Year: 1870

and the Doric plainness of his speech, there
was dignity and elegance about the de-
meanor of the visitor that bespoke the we'll
bred gentleman. Power was at first startled,
and then subdued his manner.


81 am sure / am much beholtlen.n he
SAID. "Might l ask you to what am in
debted for this honor?''


ITO your going to be hanged" said the
other, bluntly.


"But there go two words to that" said
Power "They will not hang an innocent
man in this blessed country of ours"


Won't they, though? They hanged
Burke, after my friend the Dean had proved
him to be saint


A pause ensued, for Power had little to
reply to this flattering parallel.


"ln plain words, my lad, | am sorry for
you. There is a secret which you do not
wish to disclose. l do not know who YOU
are, Or where you come from, but am sure
you are stranger, and believe you are in
nocent. Friends are not so easily found by
the stranger and the wrongfully accused
that you should reject an honest Offer
Confide in mel shall be as secret as the
grave"


| Power looked at him for moment and
then, sudden revolution seizing him,
| burst into flood of tears.
81 am ashamed" he said at last, "to
give way thus, but l am quite alone-how
much you do not know-the most unfortu-
nate of men, and in this, wholly innocent"


"Tell me the tale plainly, my boy, and
maybe | may find a remedy"
"Ihe prisoner told his tale. What it
was, the sequel must disclose
The day of trial had come. The prisoner
was placed at the bar, the judges in scarlet
and white, detiled into court, and the clerk
called in loud voice. "Charles Power
stand up and listen to the Indictment
against you.''


The appearance of the prisoner excited
the greatest interest in court, which was
crowded with students and the public. The
Lord Advocate, as public prosecutor sat on
one side of the table within the bar assisted
by other counsel. On the other side sat
Mr.. 9. and junior counsel.


A strange smile came over the face of the
prisoner when his name was called. He rose
however, with glance at his counsel, and
plead "Not guilty" with firm voice.


The case made by the Crown authorities
was one which startled the students by it's
clearness. They called the students
who were at the "Rainbow' to prove the
quarrel They proved that Power did not
go to College on Monday, the 25th of Jan
uary then Johnstone was seen to go up the
common stair on the afternoon of that day
that persons who lived next door heard a
violent alteration in Powers room about
four o clock that the person who passed
the policeman and gave the alarm was Pow
er; and that Power left by the Glasgow
coach at six O'Clock, and returned to Edin-
burgh that night, remaining until Wednes-
day at hotel. The medical men proved
that the cause of death was conclusion of
the brain accompanied by strangulation.-
In all instances the prisoner was distinctly
identified The notion of an alfbS was an
parently hopeless


Mr. G. made but little attempt at cross
examination. He extracted some merriment
out of an irascible stage-man, and succeed
ed in creating some confusion as to where
and when Power left the Glasgow coach
But the proof of his return was quite clear.


Of the doctors the counsel only asked a
few questions.


You spoke about strangulation. How
was it produced?"


81 cannot tell.'


Pressure on the throat produces stran-
gulation?"


SIT does"


Il" Any sort of pressure P''


Amy which is sufficiently close and tight. -


Hanging produces strangulation q''


eyes"


Was this man hanged, Doctor P''


No, of course not"