The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-03

tno tWo. lneu caine inc uelense ana |
the reaction. Lord Dudley himself tes-
titled to her long and loyal services, He
said the key of the safe happened to be
in his own pocket that night and for
three days and nights previously, as he
had taken the necklace TO jeweler for
repairs and was waiting for its return.
There was no money in the safe, and
indeed but little jewelry. There was no
gas in the room, as her ladyship objected
to it, There were marks ON the sash to
prove that the catch had been sprung
from the outside There was no chloro-
form about the house, nor could Mary
have got any at the drug store without
an order. The servants at once denied
what they had said regarding Mary. and
she was promptly discharged from GUS
tody. The police evinced their disap- |
pointment and chagrin at the outcome |
Of the case, but were probably solaced
by the fact that / had no lord to testify
in my behalf. SIS
You have guessed my line Of defense.
and you know that / had half dozen
witnesses. II shouldn' have been sur
prise to the police, but it certainly was.
| This was due to the bold faced lying OF
the villain johnson. The story he told
when put into the witness box against
me made me pinch my legs to SEQ II L
was awake or dreaming, and his man
ner Of telling it almost satisfied me that
was an accessory. Such calm. cold
nerve was never seen before. He began
by stating that he had met me in Liver
pool q fortnight before and told me OF
the "iob' and that had readily agreed
to ioin him. He claimed that had
been in Dudley three days; that he was
the one who entered the castle while l
kept watch outside; that as we were
making our escape by boat l charged
him with playing me false and struck
him down before he could defend him.
self-all this and much more, and q
: man telling the solemn truth could not
have assumed more honest demeanor.
, We showed, Of course, that the Hindu
was still at sea OH the date he gave and
in all other ways upset his yarn, but NJ
Q was taken to Jail declaring that every
{ word he had spoken was gospel truth
: No sane man could dispute my limo
Z cence. but l presently found that tn
o public looked at me askance. hav
A been told that there is always bit
q feeling against the man who proves tina
4 he had nothing to do with the crime 10
!, which he was arrested, particularly
r il is heinous one and the public ma
n made up it's mind that he is guilty
II They somehow can't quite forgive hi
4. for disappointing them. In my case IN
N chief of police even had the impudene
{, to say to me:
IS "Well, my man, it seems that SOM
~ how YOU have slipped the halter Q
n. your neck, but let me warn you that
pt shall have AN eye upon your futu
ID movements. / presume you Will lea
' town very soon?"
,;r 81 shall leave when get ready to-
Iv was my blunt and perhaps impude
slf reply. - !.
q mower to warn suspicious characters
cd leave town and to lock them up II tn
nut hesitate to 60"
,os "Well. sir, 20 ahead on any coul
ZEN that suits you. know how greatly ,
be. are disappointed, but it Is all owing
NC vonr lack of sense in handling the CT
1ut at the start.
,aa He fumed and clustered; but, havl
frl burned his fingers once, he did not
bo coed To extreme measures. Some c
tho spread tue report that l had been tw
rod arrested in Liverpool, and l had
90 nretty clear idea as to where the COS
tb started from. Lord Dudley, as soon
inc sending for the police, had onereu
for ward of el 900 for the arrest and G
i'm viction of the murderer. had certal
.;as been the means of his arrest, and
tween Mary Williams and myseii
n prosecutor had all the evidence ne'
';ed sory to convict After l had been
q - charged from custody his lordshlp
zoe for me- He received me very kln'
AIN EXPRESSED his qualification that
mo come out of the case with flying co
20 q and referred to the matter OF the
Sod ward. l refused to accept penny o.
rio IN his great establishment, but later
,ore could not we'll refuse the goid wa
han telescope, chronometer and otner
for he sent me by his chief steward, toge
,rse with his best wishes for my future
nit fare. -, .
no AS Ben Johnson was heio 10
She assizes, the girl and / must be deta
thew as witnesses; SO the chief OF ponce 2
the not have driven me away II ne na'
nor. about il. We had to give bonds' al
Allow was Lord Dudley himself who 1urni
urb. them. It SO happened, however,
tho the term was close at hand ana
tbe case would be disposed OF oy the
oaro the Hindu had been overhauled.
hrt would let me out Of a bad scrape
WV nevertheless Captain Clark felt IL
duty to growl at me:
.'Now, Ralph. you see the 9
ouences of a sailor man idilng apo'
\ land. and hope it will be warm
3 Won for the rest of your life.
y "But one must see his old m
~ now and then" protested.
I AYE, if she be living within 81
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