The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-06-26
BY THE KINGS.
EDICT
By MARTHA l.. WRIGHT
Copyright by American Press Asso-
citation. 1871.

yeoman, who was sentenced TO De
hanged in the county of Kent, In the
reign of King Edward w., this Is the
story:
Koyle had Just come Of age, and
there was a celebration in honor Of the
event on his fathers farm. The young
men and maidens danced on the green.
and it was noticed that Edmond koyle
and Margaret Manning, q Acomely lass
of nineteen years, danced many times
together. Moreover, some who were
there saw old Simon Winter standing
by himself looking on at the couple.
scowling ard tapping his foot angrily
on the floor. for he had that day APP
piled to Farmer Manning for Margaret
to wife, and now he saw that her heart
was going out to Koyle.
That night the church was robbed
of the silver service plate. and. search
being made. 1t was found hid In the
barn on the farm to which young
KoyIe had the day before come to an
inheritance. his father having died two
year agone. And there were those
who averred that they had seen Ed
mond carrying plumber from the
church at dead of night.
So the young man was tried before
the Judge, and those persons who
claimed that they had seen him carry
Ing load from the church swore to
the fact and Edmond was sentenced
to be hanged by the neck till he was
dead
Edmond was defended before the
Judge by Montgomery, his advocate, in
This wise:
Most worshipfu SIR, there be con-
spiracy on the part Of Simon Winter to
ruin my client. that the said Winter
may put away rival This man,
who has farm and much cattle and
sheep, did propose to Farmer Manning
for his daughter, a comely wench, and
the proposal was accepted by Farmer
Manning -a
"Then came the prisoner and on
the day he was Of age danced merrily
with Margaret, Manning. and Simon
Winter, being jealous, did hire men for
pay to rob the church and place the
plate in Edmond Koyle's barn. that he
might make it appear that the sacri-
lege had been done by Koyle, Winter
having the intent to injure Koyle
that he should cease to be rival for
the hand Of Margaret Manning.
Therefore, pray you, most wor:
shipful sir. to let my client 60 Free
or If you are not satisfied of his In
nocence he Will willingly decide wheth'
er he or Winter is guilty of this sacri
lege by deadly combat"
But Winter. being no match for a
young man, declined the combat, and
the judge was constrained to pro
nounce the accused guilty and pass
sentence unOu him
Then did Margaret, who was In the
court, fall down in a swoon and was
carried to her fathers house.
When the day came that Edmond
Koyle was to be executed the people
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