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id: 15894
title: The Lifted Bandage
author: Andrews, Mary Raymond Shipman
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  You''ll want to know," he said in a tone which went to The man sat on the edge of the divan staring out of the window, minute The man''s head turned slowly and his look rested inquiringly on his young man, watching the face, bent forward and gripped his other hand on The judge turned a ghastly look upon the impetuous, bright face. honor of Jack''s life left, I think I could finish the years with The steady voice stopped a moment and the young man shivered slightly; Miller was gone; Dick''s father waited, his gaze fixed on the judge''s The judge turned his dreamy, bright look toward the frightened man. Dick was here a while ago and said things--you know what "I know your thought," the judge answered the sound, and his eyes were of it all." As the man waited, watching his son''s face, he groaned


id: 29569
title: The Mysterious Murder of Pearl Bryan, or: the Headless Horror.
author: Unknown
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  murder of Pearl Bryan, whose headless body lay at Undertaker White''s Jackson, informing him that Pearl Bryan was showing the effects of her and charge with murder of Pearl Bryan, one Scott Jackson, student The investigation showed that Scott Jackson had met Pearl Bryan at her Young Wood, who was present, said he had got a letter from Jackson JACKSON TELLS CHIEF DEITSCH THAT WALLING COMMITTED THE DEED. FRIDAY NIGHT, WITH PEARL BRYAN, JACKSON LEFT THERE IN "Well, I''ll tell you how Jackson killed Pearl Bryan. "Through Jackson Pearl Bryan was brought to Cincinnati, and the evidence "Mr. Jackson admitted to Colonel Deitsch that he had seen Pearl Bryan; Jackson was talking of where Pearl Bryan''s head was, he said, ''I don''t as well do it now as any time?'' Jackson said that upon Saturday night, I Pearl Bryan''s and the witness stated that Jackson accused Walling of


id: 26133
author: Scott, Walter
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  forrester, he went with the said Duncan Clerk to the Hill of Gleneye, further depones, That the said Serjeant Davies commonly wore a pair of Elizabeth Downie''s hand, that it was Serjeant Davies''s ring, Depones, was put in his hands by the said Duncan Clerk, who at the time told him Serjeant: And Downie said, as the deponent heard, what could his that one day coming from the hill with Duncan Clerk, the panel, then the said Duncan concerning Serjeant Davies''s murder, and all the answer about ten or eleven years ago, Duncan Clerk, the panel, was said to said Duncan Clerk, coming up the hill towards the first mentioned man, the said Duncan Clerk, or his companion did see him: And depones, That deponent that he had seen Duncan Clerk the panel, and another man along he saw Duncan Clerk, panel, come from the hill to his father''s house,

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  Trial of Duncan Terig, alias Clerk, and Alexander Bane Macdonald for the Murder of Arthur Davis, Sergeant in General Guise''s Regiment of Foot


id: 30910
title: The Queen Against Owen
author: Upward, Allen
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  Mr. Prescott looked up as his clerk entered, and heard these words. ''In this case the prisoner, Eleanor Margaret Owen, is charged with the (''Now we''re coming to something like evidence,'' remarked Mr. Prescott, ''The witness Rebecca then remembered that Miss Lewis had not answered Thus said the clerk at Mr. Tressamer''s chambers as soon as he saw Mr. Prescott. ''And now,'' said Tressamer, assuming a more lawyer-like tone, ''tell me ''He pleads guilty, my lord,'' he said, thinking that the judge wished ''Gentlemen of the jury, the prisoner at the bar stands indicted for ''Look here, Mr. Pollard,'' Lewis said, as they fought their way into ''Yes, I know that is the law, Mr. Tressamer,'' said the judge, ''Gentlemen,'' he said, ''my learned friend has practically charged Mr. Lewis with this murder. among the jury went over at once, and even the friends of the prisoner


id: 5162
title: Agatha Webb
author: Green, Anna Katharine
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  came to know that Agatha Webb had money in her house," said Mr. Sutherland, as they stepped back into the other room. looked in, and seen Agatha crossing the room with her hands full of "Impossible!" Frederick''s eye was staring; he looked like a man struck child said she lacked the courage, Agatha herself went to the man and Frederick took a step forward and laid his hand on his father''s arm. Frederick looked like a man thoroughly exhausted when the final echo of "You said something about this good old man having killed Agatha Webb. then, have you forgotten that when Mr. Crane met the old man at Mrs. Webb''s gateway he saw in his hand something that glistened? Frederick look up, so that the father''s and son''s eyes met under that Next moment the door opened, and Frederick and his father came in.


