The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1882-12-12

On which was written "Mrs. French,
Kilcarran 1t was in Kilcar-
ran or the neighborhood that, according
TO Bernini s own statement, be had spenl
the day of the robbery.
Thanking and dismisslng the lad, /
returned TO the drawing room with my
prize. The next step was TO communi.
cate with Mrs. French. Kicarran was
fully fifteen miles from Carrigarvan, and
the trial was to begin the following
morning. -r,>
1"Hand me over that railway guide,
Dick" said Alice's husband. 81 though;
sq-no train before ten. There's moth
ina hut for me to drive to Kilcarran
the first thing in the morning--the mare
can easily do it in two hours-and if /
find that any one there can give evidence
gorth having. I'll bring them back with
me, and have them in court before the
case for the defense opens"
The trial began next morning, pro-.
sseiIug at an unusually rapid :rate. 1t
seemed to me that the learned counsel
for the prosecution had never before put
forth his wisdom and legal knowledge in
so condensed form The cross-exami-
nation OF fhe witnesses was Of course In
my hands, andI did my best to make it
as tedious as possible, totally failing,
however. In my attempts to confuse
them or cause them to contradict them
selves. My only hope ley now in the
unknown witness, and of him there we're
no tidings. The case for the prosecu-
tion closed and the court adjourned for
lunch; ! was standing in the bar-room,
thinking over my speech for The defense,
and mentally re-arranging my sentences
after the manner OF the most prosY mem.
her of the circuit, when note was
handed to ne: "All right-the witness
is 10 the Sheriff 8 room."
{ Going into the Sheriff's room, found
nv cousin, accompanied by strange
lady and gentleman.
This is the prisoners counsel" said
the former, as r entered. "Allow me
to introduce Mr. Lestrsnge-Miss Darcy,
Mr.. French" !" turned to the lady as her
name was pronounced, aud, am afraid,
forgot to bow, in my surprise and de-
light ct recognizing in the tall, fair
haired girl before me my dream of the
last ak months; my unknown love, an
other glimpse Of whom had been my
chef desire ever since lost sight Other
as she stood on the platform of the little
roadside station where she had alighted.
sIt was Miss Darcy who did that
SKETCH" said my cousin "and she re-
members all about it,"
"Yes." said the girl, ''the sketch was
taken at Khlcarran, on the 10th OF May
| remember all the circumstances per-
fectly, and should have no difficulty in
the original >
Having by few buried Questions
convinced myself Of the value of Miss
Darcy's testimony took her and her
brother-in-law, placing Them where they
had afnll view OF the prisoner. Miss
Darcy looked attentiveiv at the latter for
a minute or two, and then said, decid-
edly:
Yes, that is the man."
! opened the case for the defense in
as few words as possible, ami then called
up nv witness-Winifred Darcy. She
gave her evidence very well. in grave,
concise language, without irreevance or
She stated that she
lived at Redcourt with her sister, Mrs
French, and that on the 10Th Of May she
and her cousin hal spel the greater
part OF the day sketching by the river
side at Kilcsrran. At abort two O'Clock
a gust OF wind had carried her hat into
the stream, whence it was recovered by
the prisoner, who happened to pass by
at the moment. Interested by some
thing in his appearance, they tried to en-
ter into conversation with him, but
without much success, his English being
very imperfect. They, however, man
aged to make him understand that they
wished to employ bim as model, and
he sat to them patiently for more than
an hour, at the end OF which time he
went away with many expressions Of
gratitude for the money they gave him.
Miss Darcy would have been certain as
to the date, even if it had not been affixed
to the drawing (which was produced in
court J, as her cousin had arrived at XII
carran on the Oh OF May, and left on
the 11th.
Cross-t Examination failed to cast anv
doubt on the accuracy of Miss Darcy's
evidence, while her veracity was of course
above suspicion.
The Jury professed themselves satis-
fed with the evidence, and, declining TO
hear counsel for the defense, returned a
verdict OF mot Guilty" The prisoner
WIS seized upon by some of his compat-
riots, who were serving on the mixed
jury, and carried off in triumph, some.
what dazed by the change in his pros.
pec:s.
Some months afterward, man, dying
from the effects OF hurt received in a
drunken brawl, ackno wledged himself
guilty OF the crime of which Berninl
had been accused. He also was an ftal-
ian, and bore sufficient resemblance to
bis counlryman in height and complex
ion to account in some degree for the
mistake of the Witnesses.
As for me, I date the beginning OF
both nv prof. ssional success and OF my
life's happiness from the day of Berni-
mis- tria'.-English paper.
The Origin of the Campaign ROOs-
ter.
Pittsburg Post.
Away hack in the forties, we believe
about 1874, so runs the story, the Dem
ocratic organ in Indiana was conducted
by Bird B. Chapman, politician OF
some repute 1t was season of polit-
icsl activity, and the Democrats were
rather despondent, as the tide seemed
against them At some local election