The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1886-10-15

little, but that yet was heard with distinct
ness throughout the court, was Da'sy's reply
to the demand of the clerk Of arraigns. Then
up rose Mr. Hawk, Q. c., the representative
OF the treasury, and in a Clear cod voice
began his dispassonate, but all too-terrible,
recital OF the case against Daisy-to whom
he never referred save as "the prisoner at
the bar" Briefly told, this was his story:
The prisoner at the bar was charged with
the murder of Mr.. George Mauleverer an
Australian gentleman, reputed to be of very
great wealth, who had recently settled in
England and taken up his residence at Great
Lorton Hall in this county. The prisoner
stood in the relationship of niece TO Mr..
Mauleverer and it was well known TO his
friends that it was that gentleman's inten-
ton to make her his soc heiress Mr. Maui
leverer was q man in somewhat delicate
health. He suffered from chronic COM
plant of the throat, and a few months be-
fore his death he had also been afflicted by n
slight epileptic seizure, which occasioned
some uneasiness to himself and his medical
adviser In all his illnesses. it would be
proved TO the jury beyond dispute, the
prisoner at the bar had been his chief, he
might almost say his sole, attendant She
professed to be devoted to him. and there
entertained n sincere attachment for her.
The jury, he trusted. would bear one fact in
mind to which many witnesses would bear
testimony. That was that the prisoner, on
the occasions on wifi Oh Mr.. Mauleverer suf-
fered from illness. invariably administered
to him any medicine he might require with
her own hands In fact, it could DO proved
that the deceased had often alluded to her
jokngly as his "best nurss and doctor In
chief" He, Mr.. Hawk, now wished to call
their attention to date of great Importance,
the evening of Tuesday. the Gath of October
last. On that day Mr.. Mauleverer was not
very well. He dined at an earlier hour than
usual-six oclock-with the prisoner at the
bar and with lady named Cawthorne. who
was resident in the house in the capacity of
companion to the prisoner. Nobody else
was staying at the hall at the time except
the servants, nor had Mr.. Mauleverer seen
any visitors for more than a fortnight
After dinner it would be proved that the
prisoner at the bar read to the deceased for
half an hour or more. and that she then
played to him ON the piano until about nine
O'Clock, at which time, complaining of ia
tigue, he expressed desire to retire to rest.
When he expressed this wish, the prisoner at
the bar said she would go up to his room
and every thing in readiness for him. She
left the apartment for few minutes, osten-
sibly for this purpose, bat in reality, as he
suggested on the part of the prosecution, to
prepare the fatal dose Of poison which was
undoubtedly administered to the man very
soon afterwards At all events, she had an
opportunity at that time, If she wished it, of
possessing herself of this poison. Mr.. Maui
everer In the meantime remained in the
drawing room with Mrs Cawthorna It SO
happened, however, that a man servant who
had been summoned for some trivial purpose
remained in the room with the deceased and
Mrs. Cawthorne during the prisoners alb
sence. This fact was not unimportant, as it
tended undoubtedly to narrow the field Of
inquiry when they came to investigate the
circumstances of the crim,.
The prisoner returned to the drawing
room, and told deceased that his room was
in readiness. He thereupon said goodnight
to Mrs Cawthorne, and turning to the
prisoner said: ~ suppose shall see you by
and by" evidently referring to the nightly
visits which she paid him when he was IN
we'll, for the purpose of administering to
him any medicine that he might need In
the course of half an hour Mr.. Mauleverer's
valet, who had attended him. while he was
preparing for rest. informed the prisoner,
who had in III, mean time been sitting in
the drawing room with Mrs. Cawthorne,
that his master was ready to SEQ her, and
she at once went up to his room
"Now, gentlemen" continued Hawk, speak
ing in more solemn tones than he had hither-
TO used, Eve cannot tell you what happened
during the interview. The prisoner alone
survives it. What we do know is that sh,
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apartment of the deceased. Her own ac-
count of the way in which she spent tat in
terval was given, after she had been duly
cautioned, to the officer of the law by whom
she was arrested. According to her state
ment she read chapter of the Bible as her
custom was to the deceased. She then gave
him powder Of kind which he was in the
habit of taking at times. 1t was q powder
of bromide of potassium, medicine which,
as you are probably aware, gentlemen of
the Jury, is frequently used for patients Of
an epileptic tendency. He took the medicine,
she says. quite readily, made no remark on
taking 1t, and, saying he was sleepy, babe
the prisoner goodnight. She at once left
the room, and presently she herself retired
10 rest"
The next piece of evidence to which Hawk
called attention was q somewhat remarkable
one. About half-past eleven o'clock, or an
hour and half after the prisoner had left
the deceased, one of the younger housemaids
of the hall. who was passing along corridor
not far from the room occupied by Mr.. Maui
leverer, heard, as she declares, sharp cry of
pain. Unfortunately the girl, instead of
asccrtaining the cause of his cry, fed hastily
to the servants hall. Her account of her
conduct was that "she believed she had heard
a ghost" It appeared that popular tradition
declared Great Lorton Hall to be haunted,
and as consequence the servants were con-
tinualIy imagining that in certain parts of
the house they heard various mysterious
sounds. Mr.. Mauleverer's room, as it hap
pened, was somewhat remote from the other
sleeping apartments which were occupied
that night The girl never thought that Il
could have been from her master that this
cry of agony proceeded, and so the unfortu-
nate man was left to struggle alone with
death-to which he too soon fell a victim.
The next morning at the usual hour the
valet of the deceased, John Green by name,
went into his masters bedroom. He imme-
diately saw that something dreadful had hap
pened. The bedclothes were in great disor-
der, as though the deceased had been strug-
Cling violently. On looking more closely at
him Green saw that Mr. Mauleyerer WINS