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THE TIMES, NEW BLOOMFIELD, PA. NOVEMBER 4, 1879.
HE HAD A GOOD LAWYER.
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HOW a strong chain of circumstantial
evidence may be broken by a good
lawyer lias Just been shown by the trial
of a cane In the state of Belgium. A
tragedy whose details as they ' were
unraveled riveted the attention of not
only France, Belgium, but almost the
whole of Europe, has come to an Unex
pected termination. It Is thus told In a
late Paris letter : ;
The main actor In the Belgian tragedy
Is a boy of 19, and the victim his aged
relative his mother's mother. Over two
hundred witnesses were called, among
them -the beads of various gymnastlo
Institutions, circus people, acrobats, and
all manner of personages acquainted
with the handling of ropes and the
possibility of the human body under
given circumstances. The main features
to the case are that Jean lletson, who
was born in Antwerp in 1850, was found
by the police In his grandmother's
.apartment last November, tied hand
.-.sand foot.
His shouts had attraoted the attention
. of the police, who, on entering, first
discovered the house thrown Into Intle
: soribable confusion ; the chairs were
overturned, the tables knocked over, the
ornaments scattered on the floor and
broken In every shape, "while In the
tntdst of these was the figure of the old
grandmother lying on the floor with her
head crushed in and a folded table-cloth
wedged into her mouth ; in the next
. apartment, lying with his back on the
- floor, hands and feet tied and a gag just
escaped from his mouth, was found the
accused in an almost fainting condition.
They proceeded at once to untie the lad,
. and by his story It was supposed that
two assassin 8 had entered, had attracted
the old woman, and, discovering the
presence of the lad, who began to shout
and tried to escape, tied together his
hands, and made a threat to shoot him
if he made any noise. This theory,
however, was at once, suspected.
It seems that the grandson of the
victim was seen to enter the house about
-nine o'clock in the evening, and, as the
public prosecutor insisted, came to get
cmoney he needed, as was substantially
proven : that the widow refused, as she
had frequently done of late, and that,
taking advantage of a moment when
her back was turned, he struck her on
the head, felled her to the floor; and
that the native strength of the well
preserved woman rallied, and a frightful
struggle ensued, the noise of which was
distinctly heard, It is insisted, by the
trest of the house. The screams of the
Victim were suppressed by the folded
tablecloth thrust between her teeth.
The prosecution stated that, had. the
deed been committed by professional
assassins, the - confusion manifested
in the chamber would not have taken
place. The instant the medical men
examined the position of the grandson
they declared the Btory was incredible;
that bis ligatures were never tied by
other than his own hands, since the
ropes could not have been drawn so
tight by any one else without strangling
him. The boy described the affair with
great exactitude, which displayed him
an extraordinary adept. One of the
men, he declared, was black and wore a
cotton cap, but he could not tell what
took place after he was tied, because he
fainted. Suspicion was aroused by the
incredulity of the officers, which set
the whole neighborhood at work, and a
pyramid of dubiouB antecedents soon
arrayed themselves between this extra
ordinary youth and the probability of
his narrative.
In the first place, the porter of the
house declared that no one had entered
by the frontdoor for madame on the
night of the murder, and an ominous
circumstance for the youth was that the
police on removing his overcoat discov
ered that the undercoat was marked
with spots of blood ; that these marks
of blood corresponded exactly with
the wounds received on the body of
the murdered woman ; and from this
the lawyer for the prosecution proved,
by disposing two bodies on the witness
stand, that the youth must have thrown
himself upon the struggling victim and
choked her, and that while doing this
the blood flowing from her wounds
-stained his own clothing. All the main
wounds on the dead body were found on
the right side, while the spots on the
.youth's clothing were on the left side, a
Act which the lawyer's claim goes to
prove that he pressed bis left side to the
victim ; that the accused himself, in
order to prevent suspicion, bad the fore
thought to put off his overcoat, suppos
ing that he would not be suspected if all
sigus were bidden, that he bad removed
the coat as well to give himself more
liberty in the murder, but on tying
himself he hud -resumed it, for, while
the undercloth was dabbled in blood,
this overcoat bad not the least trace.
The defence of , the youth met this
apparently damning testimony by the
boi less probable statement that the
spots of blood remarked on his clothes
were made by the assassins, who flung
themselvea upon him to bold him down,
and that the coat was not closed Until
they began to tie htm. Bat the police
once set on the suspected trail furnished
other evidence as to bis probable guilt.
In the pocket of IiIb overcoat were found
slight fibres of the same cord as that
with which his body was tied, and even
In the cotton cap, which, according to
blin, one of the murderers wore, hair
were found which on examination prov
ed to correspond exactly with those of
the lad, and the prosecution claimed that
tbe youth bad put this cap upon himself
several times In order to make It seem to
have been used. He bad even put spots
upon it In various places to correspond
with the story that one of tbe assassins
was black. All these points were elab
orated on by the experts, the hairs being
submitted to close analysis, as well as
the morsels of fibre.
