Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1889-02-23
CHAPTER XIX.
THE VERDICT or THE JURY.

IL Is neealleSs 10 say tndt the court next
morning was crowded. and numbers were
unable to gain admission The news that Sal
Rawlins, who alone could prove the limo
cence Of the prisoner had been found. and
would appear in court that morning, had
spread like wilifire, and the acquittai Of the
prisoner was confidently expected by a large
number of sympathlzn2 friends. who seemed
TO have sprung up on all sides. like mush
rooms. in a single night
When the prisoner was brought In a mur
mur of sympathy ran through the crowded
,ourt, SO i'll and worn out he looked but Cal
ton was puzzled to account for the expression
Of his face, 80 different from that of man
whose life had been saved, or, rather, was
going to be saved for in truth it was fore
gone conclusion.
You know who stole those papers," be
thought, as he looked at Fitzgerald keenly,
and the man who did so is the murderer Of
I Whyte"
The judge having entered and the court
being opened, Calton arose to make his
speech. and stated in few words the line of
defense he intended to take.
He would first call Albert Dendy, a watch
maker, to prove that on Thursday night at
O'clock in the evening, he called at the prs
oner's lodgings while the landlady was out,
and while there had put the kitchen clock
right and had regulated the same. He would
also call Felix Rolieston, a friend Of the pris
oner's, to prove that the prisoner was not in
the habit OF wearing rings, and frequently
expressed his detestation Of such a custom
Sebastian Brown, a waiter at the Melbourne
club, would he called to prove that on Thurs
day night letter was delivered to the pris
oner at the club by one Sarah kawlins, and
that the prisoner left the club shortly before
O'Clock on Friday morning. He would also
call Sarah Rawlins to prove that she had
delivered note to Sebastian Brown for the
prisoner at the Melbourne club, at q quarter
to II on Thursday night, and that at few
minutes past o'clock on Friday morning
she had conducted the prisoner to a alum of
Little Rourke street, and that he was there
between ! and = on Friday morning, the
hour at which the murder was alleged to
have taken place This being his defense to
the charge brought against the prisoner. be
would call Albert Dendy
Albert Dendy. duly sworn. stated.
am a matchmaker. and carry on business
Fitzroy | remember Thursday the 96th
of July last On the evening of that day
| called at Powett street, East Melbourne, to
see my aunt, who is the landlady of the
prisoner She was out at the time | called,
and waited in the kitchen till her return |
looked at the kitchen clock to see II 1t war
too late to wait, and then at my watch /
found that the clock was ten minutes fast,
upon which put it right, and regulated /,
properly
Calton-At what time did you put it right,
Witness-About 8 o'clock.
Calton-Between that time and In the
morning. was it possible for the clock to
gain ten minutesi
Witness-No, it was not possible
I Cation Would 1t gain at alll
Witness-Not between y and oclock-the
time was not long enough
! Calton-Did you see your aunt that nights
/ Witness-Y Yes, waited till she came in.
\ Calton--And did you tell her you had put
! the clock right
Witness--No, Ibid not; ! forgot all about it.
Calton, Then she was still under the i'm
preston that it was ten minutes fastl
Witness-Yes suppose SO.
After Dendy had been cross-examined
/ Felix Rolleston was called, and deposed as
! follows; s rs , ~
am an intimate friend OF the prisoner, |
have known him for five or six years, and I
never saw him wearing q ring during that
time lie has frequently told me he did not
care for rings, and would never wear them
ln cross examination: