Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1879-09-04
''Havc you any idea how he iniur-

Have you any Idea how he lnJur-
ed it," the farmer inquired.
''None at all,' was the answer;
she did not say and l did not care
to ask. Evidently some great weight
had fallen on it and crushed it,
''Such as heavy, old fashioned
window sash2' the farmer asked.
"That' the very kind of thing that
would do it," the doctor said.
When Lawyer Terwhit-for he will
be recognized in the farmer-got
outside, he looked up to the sky and
gave great sigh and sob.
"My God!" he exclaimed, half
aloud, to ''think that the bastard he
had tended so lovingly should have
done it!''
When the farmer returned TO the
Golden Cross he was accompanied by
two strong men. They stayed below
and chewed straws while he went up
stairs apd spoke to the landlady.
''Madam," he said, "my name is
Terwhit, and Pm lawyer. l came
here to find the murderer of my friend
and neighbor, DR.. Hunston, the faith
er of the young man whom you know.
l have found him. -
Gracious goodness" the landla-
dy exclaimed, ''you have found him
and who is he"
ARRESTED.
''Send for Mr.. Hunston," the farm
er said, and | will announce it in his
presence
Hunston speedily attended tho
summons, and found himself con
fronted with the farmer and the two
men chewing straws.
"Mr. HunstOn," said the farmer
''if you look nearer L think you viii
know me, though my side whiskers
have been shaved off.
"Why, | DECLARE Hunston said
'tit's Mr.. Terwhit:'
funston held out his left hand
but Lawyer Te-whit pushed it aside
saying:
mo, sir. You are charged will
the murder OF your father, and these
men are here to arrest YOU
/ Hunston's face changed to purple
and he cndeavOred to draw a pisto
from his breast pocket. Having only
/ his left hand he was not eXper
enough to do what he purposed, anC
in an instant he was in the grasp O
the officers.
. The young mans guilt was now al
too apparent. He resoIutely denied
everything. In the first place it wa
proved that for some time he had liv
ed eXtravagantly at Cambridge ant
had run into debt. He had kept
mistress, who had drawn largely o.
his resources, and his gambling pro
clivities had led him into other diff
culties.
IDENTIFIED.
1t was shown that on the mornin
CT August Is, person answering hi
description, though evidently dis
guised, had come down to Norwic
bv the London coach. A blacksmith
whose forge was about half a mil
from DR.. Hunston's residence, saw
young man pass his place about min
O'Clock in the evening. On tn
blacksmith and the driver of the No
wIch coach comparing notes, no doul
was left that tie man who came dow
from London and the man seen b
the blacksmith were identical. The
there was the wounded hand. Whe
it came to be question of impo
tance. funston refused to say no
: he injured his hand. 1t was cleal
however, that on opening the sash
from which hc had probably remove
} the catch a month before when med
tating the crime-he placed his rigI
l hand on the sill. The sash fell, al
; hence the injured hand. In spite
his frightful wound, however, he wei
! on with the bloody work. No douI
; he tied up the hand and then worke
Il with the left. This
CLEARED Up THE DIFFICULTY,
Il and accounted for the left hand beir
: used to cut the throat and open Il
lock and also for the impression
the left hand only in the soil outsit
the window. The voice of your
Hunston had probably pacitied Il
: dog before the window fell. He al
Il the dog had been playmates for year
and the dog was not given to suspe
Il wrong when his old friend was abou
To complete the chain of circumsta
tial evidence, some of the missir
jewclry was found i'll possession of
y, man to whom young Hunston sold
II Hunston swore positively that /
! father gave him the jewelry on /
last visit home, but Terwhit swo
4 with equal clearness that he saw 1t
$ the doctors hands the very day b
: fore the murder, when he was scare
ing his desk for a fruit-knife.
HpnstOn was convicted Ofthe mt