Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-06-22
penniless sailor. That's how I loved Mary Fraser.

NtIl, 1 HeVeT .luOuSul tO SSe utT again, but last voyage was promoted, and the new boat was not yet launch ! ed, so l had to wait for a couple of months with my people at Sydenham. { One day out in country lane l met i Theresa Wright. her old maid. She ! told me all about her, about him, about everything tell you, gentlemen, it nearly drove me mad This drunken 1 hound-that he should dare to raise his hand to her whose boots he was not worthy to lick. 1 met Theresa again. l Then met Mary herself, and met her again. Then she would meet me no more. But the other day l had mo- I tice that 1 was to start on my voyage within week, and I determined that 1 would see her once before left. Theresa was always my friend, for she 1 loved Mary and hated this villain al most as much as I did. From her learned the ways of the house. Mary used to sit up reading in her own little room downstairs. 1 crept round there last night and scratched at the win flow. At first she would not open to me but in her heart I know that now she loves me. and she could not leave me in the frosty night She whispered to me to come round to the big front window, and I found it open before me. 50 as to let me into the dining room Again I heard from her own lips things that made my blood boil, o,d aoaip o,,rsol tI1iS hrura who mis- handled the woman I loved Well. gentlemen, l was standing with her just inside the window, in all inno- cence, as God is my judge, when he rushed like madman into the room. called her the vilest name that a man could use to woman and welted her across the face with the stick he had in his hand I had sprung for the poker. and it was a fair fight between us. See here on my arm where his first blow fell. Then it was my turn, and went through him as if he had been rotten pumpkin
 "She had screamed when he struck her, and that brought old Theresa down from the room above. There was bottle of wine on the sideboard, and I opened it and poured little be- tween Mary's lips. for she was half dead with shock. Then 1 took drop myself Theresa was as cool as ice, and it was her plot as much as mine. We must make it appear that burglars had done the thing. Theresa kept on err fn har yrliSrrpSs while I swarmed up and cut the rope of the bell. Then I lashed her in her chair and frayed out the end of the rope to make it look natural else they would wonder how in the world bur glar could have got up there to cut it. Then gathered up few plates and pots of silver to carry out the idea of the robbery, and there left them. with orders to give the alarm when l had a quarter of an hours start. dropped the Silver into the pond and made for Sydenham. And that's the truth and the whole truth, MT. Holmes, if it costs me my neck"
 Holmes smoked for some time in si- lence; then he crossed the room and shook our v>itor by the hand.
 That's what l think" said he. Il know that every word Is true. for you have hardly said word which I did not know No one but an acrobat or a sailor could have got up to that bell rope from the bracket, and no one but a sailor could have made the knots with which the cord was fastened to the chair Only once had this lady been brought into contact with sailors, and that was on her voyage. and it was some one of her own class of life, since she was trying hard to shield him and so showing that she loved him. You see how easy it was for me to lay my hands upon you when once I had start ed upon the right trail"
 T thought the police never could have seen through our dodge
 And the police haven't. nor will they. to the best of my belief. Now, look here. Captain Crocker. this is a very serious matter, though l am will ing to admit that you acted under the most extreme provocation to which any man could be subjected. I am not sure that in defense of your own life your action will not be pronounced legiti- mate. However. that is for a British fury 10 decide. Meanwhile 1 have So much sympathy for you that. if you choose to disappear in the next twenty four hours, I will promise you that no one will hinder you
 And then it will all come outg"
 Certainly 1t will come out
 The sailor flushed with anger.
 What sort of proposal IS that 10 make a man; 1 know enough of law to understand that Mary would be held as accomplice. For heavens sake, Mir. Holmes. ind some way of keeping poor Mary out of the courts"
 Holmes for a second time held out his hand 10 the sailor.
 T was only testing you. and you ring true every time. Well. it is a great re sponsibility that take upon myself. but have given Hopkins an excellent hint and If he cant avail himself of It can do no more. See here. Captain Crocker. we'll do this in due form of law. You are the prisoner. Watson, you are a jurs. am the judge. Now. gentlemen of the jury. you have heard the evidence. Do you find the prisoner sr-.ff-- a- r,. ~--,sf@-s-