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| CIT Say " NliIle. nus Adl clAcilt NhSN
go, but no farther he recovered 20
| prosecute his claims to his family and
| estate?"
| l have given In but fragmentary sem
fences a portion of Mr.. Morley's able
and eloquent address, when was lis
tened to with great interest II roughout.
1t is safe to say no case of more unus'
ual aspects ever engaged the judicial
and popular attention of the country;
and It was generally admitted that the
| plaintiffs counsel presented 1t in a
plain, careful and painstakng manner.
| The Hamiltons had commanded so
much of the popular respect that addi-
tiOnal interest was lent the affair, and
the gigantic results to follow, which,
ever won the case. were present in the
minds OF many who listened to the ex-
faustive argument.
Chief Justice Mitchell next occupied
a quarter of an hour In instructing the
| jurors concerning their res constitutes
ard various aspects of the case to be
| presented, OF which the sole issue, he
! said, to be tried was the identity of the
| plaintiff with Vane Hamilton.
1t was then o'clock, and an ad-
| journment was taken until the next
morning at a. m.
When the little Court House bell be-
gan to ring next day the streets rap
idly filled, and soon the small room
with it's curtainless, shutterless VIM
dows was thronged with eager spec
tators, many of whom had to be turn
ed out TO prevent overcrowding. The
work of the day was entered upon
promptly by the calling of the wit
ness, George Barnstead, to the stand.
A fine, square ia ced, solid-b built man.
whose keen eagle eye, ample forehead,
! and fine chin testified to his powers
| of observation and good Judgment, ad-
vanced and gave a straight forward
testimony, corresponding to Mr. Nor
leys presentation of it in his opening
| argument.
81 sat in Portland depot, near to
the newsstand, waiting for Hurd, who
was to go on with me to Bethel.
saw standing irresolutely, at little
| distance, a man whom | now know
to be Vane Hamilton. He was dress
ed exactly as described by the adver-
tisement. He looked about him as If
he did not know what TO do. l watch
ed him sharply. / was in no hurry,
and l long ago decided to get what
novelty l could out of my calling by
studying faces and people. This man
struck me as being worth observing
| Finally. as he got near the door an
other man entered who stopped to stare
at the first. Then, as If recollecting
himself, he went off a little way. but
/ sun lOOhcu at Hlttls lHS DlHl man Wdf
aware of this scrutiny, 1t appeared, for
at last he walked up to him and ask
ed
You appear to know me. Who
am /? What is my manner
THE other seemed disconnected a
moment by the inquiry, but answered
| in a second or two:
Your name is Henry Ashley. 1
know you WELL
| fFThaU tallxad fngefhar a fau min
utes, but i'm lower tone. l did not
hear what they said, and shortly aft
erwards they went off together. The
second man had long whiskers. was
of about the same hight, and had a
general resemblance to the first. Their
eyes, in particular, looked alike"
Mr.. Barnstead," cross questioned
Mr.. Ferguson, you say the first man
looked about him as If he did not know
where he was. What was his express
sion? Was 1t vague and uncertain
or wide-awake?"
Rather vague, sir, as If he did moi
know where he was"
WAS this the others expression?"
mo, sir; his was the rse,-watch-
full, wideawake."
Their expression was totally unlike,
and yet their eyes looked alike"
Yes, sir"
THE resemblance, you say. was gem
eral rather than particular"
Yes, sir"
WAS it any way striking. except
about the eyes. which were totally OPP
| posite in expression?"
/ mo, sir; / don't think II was"
| IF you had not heard of this ex-
traordinary resemblance. would you
have ever referred to IL in your mind
asain?"
Perhaps not"
But that fixed it in your mind"
That recalled it. sir
When do you usually make your
trips, Mr.. Barnstead."
| ~ have no regular time
This time you went on Friday"
| Eyes. sir"
| "What date?"
| 1.-THE fifteenth of May"
| How do you known"
Il know by my remembrance of the
! day and by my diary"
do you note the time Of your trips
in your diary?"
Yes, SIR"
please produce the book, II you have
| 1t about you"
Mr.. Barnstead took IL from his
| pocket and handed II to the defend
ants counsel, who, however, did not
| take 1t.
mo. read it yourself" Mr.. Barn
| stead dlu SO.
"'Started for Bethel. Waited in
Portland depot for Hurd We went to-
| gether.'"
Now. Mr.. Barnstead. turn. If you
| please, to the following Thursday.
What did you do that day?"
Waited In Portland depot for
Hurd a good hour. D. take him
| for lack of punctuality,'" read Barn
/ stead.
Now. which of these dates was
the one when you saw the men meet?"
THE first"
What makes you think so?"
| II do not think so; / am sure of u"
| Where did you and Hurd go2"
I'VE went to Mechanic Falls"
What did you do them"
Took orders for goods"
Together"
"Yes. He for his firm, / for mine"
did you stay all night?"
yes"
Did you drink"
Yes, sir; a glass or two"
did you not drink more than a
glass or two. Did you not drink near
er a dozen?"
Perhaps"
"In short, were you not consider
ably worse for what you drank, so
much so that you had to stay in bed
day or two?"
Il did"
Wasn't your head In a confound-
ed muddle, and didn't you tell Hurd
so?"
II presume So"
Gould you swear to any event that
took place within a week or two of