The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-09-30

was NJ home In bed" replied the
lawyer, although his voice trembled
slightly as he spoke. He felt troubled.
| Why, he could not tell. Who was this
man who seemed to read his very soul
with his burning gaze Was he the
simple miner that he appeared to be
" Let Mrs. Reid come forward was
the next request OF the miner.
Mrs. Reid, Lawyer Grey's housekeeper,
came forward.
What do you know about this case y
asked the judge.
"On the night OF August 9th sat up
nearly all night. had the tooth-ache.
and found II impossible to sleep. /
know that Lawyer Grey held an inter-
view with strange, rough-looking man
and that 1t was halfpast one O'Clock
when he went up to his ROOM"
The lawyers face was pale, but his
teeth were tightly clenched, as though
he had resolved to brave out whatever
might be said Of him.
The testimony OF the housekeeper
caused quite sensation throughout the
courtroom.
Now, yer Honor, II that man will
lie one time, why would he not lie any
time Y'' asked the miner, quantity.
Without giving time for reply, he
continued:
"Have you got the knife that done the
deed Y''
Yes--here," said the Judge, as the
knife was produced.
"Is that Ned Harrington's knlfeY"
"It is.'
Hardly had the question been an
swered, when the miner produced
knife the exact counterpart Of the one
in the judges hand.
(which is Ned Harrlngton's knife ?"
he asked, as he stepped forward and laid
the knife by the side of the other. The
judge, and those around him ,gazed with
astonishment upon the two knives
They were exactly alike; Ned's name
was engraved upon the handle of each,
in exactly the same place.
"Let Robert Smith come forward"
asked the miner, and in the response TO
the demand, a strange man came forward.
you are in the hardware business in
New York, are you not 7" asked the
miner.
lam"
" Did you, or did you not, have this
knife made the exact counterpart of this
other, to the order Of Lawyer Grey 7"
" L did,"
"Liarl" thundered the lawyer, start
ing up. Your Honor, protest. Am
to be subjected to this outrage, to be
insulted by this miserable coal digger ?"
He was ordered down; and when he
had ceased his raving, the strange miner
resumed.
"Let Billy Duffy come forward !"
At the mention of this name, the law
yer's face became perfectly ghastly; but
ere he could utter word, man led by
two officers, came forward. He was
very weak from loss of blood which was
flowing from an old re-opened wound in
his breast. His face was pale, and his
clothes were wet with his life-blood.-
He fixed his wavering gaze upon the
judge.
"Your Honor, I'm dying" he said in
faltering voice. have been the
scapegrace of this town; have led a
bad, wicked life know but God for
give mel But, your Honor, / can do
one act of repentance ere die. AS /
hope for mercy from above, declare
that Ned Harrington is innocent of the
crime for which he is now being tried
Mine was the hand that drove the knife
to the heart of William Roberts. But
there, covering before you, is the real
murderer, Robert Grey; with my dying
breath 1 swear it He hated young
Harrington because he won the hand of
the lady whom the lawyer loved. He
furnished me with the knife, and told
me where to strike the blow-when he
knew that Ned was coming directly
across that fatal spot. Grey contrived
to be on the ground with several others
and thus he entrapped Ned. He knew
that Ned had lost his knife, and he
thought If he could get one made like it
he would more efiectually fix the crime
upon him. visited him upon the night
of August 9th, and we had a quarrel
about the pay; he stabbed me, and,
thinking me dead, carried me down into
the cellar, and there left me. Why, or
for what purpose that coal miner was in
the house, cannot tell he rescued me