Taking the character of the youth
Into consideration, public opinion gave
hint up as good as hanged three weekB
wet ks ago. It was proved ou the wit
ness stand that he was a youth of strong
passions, that he was always In need of
money and always borrowing It, and
that he was once heard to say " I should
be well satisfied if the old woman,
(meaning his grandmother) would kick
the bucket, for I need her pennies pretty
bad." This the publlo prosecutor de
clared alone sufficient evidence of the
crime, for tbe youth who would talk
like that of bis mother's mother, would
not hesitate to put his plait for her "tak
ing off"" into execution.
Against all this the defense raised the
objection that from all the testimony
there was not a single penny disturbed
In the bouse of the grandmother, and
that If money had been the motive, two
murders would have been necessary to
make the work available to the accused,
since his mother Is inheritor and not he,
to which the prosecution responded that
Itetson was not without intelligence and
knew very well that to have robbed his
grandmother ou the night of the mur
der would have been a sure method of
convicting himself of the fact, and that
the money once in his mother's hands
be was sure of sharing as much as he
wanted of it.
The appearance of tbe lad himself
spoke very much in his favor, for he
bad a mild blue eye, light complexion
and brown hair, and seemed deeply
moved by every question asked him,
and almost fainted when the lawyers
made an allusion to him as tbe culpable.
60 soon as put on tbe stand be answered
all tbe interrogatories with self-possession
and intelligence, disconcerted his
adversaries in every respect, and visibly
affected the opinions of the jury. The
whole trial, however, hinged on the
problem of whether a man could tie
himself in such a fashion or not, and to
give the jury the fullest light on the
subject fifty persons athletes, experi
enced gymnasts, circus-riders and what
not tied and untied themselves by the
hour in the court room, the whole thing
winding up by leaving the question just
as undecided bb ever ; for while experts
were able to tie themselves, no single
man, unaccustomed to gymnastic exer
cises, was able to put a cord around his
own body, arms and neck, in tbe same
way that the youth was found bound,
for, as tbe police testified, tbe body was
so tightly corded that the blood broke
through the skin in many places. Tbe
accused was asked to tie himself, which
he did repeatedly, but his success or
unsuccees could hardly lie taken as
evidence, since if be had the astuteness
to conceive in the first place, he would
not be idiot enough to " give himself
away" by repeating, to his own destruc
tion, that which he bad invented for
his own salvation. The jury deliberated
for a long time, and finally tbe youth
escaped by a discriminating eight to
four. ,
A Rye Beach Romance.
Bye Beach, N. II., furnishes the lat
est romance, Miss Sarah Brown, a
beautiful Pennsylvania heiress, having
become engaged to Mr. Bobert Q. Mil
ler, the son of a Bye Beach fisherman,
and ' himself nothing more than the
skipper of one of the hotel yachts. Miss
Brown went out frequently to sail In
Robert's yacht, and he fell dead in love
with her, but kept the secret to himself,
only paying her great attention. I u
return, the young lady was very cour
teous. A few days ago Miss Browu got
a fish bone in ber throat, and her posi
tion became so dangerous that it was
decided to send to Portsmouth, ten
miles off, for a doctor. Bobert insisted
on being tbe messenger, and mounting
a swift horse, started off at great speed.
When halfway to town he unfortunate
ly fell from his horse, dislocating one
ankle and breaking an arm, but with
heroic courage remounted and drove on,
but fainted with pain and exhaustion
after delivering his message at the' doc
tor's office. The doctor, on reaching
Miss Brown, quickly removed the fish
bone, but declared that she could not
have lived five minutes longer, and that
she owed ber life to the heroism of
young Miller, narrating the' circum
stances here related. Miss Brown there
upon fell In love with Bobert, and Is to
marry him as soon as he recovers suffi
ciently from his Injuries.
Sowing and Reaping.
" Whatever a man Bowelh, that shall
tie also reap" both In the natural and in
tbe moral world. Every seed in the one
and every deed in the other .yield In fruit
after its kind. This principle of sowing
and reaping is especially Important to
the young, who are just beginning to
shape their character and destiny.
In the spring time of life we sow
what we must reap in the autumn of
age, and perhaps through the endless
ages of eternity. The chief possibilities
of good or evil for all the future are
bound up in the period of youth.
The sowing may be done thoughtless
ly and carelessly, but it will report Itself
in due time according to this law.
Men In age often say:
"If I could but live my life over
again bow differently It would be."
While this Is Impossible, still the young
may have the advantages of a second
life by trying the counsels and experi
ences of the aged.
