The Glenwood post., 1906-06-23

you WE'LL and he then entered into
conversation, the two soon walking
of together.
Here, gentlemen, Is the unravel-
ment of the mystery. The man was
Ashley himself, fugitive from jus
tice. detained by some means at Port
land. 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 first time. An ingenious
man Ashley is well known to be.
What better way to elude justice han
to shift his identity upon the man
who had forgotten his own name and
looked like himself?
But let us pass on. Hamilton, I'M
aware of his true name, his home,
everything 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.
He had the key to the bank. With
it he could enter and take what he
wanted for the safe had a combina-
ton lock; and | will bring a witness
to prove to your satisfaction that the
key to the combination was in a
pocket of that same note book. ASH
ley was thoroughly conversant with
banking matters, and the rest was
easy. He went to the bank, took
notes, altered them to suit himself
and got them cashed.
Tony Osborn will testify that he
was thoroughly convinced at first that
it was Vane Hamilton who entered
the bank at seven o'clock on the
'wenty-second of May, but that when
the pretended cashier returned he
doubted him You will perceive now
how the shirt stud and cap came on
the river bank. They were dropped
there to start suspicion in the wrong
direction, and to create confusion.
You will also see the explanation of
the supposed cashiers extraordinary
conduct in visiting the bank, but neg
lecting his own home but few rods
away
loSttu We NOW W ' dlt
Where do we see him? In prison.
Yes, gentlemen, in prison, detained
there for a crime of which he was
never guilty, but of which the I'M
worthy brother, otherwise Henry
Ashley, was guilty. He was incarcer-
ated 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 be-
loved townsman. This we can prove
by the testimony of the jailer's daugh-
ter But the next we hear of it, his
hair had turned, not white, but dark
brown, almost black, as you see it
now"
All eyes were turned now in the
direction of the plaintiff. who sat be-
side Mr.. Stevens, calm and collected
in his demeanor.
Mr. Morley then proceeded to re-
count similar instances of the turning
of light hair to a dark color.
These instances were well authen-
ticated The change in Mr.. Hamil-
tons hair was, no doubt the result in
some unexplainable way of his terror
at finding himself in durance vile.
Or it might have fallen off and came
out again a different color. Be this
as it may. his hair changed from light
to dark between the time he entered
the Jail and the asylum!
A woman who professed to be his
wife came to see him. She had learn
ed of the arrest, no doubt, and travel
ed here without delay The prisoner
took no notice of her, but she declar-
ed he was her husband. though 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
follow me, gentlemen of the jury?'
asked Mr. Morley, in thrilling tones.
DO you see into what tolls he had
fallen?"
Ito be continued)