The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-02-20

The driver corroborateu all tiilS'
II was evident the case was dead
against Brown. The fact OF the cap was
damaging =,
George Somerville stood up for the
defence. All eyes were turned toward
him. He was visibly excited. Every
one who saw him felt that new feature
was to DE introduced into the case.
"You say, sir, that you were robbed
on the evening of the Goth May last six
miles from B--dW
eyes"
"How much money had you"
"a thousand pounds"
GLOW much was taken 2
Give hundred"
"You say you had two separate bags
five hundred in each?"
"Yes."
"Did the robber know he left one OF
those behind him?"
eyes, he did. Because as =
stop now, please. You've answered
my question sufficiently.
All this was irrelevant. George was
only beating about the bush yet. He
appeared sanguine now His eyes were
twinkling. The coup dc main was
coming.
II think, sir, you don't know who
robbed you."
~ am quite positive about it, on the
contrary"
care you? Quite confident it was the
prisoner at the barr"
"UndOubtedly"
81 wouldn't be bit surprised il you
said it was his lordship on the bench, or
one of the jury, or myself that robbed
Won. People say your memory is not
good. Show me that smoking cap,
policeman,
The policeman handed George the
cap.
~ declare it fits me admirably" said
he, fitting it on as he spoke, and looking
iauntilv toward the witness chair.
Moving nearer TO old Grimes, he edged
his way up close to his elbow, and i'll n
rather low voice, but in the very tone in
which he used the words on former oc-
casion, said
son your solem oath, didn't the man
who robbed You when leaving say, take
n good look at me now, and try to re-
member the features of the man who
robbed you. BY, byeY"
An ashy hue came over Grimes's face,
M he recognized the voice and tone.
He saw his friend of the Goth May be-
fore him. The next moment he was all
aname with passion. He could not con-
tam himself any longer. jumping from
off his seat he collared George, shout
ing
"You are the man who robbed me. /
see my mistake, now. That cursed cap
misled me. You did it cleyerly, sir, but
you're caught now. said I'd see You
safe within the dock yet, and will"
Didn't ] tell your lordship, he didn't
know who robbed him."
eyes, do, but too well, know it now
BY all my hopes Of"
"You may 60 down now, sir, said hi'
lordship. "As the gentleman engaged
for the defence has said, you don't know
who robbed you. You may retire gen
tlemen Of the jury, to consider your yer
dict. / will not insult your intelligence
by addressing you after what you'y,
heard"
The jury came out almost immedi
atcly with verdict Of acquittal, an(
Brown was discharged.
After this famous success, crowds o
clients poured in 10 George. He is nov
thriving lawyer, with large and in
creasing practice. One morning, abon
six months after Browns trial, old jacob
Grimes found little blue bag, contain
ing five hundred pounds in gold, insid
his hall door, left there by some I'm
known hand. Not one farthing OF it wa
ever touched. Nay, the bag even wa
never touched. George was sorry iron
the very moment after the act bein
done. Mrs. Somerville never knew any
thing about it. Reader, forgive him
you can. AS he himself said
"Those whiskers and that smokin
cap III my bureau first suggested tn
| Wicked thoupht"