The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-26
lchapter XIV. Continued from Yesterday

cause he thinks his wrOnged brother Is deau,
He Is the exact image OF the cashier. as
We all know. and he was received by Grove
dale people with open arms. His eNtraoful-
nary nerve. ingenuity and fertility OF re-
source carried him through various tests
and examinations. and ne was Installed IN
the place OF the true and lawful owner
and tenant OF the Hamilton estate. But
there was one, gentlemen, who did not re-
cciVe him. IL was Mrs. Hamilton. Sne
could not believe he her husband, anu
what testimony Is better than that OF
wife who Tor seven years lived with MN
| and came TO know all his ways his move
ments. his tricks OF manner everything
| which go To make up personality, Wmcn
We all know does not consist entirely or
/ features, height, voice, complexion? Per-
sonality IL OF a more subtle, elusive nature
| IL may elude recognition by all except the
| more intimate friends. In this case IL
! evaded all but that Of the wife. the true.
| loving woman who through all would not
| be cheated by false resemblance: ~
| Then in a low impressive voice Mr. MOT
| ley preached the matter of physical door
| which. exhaled from the material body,
| enables a dog TO distinguish his master
| from all other persons. Lost chilureh'
! slaves, fugitves from justice. have been
| tracked by this physical odor, so powerful
| and unmstakable as TO cling 10 articles OF
| clothing worn by the person. Many people
| have the sense OF smell strongly developed.
| as others have that OF sight, taste, near
| ing; and Mrs Hamilton was thus highly
| endowed, he said. Her children each I'M
| pressed her by a characteristic physical
| odor aura. BY this. blndfolded, she
| could tell their garments apart and with
| out touching them, and by this she was
| enabled 10 detect the false claimant.
! Though the resemblance was so strong
that she tainted at the sight or him, Wnen
he knelt at her side she felt convinced tnat
| he was stranger to her. Il hope nave
| made the matter plain to you gentlemen
OF the jury, for this Is most important
| part of the trial"
| During the presentation of this part OF
| Mr.. Morleys argument, the extreme CRAWL
| ty of his manner and delicacy OF words rob-
| bed IL of the element of righteousness so
| perilously near IL, and smiles disappeared
| on the few countenances where they arose
Then the plaintiffs counsel went on to
| speak of the shot fired at his client In the
/ grounds fraudulently held and occupied by
| the defendant, which he attributed TO some
person interested in removing him beyond
| reach of making trouble. I'VE will sup
| pose" said Mr. Morley that Ashley had
| at last recognized the true claimant In
| Primus Edes, and that he realized his own
| dangerous position, from which nothing
| could extricate him but the death of this
1 man. We Will suppose that he saw him APP
| preaching the Hamilton house and shoots
| him from his window and then rushes upon
| the scene fiinging the pistol one side, and
| was there, as We know he was, before Mr..
Carter could get there. Or. we will sup
Marks, for instance, got possession of Dan
| Frys pistol and followed Edes, shot him,
and disappeared down the river,
| 1T is we'll known in Grovedale, and can
be proved by half a score of witnesses.
that Solomon Marks was twice closeted
| with the defendant, and that he went to
| the Fry house. when it is easy TO suppose
he found an opportunity 10 get possession
| or the pistol, to make il appear that my
| client committed suicide-for there is no
| doubt but that the shot was fired to kill
| him. Now, it is perfectly clear to me-:
. and must be to you, that the false claim
| ant undertook, either by his own hand or
another's to rid himself of a troublesome
| person--troublesome, because the true
claimant. But did he succeed? No; the very
shot fired to send Vare Hamilton out Of
the world restored him TO the full posses
sion of his faculties. Strange, vet true.
Can we doubt, after such a manifestation
in the overruling for good of the Divine
| Providence. which so often says to crime
Thus FAR shalt thou go, but no farther.
he recovered TO prosecute his claims to his
family and estate?'
have given.in but fragmentary sentences
portion of Mr.. Morley's able and eloquent
address, which was listened TO with great
interest throughout. 1t is safe TO say no
case of more unusual aspects ever engaged
the judicial and popular attention of the
country; and it was generally admitted that
the plaintiffs counsel presented it in a
plain, careful and panstaking manner. The
| HamlltonS had commended so much of the
popular respect that additional interest was
lent the affair. and the gigantic results to
follow, whichever won the case. were pres
| the exhaustive argument
| Chief Justice Mitchell next occupied a
quarter of an hour in instructing the jurors
! concerning their responsibilities and 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
1t was then o'clock. and an adjourn
ment was taken until the next morning at
| q. m.
| When the little courthouse bell began
| to ring next day the streets rapidly filled,
| and soon the small room with its curtain
| less, shutterless windows was thronged
with eager spectators, many of whom had
TO be turned out TO prevent overcrowding
t'The work of the day was entered upon
| promptly by the calling Of the witness,
| George Barnstcad, to the stand
a fine, Square-faced, solid-built man.
| whose Keen eagle eye, ample forehead and
| fine chin testified TO his powers of observa-
ton and good Judgment, advanced and gave
a straightforward testimony, correspond
| ing 10 Mr. Morley's presentation of il i'm
his opening argument
Il sat in Portland depot near to the
newsstand, waiting for Hurd, who was to go
on with me TO Bethel | saw standing ir-
resolutely, at a little distance, a man whom
now know to be Vane Hamilton. He was
tisement. He looked about him as if he did
not know what 10 do. | watched him
sharply. l was in no hurry, and | long ago
decided 10 get what novelty l could out of
my calling by studying faces and people
This man struck me being worth observ-
ing Finally, as he got near the door anoth-
er man entered who stopped to stare at the
1rst. Then, as II reccllecting himself he
went of little way, but still looked at
MIN. Inc hrst man was aware of this
| scrutiny, IL appeared, for at last he walked
| up TO him and asked:
You appear TO know me- Who am /?
| What Is my Nance
The other seemed disconnected a moment
by the inquiry, but answered in a second or
two:
. Your name is Henry Ashley. 1 know
you we'll
They talked together few minutes. but
IN lower tone did not hear what they
SAID, ana shortly afterwards they went of!
/ | together. The second man had long whis-
kers, was of about the same height and
? | mad a general resemblance to the first
Ihelr eyes IN particular, looked alike
, MT BarnStead, roSS-QuestiOned Mr.
ferguson, you say the first man looked
about him as if he did not know where
, he was. What was his expression? Was
II vague and uncertain or wde-awake?'
Rather vague, sir, as if he did not know
where he was
Was this the others expression"
NO sir; he was the reverse-watchfll
wide-awake."
, Their expression totally unlike. anC
yet their eyes looked alike"
Yes, sir
The resemblance. you say, was genera
rather than particular"
J Yes. sir"
WAS il any way striking except about
the eyes, which were totally opposite in ex
pression?'
sNo. sir; l don't think il was"
If you had not heard OF this extraOrdi
nary resemblance. would you have ever re
ferred TO it i'm your mind again?''
Perhaps not"
But that fixed it in your mind"
THAT recalled it, sir