Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-19

tbrea wears ago" said a commercial
traveller at MuIphy's the other h.shi'
Tho drummer paused moment, enc w.
ing his cigar viciOusly. The recpliecil"h
OF the ste-y seemed to make him nri-
vous, ana iil at ease. / hai u urge MN
10 tell the tale. The man or lh. Shy
settled back in the bis char. and began.
About nineteen or twenty years ago,
he said "theIe lived on a farm in one or
the States la the far South man, MS
old mother. and little daughter Ihey
were plain people. iivine in comfortable
circumstances Tho mans wife had been
dead several years His little girl had been
raised by his mother and him 7ei. SAe
was about j. years of age. The old Wo-
man was quite advanced IN years ono
had made her home with her son lot
long period
cone day he announced that he was go
ing to marry second time. This rli.eI
a storm % opposition on the part NJ hls
mother. She thought she would lose
comfortable HON, were a daughter-in-
law brought into g. Sh. need every
means TO prevent her sons carrying OUT
his plan. She poisoned the cAllds inlnu
against her piospl GIVE uuinei -lh-ia".
She even succeeded IN making the g.rl
hate her father for desiring 10 DING
home "a woman who would treat her WIN
cruelty, ana VINO Wouii uilFt HIS 1iu Ai"
Their out into the world.
But the man could not be dlssuaded
from his resolve 10 marry again. and ne
brought his wife home. She lived in pea e.
with her motnef-in-law and stepd1ushter
for several months. She seems TO nave
been a good woman.
zone day the neighb0rhOod was shock
cd by the news that the man had been
arrested for criminally assaultlng ms
daughter. ard his wife upon the charge
Of being his accompIice. The trial drew
an immense crowd. The gin told
strqfeht story. The OH woman gave
strong corroborative testimony. The poor
fellow secured the best counsel h. could
q Young fellow. who had made something
Of reputation
"The jury found the man and his wife
guilty. Each was given a long term
twenty years. or more-in the state
Prison.
"The girl and her grandmother lived on
at the old place. In The course OF three
or four wears The report came 70 them
that both husband and wife mad died in
prison"
The drummer paused. His voice hal
sunk almost 10 n half-whisper. re looked
al his cigar. which he had half-smoked'
and allowed 10 20 out. lie did not re-
HIGHT IT, and resumed his story.
about nineteen years after the convic-
ton the young lawyer, who had unsuc-
cessfully defended the man and wife. was
q candidate for the Office Of Governor Of
tho State. He was making canvass
OF the counties. and one day met. by ac-
cident. a woman whom he recognized.
She was the. daughter Of the man whom
he had defended She was a grown wo-
man. and married with several children.
But ne knew her. Her grandmother was
dead
"He asked her n she had eyer heard
from her father. The woman told him
both tho man and his wife had died In
prison years before.
"The lawyer told her that both were
living. thinl, the father had been PIT
out ON public works Thu agony Of the
woman at the news was terrible. After
the first nj was over she broke out into
confession Of the whole story. She told
how her grandmother had coaxed and
threatened her into making the charge
which had sent father and his wife 20
prison 10 spend a great portion OF their
lives She told how she stuck 20 the
story ON The wltness-stand. She tried 20
make him understand something OF her
remorsa.
"Wail. the lawyer went away. In a
month or two DE was elected One OF
his first official acts was 10 pardon the
man and woman who had suffered 50
long. and unjustly
"The daughter was arrested on The
charge Of perjury. tried. convicted, ana
given n long term in prison.
1.-THE story always gives me the
creeps" said the travelling-man, rising
70 HIS feet. 1T makes me want to take
n drink"