The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-19

parts OF my cross-examinntion. Espe-
cIally was I shaken about that mis-
guided step I took In the matter OF
s snn ..ssA check lee w which Colonel Clay
handed to me with tho utmost polite
ness, requesting to know whether or
not 1t bore my signature. caught
Chnrles's eye at the end OF the episode,
S More w vest one q re a that too had
tripped over a trintng question Of ~
per cent OH the purchase-money Of
the castle.
not 41bS aen Tor tho poli se eyldende We
against our man at all. But the
police, confess, had got up their part
q the pr9seenti9n admirably. Now ~
really real Paul Finglemore. they showed
with great cleverness how Paul Fingle-
more's disnppeerances and reappear-
ances In London exactly Tailed with
Colonel Clay's appearances and dlsnpe
OF TIE lutte curate, the Seer. David
Granton, and the rest OF them.
Furthermore. they showed expert
mentally how the prisoner at the bar
IHlS III HdVSt EOL UluSc1Iy UP III luS W.
rious characters: and, by means Of =
wax bust. modelled by DR.. Boddersley
from observations at Bow Street, and
aided by. additions In tho gutta-percha
a6t sy su pSy Insss
ing that the face as 1t stood could be
readily transformed into the faces Of
Medhnrst and David Granton. Alto
gether their cleverness and trained
ssnm men,. made up on the whole for
| ceeded in putting before the jury a
strong case Of their own against Paul
Finslemore.
The trial occupied three days. After
the hrst OF the three, my respected
rot to prejudice the case against tht
prisoner by appearing in court again
! He did not even allude to the little
matter OF the 10 per cent. commission
eyes Iha II say vt er dn bend hs
protect their own interests-as secre.
tartea or as principals. This took fol
forgiveness; and continued diligently
to attend the trial and watch the case
In my employers interest.
/ The defense was ingenious. even Il
i somewhat hating. It consisted simply
OF an attempt to prove throughout thai
! Charles and ] had made our prisoner
4 the victim Of mistaken identity
Flnglemore put into the box the inge.
\ the Rev. Septimus Porkington; as il
turned out, 2 friend Of his family: ana
be showed that 1t was the Rev. Sept.
mus himself who had sat to q pho.
tc grapher in Baker Street for tho por
:. trait which Charles too hastily iden,
titled as thatSof Colonel Clay In hls
personlflcation Of Mr.. Richard Bro,
bacon.
He further ELECTED the fact that thu
. portrait OF the Count Won Lebenstci,
was really taken from DR.. Julius Keep
I pei. Tyrolese music master. residtns
at BALKAN. whom he put into the box
chapce to the foreman of the Jury
Gradually he made it clear to us thu
, no portraits existed Of Colonel Clay a
all, except Dolly Lingf1eld's-so I
dawned upon me by degrees that ever
Pr. Reddersley could only have beel
for him the alleged photographs 9
Colonel Clay ms the count and the GU
rate. which had been shown us b,
Medhurst. Altogether. the prisonc
no more than two witnesses directl!
Identified him; while one of those tw,
had positively sworn that he recog
rized as the prisoners two portrait
which turned out, by independent cyl
!. The Judge summed up in a causti'
party. He asked Tie Jury to dismis
from their minds entirely the impress
e obYous dishonesty They mast no
, a low the fact that he was a million
airer--and particularly shady one
J the prisoner. " Even the richest0an,
Besides. this was q public question.
:, II a rogue cheated q rogue. lie mus
still be punished. II q murderer stall
~ koJ @r,y.l c1, q "a eff g
be hung for 1t. Society must see tina
the worst OF thieves were not preye
upon by others. Therefore, the prove
i, facts that Sir Chtrles Ynndrift,. wit
cheat the prisoner, or some other poo
person, out OF valuable diamonds--ha
basaly tried to juggle Lord Craig-El
lachle's mines into5lis own hands-ha
4 his father--had directly tried. by Nnder
hand means, to save his own money
at the risk of destroying the wealt
Of others who had trusted to his PRO
them to the truth that the prisoner a
the bar Nf he We're really Colone
!. Clay) was an q abandoned swtndler II
that point alone they must confin
WINGED that the prisoner was shown t
be the selfsame man who appeared o.
} various occasions as David Granton, u
! Won Lehenstein, as Medhurst, a
\ Schleiernlacher,5 they must find hin
4 guiltY.
AsBto that. point, also, the judg com
! mented on tho obvious strength OF tn
, police case. ana the fact that the prls
oner had not attempted In any one ON
of SO many instances to prove mn alibi
II Surely, ii he We're not lionel Clay, tn
Jury should ask themselves, must !
not have been simple and easy for hin
!: to do so? Finally, the Judge summet
up MI the elements OF doubt in tn
4, tndentlficat lon-and all thu aemen Il
OF probability, and left It to the lur!
! to draw their own conclusions,
They retired Mt the end to conslde
!. their verdict. While they We're absen
{ every eye In court was fixed Oh, tn
J. prisoner But Paul Fnglemore him
self looked steadily " towards the fur
Their end Of the hall. where two pale
faced women sat toget her,3 With hand
! kerchiefs In their hands. and eyes re,
!, with weeplng. :, & 81