The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-03-13

been obtained from him by an interviewing
reporter, an act for which Richard never
subsequently forgaye himself. In fact, with
the exception of Helen, Mr.. Fellows, and
Mr.. Courtney, every one in Eldredge be.
lieyed Edward Leighton to be the murderer,
the theory most generally accepted being
that he had avalcd himself of his respon.
sible position in the bank to delraud his
employers in order to crafty his exlray.L
giant tastes, that he had sought IIelen's
hand in order that he might, as Mr.. Ten.
nicl's son.ln.law, avoid the exposure which
he forcsaw was imminent, and from which
| his marriage with Helen could alone save
him, and, that goadcd to desperation on
| finding his scheme frustrated by Mr.. Ten.
nicI's determined refusal TO permit the
match he had sought him out at time
when he knew he was alone, and finding
him still obdurate, and the weapon being
ready to his hand, he had taken his en-
| ploycr's life.
As to poor Helen, ncr agony of mind,
Notwithstanding her firm conviction as TO
| her lovers innocence, was indcscribable.
Nor was its intensity in any way diminished
when she found that she was 10 be sum.
moned as a witness against him. She was
well aware that her account Of their last
secret meeting could only add to the weight
Of evidence already so heavily bearing
down upon him Ii is true she had sought
TO communicate with Leighton, although
her mother and Mr. Fellows and indeed
Mr.. Courtney himself had by their united
efforts, succeeded in dissuading her from
visiting him in Jail, and had finally secu-
red from the last named gentleman, who by
| champiOning Lcighton's cause had changed
her antpathy into warm regard, promise
that he would give the poor fellow the com.
! fort of knowing that she still loved him,
refusing for a moment to believe him
guilty Of the crime with which he was
charged and the certainty that this assu-
rance would help to assuage his grief was
no little comfort TO her.
Mr. Courtney himself had so borne him.
self during all this trying time, as to won.
derfully increase his popularity His re-
iusal to concur in the general ante.trial
ycrdicts rendered against Leighton, not
outstanding 1t was understood the latter
claimed that his language regarding Mr.
Tennel, addressed to Richard Courtney,
had reference to his conviction of Mr.
COurtncys mismanagement Of the affairs
of the bank, was regarded by all as evil
dcnce of most generous nature. As is
frequently the case in the event of the
death Of such men as Mr.. Tenniel, his pri.
vate fortune, which was by all supposed TO
be large one, proved TO be much less than
the estimate made Of it by Dame Rumor,
and from certain remarks inadvertently
made by Mr.. Courtney, as well as by Mrs.
Tenniel's loud protestatons Of his extra
ordinary goodness, it was inferred that he
had not heSitated to make considerable
personal sacrifices in order that his late
partners widow and orphan might be
maintained as nearly as possible in the
style to which they had been accustomed
during Mr.. Tenniels lifetime, and on all
hands it was regarded as most fortunate
that under the will he was called upon TO
act as co-eXecutor with Mrs. Tcnnicl, and
also share with her the guardianship of
Helen As elimination to his many
noble acts he had himself, "as a mere mat
ter OF justice" he said, retained two emf
nent lawyers to defend Edward Leighton
at his approaching trial, and, while he
judged it advisable for the sake of appear.
ances, not TO include his own son as an
attorney for the defense, he had expressed
to two or three persons his qualification
that his son Richard had so well curbed
the natural ambition of young and able
lawyer as to positively decline to appear, as
he had been requested TO do in the most
tlattering terms, in conjunction with the
district attorney.