The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-09-04
eone down Piccadilly. ! arose and ndranced

Making no revelation to hfr. Harker, but in
viting him TO take walk with me TO the end
OF the room, watched what the figure did 1t
stood for a few moments by the bedside Of
each of my eleven brother jurymen, close to
tho pillow. II always went to the right hand
side OF the bed, and always passed out crossing
the foot Of the next bed. 1t seemed from the
faction Of the head to merely look down PEN
syely at each recumbent figure. 1t took no
notice Of me, or of my bed, which was that near
cot TO Mr.. Harkers. II seemed to go out where
the moonlight came in, through high win
dow, as by an aeril fight Of stairs.
Next morning at breakfast 1t appeared that
everybody present had dreamed OF the muir
dered man last night, except myself and Mr.
Harkcr
row felt as convinced that the second man
who had gone down Pccadilly was the muir
dcred man $50 to speak,, as If it had been
borne into my comprehension by his immediate
testimony. But even this took place, and in q
manner for which ] was not at all prepared
On tho fifth day Of the trial, when the case
for the prosecution was drawing to a close, a
miniature Of the murdered man, missing from
his bedroom upon the discovery OF the deed.
and afterwards found in a hiding place whore
tho murderer had been seen digging, was put
In evidence, Having been identified by the
witness under examination, IL was handed up
90 the bench, and thence handed down and
inspected by tho jury. As an officer
In a black gown making his way
with il across TO me, the figure OF the
second man who had gone down Picca-
dily impetuously started from tho crowd,
caught the miniature from the officer, and
gayo IL 10 me with his own hands, at the same
time saying, in q low and hollow tone-befere
saw the miniature which was In a locket-
81 was younger then, and my face was not
drained Of blood" it also came between me
and tho brother juryman, 20 whom l would
have given the miniature, and between him
and the brother 1uryman to whom he would
have given il, and so passed 1t on through tho
whole Of our number, and back into my nos
session. Not one 81 them, however detected
this.
AT table, and generally when we were shut
up together in Mr.. liarker's custody, We had
from the irst naturally discussed the days
proceedings good deal On that fifth day,
closed, and we having that side OF
fho question in completed shape
bolore Us, our discussion was more animated
and serious. Among our number was yes
sryman--the dcnsest idiot | have ever seen at
iarge-who met the plainest evidence with the
most preposterous objections, and who was
sided with bytwo fabby parochial parasites;
all the three impaucled from a district so de-
liveTed over TO fever that they ought TO have
been upon thoir own trial for i've hundred
murders When these misChieyous block.
heads were at their loudest, which was toward
midnight, while some OF US wore already pre-
pairing for bed, again saw the murdered man.
He stood grimly behind them, Reckoning TO
striking into tho conversation, he imme-
diately retired. This was tho beginning
pf separate series of appearances,
confined 10 the long room IN which we were
confined Whenever knot OF my brother
iurymcn laid their heads together, / saw the
head of tho murdered man among theirs.
Whenever their comparison of notes was going
against him, he would solemnly and irresistibly
beckon TO mo-
1t VIII be borne in mind that down to the
production Of tho miniature, on the fifth day OF
the trial, had never seen the appearance IN
court Three changes occurred now that we
entered on tue case for the defense. Two OF
thom / viii mention together, first. Tho figure
was now IN court continually, and it never
there addressed itself to me, but always
20 Tho person who was speaking at the time
For instance, the throat Of the murdered man
had been cut straight across. In the opening
speech for the defense. II was suggested that
rho deceased might have cut his own throat
AZ that very moment, the figure, with its
throat in the dreadful condition referred 10
tthis it had concealed beforo), stood at the
speakers elbow, motiOning across and across
its windpipe, now with tho right hand, now
with the left, vigorously suggesting TO the
speaker himself tho impossibllity of such 4
wound having been soli-intcted by either
hand. For another instances a witness to
character woman. deposed 10 tho prisoners
being tho most amiable Of mankind. Tho fig
ure at that instant stood on the floor before
her, looking her full in the face, and pointing
out the prisoners Owl CoNn(cnlnVb WIN an
extended arm aud an ontstretched finger.
The third change now to be added impressed
me strongly rs the most marked and striking
OF all. | do not theorize upon 1t; / accurately
state 1t, and there leave II. Although tho APP
pearanco was not itself perceived by those
whom IL addressed, its coming close TO such
persons was invariably attended Ivy some trcp-
idaton or disturbance on their part IL soon-
ed TO mo ms If II were prevented, by laws 10
which was not nmenahlc from fully revealing
ftSell to others, and yet as II could invisibly,
aumbly and darSly oyorshadow their minds
Whom the leading counsel for the defense sug-
Kested that hypothesis of suicide, and
The figure stood Mt tho learned gen
tloman's elbow, frEhttuly saving at
Its severed throat, it Is undoniah!o that
the counsel ialtercd in his speech lost for
few seconds the thread OF his ingenious dis
course wiped his forehead with his handkor-
chief and turned extremely pale. When the
witness TO character was confronted by the app
pearaucc. her eyes most certainly did follow
fho direction OF its pointed finger ANA rest In
great hesitation and trouble upon the prisoners
face. Two additional illustrations viii suffice
On tho eighth day OF the trial, after the pause
which was every day made early in the after
noon for n few minutes rest and rolreshmont. |
came back into court with the rest OF the Jury
some little time before the return of tho Judges
Standing up In the box and looking about me
thought the figure WAS not there, until,
CHANGING 60 raise my eyes 10 the gallery, l saw
IL bonding forward and leaning over a very
decent woman, MS il 20 assure itself whether
the judges had resumed their seats or not. I'm
mediatoly afterwards that woman screamed,
tainted. and was carried out. SO with the
venerable, sagacious and patient judge who
conducted the trial When the case was over.
aud he settled himself and his paper 20 sum
up, the murdered man, entering by the judges
door advanced TO his loriShipS desk, aud
looked eagerly over his shoulder at the pages
Of his notes which lac was turning. A change
came over his lordships face his hand stopped
the peculiar shiyor that knew 50 we'll.
passed over him he faliered, Excuse me,
gontlomou, for a few moments, am some
what oppressed by the Initiated air 81 aud lid
recover until he had drank glass of water.
Through all the monotony Of six OF those
sntormiuablo ten days the same judges aud
Others on the bench the same murderer in the
dock, the same lawyers At the table. the same
tones of question and answer rising TO the roof
of the court the same scratching Of the iudgos
pen the same ushers going in and out the
same lights kindled at the Same hour when
there had been any natural hight of day, tho
same loggy curtain outside the great windows
WHOM il was iocgy, the same rain patjering and
dripping when IL WAS rainy, the same loot
marks 90 turnkoys and prisoner day after day