The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1883-01-04


lsv in the unknown witness, and Of hin
there was no ,idings The case for ih'
prosecu,ion closed and the court aaionrnc'
for lunch. I was standing in tho barroou
thinking over my speech for the defence
and mentally rcarranging my sentences Al
tar the manncrof the most prosy member o
the circuit, when note was handed TO me
"All right: the witness is Ia the sheriff
room"
I Going into the sheritrs room, ] found
nv cousin, accompanied by as,range lady
and gentleman.
,'rhis is the prisoners counsel, said
the former as entered. "Allow ms tc
introduce Mr.. Lestrange Miss Darcy. Mr..
French" turned TO the lady as her
name was pronounced. and, am afraid,
forgot to bow in my surprise and delight
at beholding in the tall. fair-baired girl
before me my dream Of the last six months;
my unknown love, another glimpse OF
whom had been my chief desire ever since
I had lost sight Of her as she stood on the
platform Of the little roadside station
where she had alighted
q 1T was Miss Darcy who did that sketch
said my cousin, "and she remembers all
about it, +"
Yes said the girl. ''the sketch was
taken at Kilcarran on the 10th OF May. l
remember oil the circumstances perfectly,
and should have no difficulty in identify.
ing the original"
Having by few hurried questions con-
yinced myself Of the value Of Miss Darcys
testimony, took her and her brother.in-
law, placing them where they had full
view Of the prisoner. Miss Darcy looked
attentively at the latter for minute, and
then said decidedly:
Eyes, that is the man.
opened the case for the defence in as
few words as possible, and then called up
my witness Winifred Darcy. She gave
her evidence very we'll, in grave. concise
language, without irrelevance or circum-
locution. She stated that she lived at
Redcourt With her sister. Mrs. French.
and that on the tenth Of May she and her
cousin had spent the greater part Of the
day sketching by the riverside at Ki!car.
ran. About two o'clock gust Of wind
had carried her hat into the stream, whence
it was recovered by the prisoner, who hap
pened to pass by at that moment. Inter-
ested by something in his appearance they
tried to enter into conversation with him,
but without much success, his English be-
ing very imperfect. They. however, man
aged to make him understand that they
wished to employ him as model, and
he sat to them patiently for more than al
hour, at the end Of which time he went
away with many expressions of gratitude
for the money which they gave him. Miss
Darcy world have been certain as to the
date even if it had not been affixed to the
drawing (which was prolucel in court.
,,s her cousin had arrived at Kilcarran on
the niath of May aud left on the eleventh.
Cross examination failed to cast any
doubt on Miss Darcys evidence, while
her veacity was OF course above suspic-
ion
The jury professed themselves satisfied
with the evidence, and declining to hear
the counsel for the defense, returned a
verdict OF Not Guilty. The prisoner
was seized upon by some Of his compatri-
OTIS, who were serving on the mixed jury,
and carried off in triumph, somewhat dazed
by the change in his prospects.
some months nfterward man, dying
from the effects OF hurt which lie had re-
ceived in drunken brawl. acknowledged
himself guilty Of the crime Of which Beri-
nj had been accused. He was also an
Italian and bore o sufficient resemblance
to his countryman in height and complex.
ion to account in some degree for the mis-
take OF the witnesses.
As for me. date the beginning both OF
my professional success, and my life hap.
pness from the day Of Derini's trial,