The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-07-25
PRIZE NOVELTIES, No. IA.

me rudely, and irving the good black
clothes off my back, crying out ali the
while ''It Is the murderer III Is tne
murderer! See his countenance! he
cannot find speech to deny II.
And of verify speech had departed
from me- as well il might from one that
is suddenly accused of the death OF ms
best friend. from whom he parted IN all
love and amity only the night before
SO they hauled me along the path, and
making me touch the body they declared
that blood came from 1t, which was mani
testify false. for none was TO be seen, save
where the glass of the window had cut
my own hand in returning during the
night.
7lt is Gods ordinary mode of discover
ing crime" said Philip Standstield, and ne
wiped his own hands on his sleeve, Tor ne
had been standing beside me.
So they took me, along with the Dody
| OF my late beloved friend, into the wauk,
mill; and there, saying that they had
| caught me red-hand in the act, Phihp
| Standsfield was for straightway hanging
me- by virtue of his warrant as a magls-
| trate of the county, having been cham
berlain and deputy sheriff 10 his father.
| But this others debated upon as dong
things with a high hand, and without
| color OF law.
Then so wonderful are the ways OF the
| evidence of things and circumstances,
that they found one o. my shoes down by
the waterside where ! had stood behind
| the tree This they asked OF me TO. ex-
| plain, a dozen crying at once, did deny
having been during the night near TO
where the dead body had been foundY
i told them that / did not deny the
truth But i begged OF them to listen
while told them how that evil spirits, 70
nv knowledge and in my sight, mad
dragged burden down to the water edge
and set it afloat on the river;
But at this they all laughed aloud. Ever
those that were not Unaffected 10 me
were shaken in their belief by my rambl
ing words, which seemed TO them To Deai
| guilt on the face of them. :,
cried and protested that they should
| never think SO base thing possible, a
that / should murder my well-DeloVee
friend, and that wholly without reason
But they went and pointed out the doubl
track OF my feet on the water side ant
again with one shoe gone from my rign
foot, back again To the window.
az will have his life, for black hearted
rogue and the murderer OF my father!
cried Philip Standsfeld. And he BAD
bring rope, which put me IN great fea
when saw Nichols run off TO do his VIII
. For they took me out to the dule-tree
, ana Garrad read a kind OF Warrant apou
, finding me red handed in the act, while
stood on wooden tub that was USED 10
, washing with the rope around my nee
, and the other end over branch. wa
| in much tumult and perturbation OF splrl
I | when / thought that in another moment
should find myself in Abraham's bosom
I | for which, in my present state, L knew
r was desperately ill-fitted.
a Presently, standing thus with IN
. thoughts whirling about me, l heard
! | voice knew speaking loud and angry {
, | the outside of the throng. IL was IN
v voice OF Umphray SpurwHy, the Eng1sl
G man. And that was small comfort TO mt
r Indeed, Englishman, for common, hay
$ small kindnesses for ministers. so that
4 looked for no pause or mercy. Neverth'
/ less. / cried to the man that j asked IL
trial with color OF law. And l took
= that were present to witness that 1t shoul
| lie upon him, that was man or substan'
and responsibility, IL he should allo
5 mine enemy TO shed my piood wltno'
J. trial.
Q Then the Englishman, who had bee
IS trained, as they all are, TO fine instinct
II | law abiding, cried out among them. all:
4 ssIet the man be taken TO prison. l.
v | him be kept close till he have fair tria
( A man is surely innocent till he be prove
I guilty, in every country save In this N
v couth land OF the Scots, where they set
man to a hedge and shoot him, or strir
}. him to a tree and try him as he dangle
n Give the man to my hand, and 4 w
Q keep him safe in my own house, and pr
s duce him upon warrant, Tor which
3 shall be surety TO the whole extent
)r my goods.
le cabal, j was let go with Umphray Spu
way, for he was an urgent man, ana II
Is perious so that very few dared say no
ID him in all that country side. so as 500
le as got HIM alone i'm bis own house j b
Ig gan to tell him all the tale OF the demon