The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-05-19

the first place the evidence against MN
was not conclusive. and, taking every
thing into consideration, the chances are
that he would have been acquitted. His
looks and manner and his previous rec
ord and social standing were in his
favor though it is true that he had been
making fool OF himself here and there,
As boys sometimes will. But fellow
ike that is not likely to steal lady's
pocket book in face Of the absolute GER
'ainty Of being suspected Of it. The
..lme wasn't worth the candle
4 quite agree with you" replied the
Judge; still there was a possibility that
The verdict might go against him; and
LOU can understand that q conviction
would be as good as death to him.
Even then. if we were innocent. the
guilty party would be sure to turn up
ooncr or later and he would be vindi-
ated. could make guess. even now,
.ig to who the thief really Is; but he has
not committed himself yet, and as the
money stolen was in bank notes Of course
IT is more difficult to trace than jewels
r. any kind Of personal property would
be-. But that is not the point was going
% make If he had appeared in court
TO-DAY he would have been a free man
over after"
How can you know THAR
In this way. You have heard all
..bout that affair Of bis with the wife OF
the plaintiff. No actual harm had been
lone. but she was compromised and her
husband had heard Of It; they had had
one words about it probably; and when
he found NoIen in such an awkward pre-
icament, he naturally was not going to
lose the opportunity Of jumping on him.
So he pressed the charge, as we saw.
But his wife did what be had not antici-
oated-she Joined him In the accusation,
and thereby ranged herself definitely on
his side. OF course that took the wind
out of his sails; it proved that she hated
Percy as much as he did, and therefore
removed his own chief reason for hating
him."
Il understand; but
Very well. Having no longer any
special reason for revenging himself
mon Percy, and probably not believing,
- sober second thought, that he had
committed the crime, he would begin to
ask himself how the public trial would
fleet his wife and himself. And tho
.irst thing he would see would DO that II
would involve letting out the whole
tory Of the Irritation. Now. II his wife
had persisted in her folly, Instead OF act
ing the part of virtuous cur, as she did,
ne might have been willing to have her
.hown up; but as it was. be would desire
hush II up as securely as poSsioio.
There was only one way TO do that, and
that was -
Ait see. The plaintiff would de-
.ine to prosecutor
Exactly, and that Gas have the best
reason for knowing Is just what he has
lone. His counsel are instructed to
withdraw the charge; and Of course
inder the circumstances, the Judge
would allow him to do 80. But when
they see that the prisoner is not on hand,
4 NAV cause them to modify this course.
they might profess themselves ready TO
90 on with the case, and as the prisoner
4 absent Judgment would issue against
rim.
1T is that result that hoped to avoid
It would be a sad thing for an honorable
family to be dragged through the dust in
This way for crime for which the ac-
| cuscd is not responsible"
lie should have had the manliness TO
face his accusers," repeated the inspec-
tor NO one knows better than you,
Judge. that in this world man must de-
fond himself. He cannot expect Other
people TO find excuses for him. But, az
saw. he NAV live it down; he Is young
Fellow yet, and
Have you seen this morning. paperr
nterposed the judge.
Il have looked through II. Is there
anything particular"
The Judge held out the paper, with hii
finger on a certain paragraph. The IN
hector took it and read as follows:
"A terrible hurricane Is reported a.
having occurred in the neighborhood Of
Il. Thomas. W. l., on the 18th ult. i
is described as the severest ever know
i'm those ATTITUDES. 1t was preceded II
the morning by dead calm and exces
.ire heat Early In the Afternoon
weatherwise persons predicted a heavl
blow. The prophecy was soon verified.
Clouds were observed collecting IN tn
southwest; they rapidly increasd in sl1
and darkness, and advanced toward tn
northeast, from which quarter a gentl
breeze was blowing. The storm burs
with terrific fury. The harbor OF 81
Thomas is a large basin, the entrance e
which il a comparatively narrow pas
AGE between two headlands. The har
Dor was at the time filed with shipping
including several steamers and large YES
sells. One Of the steamers was at the TIM
taking on passengers; the captain CAV
= orders that this should be stopped, an
t steamed out Of the harbor In the hope q
weathering the gale. The steamer la
not since been heard Of, but fragment
Of it have been picked up at sea an
there is no doubt that she persisted wit
? all on board. The storm was accomps
5 MED By intense darkness, greater tina
K that of ordinary midnighs without moo
y or stars. The winds velocity was est
2 mated TO reach no less than two hundre
IS miles an hour, and the destruction
r caused was terrible.
= After blowing for couple OF houl
from the southwest it hauled about an
o blew with equal violence from the nortI
s. east. All the shipping in the harbor WI
G DESTROYED, and several vessels were llitt
Ie out OF the water and carried inlan'
re One large merchant ship was taken u
J. bodily and planted in the midst OF
S warehouse near the shore. The hous
q Of the town were unroofed ana IN mo
cases annihilated. Upwards OF foI
G hundred lives were reported lost, al
e. the harbor was full Of corpses. whi'
III were devoured by the sharks. One
the most remarkable episodes Of this d
is astrous storm was that Of the L. >. al
Of B. Co.'S steamship Amazon. She ~
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