Telegram-herald., 1886-09-12

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Lastly al lua8ries which lad been made
ied g. the ballef that 6reea Eal not teeu ia
TIE possess .on of any psi-pn 81 tbs time
when tie murder sas committed Tue
pris8asr e ea4i1 b. colc. .islFelF proved
d.i pesse s poisoa. ant poison exactly sinli-
laT ~ taat ieinl m ths boiy Qf Mr. Mau-
.Verer lea DAYS before ths aearn ol that
serlleausn
Surely m thass eirelulst aaces b. pas clear
ttat. iaasinuen as according q al known
laws elta-r Grssa or tie prlsoaeF ar ths bar
had ( Vea lha fatal ass O. taa deoe q
as the atfer slom ihey bad taa best rea-
sn G. su-fect hut fhs law mercllaily de-
Ilaa.iei in cases of this kiHd that some mo-
tive should be- shown sou4s rea-on which
was lkelg 10 have ied the accused person %
resort o. q desperate erinla re wss sorrg
O. saw tAat tlers wolli be no difficulty "a
meeting fhi- reguuemeut II the Law ga the
present oceasi al he would bring forward
evidence ~ show taai violsut quarrel bad
taken place between the deceased and The
prisoner at the lar shortly before the date %
the murder Tie quarrel Was due to love
affair between the prisoner and gentleman
OF whom SIR Mau.rreref dii not approve as
had toeu painful scenes between Mr Mau-
leyerer aud the prisouer. aud Witness who
were strongly preiud.ced Ia favor of the
after, woui give evidence showing that
there was IN reality a very bitter feeling
on her part with regard @ the Il-usage
which she conceived she had received
from her uncle This was not all.
hoaever. Ii woni be shown that Mr..
Mauieverer. having eXecut viii by
which al his vast wealth passed unre-ervediy
70 tie prisoner. had within a week or two Of
his death givei instructions FOR the prepara-
ton 0f a second viii under which in tie
event II her MARI ing the gentleman re-
ferred TO- she would receive only cOmpara-
lively small legacy. whilst the rest of his
Is ate w0ull he devoted To charitable pur-
poses TINS VIII had not been signed at the
time OF Mr. Mauleverer's death in conse-
quence Of the temporary absence from Eng
land of his usual legal adviser, by whom IL
had been prepared. But the prisoner at the
bar knew OF its existenoe. and knew further
that IL would bs duly executed as soon as
the attorney returned from abroad Here
then. tney had what all must feel 70 be a
strong motive for the commission Of this
crime lie did not wish 10 press hardly
upon the prisoner whose youth and good
looks were weu calculated 10 preposs sss most
persons IN her favor. But the jury had a
duty TO q .schargc, aud ae could not see how,
alter hearing the evidence which he was
about 10 lay before th m, and which would
bear out the statement ha had just made TO
the fullest extent, they could find any other
verdict than tnat the prisoner at the bar
was, in very truth. guilty Of having wifully
murdered Mr George Mauleverer on the
night Of October p
had nerved myself TO listen 10 this terri
be indictment Of my darling without show
ing by any outward SIGN the effect which it
might have upon me; and up 10 a certain
point | had done 50 successfully But when
the counsel spoke of the quarrels between
Daisy and her uncle regarding myself, l had
found it impossible TO retain my cOmposure.
Nv agitation must have been made more
visible when heard of the unsigned viii by
which she was 20 be pun shed if she married
me. No mention had been made of this doc
ument in the examination before the magis-
trate, and | was quite ignorant of its exist
ence. When Hawk spoke of it | started
visibly and looked at Daisy. Her face gave
not the slightest sign of emotion, and i
knew then that the prosecuting counsel had
reason for his declaration that Daisy was
aware of the existence of the document. But
if that were the case. how was il that the
fact had only been publicly brought forward
now2 Alas, ! remembered that nOg Brank-
some and Foslyke could no longer be reck-
oned on our side Il must have been by Fos-
dyke that this fatal piece OF evidence had
been revealed
/ looked eagerly to where Be.more and
Hardin sat together, anxious TO judge if l
,,sr1.4 from, rl.f~ faaa- rs,a+ nffapr xxi-f-
statement had made upon them. Harding
was very grave, and even gloomy. Belmore,
on the other hand, preserved the Tranquil
and confident air which had inspired me
with hope when / first saw him
Continued in The SUNDAY TELEGRAM AMHERALD