Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-04-18

One penCll ana book, look down at ME. -
smile Of triumph lighted her face as she
breathed out to me with her lips the word
Hope
She struggled through the crowded gal
lery, came into the court, and, speaking to
an usher. was brought to the counsel ;
seat. She spoke TO my counsel and showed
him her tablets and books
He seemed thunderstruck, and said
loudly enough for Inc To hear him as /
leaned over the dock rail: My Cod How
could | have forgotten it, My dear girl
sit still
messenger was at once sent for the
judge, who presently came into court.
Your honor" said my counsel, have
taken this most unnatural course because
have at this moment only received from
the witness. whom shall put in the box,
/ a communication which is of the greatest
moment To my unhappy client, the pris
/ Oncr at the bar, and | have To beg thai
/ NoHr honor will be pleased To- summUn the
| jury from their room To hear the state
/ nrnt Of this witness"
a most unusual request" said the
| Judge We Will consult with the other
| judges IN the other courts and let yUu
/ know, and he lefr the room
| What could that girl, who sat so Silent
Ind So pale, have 10 do with me, traced
! nCk ami though Of every face had seen
| but hers was not there. | had never seen
/ her before
/ What weary time it was. Messengers
! hurried To ami fro; the officer who had ar
rested me, and had sir,,e proved my friend
was everywhere First he came in with a
thick qU9rtO volume, over which my
/ counsel and his junior and the girl looked
and, pointing ont certain page, seemed
/ quite satisfied and happy; then ne pushed
up near the witness box an individual who
! looked like a well-tO-dO tradesman. The
ushers cried Pray, silence in the court, -
As the judge re entered.
Il have consulted with the other judges,
who think that under the circumstances
you may recall the jury
The jury came in. looking, in their sur
prise, like men wakened out Of sleep
/ "Gentlemen Of the jury" said the judge,
the counsel for the defense wishes you to
hear witness who has suddenly presented
himself"
Herself. your honor"
Herself, who has, in his opinion, most
important evidence To offer in this matter
~ " III HAil eAAtiAh hSthiAAS' IL
any undue weight, coming as it does in
the form Of "A surprise"
Call Patrick Murphy" said his counsel
Murphy came in. Now, you remember
you swure that you saw the prisoner infiict
the wound on the deceased"
7 Il did. saw him As clearly as see you
now. 1t was IA bright, full moon, as light
as day saw his face plainly"
0 ,,-,u 4. -
He came. You said just now you saw
the prisoner lnfict the blow ON the de
ceaseds7
him now"
What kind of night was it,"
Full, bright moonlight, as Light almost
as 1t is now"
You can go, Call Lenora Warrington" 4"
The girl in the cOunsers seat rose and
went into the box.
Your name is LenOra Warrington"
Yes"
What are yOu2'
Teacher at the Brooklyn Female col
lsge"
"Do you know the prisoner"
No"
Nor the deceased
No"
Now will you state to the jury what
! you know about this natter
The evidence against the prisoner
tlrned upon his identity, which was estab-
! lished by his having been seen. Ii occurred
to me that it would be worth while to try
. II it were possible that he could be seen
| The table in my. prayer book shows that
the Paschal full moon. by which Easter is
I determined, fell, in 1854, on the 18th Of
/ April The period between full moon and
/ full moon IS twenty nine days, twelve
hours and fOrty-four minutes II, then,
the full moon rell on April T. it would
/ fall respectively on the llth of May, the
! Icth OF June. the 9Th of July and the Sth
| VI August On the 23d of August it would
! be new moon: it would therefore be i'm
/ possible 10 see him. as they describe, for
there was at that time no moon visible. "
There was dead silence while she spoke
and for about a second afterwards and
then the court house rang with shouts
! People got up and shook hands with one
another; my counsel pressed up to me and
shook my hand and slapped me on the
back, and for five minutes It seemed a
perfect babel-men and women crying and
! shouting.
Silence in the court" exclaimed the
monotonous voices of the ushers.
And besides the book and the calcula-
| tions which hold in my hand, what other
evidence have you Of the truth OF this
/ statement, which We are of course unable
/ to deal with"
/ have, your honor" said my counsel,
the Nautical Almanac for the year 1854,
| and You will see at once that there was no
moon on that night-the 26th of August. ="
Has the counsel for the prosecution any
question to ask this witness,r
Yes, your honor Now, mind, witness,
you are on oath. Do you know the pris-
oner''
| No"
Never saw him befOre'"
Never till | saw him in the dock to-day
! | heard Of the trial, and | knew the name
Of RydOn well; it was the name of my
late fathers oldest and best friend. and |
thought it possible this might be his son
or a relative
And what is your opinion, now you
have seen him. Do you think he is the
son OF your fathers friend;"
Il am sure of it as | could be of any
thing, if the portrait my father had is
sorrea"
You may retire, Miss Warrington, said
the Judge, and carry with you the thanks
1f the court and the jury for your assist
lnce."
She left the court with but one glance of
sympathy at me. I knew and felt was
safe She had no sooner left the box than
he weT-to-do tradesman occupied it.
7 want to give evidence in ths case
Swear him, usher" said the judge, i'm
patiently.
Now" said my counsel, state what you