Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-09-12

lU0lnST 0HE. IL nNo
so 800 70 nv dear uncle's Oom at
,hor+ ton o'clock. after being told by his
servant that he was ready to see me; l
smoke a few moments, and then, accorelne
to our usual custom, l read to MN rom
the Bible for q few minutes. AFTER tnaV l
went 10 his dressing room and mixed one
of his powders, taking it from the Dox
snnDIied by DR.. Carrick. 1t was one OF
tbe ordinary powders. / am quite certain
Of that He drank it off without making
anv remark, except that / had given hlma
hitter dose. He then said he was very
slpepy. so | kissed him and lett MS rooM'
T never saw him again alive" Inc atten,
t;on of the prisoner having been directed
IN the fact that she was known to nave
purchased stryehnia recently, sne satu'
II bought the ~strychnia at my uhcle ne
ouest. II was to be used for poisoning INC
rats, I was uneasy at having sucn an
article in nv possession, and l placed thG
noison in q drawer of my bureau whlch 1
always kent locked. 1t remained therG
until the day after my uncle's deatn. l
remember entering my dressing room theh'
md finding that in my grief anu exclte-
mant 7 had left that drawer open. nave
a yonIe recollection of feeling startled at
the thought that some one might h"Ne ~.
NJ the noison. and | resolved to make II
more secure: but whether l threw IL lnto
the fire rs | originally intended, or hid IL
some,vbere else. cannot ut this homer
remember, shall remember all ABOUT II
SOON. | feel certain; but L was SO Ihucn
confused ut the time with grief ana horTOr
hat nv mind was in o whirl, hardiy
knew what | was doing. / fear am not
much better yet. but perhaps by II ny l
shall be all right again.
To INV surprise the next wltAesS called
Daisy's own familiar friend, Mrs. Cav
tborne. HerdistreSs, however, waseVldeht
and her testimony did little to strengthen
the cslse Ofthe prosecution. she was aSAeu
REGARDING the conduct of Mr.. Mauleverer
after he had learned what had passed be-
tween Daisy and myself, and she was COM
Delled to say that the millionaire hau DC,
trayed very great excitement, ana ne hau
treated his niece for q few days WIN eN-
trcme harshness. She, however, Mrs.
Hawthorne declared, had behaved through
il all like an angel-and indeed, my lord,
if Won knew her you would know that she
il an angel, the best that ever lived,
cried the uood woman despite the attempts
of Hawk TO keep her to the point. l ielt
rs if | could have embraced her on the spot.
Cross-examined by Mr.. BelmOre-"iou
said that Mr.. Mauleverer showed great eX-
element and treated the prisoner with
harshness tor a few days How long,
Mira Clwthorne, was that before his death?
He changed for the better about q Tort
night before his death-abOut the time
when DIR. BranksOme and Mir. Fosdyke
left the hall"
.sAnd lust about the 9th Of October,
what was the nature Of his relations with
his niece?'' "He was on excellent terms
with her. On the day on which he died,
told her that | felt certain that all would
come right between them in the n
"And did she make any reply?' She
said she hoped it would be so, as 1t would
he miserable both for her and for her uncle
to live in perpetual arrangement.
Fosdyke was the next witness. lie pro-
duced Mr.. Mauleyerer's will, and, amid a
general murmur OF excitement, gave some
details Is to the amount OF his wealth. by
the will that had been duly executed Ill
the month of August in London the prlS-
oner inherited everything. Early in Octo-
Der he 1.-THE witncss) had gone down to
Great LOrtOn HSll on business, and had
there received instructions from MIR. Maui
~leyerer to prepare 4 second will, by which,
i'm the event of the prisoner marrying Mr.
Cyril FcntOn, the property, which under
the first will was to he vested IN trustees
for her benefit, was to be applied to the
erection and endowment of public hospitals
in the Australian colonies, with the eXcep-
ton of a sun fifty thousand pounds, which
was to be paid to Miss Stanclltle on the
day of her marriage. When theS e details
were given | thought that the people III
the court, and especially the well-dreSSed
women in the galleries, turned to my dar-
ling with more kindly looks than those
with which they had hitherto regarded her.
Poor fools! They could look upon that
sweet face, and not read there the plain
sign of purity and innocence. Yet no soon
err did they know of the wealth which was
now hers than they began to doubt and
hesitate. and allow the strong conviction OF
her guilt which they had previously enter
tanned 10 be disturbed. 1t was incredible
to them that a woman who was ut this
very moment the owner OF millions should
be u vulgar murdcreSs!
There was one part of FOSdyke'S evil
dence. however, which told heavily against
us. 1t was that in which he related how,
at the request of Mr.. Mauleverer himself,
he had made Daisy acquainted with the
terms of the new disposition of her uncle's
property.
And what did she say in reply?" was
the question put by Hawk.
F0Sdyke adjusted his pince nee, and,
with n mOmentary assumption OF that air
of pert dissatisfaction which had diStin-
cuished him in happier days, but which
had undoubtedly been missing of late, said:
miss Stadcliffe is u lady, sir. | did not
expect any show of vulgar emotion when |
told her of what waS practically her diSin-
heritence. and | was not Disappointed
And how comes it, sir?' cried Belmore,
rising TO crOSS-eXamine him, that this
will has never yet been executed" Il
was leaving the hall, Immediately after
taking Mr.. Maulevercr'S instructions, for
Norway, where | had business to transact
on his behalf. The fair copy OF the will
had to be made by my clerks in London,
and | myself suggested that the matter
might stand over till my return.
NJ. 1,Tadsa,,
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