The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1900-08-02

uhssn iesiafcs, AZ that and sahssaass,
meals The other Isron isuotei him,
They forced the shstid 10 provide s,ps
rate table tor him. Aitstwsrd We foanl
o9i 'hst Nsrnam slrenuou.ly ia.stted M
on The Innocence ci tho vsleh maker.
cant tell yea Why, said be, ba, am
ss certain thai that man did not Nil ihs
uern'n I" ! am OF the tii,,sa es Of |.
Supreme beng. And they could nol
bulge bin,
All this time The so,thef eontiosea
bot The nerves aud health Of tho jury
nea sniisrei ander the strain. y.rnum
felt the rseking most Of oil. He.ss an
elderly man, snd his son. boy Of 70.
had started for the var ,he second dsy
The iary was out Tae Judge refused 10
"llos The isiher TO bid bis son farewell.
on The iealh day The eleven Iury mon
Who favored verde, OF guilty divided
themselves into relays and commen nced 10
attack Nstnum by continual argument.
While two argued with him the rest slept
Day aud night they Kept it up, allowing
the wretohed man no sleep or respite from
their abuse and scorniul appeals,
The ED .ss~s ape. ~. ~Ish, ~ n-
nlteenth day, |, was brisb. moon light.
and the grass plo, about the conrth onss
was covered with people essinR mp al The
open windows Of the iuty room, ysnum
sat by the easement, bis bead hidden In
bis bands, Over him stood two men.
We could not hear their word', but their
gestures told what they were doing,
Suddenly v.ruum lesped up aud shrek
ed Ut the larymen. His bands we're rails
cd shove bis head. and his gray heir
hung abou, bis shoulders, There was =
commOtion. Pretty soon tho sheriff sped
from the courthouse TO the hotel aud got
my father on. OF bod. IL was midnight,
bnt there were 1000 people iammed in
the little courtroom. Vanum led 10 tho
Jury. None OF them looked squsrely at
him, but covert glauees were dsrtsd at
bis faoe from under knitted brows,
Your honor, began vsrnum, this jury
cannot agree Az event has taken place
which makes 1t impossible. Here the
mans voice sank, and be swsyed. Anat
tendsnt essed him back TO his scat. Var
mum moiioned to the man neIt to him 10
tell what be could Dot.
The reason, your honor. why We can
not agree. said the Juror. is because the
Ioremsn has Just told us that the murder
'r OF the German was bis son.
There was a psndemonium in the court
room, VsrDum was taken bome rsving
With brain fever. He had told the Jury
men that bis son had been surprised 10
he act OF robbing the Germsn and had
iilled him. Aiterwsrd he sought his
sther and confessed. Pride induced the
I'D man to keep the secret aud permit the
uspicion to fall upon the matchmaker
When be was drawn on the jury, he
sred not refuse TO serve, but he deter
mined TO hold out for the MACS aequittal.
Before young Vsrnum could be arrest
be was killed 10 ono OF the early battles
1 the war. Three years later the watch
,sker was run over by q train near Wash
ngton and injured SO badly that be died
Don aiterwstd, Before he died he wrote
letter to my father. In the letter he
onfessed that be had killed the German
nd told where he had hidden the gold.
0 had not dared TO return for IL. When
'srch was made, the gold was found.
Old man Yarnum was clearly insane
hen he fastened the blame upon his son.
be ordeal OF the Jury room had wrecked
is mind.