The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-07-11

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He got angry finally-Dupee did-aad
made some threat or said some insulting
thing. My brother instantly threw
glass of wine in his face, glass and all.
"Dupee rushed at him and struck him
with his fist, They began to fight; but
my brother was the stronger, and he
struck Dupee in the face, so that he fell
over a chair. Then the others separated
them; and my brother, after moment,
forgot his anger, and wanted to make
friends with Dupee again, but Dupee
would not for while, but the others
urged him, until at last he laughed and
came and shook hands with my brother,
and pretended that he was quite recon-
ciled; but he said afterwards to one OF
the young men that he would be even
with Nolen yet,
"They had been on the point of break
ing up, but after this they got to drink
ing and talking again; and Dupee came
and sat down by my brother, and kept
filling his glass for him, but only pre-
tending to drink himself, until my
brother got quite intoxicated and acted
foolishly. 1t was then after midnight,
and the young men began to so home,
and Dupee said he would see my brother
to his lodgings My father and mother
and myself were not in New York just
then; we had gone down to southern
watering place on account of my mother
being delicate, and Jerrold was staying
in furnished rooms in boarding house.
"He and Dupee started off together
after leaving the others. My brother
could walk, but he was not fit to take
care of himself. The boarding house
was on West Twenty third street, some
way down. The door had a covered
porch to it and was nearly on level
with the sidewalk. 1t was a winter
night, but there was no snow on the
ground.
1T was not quite o'clock in the mornI
ing when they left the restaurant to-
gether At o'clock the policeman whose
beat was on that part of Twenty-third
street saw some one lying in the porch
of the boarding house. He examined
and found that he was in evening dress,
with an overcoat on; he was insensible
and his pockets were empty. There did
not seem to be any mark Of violence on
him. The policeman thought he was in
sensible from drink. He knocked up
the people in the house, and when he
found that my brother lived there helped
to take him up to his room. But there
was physician living in the house, and
h,1 o,,I -n1 of hY,OfhnF
saw there was something wrong. AT
last he found bruise ON his head, be-
| hind the ear, made with some blunt in
strument, for the skin was not cut, but
it had produced conclusion of the brain.
| Towards dawn he partly recovered con-
seriousness, and when he was asked about
his injuries he mumbled something about
Dupee; but they could not get anything
definite from him. A telegram was sent
| to us at Old Point Comfort, where we
were stopping. My mother was too i'll
to move; stayed with her, and my father
went on at once, but he arrived too late.
My brother
Her voice faltered, and she broke off.
The story had been told with entire sim
plicity, but with intense vfvidness and
earnestness. The scenes which she de
scribed seemed to be before her as she
spoke, and the emotion which she had
striven to repress broke forth at last in q
few quick sobs. She soon controlled
herself and added, my father had an
inquest held; the young men who had
been present at the supper were called
upon to testify, and they told Of the
quarrel and the apparent reconciliation,
and it was shown that Horace Dupee was
the last person seen with my brother
In his examination Dupee said that he
had taken him home and left him in his
doorway, bidding him good night; and
that, though my brother had seemed moi
quite himself, yet he was able TO take care
Of himself. He denied any knowledge Oh
the blow. But 1t was proved that he
had threatened my brother; and 1t was
thought that he might have emptied my
brothers pockets only to make itappeal
that the murder was the work of some
common thief. So the coroner held him
for trial"
II remember the case now" put In the
inspector. 1.-THE case was pushed against
him vigorously, but 1t broke down al
last for want Of conclusive evidence, and
Dupee was discharged, as you say, after
having been kept in jail for q year.
Well, must say, Miss Nolen, that the
doubt as to his guilt is reasonable one
and supposing him to have been limo
cent, he has certainly received hard treat
ment; for such an accusation as that
though not proved, is enough to ruin
mans career"
Il do not believe he was innocent, In
spector Byrnes! am sure that he wa
guilty, and, having escaped punishment
for that. he means to do us more injur!
, still Moan innocent man would no
have been ruined by an unjust ACCUSE
/ ton! 1t would have stimulated him b
prove by his after life that he had beeI
5 wronged."
"Do you know what his subsequent
life has been? inquired the inspector.
: II have heard enough 10 know that /
: has been what 1 should have expected
to be, He has associated with low anc
dishonest people; he has gone under dit
r ferent names, and it is probable that h
t may have been arrested more than ono