the night of the muir
der. On the following morning took
the train for k, and on my arrival
went directly to the cigar store and then
spoke to the man behind the counter OF
the murder.
"'Oh, said he, moor man, poor man,
he was in my store about an hour bes
fore they found him dead.
s'Indeed, said |, ''dld lie trade with
you ?"
"Oh, yes, sir; why, he came in here
as I tell you, and bought some cigars
that very night on which be was killed
and stopped moment to chat with me-
Then he looked at his watch and said,
sit is quarter past six, | must go in
and lock up the bank and go home. :
Just then his man servant came in and
said:
'Mr. Richards, I have a note from
Miss Clara for you, sir
swell, Thomas, said he, 4 suppose it
is for money; that usually is the subject
of her perfumed notes to ne, come into
the bank moment"
sin little while | saw the servant
going in the direction of Mr.. Richards
house, and in about an hour afterward
his master was discovered in the bank
dead"
This from the cigar store keeper. ]
did not let him know was attorney
for the accused, but wendell my steps
towards his late residence, was ad>
mitted by his servant, Thomas, and was
soon conversing with Miss Clara, to
whom I confded my relations with