Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-14
TODAY'S INSTRUMENT.

W nat are lncN.
1T; appears that his arrest did not
take place at once, but after the return
TO Hatherley Farm. On the inspector
of constabulary informing hum that he
was prisoner, he remarked that he was
not surprised to hear it, and that 1t was
no more than his deserts. This observa-
.tion of his had the natural effect OF re-
moving any traces of doubt which might
have remained in the minds of the
coroner's jury
1t was confession" ] elacu-
lated.
NO, for it was followed by a pro-
tCstation of innocence
Coming on the top of such damnng
series of events, it was ut least a most
suspicious remark.
"On the contrary, said Holmes,
''it is the brightest rift which | can
nj present see in the clouds. However
innocent he might be- he could not be
such an absolute imbccuc rs not to sec
that the circumstances. were very black
against him. Had he appeared surprised
81 his own arrest, or fcignCd Indignation
Il, IT, | should have looked upon IT rs
highly suspicious, because such surprise
or anger would not be patuTAl under tho
circumstances. and NGt might appear
To he the best policy TO - scbcmlng man.
His frank acceptance OF the situation
marks him as either an lnnnccnt man.
or else as n man of considerable self
restraint and hrmnesS. As TO his re-
mark about his deserts, 1t WAS also not
unnatural If you consider that he stood
beside the dead body of his father and
that there is no doubt that be bad that
very day SO far forgotten his hGal duty as
to handy words with. him and even,
according to the little girl whose evidence
is 80 important, to raise his hand as il
to strike him. The sclt-rcproach and
contrtion which are displayed in his
remark appear to me to be the sign:
OF healthy mind, rather than OF {
guilty one" ......-
shook my head. Many men have
been hanged on far sliGhter evidence,
] remarked
so they have. And many men have
been wrongfully hanged
What is the young mans own az
count OF the natter
1t is. | am afraid not very Cncourag
ing 10 his supporters, though there art
one or two points in it which are sug
gcstivc. You will find 1t here, andsmaN
read it for yourself.
He picked out from his bundle a copy
al the local Herciordshire paper, and
having turned down the sheet, he pOinteC
ont the paragraph IN which the un
fortunate young man had given his owl
statement of what had occurred.
settled myself down in the corner OF thu
carriage, and read IT very carefully
II ran in this way:
Mr.. James Mccarthy, the onl,
son of the deceased, was then called
and gave evidence as follows: I had
been away from home for three day
8, Bristol, and had only Just returned
upon the morning OF last Monday, tn
third. My father was absent from hom
at the time of my arrival. and ! was in
formed by the maid that he had drive
over to Ross with John Cobb, the groom
Shortly after my return ! heard tn
wheels of his trap IN the ward, and
looking out Of my window, | saw hlr
&c; out and walk rapidly out of the yard
though ] was not aware in which dircC
ton he was going. ] then took my gun
and strOlled out IN the direction OF tn
RnScombc Pool, with the intention @
visiting the rabbi:-warren which is upo
the other side. On my way | saw William
Crowder, the gamekeeper, as he ha
stated IN his evidence; but he Is mis-
taken in thinking that | was followin
my father. ] had no idea that he was i
front of me. When about a hundre
wards from the Pool ! heard a cry c
"Cooeew which was q usual signal be
tween myGather and myself then hun
ried forward. and found him standing b
the Pool He appeared to be much SUI
priScd at seeing me, and asked me rattle
roughly what ! was doing there. A cor