Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-07-18

"'Certainly, certainly said the
Judge. Prisoner at the bar. be
pleased to address . few words to
me.
"'My lord. exclaimed the pris-
oner. In tones OF the deepest feeling.
before God protest that ! am inno-
cent OF this crime
"The voice OF the prisoner was. In
its intense earnestness, shrill and
piercing. 1t certainly was not . deep
voice.
I" WELL said i. resuming my CROSS
examination Of the blind witness, is
that like the mans voice you heard
in the grove before the shots were
fired?'
"'Nc, said the witness, not bit
like It,
"sYou are sure of thatg' asked.
i could not By surer Of any
thing he again replied.
II scrutinized the foreman Of the
Jury again. He seemed to be labor
Ing under the greatest agitation.
When the Judge had reviewed the
evidence the jury retired; and after
an hours absence returned into
court At last the foreman handed
the issue paper to the Clerk OF the
Crown.
Gentlemen Of the jury, you agree
to your verdict?" asked the Clerk Of
the Grown.
"'Yes. responded the foreman in .
deep voice.
''The blind witness. who sat In the
we'll OF the court, just below me, now
started up, laboring under the most
intense excitement. and fixing his
sightless eyes on the jury box. list
ened intently for the declaration OF
the verdict.
=" You say the prisoner is guiltyT
continued the Clerk Of the Crown.
"'Yes, my lord, guilty, responded
the foreman. in his deepest and most
solemn tones. and with a remarkable
emphasis on the word guilty
.'But it was not for the verdict that
the blind witness had been listening.
1t was the voice of the foreman Of the
Jury, which stirred him to the soul,
and when it fell second time on his
ears, he loudly exclaimed:
My lord. that's the voice heard
in Burton Grove just before the MUIR
der. That's the man, and, extending
his right hand, he pointed in the di-
rection of the foreman Of the jury.
"You can imagine the profound
excitement which this sudden and
most unexpected scene created
among the crowded and overwrought
occupants of the court 1t was the
most thrilling moment Of my expe-
rience as an advocate.
"All eyes were turned on the fore
man of the jury. His face was livid;
he nervously clutched the desk in
front of him. and. as il physically
unable to remain standing, dropped
heavily into his seat.
THE prisoner, in reply to the
Clerk Of the Crown, protested that
he was innocent, while the Judge, in
another moment, put on the black
cap and sentenced him to death.
Turner was Immediately removed
from the dock. Baron Graham, with
characteristic imperturbableness, de-
clared the court adjourned. The fore
man OF the jury-pallid and broken
CROPPED his way rather than walked
out of the building, avoided by
everyone with instructive apprehen-
sion :"
But what was the end OF the
drama?" / asked Grimshaw. WAS
Turner hanged?"
mo; he was not hanged" replied
Grimshaw. 1.-The attention Of the
entire country was aroused in the
case, and Immediately demand
arose for fresh investigation. 1t
turned out that the foreman Of the
jury was James Clarke, another Bar
chester shopkeeper, and one OF the
rejected suitors Of Miss Dicey. The
Crowns theory with regard to Turner
was actually true OF Clarke. The con-
tinued attachment of the lady to
Turner convinced Clarke that Miss
Dicey would not be his. and, filled
with mad jealousy. he decided to
kill her. On the day OF the muir
der he went on fishing expedition
to Confession, which is reached by q
different railway line. He then
walked from Confession to Gorton by
an unfrequented road. and concealed
himself in Burton Grove in the hope
OF meeting Miss Dicey. Unhappily,
he did succeed in meeting her, as she
was returning to Gorton through the
grove, after having parted with Tur-
ner. Then he waited beside the rail-
way line, at some distance from the
station, until the train-the 8 so
conveying her lover sped past her
and vanished in the distance. What
occurred in the grove you already
know. After the murder Clarke made
his way back to Confession. and thence
returned to Barchester the same
evening. may tell you that this is
his own confession"
But what has become OF poor
Turner" / asked.
Turner" said Grimshaw, "re-
ceived her Majesty's gracious pardon
for q crime he never committed.
He went out to Canada. and / believe
succeeded in making considerable
fortune. He acted very generously
toward the blind witness, and
l am told that he frequently sends
money to relieve the necessities of
the old man, whose evidence was the