The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-03-08
XVIII.
DoRN's TERRIBLE MISTAKE.

Dorm HGcketTs preliminary examine
ton by n committing magistrate took
place before Squire Bodiey, and was even
a more important event for all the coun-
try around than the inquest had
been. As upon the former occa-
sion, the equlre's little Office was
crowded densely, and apparently
by exactly the same persons who filed it
then-with The exception that the small
space within the railing was eomeWhat
more tanned by the addition OF five more
persons than there were at the time OF the
inquest the prisoner; his LAWYER, Mr.Dunn
the prosecuting attorney; the officer who
brought Dorm from Sag Harbor iail. and a
reporter from Now York. Peter Van
Deust was seated were he sat before, look
ing fearfullv worn and old, az was remark
ed by all who knew him and viewed with
surprise the great changed that had been
wrought in him within the few weeks
since his brothers murder. lie had more
command over himself now, however,
than ne showed on the first dav Of the in
quest; and instead of bowling his head
and weeping, loaned upon tho end OF the
table and fixed his eyes with hungrily
Keen gaze upon the WlAAeretN hlAA tAAt prs
oner, ns he would fain have penetrated
their hearts 10 know the truth.
Lem Pawlett was called, but did not re-
spond, and in his absence another witness
formally testified as TO the facts OF the dis
coyery OF the murder Peter Van Deust
repeated his former testimony. Then the
prosecuting-altorneyc called the name of
Mary Wallace.
"Stop a moment" interposed the prison
er'e counsel Il desire 10 know the object
OF the prosecution Ia calling this witness. F"
ut IL neither customary nor requisite"
resb' ondsd the prosecutor, "tor the utate to
give such information. At the same time
/ have, no objection, under the existing
circunil 'tances, 10 inform the counsel that
wa intend TO prove by this witness that
the prisaNer WAS in the vicinity OF where
this murder was perpetrated upon the
night of it's preparation keeping himself
in the woode, evading the sight Of former
friends and Sei.ghbo-s, though he had not
revisited them or made himself known
among them for three years or more,
and that he Varted from the person
we have lust called as n witness little
while before the hour at which the muir
der. as wa have l'eason TO believe, was
committed"
ave are ready to admit" replied Mr..
Dunn. "that the pl ls0ner was IN the
woods within a half. " possibly quar-
tie. of q mile OF the Van Deust home
stead on the night of the murder that
tor what seemed 10 him FOOD and suili-
cieat reasons yet very iNn ocent ones
which the younger portion oi my hearers
will possibly imagine and appTA clate more
readily than the old ones-he d. seek to
avoid meeting any iDquisitive And Cos
siping friends; and that he partA from
the person whom the state hse Just
called before the hour at which the
murder was committed. believe
those admissions covered all tho state @
sires to show by this witness. and c0nse
quently | do not see there can be any
necessity, at this time. for placing her ON
the stand"
None at all. We are satisfied with the
admissions" assonted the prosecutor
cheerfully, not at all dissatisfied with
expediung business in the close and
heated quarters In which he found him
self.
A look Of relief almost Of pleasure. passed
over Dorn's face. He had his Mary spared
the embarrassment aud unhappiness OF
appearing rs a witness against him, for
that time at least.
man named Schooly from New Haven
testified that he saw Dorm in his boarding
house 10 that civ two days after the date
OF the murder and he Was then suffering