The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1883-08-25
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The Fate Of the Gamekeeper'
RARRETT SYLVESTER,
-AtrH0R Or
4. ,.-Ar u,srAKI "FETTERED, YET FREE," )" "Es.
suIIs YRRoR," "sT1IcKEN DUNE" "CLOUDS
Arp suNyHINE," "FAlSz PRIDE" ETC.

4. ,ArAL ulsrAKE." "FE11ERED, YET FREE, " "Es.
.u1r,s xRros. STRICKEN DUMB," "CLoUDs
AID suMHlNE," "rAlsz PRIDE" ETC.
CONTINUED.
There is an inquest held the next day at
the Palliser Arms. The body of Robert
North has been conveyed to the inn, and
Hreward and the Doctor are obliged to at
ludL Hereward is empanelled as juror
cmy much against his will Doctor Jones
id telegraped to Lord Heriot, but had
.,scoiyed an answer in the course Of o
,couple of hours expressing great re-
~ for the unfortunate occurrence, but
.dleging tho utter impossibility of his leaving
town
There Is ndhing new elected from the
witnesses at the inquest. Hereward listens
10 the evidence, and goes forward with the
nj 10 view the body, and agrees to the yer.
dit like one in dream.
Ihs evidence Is not very interesting. Old
1nshAway Is sworn, and repeats his state
ment Of the night before verbatim-his re-
tm from thsvilaSe, his finding Of the body,
nd Identification Of it as that Of the new
nds-kesper Robert North. He was not or
Aaendly tssms with the deceased, he allows
- ntthsy never had words. He knew he was
IlyinQ hs addresses to his daughter, bnt he
discouraged those addresses, and he thought
b I'D psrfeet right to do So The girl
~ not Of age yet, anil he, as her father.
odd compel her obedience. He had not
- North gun, though it must have been
iDhe directly in the path: Some Of the
laihbors had found it, and carried it into
~ mill One barrel was loaded, the other
tenck
Haze the gun i produced, also the bullet
ND was eIfracted from the wound. And
. police officer present hands bullet-mould
vhich was found in NOrth's room that morn
tfhsre b breathless pause while the coro-
nRAts the bullet into the mould. The ball
u il exactly. There is piece broken off
~ mould, where the two halve, open, and
&sse ID corresponding excrescence on the
ssfacs a As Bullet. There cannot be
@psbt On the subject The shot which killed
1cbet North was fred from his own gun.
aEhtUUe5'r OH = div6rg1llBs0 sohbss~ sAt
1usuA' II seems to point-to uaEsw1kdA FIRST
Aaggs1ion, that the man I'D 1ise1 his ;haad
a0ine bis own lie. Tho Dossor1 syiaence
~ would 60 to prove this. H4r rHhsn, how
I'll they account fol- ~ conceal
~ Of he body--for ~ ADsinRs been
&ggsd at haat Eve yards frDosstsls spot
yhere + feus That spot was yory definitely
nazksd BY the pool Of blood ....
The Jurors are fnirly puzzled : Mt tie
Wllancs of Anne Grace TfatlniShr itarus
6k thoughts in another direction. Here
NM RAISED his eyes and gives her a long,
4oM searching look. She meets tbs book
h1huns assearching and dcomprehensiye The
ld looks like the ghost O: her former self.
HR scmplexion has changed to dali c:,aliy
Afhee yssy hips are colorloss Her eyes
19s1oneu WITH weeping, aud a murmur of
Smpassion passes round the room as she
Nmes forward to. be sworn.
Her evidence is very slight. She had not
eon Robert North for more than three days
-h9 voice hembles very much Us she mem
u1e1 bis name. The Inst time she had seen
Inn Nas At the s.ile near the mill, where the
~ turned away from the waters side.
- had often met him, unknown to her
saaef. and they used to part at the stile.
~ dased not come near the house. She had
Rssd with him on bad terms, she allows;
ny often quarelled,. for he was of very
asoas temper But they had not been
seue friends this day than they had often
seao befora He always got owe. his jealous
eefore be came again. She will not say
= whom he had been jcalous-of everybody
vAo talked to her, she believes. He had not
nad In low spirits, and he had never
laesnsd 70 do anything to himself. The
ilaan be had stayed away for the last three
~ was because she would not promise to
. DAY tor their marriage. She allows that
- had Promised to marry him. On the
Rng OF the day before she had been alons
: |. ne house except for the old woman. Her
-. vas in the village. He often spcn: the
N the village. She had gone on. of the
i 1 4. = for breath Of air about three o'clock
an waa corroborated by the old woman
H. me had not been absent more than an
] - q the most. While she was takin. off
ehAvi she had heard shot fired in the
aaon, but she had not paid any attention
~. She supposed it was North, shooting
= = - or perhaps some Of the gentlemen
hlngscourt. She never thought of
mans it being so early III the evening.
had mot met North when she was out
ssore this upon oath. And ut this stage
a,f recital the girl covered her face with
hands and burst into passionate food
-. coroner allows her to go down, and
~ 9 - OF the evidence is gone through.
~ ~ ufant deposes to having lent the bullet
- @ bus junior, but he-North no.
v1As he wanted it for. He thinks it
nave been TO mike bullets to fire at a
-; Inc young fellow was always threat
vs,s 70 go Tor q soldier, and perhaps he
sa'u to practice little beforehand. He
~ ~ no very good marksman. He was
=. - avkward in the handling of gun.
~ e hard Of guns going off accidentally
-. nootng man, but in this case he
r.. 4 me poachers are at the bottom Of it.
oe0eves that they seized the pun ont IF