San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-08-19

ushered into our sanctum my old fr.eSs. z.S.z-
net, a clear headed, far sighted fellow.
Now, you young fellows" he began,
brusquely, 1--we come to get you OUT q
mess if can. | must know all about the af-
fair in which you figured this morning. I'll
hear your account first"-he addressed me.
told him my story as | have written it
here His first question surprised me.
Can you bring any one forward TO prove
that you got into the train ut Chorley' and
not at Stevenhamp
After taxing our recollection to the full,
Hinton and came to the conclusion that we
could not find a witness to prove this. The
station master had closed the ticket box the
moment after giving Hinton his change. The
door leading on TO the platform was locked
when we reached it. At Chorley we had not
gone through the booking office The guards
van was in the front of the train; the porters
were ON the platform, and we were not seen
till the moment when we were helping the
lady to descend Kennel looked grave.
Now, give me your account, Mr.. Hinton"
said he.
Hinton went over the facts again, stopping
where be had stopped before.
DO you know where the young lady is
now!" asked Kennel.
Eyes; but must decline to tell you until
know your reason for asking"
INV reason for askingl That's simple
enough. wish to save you young fellows
from the consequences of a criminal prosecu-
ton"
We gasped, What crime has been commit
tedl"
Murder"
Murder" we echoed aghast.
"The handkerchief that lay beside the dead
man is found to have been saturated with
chloroform."
Good heavens Kennel, do you think We
carry chloroform about with usl"
''You are medical students"
Hinton and looked at each other in blank
bewilderment. H7ss1Fs2
"Of course, you don't believe the young lady
committed the MURDER" Kennel SAID, ad-
dressing Hinton.
How on earth is such a thing possiblel
She had her wrists handcuffed and muR on
ner hands"
80 much the worse for you. The man Is
murdered, and the responsibility lies upon
you two young men and that young woman.
OF course | believe in your innocence, but
that counts for nothing. Your fate will be
decided by a jury, and not by me. Now,
what is the evidence that will be laid before
them? One of you is found in third class
carriage with the dead man, and gives upa
first class ticket from Slovenian, the station
at which the policeman got into the train
with his prisoner. The other young man gets
the young woman out of the train at Chorley,
pays her fare and whisks her out of the way
in a fly. A handkerchief saturated with
chloroform is found beside the dead man and
you two are medical students. What is the
presumption: That you, seeing this attract
i've young woman put into a third class car
riage by policeman at Slovenian, get into
the same carriage with her. The young
woman faScinates you and excites your SYM
pathy. On nearing Chorley the policeman
dozeS, and one of you, intending, possibly,
only to prolong his sleep, applies chloroform
The effect is more serious than you expected,
and while one saves the young lady the other
remains with the policeman to use such
means Of restoring him to life as your practi-
| cal experience suggests. Well, upon my
honor, such evidence as that is bound to con-
Wet you, and | can scarcely hope to save you.
However, you had better let me see this
young woman at once. If we can prove her
guilty your acquittal is assured"
Then you shall not see that young lady,"
cried Hinton, in a fierce fury. Good God,
sir, if you think I'm going to get out of the
difficulty by shifting my responsibility on to
the shoulders of woman you are most dam
nably in error"
Then you may prepare for twenty years
of penal seryitude,' said Kennel, brutality
".
In all probability we should have got the
punishment Kennel prophesied but for an
event that never entered into our calcula-
tiOns.
The young lady with the iron bracelet had,
assured Hinton that in three days or four at
the outside she could clear her character if
only she was secured from reapprehension in
the interval. The infatuated young man sent
her to his mother at st. Adams with a touch
ing letter that appealed to the old lady's
sympathy-of course she regarded her son as
faultlesS in all things The young lady was
treated as an honored guest. The first thing
IL !.oudDI
TA' oil rely sn2iH, to have III most as
much eIchancel a. her so! ty the lady of
the iron bracelet, and at night tl..c they de-
parted with mutual testimony of aft ctionate
regard.
When the servants came down in the morn
ing they found the street door, which had
been carefully bolted over night, open ard
the plate gone Later on they found that
also.
In the evening man was arrested on sus-
riciOn of having committed the burglary
At REORGANIZATION | identified him as the
NAVY | had seen in the carriage on the