The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-07-27

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"Conle," continued the lfDvyer, "take
the stand again and repeat under oath
what you have just declared.
"What use to DO swornp" replied the
girl scornfully. "You would not believe
me any more"
''Do you refuse to swear9"
Oh, no, since you make point Of
it." She stepped upon the platform
again.
"She will stop at nothing to save her
lover" muttered Mr.. Barnes under his
breath.
Mr.. Topper asked:
"Do you still persist in your state
ment that you killed your uncle?"
| Il dc"
"How did it occur?''
"When ] returned from my meeting
with Mr.. Marvel, attracted the notice
OF my uncle, who, coming from his
room, knocked on my door and called
me into the parlor I went in. and he
asked me where ] had been. told him,
he became violent, and we quarreled.
My pistol was On the mantel where I
had left it, and in moment of rage I
grasped it aud fred"
"How was your uncle attired?"
''As he was found, of course"
''Did he die instantly"
II do not know. I left the room at
once"
How many times did you fre?'
"Once."
"In making this statement you de-
sire to be believed"
edo"
"Then show me the piece of paper on
which your uncle wrote the name of
his murderer and which I am sure you
have about you"
If Mr.. Upper expected her to refuse,
he was doomed to disappointment.
Without a moments hesitation she
drew it out and handed it to him. He
read it and seemed puzzled. Then, turn
ing to Virginia, he said
"This paper reads, If I am dead in
the morning, my murderer is Walter
Marvel' How does that agree with
your confession?"
"You forget that there are two
wounds. My uncle wrote that after re-
ceiving the tirstr'
Mr.. Upper had not expected this re-
ply, and the possibility Of its being
true disconnected him.
How do you know this?' he asked.
During the quarrel which l had
Ia In AL "a !
he had received from the lawn and
charged my lover with the crime 1t
was at this moment that, overcome
with anger, I shot him."
when did you find the paper?"
"In the morning. I think 7 have
said enough and will retire" She step
ped from the stand and resumed her
seat Oh one Of the benches.
There is no more evidence to be
brought before you, gentlemen, said
the district attorney, addressing the
jury, "and no more witnesses. There
fore the next step is for you to consider
what your verdict shall be. However, I
should like to detain you a moment
that may point out one or two things
which think should not be overlooked
i'll rendering your decision. First, there
is the matter Of the locket. If Miss
Lewis tells the truth, how did that
trinket come to be in the hand of tho
dead man, when Mr.. Marvel admits
that it was in his possession on that
night2 1t is plain that Miss Lewis was
ignorant Of this latter fact for other
wise she would have suppressed that, as
she evidently at first meant to do with
the paper. This brings out another
point. 1t must be remembered that her
first and her second stories are widely |
different and that the second was not
offered until she saw how compromising
the medallion had proved to her lover,
Mr.. Marvel. One more point-her pis-
tol has but one empty chamber in it.
She claims that it was on the mantel.
Mr.. Lewis was seen to fire some weapon
from the window. If it was not this
one, what has become of the one which
he did use?'
The squire addressed the jury in
few well chosen words, especially warn
ing them to think well over their YER
lict and bidding them to be most care
jul in charging the commission of so
soul deed to any one without thor.
'nghly weighing all the evidence that
lad been brought before them, much Of
which, indeed, he declared, was of a
most conflicting nature. Finally be sent
hem into an adjoining apartment for
Elaboration. In about an hours time
word was brought in that conclusion
lad been reached, and. the jury having
eturncd, the foreman announced the
GLOWING verdict:
1--WE find that the deceased, John
.ewis, came to his death from a gun
hot wound at the hands of his niece,
'irginia Lewis, the latter having open
confessed the commission of the
rime."