Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-09-04
A VITAL CHEW.

My life hangs on that scrap of paper If it cannot be found. Edith, it is impos- sible to prove my innocence. The facts are dead against me"
 Gilbert, am so confident that you are innocent and all that you have said k true that will not rest until the pa- Der is found"
 He took her in his arms and impressed a passionate kiss on her brow.
 iilbCrt stanton was under arrest on suspicion of having caused the death of Raymond Wild. The facts of the case were, as he said, dead against him."
 stanton lived in chambers in Whites inn and was reading for the bar. Wild, who justified his name. was an old col lege acquaintance. who had attempted several things i'll life and failed in all. Gilbcrt had not seen him for several years. when Wild suddenly turned up at his chambers and announced that he
 was stone broke'
 The man had no claim whatever on Gilbcrt Stanton. who told him so and also gave him the benefit of some candid opinions as to his past career. Raymond
 Wild was hot blooded. and high words resulted. The quarrel was at its height when Mrs. Morton. Gilbert's old laun- dress, who had been completing her morning duties in another room, closed the door of the chambers and passed out.
 Shortly aftcrward the tempers of the two men cooled. Wild apologized for some offensive remarks he had made. and they shook hands. Gilbert now prom
 ised to do his best to help his old ac, quaintance and invited Wild to remain
 for an hour while he went out to keep an appointment.
 When Gilbert stanton returned. he mounted the stairs to the door of his chambers. but did not immediately enter He stood for few minutes on the land ing, considering what course he should adopt with regard to the man inside.
 should he give him money? Or might not that be doing such person posi- tive injury:
 As he leaned against the door smoking a cigarette he was startled by loud eN- plosion inside What could it be? He hastily unlocked the door and went in The place was full of gunpowdcr smoke. | and he rushed into the sitting room. Ii Was empty. There was door Comn.uni. eating with his bedroom. and he openedit. A horrible sight was before him Stretched upon the floor was Raymond Wild-drad! Stanton immediately found that q hullrt had passed through the
 man 's brain. and that his own revolver. | which he always kept loaded ill the room, was lying on the floor beside the body. Tho evidence at the inquest was simply | this: The police, when called in, had ] f, ulld the dead body of a man, identified l as Raymond Wild. with bullet wound ill his head A revolver was also dis covered. which Gilbert stanton had ad
 mitttd was lis. and the contents of one | chamber had been discharged MT
 Stanton had stid; The man committed suicide. was not inside the chambers al the time
 William Carey. d solicitors clerk, de posed that hv was looking out of the | office window on the ground floor, wher h, saw Nr. Gilbert stanton enter the building and heard him run up tht | stairs. About five minutes afterward- ,crta:n?= whru Jlull" time had elapsed
 Cor Mir. Siauivn lo enter his chambers
 he heard the cxii,>i"u.
 The result Was that Gilbert was ar. rested. brought up before the magistrate | and committed for trial.
 His defense w;I> that Wild had found | the rvl ul\"r during h'r absence; that ht was standing outside the door of III.
 l3tnllvr~. ;t> W" have described. wher shot w"~ fired; that although they dad q'r.r,''l,,l t!3,y Were on pacific term,
 when h" went out. aud that tine dercaseG l had left written c';it,'~siuu uf his owl | guilt and tillhlt'~ innocence. l But where Wa tn, written comics
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 hfeleSs ke went .ntc h!s string rocr | with the confession in his hand to con
 slider what he should do. He placed til, 1 paper on small table in front of him and glancius out of the window saw
 policeman in the quadrangle. He a once decided to call the constable ant I l,;, I