Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-03-17

OF her unelovcd nand.'~
eyes, yes, cried, ~ rcmcmbcri And
the waiter answered that she woro ring
Of torquoises aud diamonds. OF course
Of course. That explains my dream"
"Yes," said Dr. Daincourt, "that ex-
ssl need no further assurance" said,
ITO prove that II was Miss Rutland who
was In Edward Layton's company on the
night Of tho 25th OF March, but I wish to
ask her mother whether tho young lady
possesses such ring, and II In the habit
Of wearing It. Your face IL clouded again,
doctor. You fear that am really about
to bring trouble upon Miss Rutland. You
are mistaken; am working In the cause
Of justice. II prove Edward Layton to
be innocent, no shadow Of suspicion can
rest upon Miss Rutland. You must trust
entirely 70 me. Can you not now under
stand why Edward Layton refuseA to be
defended by shrewd legal minds He
would not permit cross examination OF
any of the witnesses which would bring
the name Of Mabel Rutland before tho
public. To save her honor, to protect her
from scandal and calumny, he is rcady to
sacrifice himself. He shall not do so. I
will prevcntit. Your patient Is in q state
Of delirium, you tell me. She knows
nothing Of what passes around her, sho
recognizes no one, she has not heard of tho
peril in which Edward Layton stands.
Say that she remains In this state Of
ignorance until Edward Layton is SEN
fenced and hanged for crime which he
did not commit-say, then, that she re-
covers and hears of it-reads Of it--why,
she will go madi II would be impossible
for her to preserve her reason in circum-
10 n c1o A,,tx
before us, DR.. Daincourt, and we must
not shrink from It. need not urge upon
you to use your utmost skill to restore
Mabel Rutland to health, and to the con-
sciousness of what Is passing around her.
II before Edward Layton Is put again
upon his trial do not clear him, shall
not hesitate to make some kind Of appeal
to Miss Rutland which, even should she
remain delirious shall result in favor Of
the man who Is SO nobly and rashly pro-
tccting her good name"
"Remember," said DR.. Daincourt,
gravely, ''that she is in great danger"
"You mean that she may die soonf'
eyes"
"But not suddenly" asked, In alarm.
81 think not suddenly
''Still," said, "thero Is chance Of
her being restored to health"
eyes, there is chance Of It,"
sIf the worse happens, said, ''is It
likely that she would recover conscious
ness before her deathi''
ait il almost certain that she would"
tThen IL would be necessary" said,
s'to take her dying deposition. Doctor, it
Is my firm conviction that tho man and
the woman who entered Edward Layton's
house after midnight on the 25th Of
March wero not Edward Layton and Ma
bel Rutland"
"But the coachman drove them homc!'
exclaimed DR.. Daincourt. ...si
$50 he said" - ~
"And took them from Prsvost's Restau-
rant"
$50 he said. Recall that part of the
coachman's evidence bearing upon It, He
snys that Edward Layton, accompanied
by lady, issued from tho restaurant at
1855; that Layton appeared excited.
which he, the coachman, attributed to the
fact Of his having taken too much wine;
To rebut this we have tho evidence Of the
waiter, who declared that Layton simply
tasted the wine that was ordered. Ho
could not have drunk half glass. The
man and the woman came from the restau-
rant, jumped quickly into the carriage,
and but one word, 'Homer was uttered In
thick voice. Now, Layton, in his ridicu-
lously weak cross examination, put two
questions to the witness. Did 1t occur
to you,' he asked, 'or does it occur to you
now, that the voice which uttered that
word was not my voicef The witness re-
piled that it had not occurred to him.
Then Layton said, You arc certain that
1t was my voicef' And tho witness re-
piled, Yes, SIR To me, these two ques-
tions put by Layton are convincing proof
- - l., vv,t,r. tl,A
riage from Prevost's restaurant"
"But he wore his ulster" said DR..
Daincourt.
"Here, again." I said, "we have evi-
dence which, to my mind, is favorable.
The waiter testifies that when Layton en-
tered the room In which the supper was
| ordered he took Off his ulster and hung 1t
| on O peg in the wall, at some distance
| from the table at which he sat More
| over, he sat with his back to the coat.
| Layton, in his cross examination, asked
the waiter, Did put the overcoat on be-
fore left the roomi' The waiter replied,
| yes The judge interrupted with the
| rebuke, You have said in examination
l that you did not see tho prisoner and his
l companion leave the ROOM And the wit
| ness replied, But when l returned, after
being away for three or four minutes,
| monsieur was gone and tho coat was also
| gone The prisoner put his last question
! to the waiter, You did not see me put on
| the overcoati'. And the witness answered,
No. Doctor, ! see light Bring me
| news Of the ring set with turquoises and
| diamonds. shall be at homo the whole
| Of the evening"
After DR.. Daincourt's departure made
hurried breakfast, went through my
correspondence and resumed my task Of