The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-05-21

DTOuRnL out tnlS sJtTtllnR uuUllNblDn.
Il have obtru1ed myself into this inquiry
and now ask to be heard by this Jury, because
and no man sanI sn OF SF mG5s W SnsB ! do Death Fl the T %nn ysS
will ,hclieye when | tel you that was the per
son Miss Page followed into Mrs. ,WeNb,s house
Ing the moment she crouched behind the tiG-
ure OF the sleeping Philemon
1t was as more. indn'tety w more Sot man ian any one n
Acknowledgements. but a confession. and tho
shock. the, surprise. the alarm. even. which "
much confidence In this young mans virtue.
was almost arpalling In its intensity. Had 1t
land near presence the feeling woaid have
risen to outbreak and many voices were held
In subsection by the remem bronce Of this ven.
Grated mans last look, that otherwise would
have made themselves heard In despite OF the
restrictions OF the place and the authority OF
To Frederick il was a moment OF immeas-
prable grief and humiliation, On every face.
In every shrinking form. In subdued murmurs
condemnation. anu yet In all his life, from boy
hood, up to this hour. never had he been so
But though he felt the iron enter his soul he
did not lose his determined altitude. He had
observed la rhanG an, in 4 M dIs. and a change an Ill, IN
trium oh Of the one and raise again the droop-
ing courage of the other. he withstood the
Coroner had been able to fully restore quiet.
I know" SAID he, what this a%eknowledR;
listens to me thinks ne guilty of the death
was so unfortunate as to have witnessed he
would be the first TO condemn. DR.. Talbot
and you, gentlemen q the Jury: IN the face Q:
my presence and before my eyes, gave to herself
the blew which has robbed us al OF a most
1t was Il solemn assertion. but IL failed to
convince the crowd before him. As by one
Impulse men and women broke into tumult:
Mr.. Sutherland was forgotten and cries of
Never! She was too good. It's all calumny.
A wretched lie"' broke In unrestrained excite
ment tb bso tar eSery s papt o Win the b iar sSv rnom IN vain In
the local police cndeavored to restore order.
the tide was up and overswept eve rything for
by the sight OF Amnbel smoothing out the folds
OF her crisp white frock with an incredulous.
tention again On Frederick. He seized the
occasion and spoke up In n tone OF great re-
Il have made an assertion" said he. be
seem a credible one l shall have to tell my
story from rem the beginning Am allowed to
You are was the ,Crm response,
Then; gentlemen" continued Frederick.
still without looking at Ainahel. whose smile
hal acquired a mockery that drew the eyes OF
the jury toward her more than once, during
lie generally now know that Mrs. Webb has
left me the, greater PORTION OF the money, OF
yW rro NE she me- dieI g. ndH7 - aNy one ! h may sy neHe ep , 6s,
the other side Of that door. that she had rea-
to the very evening Of her death l was myself
ignorant of. as | was Ignorant Of her inten;
o'ons IN Of m Rsr refena or t or that w we we're yss S ueder
any mutual obligations in any way. Why.
then. I should have thought OF going to her IN
the great strait in which | found myself on
MONEY in her house; MS had unhapnlly
way, and / knew she was OF kindly disposition
and quite CAPABLE Of doing a very, unsel:ish
net. still. this would not seem TO be reason
enough for me to intrude upon her late at night
with a plea for q large loan OF money had ! not
been in u desperate condition OF mind. which
made any ATTEMPT seem reasonable that prom
ised relief from the uncomfortable burden OF q
most pressing and disrepYtable deDt. | was
Obliged to:haye money. a great deal Of money.
and | had TO have IL at once. and while | know
this will not serve to tighten the suspicion |
have brought upon myself by my late ndmis-
for leaving the ball at my fathers house and
h~urrying down secretly and alone into town
10 the little cottage. where. nS | had been told
early in the evening. q small nter,ninmen Z
was being given. which would insure Its being
open, even at so, late an hour a. midnight.
Miss Page. who will, am sure, pardon, the IN
PRODUCTION of her name into this narrative. has
taken pains, to DECLARE to you that In the exne-
i hls:' She II followed scme PERSONS steps down.
Aill. This is very likely true. and those stems
we're probably mine. for after leaving tho
running past Mrs: 'NebR's cottage Having al.
ready seen from lnb ulIlSlue tue lRHl DllEUlDR
in her upper windows. / felt ,encoaraeed to
proceed. and SO fastened on till ! came to the
gate on High street; Here had a moment Of
me to recall them at this moment came into
my mind. making that instant. perhaps; the
God. and with nothing more DESPERATE in
mind than a sullen intention OF having my
eva the ys Front H' Go6r 'n and n sfesp:d i lifted the latch
Il had expected to find q Jovial group OF
friends In her little ground parlor. OF, at least
.Np. tI, ant,N al mr. prr .ripnn NF.l l 40 N -
in the rooms above. but no sounds OF any sort
awaited me indeed. the house seemed strange
ished at this, I pushed the door mar at my lett
sight awaited me. Sealed at a table set with
q the house, with his head sunk forward on
his arms asloe.. The eXGec,ed guests had
had fallen into a doze OF the boaSi.
was not prepared. Mrs. Webb. whom I wished
to see, was probably upstalrs. and white !
might summon ner by a sturdy RAP at the door.
beside, which ! .t9od, ! had SO little desire, TO
self to make any loud noise within his hearing.
Yet had not the COURAGE TO retreat. All my
hope OF relief from the many difficulties that
msnaced me lay in the, generosity Of this
greut-hearted woman. and If out OF pusillanim-
fly | let this hour 20 BY without making my
appeal. nothing but shame and disaster await
ed me. Yet low could ] hope, to lure her
T Yie'Itng 10 M the impi mp.st Of the eo mom ner, an wit 70.
, tNAAA ~ ~ 49, ~ 80 JAW "i'h-
out any realization. | here swear. Of the effect
which my, unexpected presence wound have
on the noble woman overhead. | slipped NJ tho
barrow staircase. and catching at that moment
the sound OF her voice calling our 10 Batsy. |
stepped up 70 the door | saw standing OPEN be-
fore me. and confronted her before she could
move from tho table before which She was sit
ting, counting OYER n large roll Of money.
My look and il was doubtless not a common
look. for the sight OF a mass Of money at that
moment. when money was everything to me.
| reused every lurking demon in my breast.
| seemed to ~appall. If IL did not brighten. her,
for she )se. and meeting my eye with a gaze
in which shock and some strange and poig-
nant agony totally incomprehenslble to me
were strangely blended. sbe cried out:
NO. nc. Frederick Nh don't know what
you are doing. II YOU want my money. take
il: if you want my life. / will give il to you
with my own hand, Don't stain yours
DON'T
II did not understand he-. I did not know
until / thought IL over afterwarH that NV hand
was thrust couvulsiveIy into my br3ast in q
way which. taken with my wild misn. made
me look a. il | had come TO murder her FOL
the money over which she was lowering. !
was blind. deaf to everything but that money
and bending madiy forward In a state OF men,
tai intONiratiOn awful enough Cor me to re
memtcr now. | answered her frenZied words
by some such broken EXPLANATIONS as these
GIVE then. ! want hundrcds-thousand
now. now. to save myself! Disgrace, shame