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

union between hlm--a pennIless
young man and with no prospect Of
lettering his worldly oondItion--and
their daughter and that conclusIon
prompted him to commit the crime.
1.-THE defense WAS that Turner.
finding the parents Of Miss DIcey
we're utterly opposed to the marriage,
and that the young lady would not
marry him without the consent Of
her parents, had decided to 60 ont to
some relatives In Canada, determined
to make his fortune In few years,
then return to England. and win the
consent Of the gIrl's parents to their
union.
ION the eve OF his departure for
the new world he went down to Cor
ton to bid Miss Dizzy goodby, and.
after two hours In her company he
returned from Gorton by the $50
train to Barchester. and at 6 o'clock
the next morning left the latter town
for Liverpool en- route to Canada.
''Yon will notice that on the most
important point, as to the train by
which he returned from Gorton.
there was an absolute contradiction
OF his statement that he travelled by
the 8. 80 train in the evidence Of the
ticket collector, who was positive
that the $50 was the train. 1t hap
pened that both trains ran from Cor
ton to Barchester without stopping
ut any of the intermediate stations,
and that the tickets were conse-
quently collected at Gorton. The
prisoner stated he had taken third
class return ticket from Barchester
to Gorton. I, therefore, inquired
whether the return half OF the ticket
had been collected on the 8. 80 train
or the $50 train; but here, again,
was discontinue, for the halves Of
several return tickets issued that
day between Barchester and Gorton
had been collected on both trains,
and Turner's could not be identified.
1.-THE revolver from which the shots
were fired did not help the prisoner
in any way. 1t had been bought
some months previously at an es-
Establishment in Barchester. but the
shopman could not identify the pur-
chaser. Was it possible that Miss
Dicey had any other suitors for her
hand, and did her parents urge any
particular person on her acceptance?
OF this ] could learn nothing.
These inquiries were made by IN
while / was making myself acquainted
with the facts OF the case before the
assizes. The entire case against the
prisoner had been laid by the Crown
before the magistrates at the pre-
liminary investigation. The same
witnesses were examined at the trial
before Baron Graham; and they re-
peated substantially the dispositions
they made in the court below. My
cross examination Of the witnesses
failed to make any material point in
favor of the prisoner. All / could do
was to keep we'll before the jury the
defense Of the prisoner, weak as it
appeared to be.
''The last witness for the Crown.
and, therefore, the last witness in
the case, was the blind man. His
evidence was followed with intense
interest by the crowded court. He
was asked by the counsel for the
prosecution whether he had caught
any of the words of the man and
woman who passed along the foot
path in the Grove close to where he
lay just before the shots were fired.
and when he said Yes every ear in
court was strained to catch his evil
dapca IF tha conversation
What was said between the par
ties?' asked my learned friend.
AS they passed me. replied the
blind witness, heard the man say:
But your father objects to the mar
riage," and the lady said: Yes, and
i do not mean to marry without his
consent"
They continued to walk on, and
few moments after heard the man.
in loud angry voice. say: " No one
else will have YOU" Then there was
a shot. and the lady screamed; then
another shot. My dog began to bark,
and cried out in terror: What is
that?" The man then rushed away
/ could hear the crunching OF the
brambles and underground as he
fed
II rose to cross-examine the old
man with some trepidation, con-
tinued Mr.. Grimshaw. Before do
ing so l asked my solicitor, in whis-
per, what was the quality or timber
Of the prisoners voice. and he re-
piled that it was rather sharp or
oo In II ho1 h.rk
ton OF Importance to put to the wit
ness. / trembled to put it for the
answer might not, on tho one hand,
do the prisoner any service, while,
on the other hand, it might seal his
fate.
Having asked few questions on
rather unimportant points. l put to
him the Hateful question OF which l
spoke. determined, Of course, should
the answer prove unsatisfactory, to
drop that line of DISCRIMINATION
at once.
"'What sort Of voice was the voice
OF the man in the grove that even
ing? asked with all the unconcern
which / could assume.
brother on the other side, and the
jury-and more especially the fore
man of the jury-grasped at once the
Importance of the question. saw
that fact visible; the strained look
Of attention on all their faces as they
breathlessly awaited the answer.
The die was cast. However the an
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