The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1893-01-19

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tSos.
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rhs third dsy iossd ~ isvssish sA'
sick vish anxiety. The wiidssl thscrie
wsrs hslchsd 70 ny br4ia = tsanps<
ssssiiy sbous The neigh boshsod. but
sosld not give hin " TO~ssi sh'
svsnins oi ths third dsy. vhcn | rstaraet
10 NJ lossisss iosud . gray hsadsd mai
usitiss 10 ny rooa. He rose - sasss
"a esd sai z.
IN Mr.. DAui,sh's man of badness.
Mr.. Fwhss has ssas fos me. md gives ND
stsssss iplormalioa Aboat ~ lsts oiisrt.
Lstsi sxcisined. shiis . sudden iaisi,
ssss sells "a ne
Yss. replied TIE lawyer ssldy; suea. l
issr V sbs esss. whss do you ~ V tOsl
play. Girl s
| l started.
Posi clay. I rpsstsd. snd could iss
thss ny lips vera tsttchins With nsrvoas
sxcltemsnt.
Foul play. sgsia ssid The lawyer. Yea.
cir. have received iaiorm elton Of stars.
iius nssusr. sad ~ ny dasy 70 give yos
10 charge on grave suspicion.
IsAs thundsrssfuck, and coull neither
move nor sps,k shen. from the deep sbsd
ow Of the room. the Hishcliifs poliosmau
stepped forward and quickly slipped .
pair Of hsdouff, over my wrists.
Tiers 10 no spAcs 10 whish to tsll Of ~
amsz ,ment aud horror my expossulstions
and indignation. Nor osn lell how vas
conveyed 70 tbs nearest market town; how
| wss examiusd before the msgistratss
and committed 70 take my trial for the
wilIful murder Of jacob Dsvlish.
The principal Witnesses sssinss mo we're
Jacob DAwlish's lawyer and : Amelia Fish.
srl This youug dsmssl. could see. wss
bent on avengins my disrespecttul men'
tion OF her.
What web OF evidence did sue wind
around mel She did not 10 the least mind |
confsssin that she had listened n doors.
and read the private letter OF her mothers
dodgers. Oh, mol for she could thus swesr
that she h.d often heard me quareling
with the missing man; even threatening 10
have his blood; also that must have
bsen in uesd Of money, fer she had road
letter from my fs'hsr refusing to send mo
,upplies because Of my rusticAtion.
The lawyer swors 10 fact that greatly
Astouishsd ms-viz that my dear old
risnd had lately made villa my favor,
esvIug me oil the money he had previous.
, intended for ths foundation Of drA
natic society.
o. the day the lawyer had sr.ved at
i,hermAn had brought TO
dfs Fisher Mr.. Dlwlish's velvet cap
which b. had found on y rock ia the
D svil's Bath. Tue lawyer aud the po,
Icemsn had extmiDed the cliff above this
dangerous place, aud both swors TO the
: ~-~s :. atvrnnta - o.o~"1 S0'ne
pnch tram plei aud spottsd with blood,
reside revealing evident signs thst . heavy
'ody had been pushed otf the cliff. Az
rowing point for the prosecution. my
rest oak stiff was produced in court. and
bora unmisssksble traces Of blood.
After such evidence ss this what could
Q done for mef Ny COUNSEL made what
~ called most ingenious defenss. Tho
legged quArreis. be truly said. wese moth
ls but dram Alto dialogues between two
'lends. one OF whom was play writer.
he changing Of caps was . weak point.
I'D vas received With knowing smile
ON the counsel for the prosecution; the /
oecimen hunting ct the Dsvil's Bath had :
tile eff ct upon the court. and the woun
ID dog who supplied the blood Tor this .
.gic story was spp rent , received - .
gal fiction.
The Judge summed up aud the jury rel
red. and passed half IA hour Of the
ost awful suspense have ever known or
nseined. :
But tbs twelve good men and true 6Ied :
'ck into their box 81 last the nshtr ofthe
urt called for order; the Judge asked II :
Q jorJ had deciisd a pon verdict and =
ceived the foremAas ansssr 10 I 10 sf :
uative. Then ensuad momentsry psus. :.
,ich seemed like eternity. Ny ears rang
loudly that could not hear the judge's :
ice when he spoke agAia. but st Isst, \,
,sr sud cold. t,s worls fell upon my =
sin.
Guilty Of vi lfuI murder. o.
The ia lgsd asked II had aoytbin3 to
, why sentence OF death should not be Ie
sssd upon me,snd with oil the strength m
energy Of despair proclsimsd myself
nocsDt Of tbs dsstsrdly crime With u
'ich vss charged. sp
Then. with the cap of death upon bis Or
ID. the judge rose. but before aword b
dpasssd bis lips Ioudcry rang through u
} court, and . man sprsng into She A
tness box ieepise the ef 'rts Of the ushi p'
Stop, my lord stopi shoused hoasst
Ice. III An the murdered mani
mist rose before my syss 70 thst -
lid not go. but had heard the vclce. !.
thst was enoush. jacob Dswlish -
] alive sad had coms to my rsscusi ~
-, me bss.sD 10 she end The black
promptly disAppessud. aud Ia the
ist Of much exit meut Jacob Dswiisb ~
a his story. nc
10 the osy Of bis d'sspptssssce ce he he'd 70.
% 20 absorbed Ia .his reading that be
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