The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-16

| anu AROUND lle auJaCeIll gfOunuS.
The defense was begun. Godley'schar-
acter was shown to be excellent, and it
was further proved that during the many
years which he had been employed in the
hall he had saved large sum of money,
and owned sufficient property to maintain
him in comparative affluence for the rest
of his life. He was on most friendly
terms with his MASTER and was his groom
when he was boy. 1t was shown that
there was no motive whatever for the
crime, as the porter did not need money
and was not avaricious. After the taking
of some further testimony the doctor who
had made the post mortem examination
of the remains of the murdered Baronet
was called to the stand. He described
the nature of the wound and the kind of
instrument which must have made it.
Doctor" said the counsel, handing
the witness the umbrella, "take that UNI
brclla. believe you have seen that UNI
brella before alsow
81 nave, sir" the doctor replied.
"Then, perhaps, doctor, you may know
how to open it," counsel said.
81 think do" was the reply.
"Let the Court and jury see how you
do it, then," counsel said, in tone very
low, but distinctly heard, so deep was
the silence.
The doctor deliberately opened it the
same as he would any other umbrella.
There was momentary relief in the
minds of the spectators, and an attempt
at laugh. 1t died away, however, in
stantly, and the counsel said:
Doctor, open that umbrella little
more"
The doctor laid hold of the handle
about half way down with his left hand
and of the top with his right, There was
a slight jarring sound, and the next in
stant the right hand of the doctor as
cended, grasping gittering stiletto a
foot long.
The sound that arose from the specta-
tors was almost a cry. The learned
Judge dropped back in his seat. The
jury clutched the front of the jury-box,
as the doctor held the glittering steel
aloft.
Counsel for the defense pointed to it
with his right forefnger, and looked from
Judge to jury. Then he slowly turned bis
eye and fixed it on Mr.. Ainslie
After solemn pause of some seconds
counsel said:
doctor, have you examined that
stiletp?"
II have,' replied the doctor.
"Could such an instrument as that
have inflicted the wound which caused
the death of Sir James Marston?" counsel
asked.
"The wound was made with precisely
such a weapon as this" the doctor an
swered.
Mr.. Agnew, MIR. Herbert and Mr.. Set
tie were examined as to the fact that Mr..
Ainslic walked out of the house Oh the
morning after the murder, and was the
first to announce that Sir James was sit
ting in his study near the window. Then
it was suddenly discovered that it had
not been shown who owned the umbrella,
and witnesses were examined who proved
that it was without an owner, and had
apparently been left there by mistake or
through forgetfulness Various persons
around the hall had handled it, and re-
morked that it was curious in its make,
but no one knew that it contained a
stiletto.
After long and careful summing up
on both sides, and charge to the jury
which was decidedly favorable to the
prisoner, the jury retired. In half an
hour they brought in a verdict of not
guilty, and Cooley was discharged. AL
most Immediately afterward Mr.. Ainslie
was arrested on bench warrant and
lodged in Jail. He in turn was indicted
and brought to trial. He maintained his
innocence stoutly, and it was shown that
J he had everything to gain by the baro-
nets living as long as possible, and all to
lose by his death. The facts, however
were very strong against him. and he
was convicted. Within few hours Of
his execution be made a statement which
was remarkable. He confessed that he
intended on the night in question tc
murder his father and take large sun
of money which he knew wa,
contained in the cash-box. The
umbrella he had himself brought
from Paris two months before
/ but he had not kept it in his room. After
he Quilted the study with the money
which Sir James had just given
, him he remembered the umbrella
and took it from the stand, in
stantly forming the idea of kill.
ing Sir James. The movement of God
, ley, however, in the lower part of the
house startled him, and he ran up stairs
Later on, when he thought all was quiet
he descended and went into the study
! On going in he saw man hiding behind
the screen and apparently watching Sil
James, who was busy at his desk. Mr.
| Ainslie was greatly alarmed, and re
r turned to the hall. Fearful of being
caught, he placed the umbrella in The
stand and went up stairs. Next morning
when sir James failed to appear, Mr.
Ainslie went round towards the window
: to the study, because the thought strucl
S him that Sir James might have been mur
Y dered. Mr.. Ainsle swore positively tina
to the best of his knowledge the maj