Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-10-03

After bis evidence, which ala NOT taks
long, had bean given. the principal
witness Tor the prosecution was cali
ed, and the negress Dido, whose name
had been SO often mentioned, entered
the witness box.
In brief her evidence was as fol-
lows: Il am full-blooded negress,
born in Barbados. My grandmother
came from Ashantee, and knew all
about the wand Of sleep. She taught
me how to manufacture the poison. I
came to England with my mistress. and
met with prisoner, who called at the
mouse. He knew q good deal about
Obi, and showed me the voodoo Stone.
spirit dances in the stone and was
pound to do what the spirit told me.
1t said that was to obey prisoner. DR..
Etwald wanted to marry my young
mistress, but she was engaged to Mr.
Alymer. Prisoner told me tht Mr..
Alymer must be got out Of the way.
and suggested the use of the devil
stick, which he had seen in the smok-
ing-room of Major Jen. I agreed to
help him; and by hyptonizing my mis-
tress l made her steal the devil-stick.
She brought it to me, all unconscious
of having done so, and filed it with
fresh poison. On the night Of the MUIR
der Mr.. Alymer called to see my mis-
tress, also did DIR. Etwald. When Mr..
Alymer left gave the stick to pris-
oner, and he followed deceased to kill
him. Next day / heard Mr.. Alymer
was dead. After time prisoner told
me that we must steal the body, so that
traces of poison should not be found
when a post mortem examination was
made. l agreed to help him, and
gaining admission into the chamber Of
death hid under the bed. When Jag
gard fell asleep drugged him with the
poison of the devil-stick and opened
the window, outside of which prisoner
was waiting. 1 assisted him to carry
the body to the carriage, and then left
him. That is all know"
This evidence closed the case for the
prosecution and-as may be guessed
it caused a profound sensation in court.
Everyone without exception looked up
on the prisoner as guilty, and they con-
sidered it futile when David Sarby
rose to deliver his speech for the de-
Tense The young man was even pal
err than usual, and when he rose laid
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been looking. When on his feet he
glanced round the court and caught
the gaze of Isabella, who was staring
eagerly at him. Then he turned to his
clerk. Dr.. Etwald, still composed
even after the frightful evidence that
had been given-smiled cOldly on his
counsel. David shuddered, and pick
ing up the devil-stick, spoke sharply
and to the point.
my lord, and gentlemen OF the jury,
you have heard the evidence for the
Crown, which makes out that my client
is guilty. That evidence is wrong, as can
be proved by one witness. I am the wit
ness. In my rooms there is lying con-
fession, signed and witnessed, which sets
forth that 3 am the guilty person. 1t was
1, not DR.. Etwald, who murdered Maurice
Alymer" (Sensation in the courD. Yes,
1 was in love with Miss Dallas, and
therefore was jealous of Maurice. 1 knew
that Dido possessed the ADMINISTRATIONS.
it does not matter-and I bribed her to,
to give it to me- 1 pretended to go to
London on the night of the murder, but
instead of doing so i remained in the
grounds of Mrs. Dallas, where 1 obtained
the devil-stick from Dido. saw Maur-
ice meet with Miss Dallas. 1 saw them
kiss and part. Inflamed by jealousy, l
rushed after him and met him on the
road. He turned in surprise, and flung
out his arms to keep me Off The devil
stick. with it's poison fang protruding,
was in my grasp, and in throwing out
his arm 1 wounded him in the palm Of
the hand, thus"
David took the devil-stick firmly in his
grasp and compressed the handle. At
once the iron tongue with its drop of
venom appeared. With the sharp point
he made an irregular wound on the palm
of his hand, and cast the devil-stick on
the table before him. A moment after
wards, amid the silent horror of the
crowded court, he fell down--dead.
CTo be concluded)