Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-02-14
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@IT WAS FOR HER SAKE
- CHARLES CARVkE

ldlgnation, addressing the judge, said:
my lord, / have received am In
deed only now receiving intelligence
bearing upon this trial, OF the most OK
| traordinary nature. j am sure | shall
have the Indulgence of your lordsi ~
and the jury, and that they will credit
| me- with my sincere desire to obtain
the truth. Mr. edgar, think this vic
ness should belong to you, but as ! am
in possession Of the information, | win
examine him.
Mr.. Edgar bowed, scarcely taking
his eyes from Seths cunning face
Il reserve all my rights, my Iord, "
he said
Your name Is Seth Lee?
1T Is" said Seth, clearly enough.
ana az readily his gaze stlll fixed N
Mr. McAndrew,
What do you know Of this MURDER
Everything" came. the response
The crowded court was so still chat
the ticking Of the clock in the CORR
dor could be 4eard distinctly.
DO you know the prisoner at the
bar"
81 do He's Lord Clydesfold'
Did you know the deceased"
II did She was a gypsy, one OF my
tribe, Lee"
when did you see the prisoner
Lord ClydesfoId-last?"
In Hardwood spinney, the day Of
the murder
A rustic in the crowded court as
people turned and looked at one au-
other.
"At what time did you see hlm?"
"A little after four" said Seth,
Say twenty minutes, half-an-hour."
who, was with him? The de
ceased?"
She was"
"Aliye?".
alive"
Then you saw her killed? BE care
full"
I'm careful replied Seth, doggedIy
81 saw her killed; yes, shot"
Now, on your oath; who fred the
shot?
BARLEY Bradstonel" was the grim
reply.
No pen can describe the sensation
which for the moment seemed to para
ly2o the court Tho Judge raised his
head, the jury craned forward; a mm-
muir that was almost n cry ran round
Faradeano drew deep sigh aud
looked towards olivia For second
1t seemed as II she were about to fall /;
but she caught her fathers arm and
hid her face on his shoulder; then she
turned and looked at Faradeane
BARLEY Bradstone,' said Seth, u
! sec It all. ! knew he was to meet her.
watched 'em from under the bracllen'
could have touched EN- Almost"
And in rapid but perfectly distinct
words he told the story of the crime
Amazomont sat upon every face MIR
SoweIl, himself, pale and disturbed,
held up his hand as McAndrew whis
pcred in his ear,
More slowly, please; every word Is
of Importance"
DO YOU know the relationship be-
tween the deceased and BARLEY Brad
stone? You know that they we're mar
ricd?"
They were" said Seth,
Before or after her marriage with
Lord Clydesfold?"
"neRTc replied Seth
! Olivia sank into seat and hid ner
face.
Come away my poor darling" muir.
INJURED tho squire
But she made a gesture of refusa'.
Then she was his wife," asked Mr.
Sewell
NO, said Seth grlmly, she was
neither his nor his lordships here
She was mine. We were married
years ago, quite boy and girl-like
She was y rockies one, was Bella |
allus told her that she'd get into trou
Bile with her desperate ways, but she
toCll no heed OF anybody. Shed have
married twenty times over 10 get
money She was my wife true aud
fast enough"
Faradeane made a strange and IN
voluntary movement; Il was the gos
ture of a man who had suddenly been
relieved from an ntolerable CALLING
burden; burden Weighing down the
soul, instead of the body.
What followed when Lord Clydes
fold came up?' inquired Mr., Sewell
He used the word prisoner" nc
longer.
Seth told them and the recital OF
Faradeane's great sacrifice of self, a
honor, OF life for the woman he loved
so thrilled the crowded court mat 4
was in vain the usher shouted Isl
lenCe!"
1T was for her, the lady, Miss
olivia he did It." said Seth "He't
have hung rather than let her be-
pointed at as the wife of murderer.
TIE judge held up his hand to still