The Mysteries of the Court of London, Vol. 5 — page 97: what you’re looking at

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&4 THE ‘MYSTERIES OF THE COURT. Boss issued forth, the constable keeping in her! “It was between six and seven o'clock last track, but at an intefval of a dozen or fifteen | evening,’ responded Marshall, with imperturbable “vards. | vity. . ’ The Town-hall was reached; and Mr. Marlow, The Mayor ‘was evidenfly struck with astonish who had got there first, stopped the Mayor from; mant; and turning towards Mr. Marlow, he said, quitting the magisterial seat, as he was about to do, | “ At what hour of the past night was it that your the morning’s.business being déver. So quietly had | carriage was stopped in the manner you have de- the whole thing been managed that nothing of what | scribed P” | was going on had got wind through the town; and} “It just have been, as near as I can guess, close there were consequently but very fow loiterers in | upon one o'clock,” replied tho solicitor. o> ee eee ee eet ee 28 re ee one ee the court when Lady Bess was introduced to the} “ Then, do you not clearly sce,” asked tho Mayur: ‘presence of the magistrate. Almost immediately | “ that a perfoct alibi is proven ?” efter her arrival, old Marshall and his family, ac-| ‘I confess, your worship, that [ am bowildered,” companied by Mr. Hood and his agsistant, made | responded Mr. Marlow. “But I should like this their appearance: for the! tavern-keeper had called | young lady”—pointing to Kato—* to be sworn.” 4r the medical men on the way to the Town-hall,| “To be sure,” said the Mayor. “ Miss Marshall, telling them what had occurred, and intimating that | stand forward.” © from all which had transpired in his own bar-} Kate, with as -much resolutencss and sclif- parlour he thought their evidenc® would be wanting. | posgassion as her father had just shown, stepped inte Of course Mr. Hood «and the assistamt were very | the witness-box and unhesitatingly teok the oath. much surprised to hear of their patient being in| ‘“ Now, Miss Marshall,” said Mr. Marlow, “ what custody on sych a serious charge; and they felt | communication did the prisoner make’ to you rela- assured it must be some extraordindry mistake. © | tive to her plage of abode ?” Lady Bess was compelled to enter the dock, the} ‘‘She told me, sir,” was tho rosponse, “that she accusation being one of felony against her. But | lived at a cottage somewhere near Tottenham and she sat down ¢kypre with an aspect of calm dignity | Edmonton.” ° ) and of placid qonfidence, in which however there| “And your worship will observe,” exclaimed Mr. was not the slightest tinge of«bravado nor un-4 Marlow, “that it was at a cottage near Edmonton seomly hardihood. The Marshalls and the medical | and Tottenham whence the prisoner, as © maintain, men placed themselves on a bench reserved for | escaped from mo in the mannerI havedescribed. I witnesses; while Mr. Marlow entered the witness- | submit that tho identity is proven.” box. . | “At what o'clock, Mr. Marlow,” asked Lady Bess, The proceedings then commenced by the pro- | “do you allege that I escapedfrom you? You have secutor being sworn. He stated that his name was | stated that the attack upon your carriage was made Sidney Marlow—that he was a solicitor carrying | about a quarter to one: will you be kind enough to on business in Parliament Street, Westminster— | mention Low long afterwards it was that the escape and that his private abode was at Edmonton, also; took place?” in the county of Middlesex. He then proceeded to| ‘! About an hour afterwards,” responded Marlow: describe the circumstances of the attempted rob- | “it was getting on for two.” ou . bery, just as they are already known to the reader—| At which hour, your worship,” said Lady Bess, not omitting the details gf Lady Bess’s escape from | “ I was lying in bed very ill at the tavern kept by the cottage: that is to say, so far as he was ac-| Mr. Marshall in Dover. I therefvre leave it to quainted with them. __- | your worship to decide whether I could have been at At this stage of the proceedings the Mayor, ad-! the cottage near London and at the hotel in Dovor dressing Lady Bess, said, “The present is so very | at one and the same time.” ‘ serious a charge that perhaps you would like fohave} “I think, ypur worship,” said Mr. Hood's assistant, the case remanded in order that you may procure | now stepping forward, “that I can give some im- the assistance of counsel ?’—and as ho spoke he | portant evidence in the matter: for though I never could not help gasing upon the prisoner in astopish- | saw the prisoner at the bar before in my life, yet I ment blended with compassionate interest; for he | would not for the world remain, silent when the cha- naturally felt both surprised and grieved that a | racter and liberty of a follow-creature are at stake.” female of such a *prepossessing appearance should} The assistant was accordingly sworn; and ho de- have placed herself in what seemed to be a most | posed that shortly after three o’clock in the morn- threatening dilemma. : ing, he had been rung up by Mr. Marshall, to *L thask your worship for this kind suggestion | farnish d cotmposing draught for a lady who was on your part,” answered Ledy Bess; “bit I think | lying ill at the ddmirwl’s Head—that ho was told that after your worship has heard a statement which | the lady’s name was Mrs. Chandos—and that he the landlord of the Admjral’e Head can make, and | had written ¢hat name on the label accordingly. which all his family can corroborate, will per- | Mr. Hood now also requested to be sworn: and ceive that I sball have no need for any legal advice.” | this being dghe, hi. d thet at eight o’clock in “ Then let Mr. Marshall stand forward,” said the | the morning he ‘had visited Mrs. Chandos, the Mayor. | a prisoner at the bar, at the hotel—that he had seen The landlord of the Admiral’e Head, with her there—and was confident she was the same blunt honest look that was characteristic of him, | lady who now stood in the dock. and which was caloulated to deceive the Evil One |.‘ -“Thii is the moét extraordinary case,” said the himself, stood up and was sworn. : {evor, “that ever came before me. Mr. Marshall, “Now, Mr. Marshall,” said Lady Hess, “ will you | you are quite positive that the prisoner arrived at have the kindness te tell his worship at what hour | your Hotiee last evening between six and seven [ arrived at your establishment ?” ; o'clock ?” COMIC OOO© SS (CO)