It is of the utmost importance for
them to understand this relation of sow
ing and reaping, which Is affixed to our
physical, mental and moral nature.
Men who in early life vortex tbe brain
or body in the frenzy to get rich ; men
who over-load the wheels of life by glut
tony; men who bestlalize themselves
with Bensuallty ; men who burn out the
vital forces with the damning fires of
alcohol ; all are liable to a strict account
in after years.
When remembrances and retribution
come upon them, then too late they be
gin to realize that " whatever a man
soweth, that Bhall he also reap."
Beginning of a Fortune.
John Jacob Astor said iUwas com
paratively easy to make a -million dol
lars, after getting the first thousand.
Tbe hard rub was in getting started.
Mr. Isaac Blch died recently in Bos
ton worth nearly two million dollars,
made in tbe fish business. He used
often to tell how he climbed the first
round in the ladder to wealth. He was
a mere boy, selling fish from a hand
cart. Mr. Boyden the keeper of the
Treinont house In Boston, liking his
bright face, and quick business habits,
asked him, one day, why he did not
keep salmon.
" I haven't money enough to buy
them," was the answer.
"How much money will it take!1"
" Two hundred dollars."
" I'll lend you the money ; buy up the
next boat load 1 "
The ambitious lad boarded the next
salmon boat in bis little dory, bargained
for the whole load, and when they
questioned his ability to pay, showed the
ready money. He made a handsome
sum by tbe venture, soon paid back bis
loan, and began at once the wholesale
business, in which he made his large
fortune.
He Never Drank.
Early in the war, when General Qrant
was befere Vlcksburg, a young officer at
a society gathering was Invited to
drink, but declined, saying he never
drank.
A few days afterward he received a
note from General Grant to report at
headquarters. He did so, and the Gen
eral said to him I
" You are the officer, I believe," for
their acquaintance was slight "who
remarked the other evening that your
never drank?"
The officer modestly answered that he
was.
' Then," continued the General, "you
are tbe man I have been looking for to
take charge of the Commissary Depart
ment, and I order that you be detailed
to that duty." c
In the year of Grant's Presidency,
when the trouble on tbe border between
Texas and Mexico, along tbe Bio
Grande, attracted tbe attention of Con.
gress.a commission was ordered to ascer
tain the facts and report. Again Presi
dent Grant remembered the man who
"never drank," and appointed him
chairman of tbe board.
' A Big Irishman.
Tbe Emerald Isle, says CAam&er'
Journal, has long been famous for pro
ducing giants. Tbe most celebrated of
these was the well-known O'Brren, who
we first hear of as a great raw you th
crying in a publlo house because be was
unable to pay the bill, having been left
penniless through a quarrel with bis
exhibitor. A gentleman taking com
passion on him, paid bis debt, and
advised tbe giant to set u p on his own
account. Acting on this recommenda
tion, O'Brien started a publlo inn In
Bristol, being known by the sign of the
slant's castle. A memorial tablet in
Trenclurd street Boman Catholic Chapel
records bis stature as having been eight
feet three Inches, lie was very anxious
that his remains should not fall to tbe
anatomists, and gave directions for
securing his grave against desecration
from body-snatchers. It has, however,
been disputed whether the giant's bones
still rest in his grave, or form one of tbe
curiosities of the Hunterlan Museum,
though we believe they still He undis
turbed In a deep-sunk grave. Poor
O'Brien had to take bis constitutionals
under cover of darkness to avoid being
mobbed by the curious, and like most
big fellows, proved himself a simple and
inoffensive man, though once he inad
vertantly terrified a watchman almost
to death by lighting his pipe at street
lamp, the sudden appearance of which
strange apparition threw the watchman
into a fit. His colossal proportions once
saved the giant from being robbed, the
highwayman who stopped his carriage,
riding away in terror at the sight of
O'Brien's huge face thrust through the
window to see what the matter was.
The Sand Blast.
Among the wonderful and useful in
ventions of the times is the common
sand blast. Suppose you desire to letter
a piece of marble ; you cover tbe stone
with a sheet of wax no thicker than a
wafer, then cut in the wax the Inscrip
tion desired. Now paas it under the
blast and the wax will not be Injured at
all, but tbe sand will cut tbe letters deep
into the stone. Or if you desire raised
letters, a flower or other emblem, cut
the letters, flowers, etc., in wax and
slick them upon the stone under the
blast, and the sand will cut it away.
