The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-03-08

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and jacket stained with blood. and a
shirt which, though it had been was he'd,
stll bore blood stains. lie farther mar
rated that the prisoner had stoutlY re-
sisted arrest; had, indeed. fought hard TO
effect an escape, and upon being overcome
and searched, had been found 10 have. in
n belt about his body, SOME $500 in gold
cOns-which the witness here produced
for inspection by the magistrate. and pos
sible Identification by Mr. Peter Van
Deust
The old man looked them over little.
and then pushed them away with weary
sigh, saving simply:
Jacob had gold in his bag; ] don't
know how much. Minted coins are all
alike"
The case looked very weak for the prps-
ecution. There was really nothing be-
yond mere suspicion to connect the pris-
oner with the crime. The prosecuting
attorney, with discontented look, whis-
pered to the deteotive-who was evil
IDENTIFY uneasy-and shuiiled over
again the pages Of the testimony
taken at the inquest, with faint nope
that he might find there some previously
overlooked clue TO DO Of service now. But
there was nothing.
The prisoners counsel leaned back to
his client and whispered exultanlly: II
defy any jury or magistrate to find on that
evidence anything worse than the Scotch
verdict Of Not proven.
"'Not proyen?'" exclaimed Dorm, 81
don't want such verdict as that Cast
cloud Of suspicion and doubt over my
whole life No, I'd rather be hanged at
once and done with IL. What 1 demand 10
a verdict OF Not guilty."
"a l.. .uI.N
get. Not proven would be just as good"
Not for me. / want to tell the squire
and every body Just what happened to nae
that night. / am sure that they will see
/ am telling the truth, and I'll clear away
this suspicion"
An older and shrewder practitioner
than Mr.. Dunn would have positively
refused TO permit his client TO imperil, by
a word, the present promising condition
of his case; but he could not help enter
ing into the feeling OF the brave. hand
some and earnest young fellow who
pleaded so hard to be permitted 10 do
fond himself with the truth, and yielded.
IF your honor pleases," he said sim
ply. my client requests TO be permitted
20 make his own statement of the
events of the night in question affecting
him. or in which he had part.
II shall be happy TO hear him."
answered Squire Bodily. who was con-
scious OF feeling prepCssessed in Dorn's
favor. and desirous of seeing him clear
himself from suspicion.
The prosecuting attorney looked up
with new light OF hope in bis eyes. Well
he knew how even innocent persons some
times tangle themselves up in trying TO
tell a straight story. and how their UNI
practioed and un9uarded utterances can
be garbled. warped and misconstrusd.
But Dorn's manner gave him very little
encouragement. In q plain, straiRht-for-
ward way, that went home with the force
OF truth TO the hearts of all who heard
him, the Young man told his brief tale OF
mai-Adventure on that luckless night.
Why be had como 10 Long Island that
evening and tried to avoid being seen
by anybody but the person no came
to see, WAS, be said, his own bust
ness-had no bearing on this affair
aud he did not propose TO make any
statement about that. He did not need
10. Already it had in some way become
matter OF public knowledge all over that
end Of Long Island that be had como TO
sec Mary Wallace, his sweetheart, who
stuck Ia him so well in his trouble that
she had been to see him in jail. And no.
body thought the worse of him for that,
certainly
Having disposed OF that matter go sim
ply. he retold his story. from tho time of
his starting to run through the woods to
catch Mr.. Hollis sloop up to his final ar
rival at his home in New Haven the next
morning. deeply l regret" he said, in
concluding the narrative. that | do not
know the two persons who assisted me !;
the gentleman on horseback and the old
man in the en- ack; and beyond measure
grateful would be to them II they, learn
ing OF the trouble into which l have in
nOcently fallen, would come forward TO
corroborate my statement OF what hap
pened that night"
And you know OF absolutely nothing"
said the prosecuting attorney, after little
whispering with old Peter Van Deust. who
was seen TO violently shake her head,
(which might lead TO the discovery OF the
real existence of either Of those persons
who. according to your very romantic
story, came so opportunity to give you
their aid?" He spoke with an atlectGtion
of incredibly, which in his heart he was
very far from feeling.
"Nothing whatever, sir" replied Dorm
"The only trace | have left of either of
them, except the memory of their kind
ness TO me, is the handkerchief which tn 9
little gentleman bound around my head.
1t has been washed, with the rest OF m v
clothing over which the blood flowed fro
my scalp wounds, and was sent to me yes
terdny in the valise which was forward ed
10 me from my boarding house in New
Haven. / have IL with me. Hero 1t IL. p"
So saying he drew from one of his poek-
cts a large white linen handkerchief, clean
ard neatly folded, which he handed TO the
prosecuting attorney That official took 10
in on absent-minded way, locke at it neg
ligently, and-his mind busy with some
trap lie was minded to set for the
young mnn-then tossed the light fabric
caressly from him upon the table. IL fell
before old Peter Van Deust who snatched
il up aud. after turning 1t from one conner
90 another for close examination, sudden
ly START led everybody by loud cry and
the ordinations:
1T was his Il was Jacob'sl 1 can
swear to IT,"
The old man was Immediately recalled
TO the witness-stand and testified with
mlAh demonstration OF excitement:
~ felt that it was his as soon as / saw
n. ana when / examined IL was sure oil
H. JaA pb had come harmless womanish
WAYS atG ut him. Hs could sew. and knit
and e,nl,r, aider a little. lie marked all his
clothing hhuseli--every article OF II be.
lieve-in y very modest Nav; hardly die
cernible at = casual glance. but very plain
when YOU coma 10 look for II, as you cat
ane on that handkerchief. Look in thai