Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-07-04

cused. put ne woun produce Witness
Of undoubt6d rsspsotability and peobity
who would identity him.
Al the mention Of the Aforesaid Wit
nesses Of ''respectabiHty and probity"
IN old bushman In the body Of the court
broke into An explosive mort he had .
kesnsr sense Of humor than his COM
Yades, but he was promptly elected
from the tent BY . stalwart trooper.
The sergeant now produeed . warrant
for the prisoners arrest and testified 10
its execution. he repeated that be
would produce Witnesses who would
testify to the prisoner's identity and
justify his worship committing him for
trial
He paused. His STRAIGHTFORWARD and
earnest manner Of stating his case had
made its impression. Jack, however.
seemed perfectly unmoved. Then the
sergeant called his frst witness, Timothy
DAILY. looked Of this representative OF
''undoubted respectability and probi-
~" and confess TO having experienced
Q species Of admiration for the man's .
cool effrontery. he was . handsome vii
lain In his way; at least hs IVES the
style Of man that some women would
call handsome. There was q suggestion
Of Mephistopheles about him. To me
that set smile and those shifting blue
eyes were only the veneering Of . cold
NODDED. crafty nature. noticed that
sorah Mackenzie never once took her
eyes of him while he gave his evidence
His examination was to this effect:
It was much against his natural in.
:linations that he was In his present
position as witness in this case against
the prisoner. they being TO a certain
extent comrades and working on the
same station He had been at the Clon-
curry in March last. had seen the pris-
oner with the deceased James Sexton
and understood they intended travelling
together toward Normanton. he was
aware that Sexton had o considerable
sum Of money with him; was sorry to
say that he had then his suspicious
about the prisoner character. As. how
ever, the witness had shortly afterward
left the Cloncurry. travelled down TO
Burketown. Joined the travelling mob
Of cattle belonging 10 Mr.. Mackenzie,
and come with them right out into this
northern territory, he had had no op-
portunity Of hearing the news Of Sex
tons murd3. Next saw the prisoner
on Mr.. Msckenzie's run on the Robin
son river. He was then going under the
name Of John Tyndall. He had heard
that one John Farquharson had been
murdered by blacks near the Calvert
river, but thought that the prisoner
had simply changed his name through
some private reason that was no con-
Germ Of his and instances Of which
were by no means uncommon in the
gulf country. In short, the prisoner he
saw was John Farqubarson-
Then I rose to cross question DAILY.
and I admit I took pleasure in making
him feel uncomfortable. was deter
mined to play a bold game and began
at once to do 80.
What was he doing at the Cloncurry
about the beginning Of March last and
would he state the names Of the men he
was withr
DAILY betrayed but little outward sur
prise. though subdued gleam Of rage
could be detected in his cold eyes as l
asked this question. He took the bull
by the horns. however, and appealed
for protection to the bench. / was Q
friend of the prisoners. he said. and
was endeavoring to make out that he
had been keeping certain notorious CON-
pany, with which. unfortunately for
him. he had come in contact But the
bench made him give the names OF the
parties all Of whom had warrants out
against them for horse stealing.
Now. DAILY" / said, and tried to
rivet those shifting blue eyes of his
with mine, 'if. a. you tell me, you did
not know anything about the murder
Of Sexton, why did you steal out OF Mr..
MackenEie's camp . couple OF nights
ago and come into this township on
purpose to tell that you believed John
Farquharson. the reputed murderer OF
Sexton, was In the campf
This was bold shot and ought 70
have been a telling one, but ! had not
gauged the depth Of villainy and cupid
ity which lay under that smooth. smil-
ing face Of his and that bland, plausi'
BILE tongue. He looked down and said
a IL with evident reluctance:
"In trying to harm me you're harm
ing your own case and the prisoner 9,
thing I've no desire to do. As for steal
ing out Of the camp, a. You call 1t,
wasn't aware that I'd first to ask your
permission or any other persons, fol
the matter Of that"
Here very solemn faced individual
who sat on his heels in the back OF the
tent, and who had once, when in very
different circumstances, belonged to
debating society in the old country
under the impression that he was in
"Codger's hall listening to . debate,
promptly shouted, Hear, hearP He
was promptly suppressed by having
his hat jammed down over his face.
DAILY continued: "n ! suspected tina,
Farquharson murdered Sexton.
couldn't help my suspicious Besides,
didn't think of the serious fix I wal
getting the prisoner into when men
tioning these suspiciona OF course
didn't know that he committed thu
murder. may have had some wordl
With the prisoner, but hope there
% Ill will borne on either side.
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