Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-03-02
FOR HONOR'S SAKE.
BY B. L FARJEoN,
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Tho Attorney General-could not the
prisoner tell your
witness--I asked him, and he said he
could not dire me.
Tho Attorney General-However, you
found the restaurant >v>~.
Witncss-Yes.
The Attorney General-And them
Witness-My master and the lady en-
tered the restaurant.
The Attorney General-What did Jour
master say to your
witness-He told me to wait near tho
: door.
The Attorney General-Did you know
what time it was when you drew mp at
the restaurant
Witness--It was 1850.
The Attorney General-How long were
you kept waitingi
Enthusiastically an hour and flvc
minutes.
The Attorney General--That viii bring
It to i've minutes to 12i
Witness-Yes, sir.
The Attorney General-Did the prisoner
then come from the restaurant
Witness-Yes, accompanied by the lady.
The Attorney General-lt was still rain
ingi
Witness-Raining hard now.
The Attorney General-Did he appear
hurriedf Was he excitedi
Witness--IIis movements were very
hurried, which thought was due to tho
rain, and perhaps to his having had lit
tie too much wine He opened the door Of
the carriage quickly, and the lady jumped
in, to avoid the rain, suppose. My mas
ter got in quickly after her.
The Attorney General-But he gave
you instructionsi
witness-Al he said was, "Home!''
The Attorney General-Calmly
Witness-No, sir. Although he only
said one word, noticed that his voice
was thick. 1t was because Of that sus-
pected he had taken little too much
wine.
The Attorney General-Did you observe
that he had his ulster oni
Witness-Yes, he had 1t on.
The Attorney General-You drove home
--and theni
witncss-My master got out helped the
lady out--no, am making mistake.
The Attorney General - Commence
again.
witness-My master got out, opened
the street door with his latch key, then re-
turned to the carriage and helped the lady
The Attorney General Were his &C.
tions steady
Witness-They were not, sir. He
seemed to be in strange hurry.
The Attorney General-Did he say moth
ing to your
Witness-Nothing. And thinking my
days work was over, took the horses to
the stable. Twas glad enough.
The Attorney General-The prisoner
was in the habit Of carrying latch keyi
Witness-Yes, and always let himself
into the house.
The Attorney General-Did you observe
whether the gas in the hall was lighted
! Witness 1t was. 1t was always kept
on when my master was out His habit
was to turn it Off himself, the servants
sometimes being abed.
The Attorney General-Now, during the
time you were in the prisoners employ
ment, had you ever passed such q day as
this you have described?
Witness-Never.
The Attorney General-Did you ever
know him to come home with lady,
alone, at that hour Of the nightS
Witness-Never.
The Attorney General-Al the incidents
Of the day were unusual?
Witness--Very unusual thought them
very strange.
The Attorney General-The question ]
am about to put is, in another FORM partly
repetition of one you have already an
swered. Did you ever know the prisoner
to come home in the carriage late at night
with strange lady; that is, with any
other lady than his wife9
Witness-Never. With a gentleman
sometimes, and sometimes with more than
one gentleman, but never with o strange
lady.
The Attorney General-He occasionally
came home late with friendss
Witness-Oh, yes; but then his wife was
always with him
The Attorney General--During the last
few months was this usualf
Witness-No. Mrs. Layton was an in
valid and seldom drove out, not once dur
ing the last three or four months at night
The Attorney General-On the day we
have gone through, the 25th of March, did
you see anything Of Mrs. Layton!
Witness-No, sir; she was seriously ILL.,
The Attorney General-That, however, is
not within your personal observation
Witness-No, sir. My duties were out
side the house.
The Attorney General-The lady whom
he brought home on the night Of the 25th
Of March was not his wife,
:. Witness-No, sir. Mrs. Layton had
been confined to her room for several
weeks
The Attorney General-You are quite
positive on this pointS
Witness-Quite positive, sir.
The Attorney General-That will do.
(To the surprise Of every one in court,
who expected that the witness would be
subjected to long cross-examination, the
oh h,,f fax
Prisoner-You say that at five minutes
to IL came out of Prevost's restaurant?
Witness-You and the lady, sir.
Prisoner-It was dark night!
Witness-It was, sir.
Prisoner-Did call for your
Witness-No, sir. j saw you come ont
OF the restaurant with the lady, and /
drew up ut once ! was within half q
dozen yards of the door.
Prisoner-When the lady and got into
the carriage, as you say, and called out
'Home" you observed that my voice was
thick and my manner flurried.
Witness-Yes, sir.
Prisoner-Did it occur to you then, or
does it occur to you now, that the voice
which uttered that word was not my
voice9
; Witness-No, sir.
Prisoner-You are certain It was my
yoice'
Witness--Yes, sir.
Prisoner-I wore my ulsters
Witness--Yes, sir.
Prisoner-You drove home, and you
saw me open the street door with latch
key and pass into tho house with the
ladyi
Witness--Yes, sir.
Prisoner-Still with my ulster on'
I Witness-Yes, sir.
Prisoner-Did I turn my face toward
your
Witness-No, sir.
Prisoaer-If had done so, could you