Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-11-10

sundry objects OF rumodcraorr intrinsic
value.
Having collected her h"oty, the woman
once more returned l." urge her CUmpan-
ion tu the foul decd of murder. Better
do 1t. ." she said. "hcttrr make SURE
dead folk tell no tales
Happily hi~ heart failed hm. II can
not Kill sleeping WDmHl, he said
Then with ~ru-c of iudc~Crihahir relief,
the fcigur! sleeper was conscious that
the light NH- Withdraw !, and that tho
cautious fuut-lcp~ rrrrv; ted To- the door
and her -harprnrd ca followed Their
sound A. they passed d, wn the long cor.
rider NJ sleep was hers through the
ensuing dark hours Of vigil, a. She lay in
a stiffness Of great horror longing for the
dawn Meanwhile she had decided on
her course of action. Knowing the diff
CultieS Of getting away from the castle
except 10y borrowing II horse from her
own stables. or hy sending for one in the
nearest town. she was convinced that
though ! hc robbers might take advantage
of the darkness To conceal their booty
outside the house, they would scarcely
attempt to start h"fur" morning. She
therefore waited quietly till, at the ac-
CustOmcd huur. her maid came TO call her.
when. with her usual calm. She went
rhruUgh all the prolonged mysteries of
the toilet in sHCh mauucr a. completely
to al0y all possibility Of suspicion. Of
course she was especially careful not Il"
ask for ANYTHING which she supposed
might possibly have been removed.
She then went lrisUrviy down tu break
fast at which her butler waited with all
due care On his iuvUirlug whether She
had any orders for tho carriage hat morn
ing. she replied that she had not. as the
wcat her luokvd ~h"wcry. But a~ he
reached the duur She recalled him. aud
with the most perfectly assumed care
lrssncss said: Yes, think had better
take IA turn. Bid the coach come round
at II O'Clock SO at II the carriage
came To the door and the lady gave drcC
tiOns for short drive to certain farms
The Cuachmau drove IeiSurcly down the
stately lime avenue and through the bird
fringed glen till he was well out of sight
of the castle when his mistress, throwing
off her assumed calm. babe him take
another road and drive To the colonel )
house as fast aS the horses could 90
In an incredibly short time her tale
was told To one who was ever ready for
prompt action, and lost not moment in
ordering out his own fresh horses the
speed OF the coloncl's grays was proven
bal through the district Leaving his
sister. now thoroughly worn out with the
prolonged nervous tension, ne started in
hot haste, and, urging his willing steeds
to u gallup, lie reached the castle just in
time to arrest the guilty couple. who had
completed their arrangements for flight
with all their booty.
As the carriage dashed up the avenue,
the painting horses bCtokcniIg unwouted
pressure, the butler was II ard Ia eN
claim, Its all up look at the colonel =
graysr' And ''aIl up for him il proved,
for both he and the maid were forthwith
arrested and committed to the county
iail to stand their trial ai the next as
sizes. and III scotland. at the close of the
last century, hanging was the penalty not
only for sheep stealing and cattle lifting,
but for all manner Of theft. The peculi-
arity Of the present case was that the
comelincsS of the female prisoner 50
affected the jury there were no women
on that jury that, in the very face Of di-
rect evidence to the contrary, they chose
To assume that the woman was acting
under the man : influence. 30 ne who
had persiStrntly refused To murder n
sleeping woman was condemned To be
hanged, whereas the tcmptrcSS who had
urged him to the crime was p8rdoned
such were the pCculiaritics of legal JUS
tice in the DAYS "f our graudparcnts.-C. ,.
+. Gordon Cumming in Home Chimes.