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

he calmly nikcd, paying no attention to
my temper. -.
"why, thst ! had no moro to do with
IL than the hief of police himself"
1--WE shall have witnesses to prove
an alibi, thep?"
"Of course we shall. We will prove
the hour left Liverpool and my where
abouts during every hour afterward.
gave hili, my story, and when 1 had
finished he ! aLbed his hands and smiled
and said: u y ares
uReally, row. but this does me good.
I was prepared for hard struggle be-
fore the courts, and here our case is
already won. Half a day'swork will get
our case in proper shape"
MY stoven .skih had foated away
down stream. but was recovered. The
one which had run into me was care
fully lifted aside. The spot where john
sons head had rested ON the inn floor
had been stained with his blood, aud
Uncle John would not allow 1t to be
washed away. 1t seemed like turning
vour hand over to establish an alibi and
nroye my innocence to the satisfaction
OF everybody. Indeed, Uncle John and
others declared with much feeling that
IL Lord Dudley did not present me with
at least ESQ for catching the murderer
he was not the man TO retain their re-
snect. Some even went so far as to
nromise that the chief of police would
apologize to me In public.
Perhaps / should have stated in the
preceding chapter that the full name OF
her ladyships maid was Mary Will
liams. and that she was the daughter OF
a small farmer few miles away. she
had been in the family so long and had
been found so faithful that am sure
Lord Dudley would nevef have doubted
her Innocence but for tbc~ police
Neither do think the,police altogether
astray. Had it been any other Wap than
', Ben johnson, her lover, they would not
have reasoned as they did. In the good
ness of her heart the girl had insisted
|, ON attending her ladyship thatHight'
/, and in the light of subsequent events
that was point against her. Some OF
the servants also confidently remem
E. bered Of having heard her talk apou.
America and wish for life OF ease, anc
. that was put down as evidence.
= However, after the shock OF the affal
Is had WORT of bit the girl made rail-,
10 and showed her spirit Feeling hersei
to be perfectly innocent gave her Rrea
!, strength. have always believed that
10 was Lord Dudley himself who engage
As a LAWYER to defend her and hunted GU
the points in her favor, and IL wa
81 something greatly to his credlt. De
10 Johnson was furious with the giri D'
rs nause she had baffied him and furior
IN with me because / had brought apot
his CAPTURE. He was not an educate
man. but he was gifted with power1'
assurance and natural cunning, ard
~ completely deceived his lawyer ana u
~ police and general public He admitte
"a threatening Lady Dudley with the knl1
While the menace had caused her deatl
- no doubt. it wouldn't be hanglr
~ offeuse. He might be transported Il
a life. but his lawyer hoped to get nj
~ off with IS or 20 years His accessori
-. might escape with a shorter PERIOD.
!; We had elected, as was our right
- he tried separately. don't mean tri'
,,o for our lives, but examined 20 decioe
nd " should be held to the assizes IL W
,ta q lerful what story the villa
A. lson reeled off to the bench. haVi'
: confessed his crime, he was held as
AZ matter of course. and he was also Us Us
~ ms a witness against the two OF u.s. L
girl was arraigned first Johnson swe
,sv that she proposed the robbery more IN
80 a year before it took place, and that
hn, months she had ridiculed him beca'
the his conscience cried out against comm
- ting such crime. Loving her rs
.ho did, he had finally been won over. :,
NJ. had selected the asylum to when u
sh. should fee, and he named Quebec as
- 20 port they were to sail for. She had ?
,.,v sisted in sitting up with Lady Duo
I No.. that night that he might not be distu
nm. cd in his operations. She had iei'
and window unfastened and the key OF
Inv safe in the lock. She had also taken G
of that all her ladyship's 1eweiry'