The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1898-11-17

Herbert stabley sold out bis business,
aud spent three years 10 travel. searching
ior bic boy, aided by siillsd Detectives
bat bi, search VI. in vain, Some thought
! that lhs boy had heea stolen Tor ransom.
snd 90 inmense sum VI. offered through
the medium Of the public press, but 90
respopse .ss made
Herbert Stanley retained 10 bis iss
oflioe, which he bad lei, TO becomes msn
utsc,uter. snd sooa resched the bench.
and was krorn ir and vide - . learned
bal sus,ere iaiss. sho hal 20 mercy up
on crime
At las, willie holding con ! in . city
81 ,cept TO the place where he he lived
snd suffered, c.ss 81 peculisr s.socity
came up iof ludsmsni. IL vas bank rob
berry, In the course Of which . man hsd
been shot. and one OF the robbers had
been taken red handed.
When brought up for trial, be vas seen
to be young. fresh colored. handsome
man, little over twenty years Of age. but
With the impress OF crime marked upon
every feature. He made no defense. and
after . short trial wss convicted Of murder
in the second degree. The Judge rose to
pronounce sentence. which would send
the young man to prison for life.
Thomas Welch be began.
Hold op. old fellow said the prisoner.
I'd hke TO have you start fair end make
no mistake. Thomas Welch 10 not my
name.
What is your true onef
Edward Stanley; 80 the old woman
says. And see mere, judge, before you go
on I'd like TO say q word moi because I'm
going TO crsw fish. for ain't that kind OF
q little boy. but because | want things on
the square, snd In the first place l was
stolen, when child. by . woman named
4 ,ds Fenton, from Enfield village.
Great hesveni gasped the Judge, sink
ing into 3 sest.
She totk me to gipsy tribe. and we
went to Europe. and until was ten years
old was 10 England. | was taught to
steal as soon ss could walk. The womsn
laid herself ont to teach me evil, and
made me think that every mans hand was
against me. Pve robbed. aud stolen. and
he'd, and committed every crime under
her teaching, but didnt know any better.
Now { o ahead with your sentence. I'm
guilty; but. after Ill, l siL't to blame.
A sentence - SENTENCED screamed
voice from the seats in front OF the railing,
and woman forced her way 10 and stood
before the Judge. Look Of me Judge
Stanley. Fifteen years ego you drove me
rom your door. and with such ciuel
words that my husband went ont and kill
ID himself. My children died and we're
buried. and l swore the Vendetta against
you. Doyou remember the promise
n ade You to give the boy back 10 fifteen
Tears. have kept my word. and here he
8 the child OF my teachlngf, but the
,hld OF your heart. Elwsrd StaLlsy. He
pleads guilty; sentence him, say. / am
ada Fentor, the wife Of the man you
murdered
Judge Stanley clutobed at the air wild
y, and fell down in fit, and when they
sised him he was dead. Another Judge
pronounced the sentence which sent the
Unfortunate son to prison for life. to
,hich he went dtfantly. A year later. In
n attempt to break out Of prison, be was
hot by q guard, and the vengeance oi
ada Fenton was complete. AZ for her,
he disappeared, and il Is thought went
'ack TO her tribe, but no one in that sec
ion ever saw her face again.