The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-08-26
CIAVTER XXXIi
TIE CONFESSION.

rocted with the 'haiHom ZAP Tragedy, |
which tool. place in Melbourne in 49,, may
no known. oyso n confession, particularly
10 Brian FITZGERALD, seeing that no Yves nc
c,sad of thocrirac Although know he was
rigbtfully acquitted OF tho charge, yet wist
him To know ell about the case. though am
CONVINCED, from his altered dcrnoanor 70
wards me, that he is better acquainted witt
Il tbon he chooses 10 confess In Orrier to &c
co,,Ds for tho murder Of Oliver Whyta>
,,ps: 90 bac.. to tho beginning Of my life 10
this colony, and snow how the6eaics OF events
bc,-a, which illuminated in The cu.uiaital OF
tho crinlN
.1ShouL it he necessary to mako thEs con
fcsion public. in the interests OF justice,
can say nothing against such course beng
taken; but would be grateful If il could d
SUPPRESSED, both on account Of my good
namo and Of my dear daughter Margaret
whose hove and affection has so Soothrd and
frightened Eiy Life.
: sIf. however. sho should la informed OF
the contents Of these pae5,s, ass hcF To dea
leniea,ly with tho memory Of one "Io wa
sorely tried cnd tempted
Il came 20 the colony Of Victoria, OF
rather. as It was called then, New South
Wales. in TIE year IS. | lind been IN q
merchant oificc in London. but not seeing
much opIprtuaity Tor advancement, looked
aloslt 70 s,oil I coald bo.tcr myself. heard
% D,isrer land acTcss the ocean, and thoagf
il WIS not then tie Ei Dorado which st after
wards turned OFT, ard, tUta 70 tell, Ind
rather shalv name. owing 90 the traispor'
talgon Of conv..s, yot I lonsol togo there
nd start amen lie UEhapp'y. however.
| had rot She means 10 20, ard n" Eo.hin9
better before me than tho drcary lie OF 8
london cher, az il was impossible that
could save ont az the small salary got. Jusi
ut this time, however. an Old mGidfn Gufn OF
mine died and left a few hundred pounds te
me, so. with Ibis, came out u Aussralft
determined TO bccsrno a rich man. ! stayed
son,o time in Sydney, and then canie over H
Port Pnifip, row 80 widely known as har'
yclr,g Melbourne. whelp ! intended 10 pitch
my tent | saw that it WINS g young and
rising colony, though Of courge. coming rs
did. before Che days OF the gold diSgings,
never drcamt IL would spring m, ms it had
douosincc. % nation. | YVES c;TcfIl and
saving in those days. and indeed, think il
was the harpiest time Of my life
~ Bought lard whenever ! could scrape
the mOneN together, ana, X tiic t''i" o. 'I'
gold rush, vas con'idcrei wen 70 10 WN''
bo,vcver. tl,r crv that gold bad bool Giscov-
cred was raised and tho eyes o. all the No
TORS were turned TO Australia, with her
piitt4ring treasures. men poured IN from AL
rarts Of gre v."'i ard The Golden Ago
commenced. ! bean ~ gel RIGA repdly,
AVID v'S s''l iI''''@' ON e" '"e NoN-'' n'o'.
man IN tho colonies ! DOUGH u s''-ioii' am
,c'V 'r ii' i'.'... 'i.'. ~. me-
vert io lv" r- 81. . i-r7'i' '''oio'
Tor thr Wa 0i'A ar '..' ia' 80 "1'
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r..eh iA. -..'.r' s.'''i-a'' i"'i'''I
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Of so'ihr' .r w." ''0''o'
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"h,fe' "'.N COZ ',"'-' az b'J -
f'eH' my ',..''E '.o''' - - W. -, -,
'o's' s.-" ms H-''' '"'4'0",,''7 ''''' 49,
ihe pare JIG a. i", o'I" - 4"
- say lA2o J. 'IJof vi w VIM ,''o % VIZ
town nu' "'- '.@T '''''''o -
o ~. hni-'-t' anu wa" ue"5"'o" ''-1
BoheinA, "iiA us 6"o' i."o"'N'P a.'
charming "uP'%'A' "'''n V"'N P''''o ~ VI,
~ =. II
hnnor r'1EH'' 'upie'n,' va" 40 ono y.
these suppe" Ona' / 4'i"y me u"
Moore, The woman WHO vas ocS''hou ~ cup
NY existence enc "ts o"rnA4uo ao',co''
and all the young lows ~ 'n'"e u',.
wero nadly ~ love WIN INT ''ne was ""'
nNac;1y what was cailch oeauIIdI' p"I tneIe
vas bTlliancy ana iascinauoil aDoub nei
which few could resist. TN hrSt seeing hei
did not admire her much but iaugned az
companions rs they raven apout ner. I'd
ccominS personally acquainted WIN nef'
however found that her powe's OF iascmh
ton had not heeh overra,ed, ana ehded uy
faliinG d2Sper@tr " IN ioVe WIN her' l maoe
inquiries about her private nie' aiu iouh'
that 1t was irTepIOachaoie' rs sho was Su1sg"
~ veri'ab'c dragon OF HoIner' "nc
would lot no ono approach her daughter.
need not tell about my coaTtsllp, ~ THESE
phases OF q mans HE are generally the same
hut it will be sufficient To prove the depth OF
my passion for her when ut length deter
mined 10 make her my wiie, IL was on con
Gition. however. that the marriage should Dc
kept secret until such time rs should choose
to reveal II. MY reason ior S'lch oour"
was this my ialler was S''I awe, ana ne
being rlGn TrSDyDSrlal, WOMB mover