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to trial for murder The detectives
employed. paid literally by Thomas
Fletcher, brought testimony from
neishbors that about the time Frank
disappeared they had heard cries, In
the voice of a boy. emanate from the
Longmans' abode This, together with
the blood stains and other corrobora
tive manufactured testimony, made a
strong case against the accused. Thorn
as Fletcher sent a messenger to them
to say that if they would give him evil
dence that the boy was dead he would
see that the charge of murder was
withdrawn. This meant that they
should make affidavit that Frank had
been drowned and his body never re-
covered
The Longmans, although they saw
the gallows staring them in the face.
declined to testify falsely to save them
selves Besides. they had no reason
to suppose that Frank was dead, and II
he could be found they wished him to
come to his own. When the trial was
over and the case submitted to the
jury there was disagreement. The
accused had been in Jail for a long
while and had the prospect Of remain
ing there for an indefinite time. But
attorneys who were interested in pro-
ducing the heir to the estate had been
advertising largely for Frank. and
when after the trial the prisoners were
being led out Of the courtroom to the
Jail they were astonished to meet their
foster child coming in.
All three were at once locked in an
embrace.
This ended the murder trial, but did
not restore Frank Reynolds to his own.
The attorneys of Thomas Fletcher en-
tered denial that he was the son of
Phoebe Fletcher, and he was required
to produce proof that he was. His
foster mother had years before put
had been brought to her house and
the description of him, including the
marks on his body. During her i'm
prisonment she had been much broken
down. She had remembered where she
had placed these articles of Identified
ton for number Of years. but since
10 one came to claim the founding
and she had come to regard him as her
son she gradually let the place of
safe keeping pass away from her. In
her enfeebled condition she found it
impossible to recall where she had
put them.
However. she remembered what arti
cles she had put away. and she was
sure she had never destroyed them
All depended upon their being some
where in the house. That she had hid
den them she also remembered. for she
had feared that if she put them with
other articles in ordinary use they
might be destroyed or given away
without its being known what they
were. The house walls searched from
top to bottom. but the proofs were not
found. 1t seemed that, after all. the
boy must lose an estate that was his
by right for the want of a child's shift
At times memory requires starter
Daniel LOpgman was in the garrett
looking for the lost articles when in a
corner he stepped on board that
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the germ. SO to speak, of a memory. 1t
came slowly. but it came surely. 1t
was so vague that at first he considered
it as nothing. But that creak contin:
ued 10 work IN MS brain The same
evening while at supper he told his
wife that he had faint remembrance
of his hiding the articles for her. Later
be said he believed he had taken up
board in Il floor she had put the things
in and he had nailed the board down.
Suddenly he arose from his half I'm
iShed supper. seized Screwdriver and
hammer and. taking lamp. went up
into the garnet. His wife and Frank
followed him to the corner where he
had stepped on the board that creaked
In minute the board was taken up.
and there lay bundle wrapped In
brown paper. Opening it. he took out
a baby's garment. to which was pinned
a bit of paper.
For second time the three en-
braced
The next morning the proofs were
taken to the lawyers who had con-
Quoted the case for Mrs. Fletcher. CON-
Dleting a chain of evidence which es-
tablished the boys identity. and in due
time he was put into possession OF his
estate He took his foster parents to
live with him in the house where his
pwn mother had been born. and as
they had suffered greatly they needed
rest, of which they got a-plenty.
A Queer Marriage Ceremony.
A queer marriage ceremony was that
in Queen Elizabeth's reign. before thAl
deaf and dumb alphabet was invented,
between Thomas Fflshy and Ursula
Bridget Ursula could talk fast enough,
but Thomas WAS IL deaf mute, and as 1t
was required that promises should be
exchanged in spoken words nobody
knew how to manage the thing. Final
ly the bishop of London helped to de-
wise a service by signs. and Thomas
proceeded thus: Having first taken Or
sula in his arms, he took her by the
hand and put the nuptial ring on her
finger He then laid his right hand
significantly on bis heart and after
ward, putting their palms together, ex-
tended both his hands toward heaven.
Having thus sued for divine blessing.
he declared his purpose to live with
Ursula till death should separate them
by closing his eyelids with his fingers.
digging the earth with bis feet as
though he wished to make hole in the
ground and then moving his arms and
ho6 fhnunh ho fnllinONa FIJI
neral bell
Those Gift Cigars.