The Irish standard., 1889-03-30
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neighborhood of my house was in an p
roar. People were determined to make ms
speak / had no mind to give tho victory
Of might Of numbers against right Units
the present moment [ have not beer. placed
in aposition where my words could have
effect. 1 Twas to come to the trial any way.
was not compelled to answer any questions
put to me by detectives previous to being
brought before the court.''
The Judge turned to the district attorney
who rose in some embarrassment ana adr
dressed the prisoner.
"Itis not tho part Of the public prosa'
cutor," he said, Ordinarily to intorpose
any defense Tor q prisoner, especially for
ono whose means are as yours. 1t has been
per fectly possible for you not only to secure
the best legal talent in the city to help you,
but the court has gone so far as even tt
appoint counsel, whom you have refused
to receive. The evidence against you Is
overwhelming In it's strength. sslsl,
although 1 am the prosecutor, it is the
province OF 10Y position to get at the whole
tr,lsh in regard to this matter, and / will
therefore ask you one or two questions. Il
may enable you to make clearer explana-
ton Of your ease, and may in the nature Of
che cross examination bring out more
strongly the case for the prosecution. /
will ask you, therefore, to account fer your
time from seven o'clock in the evening Of
Tuesday, the 18th, until three O'Clock She
next morning"
every well" responded Mr.. R5ownlow,
in a. Low tone, cit was about eight O'Clock
when I found out definitely that Mrs.
Brownlow had departed l did not want to
go and dine alone with this friends who ex-
pected lis. should have been obliged
10 explain to them my wife's absence;
therefore / remained alone al home untA
eleven o'clock smoking and expecting TO sea
my wife return at any minute. Then being
unable to smoke any longer, / went out
with the intention OF asking whether she
had not been seen at tho house Of her most
intimate friends. When WAS outside the
door I reflected hha5 she could not have
sought shelter at the house of any Of tha
persons whom we knew. because they
would have immediately sent me word.
reflected that should wake up people Whc
had been in bed some time, and that y
should make a useless scandal upon the sub
ject Of e. family quarrel, Of which it was bet.
ter to wait the natural solution. l strolled
up the avenue and into Central Park, where
wandered about q prey to sentiments
sometimes sad, sometimes violent, and da
home"
"You did not dine any where then chat
evening?"
enc"
"Did you take any measures looking
towards discovery Of your wife's where
abouts!'
"Non
"Did you notify her family Of her dis
appearance or her friendS!'
II did not, and for the reasons that have
just now Indicated. believed that shs
would return soon and did not care to ex
pose my domestic relations to criticism OF
outsiders. That nobody has been enabled
70 find out where she is or what became o.
her justifies my attention upon that mat
ter"
"You pretend to say that she went away
in evening dress without any other clothes?"
"That can swear to-
ssAre you aware that Mrs. Brownlow
made will in which she bequeathed all her
property to you!'
"No, sir. Lam ignorant of the existence
Of any such paper"
s.But it was written at q date which pre-
cedes your wifes disappearance by few
days only.''
The defendant did not answer.
gu nave ucdIu btlV LSSUAAAOAAJ NOASS1 ~
ing the opera cloak and the Identification Of
the remains Of Mrs. Brownlow Have you
any thing to offer pom that subject!'
"Simply this, that was considerably
disturbed when the cloak was shown ne
because it did seen, to be evidence thatsome
trouble had befalleu her which I knew not
of. AS for the body identified as that OF
Mrs. Brownlow, I do not believe that it was
She There is no good evidence before the
court to arove that tits"
"Would you not consider the evidence OF
her relatives as good for the purpose Cd
identification in this case?''
emo"
"Your honor,' said the district attorney
II have no more questions to ask"
~my wire wen5 out OF the room. oe~
sired to wait until she came back of her
own free will, but inasmuch as this little
dispute had lasted some little time and
was afraid we should be late for the dinner
to which we had been invited: Iarose to &c
for her. She was not in heT room.
searched the whole house; could 'sa. !!'''t
her. Since then ,,,i",. lios. ::'''E t., = Y
have learned yvils.s: = % b.
know any thing r'""''s
(To be Continucd.)