The Morning herald., 1877-08-14
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box, she smiled, and thanked those who
made way for her.
She was perfectly self-possessed.
"What is your n - asked the prose-
cutting counsel.
"Adela Coulton."
"Is it not Adela Langleyp
"No. Twas never married to the pris-
oner."
Here the two men appointed to watch
Langley, kept their eyes fixed upon him,
for it appeared evident that he was about
to show the worse lie of his nature.
DO you know tn, prisoner 7"
Zoo WELL" she rep. ed, eagerly.
"WelP would haze been quite enough
for you to say" remarl ed the Judge. "Ut-
ter what you have to say plainly. and
without expressing any opinion of your
own. Prisoner, be good enough to restrain
yourself, and be sure that justice will be
done on all sides"
Langley appeared by violent effort of
| will to be holding himself down by the
very throat
Go on" said the counsel. "Ten us your
own story, in your own way"
There is no Deed to repeat here the his
tory detailed by her in prison to Webber.
/ When she had completed this statement,
| she was crOss-examined by the counsel for
| the defendant.
Can it be believed that as she spoke,
Langley appeared gradually TO he admir-
ing herr His unconauerable love for he1
| oyercame bis unconquerable s&9ageness CT
dispcsition. As she poke on and on, he
was positively proud Of her. So far, he
Ind no idea that she bad denied being his
| wife that she might testify agains- him.
The first question put by the cross-ex-
aminiug counsel enlightened him upon the
point.
Has anybody told you," asked the bar
| rister, that wife. cannot bear witness
against her husbands"
She hesitated.
Now, take care, because, perjury Is no
joke, and you may tiud yourself present at
another trial, where you will be in less
interesting position than the one in which
you are now placed. l ask again, have
YOU been told that wife cannot bear wit
against her husband ~
"Yes, have" e,
"Then you know that if You were this
mans wife, your ev!3ence could not be
taken"
After lorg pause, she replied. "Yes.'
Then, now ask you, are you this man. s
wfe,'
A stin longer pause having been made
SIZE replied, mo, am not his wife"
With terrific cath, Langley cried, "She
lies. We were married in Ireland"
| "Whe1e9" asked the judge.
Langley thought for few moments, ap-
sarently in an agony of effort, and then
he replied, Il can't remember. 1t was
long name, and we went by rail from
Cork. should know the place if saw it.
And we was married in false names, he
cause we was afraid her father would stop
it all. But we are man and wife, as true
as I've this hand"
what do you say to that" asked the
Judge of the witness.
Il never was in Ireland, and am not
the prisoners wife. And that is all have
to say.'
| The cross-examination therefore went
on as though the woman was not his wife.
She did not at all contradict herself as to
the particulars she had given in examlna-
| ton.
why did you not give information to
the police at once, after he had told you
be had killed the man"
"Because was afraid of being taken up
myself. and perhaps tried with him. Be-
sides, the man he killed was nothing to
me-"
Throughout the court there was a sup
pressed murmur of horror at. the woman's
words; but she did not appear to be at all
aware that she was creating aversion.
"Stand down. said the prisoners coun-
sci, addressing her severely.
She looked surprised for moment; and
then she stepped lightly from the witness
box.
The next witness called was the land
lord of the house in Clare Market,in which
Langley was living at the date of the mur-
der. He was called to identify the muir
dered man with Graham Forbes.
In the course of his evidence, he said.
.1cannot tell the exact date when the
young gentleman called upon Mrs. Lang
ley. But know it was towards the end
OF October"
He then described the individual, which
generally answered the description OF
Graham Forbes-except that he said the
gentleman was rather under than over
tho middle height; while Forbes, though
not tall, had never been looked upon by
his friends as under the middle height.
By the judge: "Witness, why do you
suppose the gentleman called upon the
last witnessw
"rhe house-door Is always open, and
when saw him come in. l supposed that
he was going up to Mrs. Langley's Foons,
because had seen her speaking to him on
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