Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-11-27
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1Or mOmenG, anu marvel raplQly
searched his other pockets, but in vain.
At last it seemed that an idea occurred
to him suddenly, and he said:
II am q fool and have been very
careless. I remember now that when !
changed my clothes at home, after leav.
ing the farm, did not think of the
looket, 80 it must be at this moment at
the bottom of the river"
"Ahl Then you admit that you ha.
1t with you that night9"
"Did not tell you that I have al
ways had it with me since it has been
In my possession"
"Would you recognize 1t again If you
could see it''
Certainly"
"Is this it?" He handed Marvel the
locket given to him by Virginia. Mar
vel took it and after looking at 1t re-
piled:
"Yes, this is the same. Where could
you have found it?"
"Can you not surmise9"
"Nor'
"Well, then, will tell you. It was
found in the closed fist Of the murdered
manW
"Great Godl It is impossiblel"
1T is truel At least 1t is true il we
can believe Miss Lewis, for it was she
who found it."
"Miss Lewis found it? This is terri
ble!",
profound. Every one could plainly see
the Importance Of this latest develop
ment and how, by accidental circum-
stances, the net was being drawn
around the witness. Mr.. Barnes him
self was considering how strange it was
that this young girl, who had not hesi-
tated to destroy evidence which might
implicate some one, presumably her
lover, should, by the merest chance,
have been the very one to produce the
most eliminating proof against him.
The thoughts of all were suddenly dis
turbed by the voice Of Virginia herself,
who stood up 'defantly and with the
mark of strong resolve stamped upon
her features She spoke in measured
words, and her voice seemed dead to all
sense of feeling Indeed it sounded
only like an echo Of her natural tones
"Stopp' said she. "This has gone far
enoughr'
"What do you mean?" asked the
squire quickly, foreseeing that some
startling development was at hand.
81 mean that you are wrongfully
weaving q web around an innocent
manp
"Ah, then you know who is guilty?"
~ dol killed my uncle myself"
This statement naturally caused the
widest excitement Only two men
present seemed not to be surprised.
These were Marvel himself and MIR.
Barnes. The former dropped into seat
and buried his face in his hands, giving
vent to passionate outburst of grief.
The latter remained almost as unmoved
as Virginia herself, who stood like
marble image. A slight smile Of satis-
faction, however, seemed to play about
his features Burrows, who kept his eye
intently ON the face Of his superior,
while immensely astonished himself,
was convinced of the fact that Mr..
Barnes had only heard what he had all
along expected. AS soon as the commo-
tion caused by Miss Lewis statement
had subsidized somewhat Mr.. Tupper re-
sumed:
Miss Lewis" said he, you have
Just made most astounding confession.
But you may not know that you are not
the first who has done so today. This
being the case, however, we cannot but
accept your words cautiously"
"Do you mean that you doubt my
veracity?'
"How can be sure that You are tell
ing the truth when you accuse yourself
of murder?" Virginia bit her lip and
wa8 silent.
Come, continued the lawyer, take
the stand again and repeat under oath
what you have just declared.
"What use to be sworn?" replied the
girl scornfuIly. "Yeu would not believe
me any more"
''Do you refuse to swear?"
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.. Tupper asked:
"Do you still persist in your state
ment that you killed your uncle9"
II do"
"How did it occur?"
"When I returned from my meeting
with Mr.. Marvel, attracted the notice
of my uncle. who, coming from bis
room, knocked on my door and called
me into the parlor. 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
grasped it and fred"
"How was your uncle attired?"
GAS he was found, of course"
Ibid be die Instantly"
II do not know. I left the room at
once"
"How many times did you fre?''