Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1888-06-14

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unknown. II did not apph 20 have
been committed for plns The
purse of the deceased was ] to be
missing. and to have conAs but a
small amount; but her & safch,
diamonds and several vain arfi-
cles Of jewelry were left % lreas-
sing-table.
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the chain OF evidence connecting d
murderer with his crime, which the
detective police can take up at oncp.
In Poe's stories the interest depend,
upon the skill with which this link is
seized, when it is apparently conceal
ed. In the mystery Of Marie Roget,
the link is the rudderless boat. In
the murders of Rue Morgue, it is the
huge Venetian shutter by which the
ape swings from the window to the
lightning-rod. In the mysterious
crime of which Juanita Medanos was
the victim, there was such link ia
the shape Of gentleman's black kid
glove, found upon the carpet in the
dead woman's chamber. la, in ar
ranging her mistress room on the
morning of the discovery OF the mur.
der. found by the bedside glove, with
the initials IN. L." written on the
inside. These initials stood for Man
uel Rosalio, the man who first dis
covered the murder and gave the
alarm. Suspicion fell upon Rosalio,
between whom and the deceased the
most friendly relations were known to
exist. Iza told the jury that she was
awakened during the night, and saw
a man in the dim light, in her mis-
tress' room, standing near the latter's
dressing table. He answered Rosalios $
description perfectly, and when the
maid called to Juanita, the latter told
her to remain quiet, as the gentleman
was a physician, who had called at
her request to administer TO her a
narcotic. She saw the sosaelle.a dSc-
tor depart, but whether he returned
or not she could not say.
Beside the above facts, search Of
Rosalios room resulted in finding the
mate of the glove found in the dead
woman's room. The link seemed to
be completed, when a man came for
ward with a strange story of his
having, at an early hour on the morn
ing of the murder, seen a man wearing
only his trousers and shirt, and with
bloody hands, standing at the door of
the house in which the crime was
committed. Rosalio being pointed
out to him, he said that was the man.
About this time the mysterious strang-
er turned up, and he gave his name as
Juan Bocuna.
On the evidence adduced Rusalio
was indicted for murder and there was
not dissenting voice as to his gnilt
His previous character had been good,
and in his conferences with his lawyer
he seemed overwhelmed with grief,
bnt strenuously denied all imputations
Of guilt, asserting that he had not left
his room since ten clock Of the night
before. OF course his statements, in
the face Of proof SO damning, weighed
but little. His lawyer had no conf
dence in them himself. Still, it was
his professional duty to see that a
man on trial for his life, who had
intrusted him with his cause, had
every right the law accorded him.
This duty performed, his conscience
would be clear, whatever the result.
It would be tedious 10 dwell on the
steps preceding the trial. He inter-
posed nc obstacles to its coming on
speedily. His aim was not to thwart
Justice, but to see it meted out fairly.
Senior Bocuna was the first and
chief witness. He told his story
clearly and methodically, and it was
easy to see that it had effect with the
jury. His rigid cross-examination
only served to bring out his evidence
with more distinctness Of detail. He
was interrogated as to his past career,
but it brought ont nothing to his dis
credit.
The evidence of the doctor who
made the post-mortem was next put
in, and the States Attorney rested,
Il have brought the maid here" he
said, "but as she was half asleep and
the room dark at the TINA, her evil
dence is unimpOrtant. I thought it
my duty to have her here, however,
/ to afford the orther side the oppor-
tunity to call her If they desired"
Nothing could render the prisoner i
case more hopeless than it was al
+ ready. while some thing might com.