The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1889-07-25
Ill.

My gushing young friend had got
as far as this in his narrative when
the hall porter ushered into our sane
tum my old friend Kennel, clear.
headed, far sighted lawyer
CHOW, you young fellows he began
brusquely, I've come to get you out OF
a mess, if l can. I must know all
about the affair in which you figured
this morning. Ill hear your account
first''-he addressed me.
told my story as I have written it
here. His first question surprised me.
''Can you bring any one forward to
prove that you got into the train at
Chorley, and not at Stevenham ?"
After taxing our recollection to the
full. Hinton and l came to the con-
clusion that we could not find wit
ness to prove this. The station mas
ter had closed the ticket,box the mo
ment after giving Hinton his change
The door leading OH 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 we're
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 he 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" !"
"My reason for asking? That's SIM
pie enough; / wish to save you young
fellows from the consequences of a
criminal prosecution.
We gasped. "What crime has been
committed?'
"Murder!"
"Murderv' 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
u.s."
Ou al tC iuCuICal SGuuChtS.
Hinton and l look at each other in
blank bewilderment.
"Of course you don't believe the
young lady committed the murders''
Kennel said. addressing Hinton.
"How on earth is such thing pos
sible. She had her wrists handcufed,
and muff on her hands"
GO much the worse for yon. The
man is murdered, and the responsible
ity lies upon you two young men and
that young woman. Of course be-
lieve in your innocence; but that
counts for nothing. Your fate will be
decided by 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 a dead
man, and gives up first class ticke,
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 fly. A hand
kerchief saturated with chloroform is
found beside the dead man, and you
two are medical students. What il
the presumption? That you, seeing
this attractive young woman put in {
third class carriage by policeman a
Slovenian, got into she same carriage
with her. The young woman fasci
mates you, and excites your sympathy
On nea-ing Chorley the policeman
dozes and one of you, intending posi-
bly,, to prolong his sleep applies chloro
| form. The efFec: is more serious thar
you expected, and while one saves ih
young lady, tie other remains with th
policeman to use such means of re
storing him to life as your practica
experience suggests. Well, upon m,
honor, such evidence as that is bount
to convict you, aud l scarcely hope t
save you. However, you better lie
me see this young woman at once. |
we can prove her guilt your acquitta
is assured.
"Then you shall not see that youn,
lady" cried Hinton, in fierce fury
Good God, sir, if you think I'm GO
ing to- get out OF the difficulty BY shift
ing my responsibility on to the s. ould