The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-04-15

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! horrible dilemma, bound in all good con
I science TO see that Justice is done, and
/ vet with every tender emotion pleading
| that Blonnt should be protected from
notifications, prosecutions, agonies,
which we cannot foresee. Tell me, Cron-
kite. what sort of reputation had Child
sey Al his home town."
cHIDsEY's BAD REPUTATION.
The very worst, sir. FOR a cold blood
ed, greedy villain. lie H. known To have
been cruel to his young wife, while the
uncle, whom IL is supposed he murdered
Tor the sake OF small property, had
brought him up and even then was giving
them home and supporting them.
You see IL was this way Reuben Child
sey. who had been out of health and very
low-spirited, WAS found dead In his bed,
with a glass by his side. containing traces
OF poison. IL was taken for granted, at
nrst That he had committed suicide: but
1.-THE by little circumstances came out,
rendering such a theory untenable
For instance. the autopsy showed that
he must have died shortly after the time
he retired; while the effects OF the poison
are so slow that the quantity he had
taken must have been IN his system for
several hours before death.
Reckoning this time back he was found
nephew. who had almost forced a drink
upon him. which he had pronounced
strangely disagreesble. Then IL was dis
covered that Albert Chidsey had had
some OF this poison I'm his possession, and
arrest and trial followed"
Where was Mrs, Blount at the time
this tragedy occurred2''
1T was she who discovered the body,
sir and the shock was so great as TO
RON haV INF. kRaf a.
she didn't recover until after the trial
was over. She never saw Albert again
He made great assertions that he could
prove by her old Reuben's suicidal ten
dencies hut there was no motion for de-
!ay when the case was called, no attempt
10 take her evidence oy deposition.
The story prevails at Alvadene, with
out any definite source, that. while the
case for the people was not over strong,
the district attorney had i'm his posses
sion certain proof which would render
nugatory any attempt of the defence To
bolster itself up with Mrs Blounts sup
posed knowledge.
''lt In also said that a compromise was
AT length quietly essscted by which the
defence made no serious fight on this
phase OF the case. in return for which
the prosecution did not oppose the evident
drift toward verdict I'm the second de-
q compromise verdict, and that ~ why |
told you that the general impression was
that Chidsey got of luckily
ABE PROPOSES A PLAN.
III there was any such arrangement
why didn't YOU have n talk with the dis
trict attorney" asked the Judge
lie is dead sir
"Ah; and OF course Chidsey's lawyer
would refuse any information which
might initiate against his release Wen.
Abe. your solution seems 20 stand the
test, but don't see that We are any bet
ter oh for 1t. With such a fixed idea Mrs
Blount will either worry herself TO death
or yeild to her conscience There, Is moth
ing money can do. nothing that will save
my old client"
Nothing" interrupted Croukite. "un-
less Mrs. BleHtt earf-fJ uIFTie to realize
that she has been deceiving herself"
Il catch your idea. cried the Judge
hopefully. you say that the proof ou
which Chidsey FIRST relied and which ne
aiterward repudiated. must have been
factitious. LIKELY enough: but how can
we convince her? The information must
come naturally, from a direct source.
without suspicion OF our cooperation.
thIdscy mas now been i'm prison." ex-
planned the detective, for a period long
enough 20 convert n man OF his evil ma
ture, unsustained, to- by any Intellectual
resources into typical convict
a man characteristic OF the typicsl
convict is vanity; he can't refrain from
boasting to his mates. even I'm despite az
his better Judgment
'suppoSe, then. that Mrs Blount should |
)rethear man like shorty the head
hallmah, for Instance. OF whom I have |
,ften told you relating as mere matter |
u prison gossip what Chsdsey SAYS about \
his case
n can be- It must he arranged. broke |
n me Judge, eagerly.
MRS BLoUNr LEAVES HOME
one evening, week later. q closely /
'elled, plainly dressed Young woman \
'rrpi out nf the side entrance OF Mr. \
blounts handsome residence. and after
,ausing disconsolately ON the threshold |
'ast East east SIDE Side. '00S ne' over INTO the
shs proceeded quickly and rcsolutely
'ftcr she had alghted until she
anne 10 one of those obscure lodging
luuseS which. scattered here and there
ogether constitute the modern city of
She had evidently made her simple ar
'ensements In advance for. obtaining
>ry nom the Numuh iItrV charge sac went |
W IN" stairs % q room sparsslv furnish !
"a. bot whose Unusual cleanliness bo-
poke The express directions of a lady |
Ihis Noung woman had plainly deter I
Mined to waste uo time in hont -fekupgs !
~ vain regret Slfc iot,k froin- her -raii-
'ule certain modest writing materials:
he drew from her bosom n fal,ied paper
nd read over its message again and
gain. though she shuddsred st she did
y.
Than as she seated herself a. the rick
- table, Zen Ia hand from the sdloin- |
20 f0om. through ths thin Partition
hers came voices menti0nins name |
'hich held ner hXed ana eutranCed the !
crA persupifwntiou - suspense
Cert ut. Ahc. Said Shprtv. the per.
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