The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-05

our marriage was well known, and Henry
was suspected also of having had ar eye
to his money 1t was found, indeed,
that my father had more 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
one of tho hosueIs in the livery stable N
Digby, where he kept mis- horse and bug
gy, came forward and testified to finding
the yellow ribbon in the carriage room
that Tuesday night before Henry return
ed from his drive There were two yellow
ribbons in evidence, therefore. ana the
one produced by the hostler seemed to fit
Henrys whpstock the more exactly
Moreover, nearly the exact minute Of
the murder was claimed TO be proved by
the post norton examination; and by the
testimony OF the stablemen as TO the
hour Of Henry's return and the speed Of
his horse he was further cleared Of sus~
picion; for IL the opinion Of the medical
experts was correct, Henry must have
returned 70 the livery stable too soon 10
have committed the murder.
He was discharged, al any rate, al
though suspicion stiH clung'to him. Many
people believe now in his guilt-those
who do not believe in mine; and some be-
lieve we were accompliceS.
After Henry's discharge l was arrested.
There was 10 one else left TO accuse.
There must Be- a motive for the murder:
] was the only person left with a motive.
Unlike the others who were discharged.
after preliminary examination, was held
10 the grand jury and taken 10 Dedham.
where spent four weeks In jail await
ing the meeting Of the grand jury.
Neither a. the preliminary examination
nor before the grand jury was ] allowed
70 make the fun aud frank sta fement that
am making here I was told simply to
answer the questions that were put to
me. and % volunteer nothing, and I obey
ed
I know nothing about law. wished 10
% the best / could-to act in the Wfsest
manner. for Henry's sake and my own
] said nothing about the green silk dress.
They searched the house for all manner
Of things, al the time OF my arrest but
the dress was not Ihere-it was in Phoebe
Dole's dye-kettle. She had come over
after il herself one day when ! was pick
ing leans in the garden, and had taker
Il OFT OF the closet. She brought il back
herself, and told me this, after l had re-
turned from Dedham.
j thought I'd get il and surprise YOU
said she. IT'S taken a beautiful black .
She gave me strange look. half as Il
sac would see into my very soul. in spits
Of me, half as If she were in terror o.
what she would see there rs she spoke
look meant. There may have been stair
LIFT On that dress after all, ana she ma,
have seen it,
s1ppose II T. had not been for tha
no1f-p paste which / had learned 10 make
sao1l1 have been hung for the murda
81 uy father. As II was, the grand iur,
found no BIN against me. because Their
was abzolutely no evidence "a convic
M ana / came home "a free woman, An,
y people were condemned for tneir mo
tlFes. would there be enough hangmen 81
the WOr'dE
1ney found no weapon with which
could have done the decd They founl
no blood stains on my clothes The on
thing which told against ne aside from
my ever-preEent motive. wan the fact tina
on that morning after the murder fh
doors and windows Rese fastened. Nj
volanteefius hat iufarmsciOn bad o
course. weakened its force a. agalns
my SELF
Then, TOO. some held that 1 nigh, nav