The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1883-09-20
witnesses 10 stand BY and 80 hin do The
deed. Thasa my opinion. Haywood. +" and
the oracle dDappsarsd behind his nswspa.

Witnesses 10 stand BY and 80 hin do a
deed. Thss's my opinion. Haywood. " an
the oracle dsappssrsd behind hi. nswsp'
per
Feeling glad 10 1nd any topic 10 dive,
my thoughts from their gloomy forebod
ings. addressed myself TO Hsy~cod. ID
young barrisier. With whom had sligl
aeqnaintaace.
You seem much interested In this tria
that is going on" said. ''May ask
you we're engaged upon itS'
no. he answered. ''bnt IL is cnriou
case. A man. clerk dismissed from hi
employment, is accused OF ordering th.
cashier OF the hrn. The evidence sgains
him is purely circumstantial; but the de
fence broke down at the most. critica
point and tho case certainly looks dark fol
the prisoner"
Tho train was now slsskening speed,
and there was general rising ! rose,
too.
Are you going 10 get out hersi" said
Mr.. Haywood, opening the door IS We
glided into The station.
Have you come down so early on bnsi-
nessf'
Yes. said, Wishing 10 goodness /
knew what the immediate business was
"Nothing very urgent. though, ] added
half TO myself as We got out.
III you have time to spare you had bet
ter turn in and hear the end OF the trial,
said Haywood "The court will be crowd.
ed with ladies, no doubt, but can SNUG
gle you into corner"
Not knowing what to do with myself
for the next few hours, I accepted the Of.
fer with gratitude / was soon seated in
an obsure corner Of the dingy, ill.lighted.
ill-ventilated court house. which would
have been ill-smelling. too. had it not been
for the scent waited from the numerous
ladies who we're present. One OF these, .
buxom female obstruction. who ought TO
have known better. was just in front Of me
and blocked my view with an enormous
honnet. could not see the prisoner or
his counsel or even the clock over his
head, at which the people kept looking
eagerly as the hour fixed for the recon-
mencement Of the trial approached.
At last there was stir and hustle,
caused by persons invisible to me then
call for silence and after few prelimina-
ries the summing up commenced.
listened the more intently because !
could see nothing. The clear. cold, tel
ling sentences cut deep into my conscious
ness How distinct and convincing it all
was! How all those minute facts, the mute
testimony Of the footmarks and tie like,
arranged and distributed by that powerful
grouped themselves into the
damning proof Of guilt.
cared nothing for the prisoner, had
had no personal interest in the trial. but
my mind was wonderfully fascinated by
This tale Of horror. Al length the weishiy
tones ceased, and murmnr OF relief and
expectation ran around The assembly. Al
This moment the ,..'nian with the high hat
,h;fted her s...t. and obtained full view
# the ,.moncr / started nvoluntariIy.
Were had ! seen that face before?
The jury returned after short absence.
he verdict was guilty, accompanied with
recommendation to mercy Again the
udges solemn tones sounded through the
ourt, again they ceased.
There was dead silence. / sprang to
~ feet as ii impelled to do so by some
nseen power, and looked steadily at the
risoner. His face was averted from me
Or the moment, but the looks OF the poo.
le showed me that he was about to speak.
lowly he turued round, and in voice
hose clear, earnest tones could be heard
II over the assembly he said:
"There lives but one man who eau prove
le innocent. and there be standsr'
With white face and outstretched arm
Q pointed at-me. I gazed at him with
sudden fash OF recognition. 1t was the
an l had seen under the lamp, and by a 0
range coincidence the court clock struck !
at this moment
The plea that was gotten up by the dc. =
nee was all albi, but there was space
two hours that could not be accounted p
r. and the theory Of the prosecution was 8
at the crime had been committed during Z
at time. My evidence supplied the mis-. .
ng link. for the place 10 which / had
on the man was 20 far distant from the el
ace OF the murder that il was impossible
r him to have been anywhere near at the !
ne OF the occurrence. "
And the dream? Only 9 coincidence, p
u will say. perhaps. ora fit Of indiges.
~. Nevertheless, as have told II to OF
y. so il happened. Explain it away IL
u can. --SD, Francisco Ayyonam te
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