The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-11-18
her. 1t was as follows:

ten o'clock, after being told by his servant
that he was ready to see me. l spoke few
moments 10 him. and then, according to our
usual custom, Tread to him from the Bible
for q few minutes After that I went to his
dressngroom and mixed one Of his powders,
taking it from the tox supplied by DR.. Car
rick. L was one of the ordinary powders.
am quite certain of that. He drank it of
without making any remark, except that
had given him bitter dose He then said
he was very sleepy, so kissed him and LEFT
his room. l never saw him again alive"
The attention of he prisoner having been
directed 10 the fact that she was known 10
have pu' chased strychnia recently, she saia:
II bought the strychnia at my uncle's re-
quest. 1t was to be used for poisoning the
rats I was uneasy at having sch
an article IN my possession, and i.
placed the poison in drawer in ny
bureau which I always kept locked. II
remained there until the day after H.
uncle's death. + remember entering my
dressing room then, and finding that IL
| my grief and excitement / had left that
drawer oren. I have a vague recollection
Of feeling startled at the thought that sons
ono might have got at the poison, and re-
solved to make it more secure; but whether
threw it into the fire as l originally in
tended, or hid it somewhere else, cannot at
this moment remember. shall remember all
about it soon, feel certain; but was SO
much confused at the time with grief and
horror that my mind was in whlrl, and
hardly knew what was doing. fear am
not much better yet, but perhaps by and by
shall be all right again"
To my surprise the next witness called was
Daisv's own familiar friend, Mrs. Caw-
thorne Her distress, however. was evident
and her testimony did little to strengthen tho
case of the prosecution. She was asked re-
gardinc the conduct of Mr.. Mnuleverer after
he had learned what had passed between
Daisy and myself, and she was compelled TO
say that the millionaire had betrayed very
great excitement and had treated his niece
for few days with extreme harshness. She,
however, Mrs. Cawthorne declared, Lad be-
haved through it all like an angel-and in
deed, my lord, if ycu knew her you would
know that she is all angel, the best that ever
lived" criel the good woman, despite the
attempts of Hawk to keep her to the point.
felt es if ! could have embraced her on the
spot.
Cross-examined by Mr. Belmore-"You
said that Mr.. Mauleverer showed great ex-
element and treated the prisoner with harsh
ness for few days How long. Mrs. Cav
thorne, was TINT before his ,l.athi" "He
changed for the better about i fortnight
before his death-aboIt tho time when DR..
Branksome AMI Mr.. Fosdyke left the hall"
"And just before the Gath OF October,
what was the nature of his relations With
his niecel" "He was on excellent terms with
her. On the very day on which lie died, l
told her that felt certain that oil would
come right between them in the end"
"And did she make any rcplyF "Sbe said
she hoped it would be SO, Us it would be
miserable both for her and for her urcle to
live in perpetual cstrangement."
Fosdyke was tho next witness. He pro-
duced Mr. Maulcverer's will, and amid
general murinur Of excitement, givo somo
details as to the amount Of his wealth. By
the will that had been duly executed i'll the
month of Agust in London the prisoner in
herited everything. Early in October he
lthe witness) had gone down to Great Lor-
ton Hall on business and had there received
instructions from Mr. Mauleverer to pre-
pare a second will, by which, in the event
OF the prisoner marrying Mr.. Cyril Fenton,
the property, which under the first will was
to be vested in trustees for her benefit, was
to DO applied to the erection and endow-
ment of public hospitals in tho Australian
colonies, with the exception Of sum OF
fifty thousand pounds, which wus to bo paid
to Miss Stanclitfe on the day Of her mar
riase. When these details were given !
thought that the people in court. and es-
pecially the well-dressed women in the gal-
leries, turned to my darling with moro
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 signs OF purity ami
innocence. Yet no sooner 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 thoy
had previously entertained to be disturbed.
1t was incredible to them that woman who
was at this very moment tho owner Of mil
lions should bc vulgar murdercss!
There was one part of Fosdyke's evidence,
however, which told heavily against us. 1t
was that in which he related how, at the re-
quest OF Mr. Mauleverer himself, ho had
made Daisy acquainted with tho terms OF
the new disposition Of her uncies property.
"And what did she say in rcply" was the
question put by Hawk.
Fosdyke adjusted his pince nez, and, with
momentary assumption of that air of pert
| sclf-satisfaction which hal distinguished him
in happier days, but which had undoubtedly
| been missing of late, said: "Miss Stancliife
is lady, sir did not expect any slow Of
vulgar emotion when told her of what was
practically her disinhcritance, and l was not
disappointed"
And how comes it, SIR" cried Belmore,
rising to cross.cxamine him, "that this will
has never yet Lcen executed" II was leav-
ing the hall, immediately after taking Mr..
Maulevcrers instructions, for Norway,
where had business to transact OIL his be-
half The fair copy of tho will had to be
made by my clerks in London, and myself
suggested that tho matter might stand over
. till my return.
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