Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-10-29
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To the surprise Of every one. Sir
f zap Carlton returns unexpeetediy
young bride to grace his ancestral home
In the village Of Upper S%cotney. Hoping
% relieve his young wife from the Ie-
no liking. Sir Ralph asks his broth
ers to remain in her self.ap-
pointed post Of housekeeper. Thereafter,
a. sos5 happily enough, despite a few
comes from India to visit them. Sir
heiph objects to the mans somewhat
the visit terminates very suddenly. That
night the young: wife ID found murdered
IN the sunmer.house. On her bosom Is
an oninous crimson stain Of. blood. A
moned mmediately from Scotland Yard.
the entire household is put through
= most thoroush Erilling. Close inquiry
poachins fellow. was seen running away
bushes. Larncombe, h village consta-
Dc Feels certain that Headson Is the
OF the murdered oma tells Of the in
innate relationship that existed between
Captain Wharf and her ladyship. c.
loss q person than Sir Ralph coming
from the door Of the summer house
shortly before the discovery of the muir
DER. The sergeant then goes to Eeasdin's
NA'oS "a ~ 4ANS~A II ~
''the third degree" At h %coroner's In
quest tho doctor testines that the muir
der took place about 8 o'clock. A Miss
Asson was heard to say that she had
house about that time and she Is sum
moned<to appear before the inquest and
quest q Mise Manson testines that she
summer house about the time when the
murder wes supposed to have been
done. The coroners jury's verdict was:
Lady Carlton was murdered oy some
unknown person OR persons" 1t Is learn
ID that Captain Wharf came from Lon.
don in an auto to visit Lady Carlton on
the. night the crime was committed
and a search is made Tor HIM. After
considerable trouble he Is located n
Paris and placed under arrest oroush.
back to England and placed on trial fol-
Wharf is put in the witness boz and h
enters q plea OF not guilty. During tn
cross-questiohing process he ADMIT
hat he came to Scotney house on the
well to tie woman he loved. He did no
nee. her however n drove away with
out seeine her. The prosecution SUM
up their SIDE "a. q w. the e e sSs w sne t the .9S DE-
fence IN q very able manner skaters
the prosecuting attorneys points It be
gins to look questionable as to the cap
The Judge charges the jury and tn.
jurymen retire to render their verdict
CHATTER xV.-Condnued.
A dreadful hush fell upon the cour
for . moment when they had gon'
out Thep rtsonAr was taken from TN
dock ana the Judge lett his chair. An<
then a buzz and q murmur brok
forth. The time seemed interminabl'
as we waited.
I glanced at unele's face It ha1
on It an expression that struck m,
as quite 4rrsbte.. It Nras sek very hard
but not 90 hard but that It exhibited
an ap~peatAnce Of eagerneA. Il couit
not but think. and 1t was dreadful u
me to have 70 think It, that he wa
actually ~expectant ;ezpectAnt OF hear
INK q verdict OF guilty" expectan
OF his tengeance on this man VIII
had wronged him 70.
And then I realized that probabl.
it would be scarcely human. c~ettainl,
scarcely rfa1ltke, In him were ne Z
feel otherwise. even ,reproochet
myself THAT I was lot able to fee
something Of the karhe aea14ment my
self toward the poor wretch whom
the warder, or SAoaer. or whatever HI
should be called, had just led from
the dock. and who was now some
where. below, waiting in suspens1
which It made ones heart stand still
to thank of.