South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1882-12-15

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written. Mrs. French. Redcourt, Xii.
carrcn.' 1t was in Kilcarren or the
neighborhood that, according to Ber-
minis own statement, he had spent
the day Of tho robbery.
Thanking and dismissinq the lad,
returned to the drawing room with
my prize. Tie next s,sp was to COM
municate with Mrs. French. Kilcar.
rem was fully fifteen miles from Car
rigraven. and the trial was to begin
the following morning.
Hand me over that railway guide.
Dick said Alices husband. Il
thought so--no train before ten. -
There's nothing for it but FOR me to
drive to Kilcarien tue first thing in
the morning-the mare can easily do
it in two hours--and If / find that a.
ny one there can give evidence worth
having. III bring them back. with me,
aud have them in court before the cass
Tor tho defence opens
The trial began next morning. pro-
ceeding at an unusua! rapid rate. 1t
seemed to me that the learned coun.
sol FOR the prosecution had never be.
lore put forth his wisdom aud legal
knowledge in SO condensed form. -
The Gro s examination of the witness
was OF course in my hands and did
my best to make il us tedious as pos
sible, totally failing, however. in my
attempts to confuse them or cause them
TO contradict themselves. Ny only
hope lay now in the unknown witness,
and OF him there were no tidings.. =
The case for the prosecution closed
aud the conrt adjourned for lunch,
was standing in the bar.room, think
ing over my speech for the defense,
and mentally rearranging my sen-
tence after the manner of the most
rrosy member of the circuit. when a
note was handed TO me: 'All right
the witness is IN the sheriirs room
Going into the sleritt's room |
tonnd my cousin accompanied by a
strange lady and gentleman.
This is the prisoners COUNSEL said
the former as entered. ALLOW me
to introduce Mr.. Lestrange-Nliss
Darcy, Mr.. French / turned to the
lady as her name was pronounced
and, | am afraid, forgot to bow, in my
surprise ard delight at recognizing
III the tall, fair-haircd girl before me
my dream OF the last six monihs, my
unknown love, ANOTHER glimpse OF
whom had been my CHEF desire ever
since lost sight oil her as she stood
on the platform OF the little roadside
station where she had alightcd.
1T 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 Kilcarren on the 10th oil
May ] remember all the circumstan.
ces perfectly, and should have no diff.
ticulty in identifying the original
| Having by few hurried questions
convinced myself Of tic value of Mis-.
Darcy's testimony, / took her and
her brother.in law, placing them
where they had full view OF the pris.
oner. Miss Darcy looked aitentively
at the latter for minute and then
said decidedly: Yes, that i. The man.
L opened the case for the detense
IN az few word as possible, aud then
called up my witness - Wicifred Oar.
cy. She gave her evidence very we'll
in grave, concise language, without
irrelevapcc or circumlocution. She
stated that she lived at RedcQurt with
her sister, Mrs. French, anil that on
the 10th OF May she aud her cousin
bad spent the greater part of the day
sketching by the riverside at Kilcar.
rem. At about 2 o'clock q gust OF
wind had carried her hat into ,hC
stream, whence it was recovered by
the prisoner, who happened to pass al
that moment Interested by some
thing III his appearance, they tried to
! enter into conversation with bim, Iut
without much SUCCESS, his English be
ing very imperfect. They, however
managed to make him understand
that they wished TO employ him as q
model. aud bO eat TO them patiently
for more than nm hour, at the end oil
/ which time he went away with many
expressions of gratitude for tho money
they gave him. Miss Darcy would
have been certain rs TO the date, even
If it had not been affixed to the draw.
ing (which was produced in court, a.
her cousin had arrived Mt KiIcarren
on the 9th Of May, & left on the 18th
Cross examination failed to cast a
NY doubt on the accuracy OF Miss
Darcy's evidence, while her veracity
was OF course above suspicion.
The jury prUfesscd themselves salts
fed with the evidence. & declining to
hear counsel tor the defence. return
ed a verdict Of Not Guilty 1be
prisoner was seized upon by some oil
bis conpntriois. who were serving on
the mixed jury, aud carried oft in tri.
umph. somewhat dazed by the change
IN prospects.
Some mOnthsaiterward, man. dy-