The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-08-06

Of having had an eyo to his money.
1t was found, indeed, that my father
had moro money than l had known
myself.
Henry owned to having driven into
our yard that night, and to having
missed the ribbon from his whip on his
return; but ono OF tho hostlers in the
livery stable in Digby, whore he kept
his horse ana buggy, came forward and
testified TO finding tho yellow ribbon in
tho carriage.room that Tuesday night
before Henry returned from his dFIvO.
here we're two yellow ribbons in owl.
dencc. Therefore, aud The ono produced
by the hosttor beemed 10 fit Henry's
whipstock tho more exactly.
Moreover, nearly the exact minute OF
the murder was claimed to bO proved by
the post norton examination; and by
the testimony OF the stablemen as to
the hour Of IIeREy's return and the
speed OF his horSO he was further cleared
Of suspicion; for II the opinion Of the
medical experts was correct, Henry
must have returned to tho livery stable
too soon to have committed the murder.
lie was discharged, at any rate, al.
though suspicion still chung to him.
Many people believe now in his guilt
those who 40 not believe in mine; and
some believe va wore accompiices.
Alter lIgnry'a discharge was arrest.
ed. There was no one ulsO loft to &C.
cuso. There must bO u motive for the
murder; was the only person left with
motive. Unlike the others, who were
discharged after preliminary examina.
ton, was he'd to the grand jury and
taken to Dedham, where spent four
weeks in Jail awaiting the meeting Of
the grand jury.
Neither at tho preliminary cxAmina.
ton nor before tho grand jury was
allowed to mike tho full aud frank
statement that | am making horo.
was told simply 10 answor the questions
that were put to me, aud TO volunteer
nothing, aGd obcyod.
know nothing about law wished
to do tho best couid--to act In the
wi,eIt manner, for llOnry's sake and
my own ! said nothing about the
green silk dross. They searched tho
house for all manner OF things, Mt tho
timo Of my arrest, but tho dress was
not thorO--lt was IN Phwbo Doio's dye
kettle. Sh0 had como over after II her.
sci! ono day whom WINS picking beans
in the garden, and had taken II out Of
tho closet, She brought IL out herself.
and told me this. after had returned
from Dodham.
81 thought I'd got II and surprise
yaH," said she. "lta taken beautiful
black"
sho gave mo a strange look, half a. II
ahO would aOo into my very soul, In
spite OF mo. half "a II alO wore In terror
OF what ,hO would 500 there, NJ Bhn
apokc, do not know just what Phoebe
DOo's look meant. There may hayo
been stain loft on that droaB aItOr all,
and slo NAV have soon H.
suppose II II hnl not boon for that
il0uf.paqlo which md lOarnod TO mako
! should hnyc boon hung for tho murder
Of my own father Az II waa, tho grand
Jury found no bill ngainSt mo, bOcnn,O
there wns absolutely no evidence to con.
wet inc aud came homo ffon woman.
And II people wHtn condemned for thoir
motives, would thrrO DO enough hang.
InNn IN tho wOrll2
They found no weapon with which !
could have done the decd. They found
M blood rl1,na on my clothes Tho ono
thing which told against INC, aside from
tho oyerprc1ont motive, was tho fact
that ON tic morning after tho murder
tho doors anil wnlOws vera iaqlonoh
Ny volunteering TINT information had,
Of course, weakened iIH forco IA nahnst
nyauli
ThUn, Too, tomO hold Tint | might
hnyo bnrn mtstnkcn IN my terror aud
excitement, aud thBtn was theory, ad.
yaiirol by lew, that tho murderer Ind
mod ltnlcd making mo also n Victim. aud
had locked tho doors that hO might not