The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-28
Copyright by Lee q Shepard. Boston, Mass.

conversation. the two soon walking
off together.
Here. gentlemen, is the unravel-
inent of the mystery. The man was
Ashley himself, fugitive from justice.
detained by some means at Portland.
He had, no doubt, disguised himself,
for all accounts agree that he was the
very double of Hamilton in personal
appearance. This would account for
the impression on seeing him for the
is we'll known to be. What better way
to elude Justice than to shift his
Identity upon the man who had for
gotten his own name and looked like
himself? Does not the daring game
almost take your breath away, gentle
men? TFN
but let us pass on. Hamilton. un-
aware Of his true name, his home,
everything a blank, walked off in the
company OF the man Ashley who, no
doubt. found it an easy matter to shift
belongings, and to take the ring, note
book and papers of Mr.. Hamilton.
Take notice here that Mr.. Hamilton
seldom wore the ring himself, for he
held 1t in trust for his brother; but
Ashley, who no doubt Is that brother
himself, did not know this He has
worn the ring constantly probably to
l ns ms ms laentlty more firmly in the eyes
OF his former townsmen. The note
BOOK would naturally be great help
TO Ashley, for In 1t the cashier jotted
down the greater part of his business
affairs. In 1t he found the memoir
andag relating to his children's requests
TOT the gold ring and the copy books.
:, He had the key to the bank. With
1t ne could enter and take what he
wanted, for the safe had a combina-
ton lock: and will bring witness
J 10 prove to your satisfaction that the
h ne 70 the combination was in a pocket
OF that same note book Ashley was
thoroly conversant with banking mat
ters and the rest was easy. He went
70 the bank, took the notes, altered
them to suit himself and got them
cashed.
Tony Osborn's evidence will be
taken at this point of examination
which will follow. He will TESTIFY that
he was thoroly convinced at firsf that
II was Vane Hamilton who entered the
oank at o'clock on the 22d of Nav
put that when the pretended cashier
returned he doubted him. You will
perceive now how the shirt stud came
- oe round on the desk, and how the
ptliel slud ana cap came on the river
nank. They were dropped there to
start suspicion in the wrong direction
| ana TO create confusion You will also
see the explanation of the sunnosed
G cas- extraordinary conduct in vis-
Ing the oank, but neglecttng his own
| letter
| to the president of the bank. r. Fl Has
lungs, was forgery, gentlemen. con
tanning thrust at Tony Osborn in tn q
sulse OF something quite different ana
10 make 1T appear that Vane Hami1ton
mad gone away for his own purnoses
winch were made to appear as dishon,
| eest ones.
You see the scheme now, gentle
men. AS vile a scheme as a, fienS frnr,,
the lower regions ever planned. tn
ala MIN, he had the daily accounts
given by newspapers. the notehook
ana Keys and personal belongings Of
Hamilton, and his own diabolical in
genuity. ~
! Proceed we now to vane Hamt1-
Ton Where do we see him? In pris-
on. Yes, gentlemen, in prison. de-
tanned there for a crime Of which y
was never guilty, but of which the
unworthy brother. otherwise Henry
Ashley, was guilty. He was incar-
cerated In Jail at Goodwill. His hair
at the time was light, a light brown,
the same color that we remember SO
= well as browning the noble head of
our beloved tOWnsman. This we can
prove by the testimony of the iailer's
daughter. But the next we hear of it;
ms hair had turned, not white, but
dark brown. almost black, as you see
it now 80
All eyes were turned now in the di-
rectlon Of the plaintiff, who sat beside
Mr.. Stevens, calm and collected in his
demeanor.
Mr. Morley then proceeded to re-
count similar instance Of the turn
ing or light hair to dark color One
OF woman who was i'll in a hospital
in M ontreal. When she entered he,
hair was red. 1t fell off from the eff
fects OF fever, but came out a. coal
black. The other was the case of a
young lady In Maine who was terri
ned by runaway horse, which took
her carriage to the side of a, railroad
track where a train was passing. The
horse stopped just in time, but the
shock turned her hair from light red
to dark auburn. These instances were
well authenticated. The change in
Mr.. Ham1lton's hair was, no doubt
the. result in some unexplainable way
of his terror In finding himself in du-
rance vile. Or it might have fallen off
and came out again a different color.
BE this as 1t may. his hair changed
from light to dark between the time
!. he entered the Jail and the asylum!
woman who professed to be his
wife came to see him. She had learned
of the arrest, no doubt, and Travelled
here without delay. The prisoner took
no notice of her, but she declared he
) was her husband. tho the man said he
did not know her.
Why was this? Simply because she
was not his wife. She, on the con
trary, said she was, to screen her own
husband, who, she now for the first
time saw, was at large. do you fol
low me, gentlemen of the jury?'' asked
; Mr.. Morley, in thrilling tones. do
you see into what tolls he had fallen p
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