Bemove the wax and you have tbe
raised letters. Or take a piece of French
plate glass.say two feet by six, and cover
it with flue lace ; pass it under the blast,
and not a thread will be injured, but the
sand will cut deep into the glass, wher
ever it is not covered by the lace. Now
remove the lace and you have every
delicate and beautiful figure raised upon
the glass. In this way beautiful figures
of all kinds are cut in glass, and at a
small expense. The workmen can hold
their hands, under the blast without
barm, even when It Is rapidly cutting
away tbe hardest glass, iron or stone,
but they must look out for finger nails,
for they will be whittled off right hasti
ly. Wrap a piece of soft cotton around
tbe nails, and they are safe. Tbe sand
whittles away and destroys any bard
substance, even glass, but does not effect
substances that are soft and yielding,
like wax, cotton or fine lace, or even
the human hand.
Same as it Used to Be.
Dr. Leonard Bacon thinks there are
some things in the past and present
which are alike, and relates the follow
ing! About sixty years ago a somewhat
typical minister of a Connecticut church
made a visit to Boston and returned a
trip which was by no means as easy
then as now.
"Well, doctor," said one of his par
ishioners to hlra, "do you bring us any
news from Boston V"
"Oh, yes," he replied, "the Lord
reigns and the devil Is trying to."
That was the summary and upshot
of the news sixty years ago ; and it is
to-day.
The Darkey Preacher's Experience.
The colored people of Dorsey county,
Ark., prayed very earnestly for rain.
The leading church engaged in this
labor organized a sort of "prayer-bee"
and sent over into an adjoining county
and borrowed a few members, agreeing
to pay a heavy interest in hymn-books.
Even this failed ; but the cow of emer
gency was taken by the horns when the
preacher issued the following proclama
tion : " We'se bound for to have enough
members in dis church to meet de
occasion, and I hereby set my hand and
Beal to de artlkel what says 'all collured
persons, respectable or otherwise, in dls
county and all de counties Jlnln, la
declared members of dls church till after
de next rain.' "
3" Will you give me your hand V"
sternly said a country schoolmaster to a
girl who bad refused to hold ber hand
out to be feruled. As she answered not,
he said :
"Do you refuse' to give me your
handy"
" I must," she sobbed, " unless pa
consents."
She was pretty, and the man bad 160
acres, all paid for, and well stocked, and
so there was no difficulty in adjusting
matters.
A World of Good.
One of the most popular medicines now
before the American public, is Hop Bit
ters. You see it everywhere. People
take It with good effect. It builds them
up. It is not as pleasant to the taste as
some other Bitters as It Is not a whiskey
drink. It is more like the old fashioned
boue set tea that baa done a world of
good. If you don't feel just right try
Hop Bitters. Kunda Kewt.
DR. WIIITTIER,
No. 803 Penn Street, rittsbureh. Pa..
Continues to afford rellnW ,fal treatment of
cusranterd. Spermatorrhoea w Bemmal Weak-
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, ii'mii nru-nniigft. er sexual excess,
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sw)iirienr,ilT.zlns, dimness of sight, Dimples
" ,, . 1 wi inula una uirav, BI1U
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Slid
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medicine prepared by himself, enables hint to
euiedllllciilt cases alter others fall It Isself.evt
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every year acquires great skill. The establish
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patients see the doctor only. Consultatli and
correspondence private anil "tree. I'amphletsseni
sealed for stamp. Medicines sent everywhere.
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should read the
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DRUGS.
DRUGS.
JACOB STRICKLER,
(Successor to Dr. M. B. Btrlekler)
PHARMACIST,
NEW BLOOMFIELD, PENN'A.
HAVINO succeeded the late firm of Dr. M. B.
Btrlekler In the Drug Business at his Store-room,
on MAIN STREET, two doors East of the Big
Spring, I will endeavor to make It In every way
worthy tbe patronage of the public.
Personal and strict attention AT ALL TIMES
given to the compounding and dispensing Physi
cians' presclptions. so as to Insure accuracy aud
guard against accidents.
HEAR IN JIIXW
that my stock has been recently selected and care
taken to have everything of the BEST QUALI
TY. The nubile may rest assured that ALL med
icines that leave my store shall be as represented
PURE and UNADULTERATED.
I HATE CONSTANTLY 05 HAND
HAIR OIL and POMADES
HAIR, TOOTH and NAIL-BRUSHES.
SURGEONS, TOILET, and
CARRIAGE SPONGES.
PUKK BOXES. TOILET POWDERS.
CAST ILK and FANCY SOAPS.
PERFUMERY OF ALL KINDS,
Together with Fresh and Genuine Patent Medi
ci uos of every description.
ALSO,
Segars, Tobacco, School Books, &c.
ORANGES, LEMON3 & BANANAS,
In season.
Pure Wines and Liquors for Medicinal
rurposeeu
Terms, Strictly Cnah.
By strict attention to business. I hop to merit
the eonodeuoe and favor of the public.
JACOB STRICKLER, Ph. G.
April 23, 1879.