Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-01-06

goes, 10 DuQiey u ms InOtu0r. VI
the way he meet pn in boat, anG
in an alteration ns stuns johnson
with an oar. J9 arrested for. the
murder of Lady, md accuses Tom.
kins of being acc
CRERV tldc
"aUnTY" "No auLTY."
The first I'd the polbe Of any
country do VI a m1 fdes has been
committed is fin5 prisoner, and
they always am s@ whoever they
happen to lay 3 dA mus be guilty
because they ha 8gjih! The officers
were not 30 far b fbfwE in hold
ing her ladysh fsAid forexamina-
ton, for all Giro maca VIDE against
her, but in m! asb be houRs intelli-
gent work by a etete ought to have
set me at Ibis N. b mother, Uncle
John Hamptont ID Simpson and
others could adcou1or evefy minute
of my time since lan& niDudley. At
the hour the murd4as committed
was in the company Eavesor six men,
all Of whom weiR Raaybiding and hon.
est. .at /
I say that it yeuld ave been easy
enough for thelpolicb satisfy them
selves that I was "a ineens man, but
they never work HcleA man: On the
contrary, they bR tlr energies to
prove or to try IT, movSe guilt Of the
one arrested. Uhcie hn was repri-
manded for exptessinlhis iassonish-
ment. and his offers assistance to
help prove my in3 3ocenSere promptly
refused. was prf4y assatiaaa that
Lord Dudley hiHSM dSted my ylcom-
plicity, but the p1ice hf fhe case. and
it was not for hin to inlere.
1t was not until after L funesal of
Lady Dudley thatIswasten to court
for examination. Reinaly a'sailor
man. and never sssing j to do;xith
law before except 10 IKE ah&vit, I
own that I was billy $et adscould
not plan what to 70 fcle toin and
mother fixed it, hReyei TheSsat me
in a lawyer, teleeapheI to Liverpool
for Captain Clarkand Pt al nJ wit
nesses together. lcansery naHhav-
ing a row with lhe lfyer bdde he
had been in my cd fivd minuts3 As
soon as he had irodudl hinsh he
led off with: S 1 4
81 am glad to bable | telliyo That
it was not murd, outpf hand, but
that Lady Dudleyame Il tlher deithiby
a shock. There isp evidnce that Ben
Johnson laid a finr on d r." 4 ! :.
"But what havs to d withtaasf'
asked by way ofply.
'tIt is necessaryt-I tke your case
that we have Misunderstanding" he
said after giving Ia searching ,ook.
~ am agreeablb that. hoe you
didn't come here fevingme aguilty
MANI" I
johnson persilin hisdeclar,tions
and the police gently belieys they
have good case INST you"
johnson and tpolice be haiged,
and you on top ofsm. If you La en: I
more sense than tmen who lockd me
up here, I want thing to do with
"what will BET line + defenea'
he calmly asked, iing no attention tc
my temper.
"Why, that I hno NOR to do with
it than the chief eolice h rself."
1--WE shall hawitnesA II urss,
an alibi, then?"
"Of course we III. Y vii prov,
the hour I left Lii ibool al mMhere
abouts during eveaour d Fterwrd.
l gave him my ~, anH whe | hat
finished he rubbeis ha4d andsmilet
and said: !
Really, now, athis does mi good
1 was prepared fo hard struggle be
fore the courts, nher our case il
already won. HaHday&work will ge
our case in proI 40"
My stoven sR fioated ava,
down stream, btv recovered. Th,
one which had . me was care
fully lifted asid,i pot where John
sons head had u d the inn foo
had been staine his blood, aut
Uncle John wod allow it to b,
washed away. I l4ha. like turnins
your hand over shblishr y. alifEsnt
prove my innocce to the satisfacbl
of everybody. ideed, Uncle John h,
others declaedi o much feeling ta
if Lord Dudleyid lpt present me WI
at least ESQ forSeiing the murdee
he was not the ;Ato retain their q
spect. Some ~ went so far ast,
promise that tiehlf of police won,
apologize to mn pblic.
Perhaps l anld have stated in t.
preceding ohaEtha the full name ,
her ladyship'nail was Mary-Wa
liams, and thshe was the daughter.s
a small farme few miles away. Sh
had been in tfanily so long and ha
been found sdthtul that I am SUI
Lord Dudley nld'never have doubte
her innocen but for the police
Neither do Ink the police altogethl
astray. Had ,een any other man tina
Ben JohnsoIer over, they would nc
have reasons tt ey did. In the goo6
ness Of her It spe girl had insiste
on attendiner ladyship that night
and in the / II subsequent event
that was ltagainst her. Some Q
the servanlso confidently remem
bered Of hg heard her talk abou
America ansh for life of ease, an,
that was pown as evidence