The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-06-10

1pon the scene at Hampstead with the rep
utation Of humorist She had, according
to the butler, habit of describing people
whom she did not quite understand as being
"mad as hatter." Mary was an intelli-
gent, bright-looking youag woman, with o
snub nose AMI showy Lonnot; and she was
! received with general smile Of approval.
! She related with minute detail particular
interview she had hal with her late master
on the afternoon Of his leath.
! "And you said he was mal?"
! 'sYes, sir, beg his pardon" Iaughter).
"Why did you thin; he was mad"'
ut was such odl thing for him to ask
me-"
ITO ask you what''
"If I'll ever been, 10 the opera"
"And so you thou. ut he was mad because
he asked you if you hal ever been to the
opera?'
"Well, sir, I did, beg his pardon"
! Gaughter)
Don't beg his pardon, poor gentleman;
/ he is beyond that. And must request tho
officer to clear the court if there is any
more laughter" :,
Eyes, sir. Pm very sorry. l wasn't
laughing, and its no laughing mattor for
me, losing a,good place and gool master"
And here she began to cry.
There, there, that will do" said the
coroner. pray control your feelings
Was there anything peculiar in MIR. Mead
hams manner that should lead you to think
he was not in his right minds"
"No more than what I have said, as 1t
seemed so curious he should ask mo II I'd
ever been to the opera
"Oh, yes yo5; we've heard that before.
Gaughter) mean in his appear ance or
in his manner~
"No, sir; can't say as thsre was. But
to say as he would give me and the others
tickets, and he should see US there, was
something so odd-I beg bis pardon"
Gaughter)
"Vcry we'll. That will do
yes sir; thank YOU, sir" said Mary,
retiring into n corner to be upbraided by
the cook for making fool of herself, 'anl
making all of US look as silly as you
are"
Then came the evidence Of Mr. Nolan
He described his visit to Mr.. Needham on
! Saturday morning He had received q
telegraphic message from Dublin relating
to some financial business, which he
thought it desirable Mr., Necdham should
| se, Mr.. Neclham was in financial diff.
culties far more serious than he, his sOllci-
tor, had contemplated, although serious
enough to give him great anxiety lie
found Mr. Nealham not in his usual state
OF health, but depressed; looking very
weary and tired yet full Of intellectual and
mental resource. He shouldn't say that he
exhibited tho slightest tokens Of insanity.
1t was not his intention to stay and break
fast with Mr. Needham, but he remained,
and they talked over great many busl-
ness matters in relation both to the London
and the Dublin banks, and to some ques-
tions of morts ages and other Sc curities.
He left Mr.. Needham about halfpast three in
the afternoon, and that was the last time
he saw him alive.
Henry Neeiham, brother of the deceased,
next gave cyid lce of an unimportant char
acter, with the exception of the reproduc-
ton of the letter with which the reader is
already acquainted. The witness was very
much affected during the reading Of the
letter, and once or twice was so much over
come that he paused and turnel away his
head to wipe the tears from his eyes The
dead silenca in the court was ample eyi-
dence Of ths deep sympathy that was felt
for the witness and other members of bis
family. .-..
Horace Byles, of the firm of Byies, Grant
/ g. Byles, solicitors, Lombard street. deposel
that tho morning of Friday preceding
his death, the deceased, John ham,
called upon him anl asked for financial as
Sistancc in the interests Of the Needhan
Joint Stock bank, showing him somo tel,-
graphic messages he had received from
Dublin on the subject OF their wants pro
posed several schemes for witness conSid-
Grafton in regard to raising money, and
after he Horace BJleD told him they were
not such schemes as ha could recommend OF
adopt Needham grew very excited AMI cx
claimel, ''Greu5 God! If tue bank fails il
will be my fault AMI the ruin Of thousands" "
He walked about tn, Office with his hanI tt
his head, and urged witness to help him
He hal not been on very friendly terms
with Necdhanl for some time previously tt
this interview, Oh account chiefly Of 4 Ills
appointment in money matters About c
month before his death he remembere that
security Needham had given him, upon
which he had found money for the Irish bank,
had not been registered, and after Need
ham left OIL Friday Is deter mined to have
it registered. There was something so de-
spairing in Needham's manner that be fell
the bank was on the eve Of collapse. During
the conversation he (witness) mentioned
this security to Needham, and there was
something so strange in his manner he
(witness had sudden sus picion that there
was something wrong about it, He thare-
fore sent his partner with the decd to Dub
lin On arriving there he was not long il
discovering that it was forgery. Tn,
security purported to be deed given on
the purchase Of all estatr in the encum
bered estates court. 1t was signed by two
Of the commissioners and two attesting
witnesses, and not single signature was
genuine. Sensation in court.) 1t had q
real seal Of the encumberel estates court
attached to it, but there was no doubt it
had been transferred from some other
genuine deed. He twitness attributed
Needham's death TO his excitement about
the Nsedham bank and 20 his knowledge
that he (witness) Wa, ab1ut 70 senl thi;
deed over to Dublin for registration.
There were rumors of other lo"scries, bu,
be knew of no other forge dped than his
own. Several of Mr.. N.cdi;am's doeds