The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1881-05-14

10 OF dandylsm, and from the
iugst costly cloth. Several dia
nond rings sparkled on his fingers,
whl!sta costly pin, with diamond
sets flashed with brilliant light
rom his bosom. His hair was
seek, greasy and handsomely part
yt in the middle; and IN his right
hand he held an exquisite cane,
With a massive gold head. A snow.
White cravat encircled his neck.
with an exquisite bow in front,
Take him all in all, he was what
might be termed a soul ravisher,
There was a look Of bold d~epravity
about his face that convinced me
that Satan had sealed him as his
own property.
MI. Bowles," said Mr.. Outlet,
'are you acquainted with Miss Vlo-
la Bramletts"
"Yes."
"lIowlong have you known hers"
six months"
"If she ever asked you any ques'
tons about strychnine as a poison,
please tell what it was"
She GA. several different acca-
sions proponnded very strange
questions to me on that subject.
One night about a week before her
brother was poisoned, she asked
NE very many strange questions as
to the effect of strychAine as a poi
son. She wanted to know how
much itwould take to kill a man;
then she asked me how much it
would require to kill a child five
years old. The fact is she pre-
pounded so many mysterious ques-
tlons that it aroused my suspicious,
when l demanded an explanation;
but she burst into a laugh and tried
70 pass the matter off as a Joke. l
tried to evade her questions by in.
Producing other topics of cOnver-
satlon, but she would invariably
whip round and come back to the
same subject. She first commenc-
ed the conversation in my apart
ments, and continued it some time
after we got into the street."
Glad she been in the habit of
visiting you at your apartments"
"Oh, yes, very frequently"
"lf the court please" said Mr.
Rockland, Il must confess that l
am unable to understand the object
of this course Of proceedings. 1t
would seem that my learned friend
has lost sight Of his bill Of indlct.
ment, and that he is trying to blast
this young lady's character"
Hush him, papa" whispered
Lottie,:: as she kept plucking at
Mr.. Rockland's sleeve, as if she was
trying to make him sit down.
"Let him go on, he is marching
right straight into my trap; he is
one ofthe main birds that l have
set is for"
"We withdraw the objection"
said Mr.. Rockland, as he cast an
inquiring look at Lottle.
what in the name of common
sense do you mean, my daughter,
by a trap set to catch Eirds!''
WAT and see," replied Lottie, as
she smiled sweetly.
"Take the witness, Mr.. Rock
land" said Outlet, as he looked
defiantly at the iron lawyer.
IL will cross.examine him" whis-
pered Lottie, as she began TO turn
over the leaves Of a memorandum
book that she held in her hand.
MIR. Bowles, what is your Occu-
paiion!.s demanded Lottie in a mild
tone.
II am a sportsman"
"What are we to understand by
that term9"
Il am a turf-man, and follow that
for an occupation"
"Are you not the owner and pro-
prletor of a gambling hell in this
city,"
Il do not know hat there is any
hell about it."
"Do you not run a faro-bank
and roulett table at your apart
mentss''
"No, | DO not; but those machines
are keptatm my rooms for the muse
ment of my friends, though | do
not keep a gambling saloon"
"Mr. BowIes, do you pretend to
swear that Miss Viola Bramlett,
the prisoner at the bar here, ever
visited your apartments"
Il do most assuredly mean to,
and do make that statemeht.'
Ibid anybody ever see her IN
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