The Halifax Comet. — 1893-06-17 (Halifax, West Yorkshire, England)

THE COMET.  tion, the carpenter's lodgings were searched, but not the slightest trace of any swicious evidence was therein discovered. He was, himself, brought again into court, and, being questioned as to what passed at the fortuneteller's house, repeated the same story, almost word for word as I have set it down. "It is proved, however," said the judge, "that you already knew the dagger."—" I have said before that I know nog of it," answered he coolly. "B what means, then, could you repeat the inscription on the handle P "—" I might as well ask," replied he, "how it waxes to bear such an inscription, for I have known that rhyme even from my childhood."—"But how could such verses be said to blight your hopes and injure your worldly fortune P " "1 cannot explain this," answered !" "and know not to what you allude.' He was then interrogated where he had acquired money to establish himself in business, and to fit  • up his house, which questions excited him to great indignation. "Am I, then, accused of theft ? " said he. " Whoever has ventured to utter such an infamous calumny, let him step forward personally, and be I answered. But since what time has it been  the law that an honest citizen ag.ainst whom no charge of guilt is established, should be bound to render an account of his private resources for the support of himself and his household?" He wished to retire, bat it was intimated to him that he was still a prisoner. "On what charge and to what purpose?" said he, turning pale, and visibly confounded. "To what purpose?" repeated the judge; "because we must ascertain, in the first place, how the silver shirt-button came into the secretaire; secondly, how you become acquainted with that inscription on the dagger which was taken from the Prince's palace, where you have been employed as a workman, and which dagger afterwards was the instrument used for a horrid murder; above all, to whom you are indebted for the means of your sudden rise in the world."— "In God's name," answered he resolutely, "I have declared only the truth, and cannot speak otherwise, nor am I bound to render any further explanations." He was then removed to the guard-house. It every succeeding trial he remained steadfast to the same deposition, and people despaired of being able to lead him on any further. So the matter rested, till one morning it was mostunexpectedly announced that, during the night, Herman Bose had made his escape police of D--- were very active, however, and succeeded in apprehending him before he had' et across the frontier. He was dressed differently, and much better than: he had been formerly. and there was found on his person an embroidered purse, containing fifty lonia (fora. His flight, and the money thus found on him, not only corroborated the proofs already entertained of his own guilt, but seemed also to establish beyond doubt that he had powerful and ingenious accomplices. Notwithstanding all this, his answers on trial were as unsatisfactory as ever, and his wife denied having seen him on the night when he effected his escape. To the question why he had run away, if he were conscious of his innocence, he answered, "Because you seemed wholly bent on my destruction. I have always spoken the truth, but am not believed, and you might hold me for years imprisoned in the same manner. If an unfortunate man is dependent for his fate,  --osrefully read these ably-written oontzibutions.