The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-09-12

tor about, and would as lief go to him
as another -
'Here is his address, the landladN
said, handing the farmer a slip of paper
An hour later, the farmer was at DR.
Ardoble's residence, and clOseted with
that gentleman.
4 am executor of the will of Huns.
tons father" the farmer said, after
/ some Introductory matters, 'iand wish
to know beyond doubt whether you can
save the young mans hand"
I've little doubt of it now,'' the
doctor replied Though at one time ]
was in fear. -
Have you any idea how he injured
it ~ the farmer inquired.
None at all, - was the answer she
did not say and did not care to ask.
Evidently some great weight has fallen
on it and crushed it. -
''Such as a heavy old-fashioned WIN
dows sash 20 the farmer asked.
That s the very kind of a 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 a great
sigh and a sob.
My God - he exclaimed, half aloud.
ito think the bastard he had tended so
lovingly should have done it -
When the farmer returned to the Col
den Cross he was accompanied by two
strong men. They stayed below and
chewed StTaws while he went up stairs
and spoke to the landlady.
Madam, - he said, ''my name is Ter
whit, and l am a lawyer. / came here
to find the murderer of my friend and
neighbor. DIR. Hunston, the father of
the young man whom you know. have
found him. "
Gracious goodness - the landlady
exclaimed. ou have found him =
and who is he 20
ARRESTED.
''Send for Mr.. Hunston, - the farmer
said, land l will announce it in his
presence
IunstOn speedily attended the sum
mons, and found himself confronting
the farmer and two men chewing straws
Mr.. Hunston. - said the farmer. ''if
you look nearer / think you Will know
me, though my side whiskers have been
shaved off.
''Why, 1 declare, - Hmston said.
Its Mr.. Terwhit -
HWStOE held out his left hand, but
Lawyer Terwhit pushedit aside saying:
mo, sir. You are charged with the
murder of your father, and these men
are here to arrest you. -
IIUnstOn's face changed to purple.
and he endeavOTed to draw pistol from
his breast pocket. Having only his left
hand he was not expert enough to do
what he puTposed, and in an instant he
was in the grasp of the officers.
The young mans guilt was now all
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everything. In the first place it was
proved that for some time he had lived
extravagantly at Cambridge and run
irto debt. He had kept a mistress who
had drawn largely on his resources, and
his gambling proclivities had led him
into other difficulties.
IDENTIFIED.
It was shown that on the morning of
August 18th person answering his
description, though evidently disguised,
had come down to Norwich by the Lon
don coach. y blacksmith, whose forge
was about half mile from DR.. Huns
tons residence. saw a young man pass
his place about O'Clock in the evening.
On the blacksmith and the driver of the
Norwich coach. comparing notes, no
doubt was left that the man who came
down from London and the man seen
by the blacksmith were identical. Then
there was the wounded hand. When it
came to he q question of Importance,
HunstOn refused to say how he injured
his hand. 1t was clear, however, that
on opening the Sash--frOm which he had
probably removed the catch a month
before when meditating the cTime-he
placed his right hand on the sill. The
sash fell, and hence the injured hand.
In spite of his frightful wound, how
ever. he went on with the bloody work.
No doubt he tied up the hand and then
worked with the left. This
CLEARED Up TIE DIFFICULTY,
and accounted for the left hand being
used to cut the throat and open the
lock, and also for the impression of the
left hand only in the soil outside the
window. The voice of young HunstOn
had probably pacified the dog before the
window fell. He and the dog had been
playmateS for years, and the dog was
not given to suspect wrong when his old
friend was about. To complete the
chain of circumstantial evidence, some
of the missing jewelry was fOundin pos
session of a man to whom young Huns
ton sold it.
IunSton swOre positively that his
father gave him the jewelTy on his last
visit home, but Terwhit SwOre with
equal clearnesS that he saw it in the
doctors hands the very day before the
murder. when he was searching his desk
for a fruit-knife.
funston was convicted of the murder.
and hanged at Norwich.