The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-04-24

NIANAH ANN Nf rut ONNNlllfh ltuNt w hu-
sence for the day. to visit some rela-
tions. who lived In a neighboring town
IL was about noon wnen she left the
chateau. At I o'clock, or Whereabouts,
Herr Won O. took stroll In his
park for half an hour; when he returned,
he found the door OF his secretary open,
and that diamond ring and two rolls Of
money. each containing l2j ilorins. had
been taken from one Of the drawers.
The search that was Immediately insti-
tnted extended to the room Of the gov
crness, where, at the bottom ola basket
iilled with her underwear. the ring and
one OF the rolls Of money were found:ihe
other roll was wanting.
"About o'clock In The evening. the
accus, dreturned In cab. When she
was questioned with regard to her sup
posed crime. she denied IL positively,
and, In court, she siill persisted In as
serling her innocence. She stated that
her employer had more than once made
improp, advances to her, In consequence
OF which she had notified him that she
would leave Mt the end Of the month
The charge of theft, she believed, was
made for the purpose Of getting her In
his power. To the last moment, she
said he had offered not to have her mr.
rested provided she would yield to his
wishes.
Herr Won G. ----, who was certainly
not looked upon as being man of the
siricicst morality, denied this charge in
dignuntly. Every other circumstance
seemed 10 point to her M being the
guilty person. She was driven from the
chuteau to the city where she was tn
take the railroad. In the evening Mt :
o'clock she was again m the city. where
she took n cab to bring her home. Her
at. lut 81, "A 81.
with relations, proved to be untrue. The
theory was that she had returned 10 the
chateau and committed the theft. No
one could be found who had seen her
between the hours oi ! and \. The
abb she sought to establish failed and
she was convicted.
Nov, gentlemen. | come to my share
In the matter. II was bright spring
day. ! was returning to the city from
long walk, and was unusually happy.
That day, for the first time, | had ven
tured to give a young girl whom loved
triiling proof Of my affection openly
before her parents. II was her birth
day, and ! had presented her with n
bunch Of flowers and II copy Of llelne's
Book of Songs
81 passed the church yard. and, Joy
yOus frame OF mind Ms | was In,
nevertheless felt an Irresistible desire to
enter. II seemed to he entirely deserted
and II was not until had walked about
for some time that discovered In re-
mote corner the figure Of n woman.
She was kneelng, with her head bent
very low. approached her and found
that she had tainted. | has
tened to find some water,
but, when | returned, she had already
rrgAined consciousness. | will not un-
al FFtal
tion; suffice it to say that told her Of
my joy. and that she conlided to me her
sorrow. without mentioning names.
she told me that she had been attached
toH young merchant. and that she hoped
some day to become his wife. The year
1870 came, and with il the dogma Of
the Pope's iniallibility. The young man
rejected 1t. From that moment began
an endless chain Of prosecutions. Power
iul partisans Of the papal party piled
themselves TO the running OF his credit q,
and rendering all his enterprises abor-
tive. In the fruitless struggle his health
failed. and. after few months, he laid
himself on sick bed, from which he
never rose.
"To-day,' said the lady. 4. too. cele-
brate n birthday that Of my betrothed.
| could not let II pass without laying II
wreath on his grave. My relations. the
only friends | have. must know nothing
of it-they would cast me oil IL they
knew Of my love for an apOstatc. For
that reason | came here secretly; |
avoided the high-road. and think no
one but you has seen me-
IL have not the right ! said In CON
clusion, ITO disclose more Of the scorers
of another than Is absolutely necessary
This meeting and conversation took
al FttIItr In mi l.u l,a 10
of Herr Won c.. The young lady of
whom | have spoken was the one see
here before me; the day and hour. the
9th of April lS7l, afternoon about !
o'clock
The lady remained calm and attentive
during my recital, but when ended she
burst into tears.
You ARE sure that you recognize the
LADY," asked the judge.
Yes. You can convince yourself
The lady in the church yard had mole
about rs large as n pea directly under
her right ear"
The judge and the prosecuting attor-
ney made the necessary examination
and nodded an Affirmative.
From the papers 1t appears that the
lady" said the judge, after much hesita-
tion, made statement which corrObo-
rates with your own. and that the un-
known gentleman whom she met In the
cemetery was invited in the public
prints to present himself. May | ask
why you did not respond to this call 2"
"A few days after met the lady
was taken very sick, and for weeks my
recovery was doubtful. For at least two
months never saw newspaper
The prosecuting attorney arose, and
said:
II leave II to the judgment of the
jury whether. after what they have Just
heard. they will indorse the views of the
defense namely, that the accused was
not punished for n criminal oiiense when
she was imprisoned for thirty days, but
that she was the victim Of an injustice.
If you do indorse this view of the case,
gentlemen, then you must bring in n
verdict Of acquittal."
without leaving their seats, the jury
returned verdict of "Not guilty"
The satisfaction expressed by every
one present can easier lie imagined than
described.
Every ilrst-class dealer sells Opera
Pun Cigarettes. win not stick to the lips
AN ORDINANCE
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