Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-06-02

the summons small Nv climbed Into
the witness box.
His name, he stated. was James It'd
marsh. and he called himself an errand
boy, though as a rule he spent his time
hanging about the vicinity Of Euston
Station. He remembered distinctly on
the night Of Friday. the 18th, meeting a
gentleman about eight o'clock outside
the station who carried a small wooden
box in his hand. That gentleman stop
ped him and asked him II he would
care to earn a half sovereign. Upon
his eagerly answering in the afirma-
tive. the stranger gave him the box
in question with the sum of fifteen
shillings. Take 1t to the station" he
said, "and hand it in at the parcel Of
fee to be despatched to the address
written on the label. 1t won't cost more
than a couple of shillings or half a
crown, and You can keep the change
for yourself. I'll wait here until you re-
turn to tell me it's all right"
The boy then declared that he started
off. handed the box in at the parcel
Office and paid the money, and in TAX
ing the money the clerk had sauced
him and he had retaliated to the best OF
his ability. The result was that the
policeman on the platform gave him a
good shaking and turned him out of the
building. He informed the gentleman
that he had sent the parcel off, and
he had not seen him since that moment
until he came into court and had heard
the witness Fensden give his evidence.
He. the witness to- whom he alluded.
was, without a shadow of a doubt, the
gentleman who had handed him the
box sent to Detwich Hall.
The excitement in Court by this time
may be better imagined than described.
The color of Fensden's face was a dirty
grey, and he seemed to gasp for
breath. The counsel for the prosecu-
ton seemed uneasy, and even the judge
leant further forward than usual, as If
he were afraid of losing a word OIL what
was said.
The clerk in the parcel Office was
next called, and stated that he remem-
bered the incident in question. The
box was a foreign one, and as he had
placed it on the floor he had remarked,
Another made in Germany"
The policeman who had turned the
boy out of the station followed him.
He had seen the COY deposit a small
say something cheeky to the clerk. He
thereupon bundled him out of the sta
ton.
When this witness had finished his
tale MIR. Roland said: Call Jacob
Burrell."
On hearing this a stir ran through
the Court. The famous detective was
well known to all the officials within
the building, and they in the light
vi bHio HCN oioSofCly anu IuC hAo"i-
edge that this famous individual had
taken UP the prisoners case. began to
regard the matter in a somewhat diff
ferent light. There was a Slight flicker
of a smile upon the austere counter
ance when the counsel asked the de-
tective his name.
Jacob Burrell," was the reply.
Il understand went on the coun-
sci, that you were instructed by my
friend, the solicitor for. the defence,
to make an investigation into this case.
In the course of that investigation did
you visit Naples?"
Il did" the other replied.
"And what did you discover there?'
IL found that the witness Fensden, al
though he has denied the matter on
oath, was in Naples three weeks after
the prisoner passed through on his
way to England"
The counsel here informed the jury
that five affidavits to this effect would
be produced and read. Addressing the
witness once more, he said:
Are you aware that the witness
Fensden spent the greater part of his
time In Naples in the company of the
deceased woman"
Il found that to be the case. On Feb
ruary Sd they left Naples together for
Vienna. stayed together at the Hotel
National, in the Kartner Strasse, and
were married on the 26th of that month
at the Church of Funfhuas. in the
Gurtel Strasse. The wedding ring,
which was still upon the left hand when
it was sent to the prisoner. was pur-
chased at the shop of Messrs. Raider
and Haas, in the kohlmarkt.'
The head of that firm is now In
Court" said Mr.. ROLAND, land will
give his evidence. Call Herr Raider"
Herr Raider thereupon entered the
box which Burrell had vacated. He
stated that be we'll remembered selling
the ring in question to an Englishman
who was accompanied by a beautiful
Italian lady. The gentleman he rec