Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-01-24

had known from childhood I've were
at school together was one Of tho
heartiest and most genuine fellows
you'd find i'll days walk.
When | arrived ut Doncaster was
surprised to find things nil in an up.
roar. Old Rowling had, it seemed,
taken some offence at an innocent but
misunderstood remark OF Rupert's, and
had flown into terrible passion,
swearing hc would disinherit him.
Rupert, who wusa high-spiritcd young
cheap, gave the old man bit of his
mind, and they had II violent querrel,
which ended in Mr.. 10 Wing turning
his nephew ont OF the house aud for
bidding him ever to Show his face
there again. That was ON Thursday,
II fortnight before my visit
On the evening of tho quarrel Ru-
pert called on my sister aud told her
of what had taken place, anl they
agreed to postpone the wedding for
! the present He then left, MS he start
ed, for London, where lie was doc Va
join his regiment '5n tie 1foIlowin.
:, Saturday K
The next morning (Fridayl every
b3dy was startled ut hearing that old
ponathan Rowling had been found
dead in plantation on his estate. lie
4 WAS lying faco downward, and had oy.
ldcntiy been shot i'll the back by some
one, the bullet having penetrated to
tho heart and killed him instantly;
and, on medical examination, il was
ascertaincd that the murder for such
1t doubtless was-must have been
committed on The previous night, for
death had taken place many hours be-
fore tho body was found,
The fact Of tho quarrel between tho
deceased and his nephew WAS already
public property, and suspicion at once
pointed TO Rupert rs the probable cul-
rrit Tho police soon ascertained
EupeIt's movements, which showed
that he had called on Patty, rs I have
stated, and that he caught tho next
express for London, tho time between
his leaving Patty and the starting of
tho train giving him plenty of oppor-
tunitY to commit thd crime had he
been SO minded; and, moreover, his
road from my sisters 10 tho station
took him alongside the plantation in
which his uncle's body was found.
The London detectives wero put to
work, and they ascertainel that Ru-
pert had revolver OF the same cali
bre rs the shot found in old Rowling's
corpse, and the upshot was that he
was arrested and brought before the
magistrates ut Doncaster.
The assiZes were. just approaching,
and, when L arrived on tho scene,
Rupert stood committed for trial on
the charge of numbering his uncle.
could DO nothing to help him, but
L went to the assize town and saw him
in prison. Ho denied all knowledge
of the crime, swearing to me that he
was absolutely innocent. I believed
him, but the evidence was overwhelm-
ing. The station master Mt Doncaster
spoke of Ruperts lushlng into the
station in great furry, and looking
very upset; and the revolver, which
he admitted he had not used for some
days, had ono chamber empty. Many
other things, trivial in themselves, but
awiuliy black when put together, were
brought out at the trial, and before |
left L had heard him found guilty by
the jury and sentenced to death by
the Judge. II all seemed IKE CHASTITY
dream.
was due to return to my ship, the
Monico, and L bado Rupert goodbv.
[ don't mind telling you that sobbed
like n child. shouldn't have felt it
so if L could have done anything, oven
to try and help him, but [ was per-
fectly powerless.
My sister. of course. was in terri
bio way, and hardly liked leaving
her, but my whole future depended
on my keeping my position in the Red
Ring line, so wronched myself away
tand was on board the Monico the next
morning.
We sailed the following day, which
was a1EWednesday, and the last thing
rhoard before leaving Liverpool was
that poor Rupert's execution had been
fixed for Thursday in the next week.
VIE had heavy cargo of goods and
lot OF passengers, but, l tell you, my
heGtt seemed heavier when we started
OH that voyage than the ship, cargo.
passengers and oil.
Tho Monico was considered fast
vessel Mt that time. She generally
toYk Just over seven days to do the
ps.ssnge, and we were due in New York
on the Wednesday evening before
Rupert's execution.
Everything went well till the Mon
day afternoon, when one of the steer
age passengers, man of the name of
Charles Cappermole, fell down n
4atchway, breaking his back and re-
ceiving internal injuries, from which
the doctor said he was hound 90 die,
within four OF five hours.
laad, of course, but couldR
and although anythin y e.
puts gloom over thnf
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