The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-08-06
prised. He had A kind. frank face. md at onna

prised. He had kind. frank face and at once
concluded that he could be reasoned with
tho disgust o sos csss nSG Sc
surprise OF many conyicts took this course
The doe Sehnd The Sa
made him trusty," and thus It came about
that had moro or less conversation with him.
shop in the yards which was no longer used
and was about to be torn down. Henderson
replied in tho nam nrIrmativs and he SAID said he
thought he had seen me at village named
taincd TINT he was living there with his Parents
~ the TINE OF tho trial. and had known tnnice
ivers ior years He was in court every day Of
surprised to hear him declare that the elrl was
as innocent as a babe. and further surprised Mt
john Tnnss Ri sSTs'd d nG' ''i KIN hor
father who did p asked OF him as We walked
he Quietly replied " The old skinllint lad
OF them KILLED him to get even. Eunico had
nc IN more to do with it than you sir"
membered seeing tho man, among the trees
matter to me. lie relieved the Girl ' innocent.
lie smoke OF people having becn wronged.
thinking for an hour or two. and before
SS0 Gems at Colon Who aissoSsred h,
through the house. Tho man was no longer
an officer. as II had turned out, but he rcmenl;
ysrs had the back Dedroom UP STAIRS Wien T
open. and ladder lay on the ground beneath.
WIS WIS ma nd not been brought out at the trial
tie old corn cutter. but could rot ' ina it. 'J[
year after she was sent to prison 1t was found
IN q potato fold quarter OF mile away.
Rivers had wronged many people. He had
foreclosed on a dozen different citizens Of the
father. When had finished reading tho letter
sent for my "trusty" and said:
n, G"on YOU oa w yene rSSt
saying Ennice Rivers did not xiii her father.
The he, .rh was the son Of man he had
n ladder and chamber window. probably in
tending nothing but robbery. but meeting
old corn cutter he had found in the back yard
had concluded, eyes cast down and fingers
w9rEkinG ner ,r, and then quietly replied.
but you see. It is too late now"
,du knew that John n Henderson was the MUIR
made no further reference to the case. It
wasn't in reason to ask him to confess and to
for the girl. One day while was away from
the prison bad.tempered keeper took occn-
resented and and there was roS and hc wns
mortalIy wounded, returned several hours
before no died When had expressed my re-
Erets, ut the unfortunate circumstance. no
asked me to fetch a notary public and wit
nesses, and quietly added, II want to confess
that, I killed Rivers. and that will let poor
Eunice go Free
He made full and com lete confession. He
planned u robbery to get even, but had to kill
Rivers to get away from him. He found the
corn cutter sticking into q log as he prowed
It i ss
ises he saw me on the veranda He at once loft
the town, fearing he would be suspected. but re-
turned when he read in the papers that Eunice
had been arrested. He said there were at least
dozen blood spots on the suit Of clothes he
wore in court and that he must have left a
bloody mark on every rung OF the ladder as he
went down. All eyes were directed the ono
way. however. and all people were determined
on proving the crime against. the girl. Six
weeks after Henderson's confession Eunice
but she had wrinkles and gray hairs and a
STOPPING form. She did not rejoice; She did
not say she was glad. She did not even OK
press her thanks. She simply walked out and
on and on until lost to sight. and from that
day to this one who know her as Eunice
Rivers has seen or heard Of her.