News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-05-14

| for her, but, thank GOD, she mas ever
shown the noblest courage and sub
FINEST faith in the worst extremities.
"What shall you do, my dear?"
she asked.
"In all probability l shall be ar
rested shortly, am going to see
Fells at once"
"God help you, my DEAR" she said,
simply, as l kissed her.
Mr.. Fells was one OF the best known
solicitors in Manchester and a man [
was proud to call personal friend.
l found him in his Office, and told
Lin the whole story.
He looked at me keenly when I had
done, then said lit may be an in
suit, Adamson, but l ask you as a
legal adviser, do you know anything
about that check? p
Nothing" | said.
"Thank you. Then of course it is
a double forgery-your name and
Sir James's?"
"But Pridson persisted that it was
| he saw"
"Or counterfeiter of you. Depend
upon it, it was not the work of a
fool. We must find, and you must
prove where you were at that hour.
Come, I'll walk home with you.
We were few yards from my own
door when cab drove up and two
plain-clothes constables got out and
arrested me. Fells accompanied me
to the police station, and there left
me to see my wife. And thus, for the
first time in my life, | was a prisoner.
FEELS came to see me early the next
morning. Its all over the place,
Adamson, and your Pensioners are
highly indignant. have set Lester,
the private detective, to work, and
he's good man, | well know. Now,
where were you that afternOon?"
II have MT the least idea. | have
been racking my brain for the best
part of the night, but all to no pur-
pose"
Fells was greatly disappointed.
"You must find out" he said, "much
depends on it. Mrs. Adamson and
myself have searched your diary and
engagement book, but there are only
two entries that week. However, it
will come to you later, | hope"
1t was a trying ordeal to stand in
the dock and see in the crowded court
many that | knew. Some of them
nodded to me kindly as | entered, but
when they heard the evidence | saw
trouble and perplexity on their faces.
| did not wonder at or resent their
changed xpression-the evidence was
certainly strong. "Poor, dear gen.
tleman," said most of them, "trouble
must have unhinged his brain, or he
could MT have done it," There were
few, however, who passonately de-
clared their belief in my innocence.
"Have any of the notes been
traced?" asked the stipendary.
ono, sir" said the prosecuting So
licitor; though we hope to do so, l
am instructed to ask for a remand,
when further evidence will be forth
coming"
81 do not oppose that" said Fells,
"but of course you will grant bail,
your worship? My client is innocent
and himself the victim of the fraud"
II cannot at present, Mr.. Fells"
said the magistrate, curtly. 81 re-
mand the accused until next Tues
day."
When was again before the mag
istrate the first witness was hotel
clerk from Liverpool. He recollected
a clergyman staying at the hotel on
November4, and the manager cashed
for him 800 note, which Mr.. Prid-
son swore was one of those he had
paid me. The clerk protested to iden-
tify me and said | told him I was 60
ing to Ireland. The police. through
the prosecuting solicitor, were again
applying for a remand to trace my
alleged movements in Liverpool,
when woman caused a disturbance
by trying to push into court. "Let
me go, yo' fool," she said to the po-
liceman at the door; "I'm witness,
| tell yo.' / know lot"
She got in at last-a stout, dirty,
painting woman with a shawl around
her head-followed by stunted old
woman who looked rather scared.
"Yo' wasshup!" she began.
"What do you want, woman?"
asked the magistrate, severely.
Pm witness, yo' wasshup. Let
me git in the witness box theer, and
I'll tell yo'. It's none O him." point
ing to me; it couldna be him. But
I'll tell yo'."
After a little demur the woman was
sworn. Who she was / could not, at
that moment, conceive.
"My names Sarah Edmunds, and
I'm wilder, 23 Little EN- ly street"
she began. "That day, November 3,
my man had aft and the doctor said
he'd dee before the day we're out. He
wanted badly to see a passon, and |
humored him and went to fetch Mr..
Adamson theer, and he came at once.
It were about 2 o'clock, a nasty,