Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-09-12
FIVE MILLION POUNDS.
BY =. wENIYSS REID.
ICOSTINCEDI
CHAPTER XIII.
iii VERDICT.

with the whole of the evidence WHICH WIS
given in support of Hawks statement
The counsel for the crown had recapItuIa-
ted the facts only too faithfully, and all
that he had told the jury was borne out
by the witnesses.
The first IN he examined WAS Green, the
valet, who told the story Of how he had
assisted Mr.. Mauleverer to undreSS, and
had seen him get into bed ON the night Of
the murder. In the eOurSe OF cross-eNam-
instion he swore that deceased, though APP
uarently somewhat weak, was cheerful and
composed when he left him. tie was then
questioned rs follows by Belmore
Did You see any medicine or u Dol
tie that might have contained medicine oi
any kind near his bed when you lett MN!
No"
What medicine was in his room, as lar
rs YOU know, that night:' "On the table
in the dressing room there was \ box con-
tanning the powders which he occasionally
took" .
Nothing else-no bottle, no powder OF
any kind?'' ''Certiuly not.
MIR. Hawk, Q. c., here said that the
prosecution produced the box Of powder,
and that evidence would be given regard
ing it.
REORGANIZATION continued: You have
described the condition of Mr.. Mauleverer
and of his bed when you entered his room
The next morning. Did anything else IN
the apartment attract yeur attention.
ssZo. everything was as l had left it ON the
previous night" ,m, Nv
there was one within reach OF my masters
arm .
What was on it when You lett HIM II
night?r "A copy of the Bible and bottle
of water with q glass
What did you find there in the morn
ing THE Bible and the water bottle
and glass
Had the glass been used:' NO; 1t was
turned up ON the top of the bottle. par
ticularly observed that it was quite dry,
and the water in the bottle had not been
touched
In what glass was Mr.. Mauleverer IN
the habit OF taking his medicine "MlSS
Stancliffe always used a particular glass
which was kept on MS drawing room
table -.
Had that glass been used on the night
of October 2i?' Il think 80. We found
chat there was a little water and I slight
sediment at the bottom OF the glass when
we examined the room next day
WAS any care taken of it, No, Slr.
Miss Stanciiffc told me that she had given
her uncle one OF his powders before she LETT
him. and | concluded that the glass had
been used for that purpose
ssApd il was washed?' YES: by Miss
Stanclife's orders" Sensation in court
i did not ask by whose orders it was
done: but | should he glad to know what
were the exact words Miss Stanclltte used
when she gave you these directions She
said. Have everything tidy IN the bed
room and dressing room.
And when was thar sometime on
the morning of the 18th
Before or after DIR. CaTrick had seen the
deceased Il am not quite certain; after
DIR. Carrick's visit, | believe
Now, sir, ON your oath, WAS not every
thing left untouched until after the doc
TORS ~visit?'' Il believe So"
And he might have examined anything
and everything in the room II he had wish
ed to do So" "Oh, certainly
by the way. there is n other question.
Are YOU troubled with rats at Great Lor-
ton?' ''Oh, the rats is awful, sir
daughter in court
Mary TAYLOR, the maid, depOscd to the
time at which Miss Stanclife retired to
rest ON the night OF the 9th. She was
then quite calm and composed. She was
dressing in the morning when witness took
her the news Of Mr.. Mauleyerer'S death.
She seemed greatly distressed and gave
orders that the doctor was 10 be sent for
Immediately. She went to her uncle's
room instantly upon hearing Of what had
happened. ,
Cross-examined-"Haye YOU ever heard
Miss Stanclitfc express any Ill will towards
her uncle?' Never, sir
'YOu are quite sure OF that:' Ger
tainly, sir. SO far rs l could see she was
very fond of him, even ut the time when
he was not very kind to her.
Was she in the habit of praying before
she retired TO reSt?'' Yes, sir. She al
WAYS read a little in the Bible and prayed.
was often in the room when she did SO.
Did she read or pray on that particular
night?' ''She did, sir" Sensation
Now, Miss Taylor, be good enough to
tell if YOU have ever known Miss Stancllile
TO possess any pOiSon?' "HeS SIR; about
two weeks before Mr.. Mauleyerer'S death
she showed me a small packet one night
and said that it was poison which she had
procured that day ut Little Lorton and
that il was TO be used for the poisoning of
rats. Her uncle, she said, had desired her
to procure it,
aAnything else?" she told me that
she was nervous about having it in her pos
session and that she meant To pat it away
in some very secure place
Did she say why she did not mean to
use it at Once?' Yes; she told me that
she was afraid to trust any 0ilhe servants
with it, and she would keep it~Qntil DIR.
Branksome returned, rs he would know
how it ought 10 be used
Have you seen that parcel since:' NO,
sir"
Would you know it again. Il think
/ should, sir
DIR. Carrick, an amiable country praeti-
ciOner, was the next witness called. lie
was Enthusiastically nervous and gave his
evidence i'm 50 uncertain q manner, that
even the gOOlnatured judge lost his pa
thence Mt last, and told him sharply that
he was not serving the prisoner by his
e~QuivOcating answer. This only made the
poor mar worse, and saw that Mr.. Bel
more in his observation-disclosures terribly
bothered by him. He could not give any
reason now for coming to the conclusion
that Mr.. Mauleyerer had died of epilepsy.
He was quite satisfied that he had been
mistaken in thinking 50.
I'VE have heard, DIR. Carriek, F" said
BelmOre, that Mr.. Maulever was in the
habit Of taking certain powders prescribed
by your" ''Yes, sir; bromide Of pOtas-
SUM"
''Where were these powders prepared"
SIN my own surgery, sir"
SIS this producing box zone of the
boxes in which these powders were con-
tained?' II is the last box that l sup
piled to Mr.. Mauleverer. He had one be-
fore this"
''HOw do you know that this is the last
bOx?" by the date written upon it in
my own handwriting"
"Now, how many powders would such
q box as that eontain?'' Eighteen"