The Morning herald., 1878-12-13

At the instigation of the Judge, after he
had held brief consultation with him, Ned
was allowed to go to Clayton mansion es-
corted by the detectives.
He got there almost as soon as the rest,
for he succeeded in keeping clear of the
crowd by leaving the courtroom through
private exit at the rear.
Philip Eversleigh and Clara Coles had
been visited by him Immediately after the
papers chronicled the death of the Spider.
To them he told enough to secure the state
ment. They had all started for Connecti-
cut the night before the trial, and brought
with them an invalid. On arriving at their
destination, Ned saw them TO the mansion,
and exacted promise that they would re-
main there till he returned.
Philip came out upon the porch to meet
the ladies. Regardless of surroundings,
Cecil rushed into his outstretched arms.
"Philip, can you forgive me?'
"Freely, fully, my darling" he answered.
and embraced her lovingly, imprinting a
warm kiss upon her lips. Il know all, and
believe me honor you for the course you
took in refusing to wed, though it was
mistake, for you are not answerable for the
sins of another"
"HuSh! Uncle Ned is mere!
They all went into the drawing-room,
Ned following Tie two detectives re-
mained outside.
Ned, standing aloof, told them that he
had one thing more to do before leaving
them, and motioned to Philip. Both left
the room, returning in moment leading
old John Clayton!
Broken down he was, and ten years older
in appearance.
Cecil fell upon his neck, weeping tears OF
joy. IN
1.-THE night / rescued a certain foolish
girl from the Travellers Rest l encoun-
tered ghost" said Ned. II followed it to
its lair, and atterward called upon it,. dis
covered it to be my brother, whose fears
had driven him to folsake his own. In the
way the decision went, il would be final; IL
could not be appealed.
The day of trial arrived.
The courtroom was crowded to the doors.
From miles around came people curious to
see the sequel to the trouble of family so
honored as the Claytons
Upon the magistrates bench sat the judge,
clothed with the authority of law.
Mr.. Boorum sat at the attorneys desk.
He was a youlg man of fine figure and clas-
sic brow, well educated in the lore OF Black
stone, the possessor of sonorous voice,
and was withal born orator. His conf
dent look as he glanced over the documents
before hin4 gave Cecil hope in the midst OF
fears. .. ..,
Jared Clark's counsel was Of o somewhat
different stamp. He was elderly, and OF
stolid countenance, in which was something
of foxy expression. His entire clientage
was among the lowest grade of criminals
He came from one of the large cities, and
had formerly practiced in New York.
Cecil had a comfortable sitting on the
right of counsel, and her mother was beside
her. George Newton was seated near by.
Grace Eversleigh, Philips petulant sister,
and the Eversleigh family, were among the
front row Of spectators.
The plaintiff and her daughter were the
only witnesses present.
LAWYER Boorum, after the usual prelimi-
naries, rose to his feet and glanced about, to
command the attention Of his auditors, and
began his opening speech. -,
| "Your Honor and Gentlemen OF the Jury:
I have before me painful duty-a duty
which is doubly odious to me because l am
| a Young man-but the law must be vlndl-
| Gated. 1 therefore 60 straight to the core OF
| the case. The prisoner at the bar is well
on in years. and has enjoyed the reputation
| of an upright man. He has moved in the
best society, has been highly honored for
| his apparent goodness and charity, and has
attracted to himself hosts of friends by his
culture and good breeding. Has he de.
| served such esteem2 No!-a thousand
| times mol While the surface has been beau
| tiful. the heart has been filled with dead
| mems bones Some twenty years ago, the
| defendant became suitor for the hand OF
| This plaintiff. but was not favorably re-
ceived. He left her, swearing vengeance.
| She saw him no more till after she was hap
pily married to our well-known and es-
teemed townsman, Mr.. John Clayton. One
wear, almost TO day, after, he presented
himself before the husband and exhibited
certificate of previous marriage, IN when
Mrs Clayton's maiden name appeared as
contracting party Too astounded to sup
nose deception, the stricken husband tore
his infant daughter from her mothers arms
/ and drove her from his door. The plalntlif
could get no opportunity to defend herself
the prisoner at the bar rendered that I'M.
possible-and, had she not been possessed oi
fortune in her own right, she would have
starved for she was stranger in this coun'
trv. and had but single relative, brother,
who lost his life shortly after his sisters
trouble. To escape further persecution,
and dreading to make it public by having
her prosecutor arrested, the plalntln was
compelled to secrete herself under nctl-
tious name, much. to her regret. oentle-
men, can prove, by competent witnesses,
that the prisoner at the bar Is an lnnuilan
monster--a leech-whose sole aim is re, re-:
% venge on helpless woman, and nd ,,ho who lha has
made the misguided husband OF that sst Wo-
man pay him the enormous sum OF OF llIy
| 1Io,sa,S dollars hush money. lie mas