The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-12-07

! who had been LED to VISIT rne mousse
i by sounds of hurried footsteps out
SIDE his lodge little before mid
night On entering tho study,
whence the sounds of breaking glass
attracted him, he deposed to having
discovered his master lying appar-
emily insensiblo on the floor, and
two mon engaged in rifiing the
drawers of his escritoire. Heat once
gavo chase, and, raising an alarm,
brought TO his assistance tho butler
( and two other servants. Ono of tho
men succeeded i'll escaping through
the library window, but tho other
j was eventually ovcrpowcrcd and Sc
| cured.
/ On medical assistance being called
in, it was ascertaincd that Sir WAL
ter had succumbcd to Il blow on tho
head from one OF tho burglars But
at this phase tho case assumed an
aspect OF almost overwhelming com
pleXity. Medical evidence won't to
prove that but one blow had been
dealt. Sir Walter had been tho vic
( tim Of q single thrust. Who, then,
of the two men incriminated was re-
/ sponsible for the blow, for he surely
was the murdcrer2
On this point the evidence was en-
tirely lacking, as, without positive
! denial OF the assault, each persisted
! III maintaining his own innocence.
The only light that could be brought
to bear upon the mystery was the
! plain assertion, perhaps not alto
gether trustworthy, of tho burglar
captured in the library, that he had
seen his companion deal the deceased
blow with a jimmy.
Whether countenance should be
extended to an impeachment Of this
kind was now a mooted point. How
ever, its boaring was this: That,
whereas Bland, the man subsequent
ly taken ut Victoria, protested that
no violence had been used, he was,
in the nature OF facts, less 10 be be-
loved than the other, to whom,
however, crcdenco was ultimately
! given.
Tho counsel, wearied out, at lcngSh'
retired to wait the judges summing
up. Tho progress of tho trial had
worn tho afternoon far away, but
the Importance Of the final office
obliged his lordship to defer ad-
journment. The jury found the man
guilty of willful murder. Amid
( ominous silence, the judge then ad-
/ justed the black cap, the insignia of
death, and prepared to pass sentence
"Stop!''
Avoicc sounded through tho hush
ed court, hoarse and scpulchral. At
the same instant q man, pale and
breathless, dashed through the cor
don of officials ranged in the door
way, and, rushing straight up to the
court. stood confronting tho Judge
with hands uplifted in depreciation.
For moment the silence was in
tense. He staggered up to tho foot
OF the bench and then sank down
upon his knees, wllilo tho sweat
; coursed down his brows in great
drops, like the workings Of his
agony. Recovering their surprise,
the warders quickly surrounded and
! strove to eject him, but he broke
away and raised his voice in appeal
J to tho jurors.
| "This man is Innocent You dare
not condemn himl Stop, 1 say!
Hear mel''
The condemned man fell forward
and swooned uHon the rails Of the
| dock, and, with that, excitement lev
eled all bounds. Tho walls of the Old
courthouse rang with tho tulnult Of
voices. Men cried aloud on every
hand, first to the judge and then to
the warders. demanding to hear the
man.
! His lordship was agitatcd apd per-
{ picked beyond anything he had en-
countered in his career. The sen
tence, but half pronounced, ho could
not finish. Twice ho roso to his feet
and essayed to DO heard, but his
voice was lost in the doafening up
roar. Counsel and jury stood non
plused, till at length the judge sign
ed to tho clerk to give tho order to
clear the court. They raised the man
! and were bearing him away
: strained forward to catch glimpse
/ as they passed. Itwus hopassenger
/ from North Heath. -Sketchy Bits
; Some varieties of. mosquito work
only by day, others are nocturnal,
but all are equally ferOciOus.