id: 3744
title: The Trial; Or, More Links of the Daisy Chain
author: Yonge, Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary)
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  ''I don''t like that,'' said Ethel, returning to the drawing-room, where Well, Mary, I think you might,'' said Ethel, after a moment''s thought. ''Stupid little thing,'' said Aubrey; ''just like an undersized lady''s ''Good-bye, Leonard,'' said Ethel, as the two families, after mustering ''What do you think of Margaret this time?'' said Ethel, for Tom alone ''As long as there is a mind to work on, one hopes'' said Ethel. ''Aubrey is gone to the Grange with papa,'' Ethel said, glad to lead away laughed to hear the old Ethel so like herself; and Aubrey said, ''By the ''Come away, my dears,'' said Averil, rising, and holding out her hands Leonard looked a little doubtful; then said, ''Well, will you see the Aubrey was going to ask what he looked to; but Leonard saw, or thought ''Not while there are those who trust your word, Leonard; as Ethel said


id: 2153
title: Mary Barton
author: Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn
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  Mary expects to have her bed in three weeks; and as for you, Mrs. Wilson, you know you''re but a cranky sort of a body at the best of life, did she bless Mary Barton for these kind and thoughtful words. Mary''s father was well aware of the nature of Jem Wilson''s feelings "No," said Margaret, quietly fixing her tearful eyes on Mary; "I know "It''s Jem Wilson and his father," whispered Margaret; but Mary knew to be in time to have a look and a smile from lovely Mary Barton, as "You must tell him I can''t come," said Mary, raising her eyes at "Father does not like girls to work in factories," said Mary. "Is your father at home, Mary?" said he, by way of making an opening, about her child I wanted so to see you, Jem. You know Mary Barton, To Mary the old man''s blessing came like words of power.


id: 6943
title: The Heart of Mid-Lothian, Volume 2
author: Scott, Walter
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  "My sister shall come out in the face of the sun," said Jeanie; "I will weel, Jeanie lass, wilfu'' woman will hae her way--Reuben Butler! "I had a message frae my father to Mr. Butler," said Jeanie with "I hope there is nae bad company on the road, sir?" said Jeanie. "I hope sae, madam," said Jeanie, surprised at the question "my father "O sir," said Jeanie, "did the Scripture never come into your mind, "A coach is not for the like of me, sir," said Jeanie, to whom the idea "I was gaun to see the Duke of Argyle, forby Mrs. Glass," said Jeanie; "No, sir," said Jeanie; "a friend brought me in ane o'' their street "I wad hae putten on a cap, sir," said Jeanie, "but your honour kens it "That will be my cousin Jeanie Deans, Mr. Archibald," said Mrs. Glass,


id: 6942
title: The Heart of Mid-Lothian, Volume 1
author: Scott, Walter
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  "If ye speak about the law," said Mrs. Howden, "here comes Mr. Saddletree, that can settle it as weel as ony on the bench." "I ken naething we wad hae gotten by the wight Wallace," said Mrs. Saddletree, "unless, as I hae heard the auld folk tell, they fought in "I think," said Butler, after a good deal of hesitation, "I have seen the "Because ye ken very weel he comes to see our father," said Jeanie, in "Think," he said, "young man," laying his hand kindly upon the "Weel, neighbour," said Saddletree, "I thought it wad hae comforted ye to "''So I cannot see Effie Deans, then," said Butler; "and you are "Look ye, Mr. Butler," said he, "you are a young man, and bear an "It is not man I fear," said Jeanie, looking upward; "the God, whose name "Weel, sir," said Mr. Sharpitlaw to Butler, "what think ye now?"


id: 12640
title: Trial of Mary Blandy
author: nan
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  Having at length got his would-be son-in-law out of the house, Mr. Blandy determined to be fooled no further; he ordered Mary to write man whether he himself knew if he had "taken poison often." Mr. Blandy said he believed he had, and in reply to the further prisoner into custody, said that Miss Blandy did not then appear to before a letter is sent by the prisoner to Cranstoun that her father time?--She did as often as she pleased till Sunday night; then Mr. Norton took Miss Blandy downstairs and desired me not to let anybody Cranstoun?--Mr. Blandy said he believed his daughter entirely innocent A LETTER FROM A CLERGYMAN TO MISS MARY BLANDY, NOW A PRISONER IN A LETTER FROM A CLERGYMAN TO MISS MARY BLANDY, NOW A PRISONER IN Mr. Cranstoun, soon after he gave these powders to my father, said to


id: 33207
title: The Perfume of Eros: A Fifth Avenue Incident
author: Saltus, Edgar
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  In the ripple of laughter which followed the logic, Orr turned to Mrs. Loftus, Annandale to Miss Waldron, Loftus to Fanny Price. Loftus looked into Fanny''s eyes. "Yes, Mrs. Loftus," Orr was saying, "Miranda is fat, very fat. "How do you like my hat?" said Fanny to Sylvia. treat me?" Fanny, as she spoke, looked Loftus in the eyes and made a Loftus stood up, took Marie''s hand again, held it a second, nodded at Annandale and Orr. Annandale, who could not keep a thing from Sylvia, told her about it. A moment and Orr entered, eying Annandale curiously as he came. "Yes," Annandale resumed, "and that was Loftus, an old friend of Loftus moved forward to where Sylvia and Fanny sat. "Did you know about Fanny and Loftus?" he suddenly asked. Annandale again ran his hand across his eyes; then, looking up at Orr, Orr, before answering, looked at Annandale.


id: 36854
title: The Chief Justice: A Novel
author: Franzos, Karl Emil
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  friend Berger took a more hopeful view; rudeness, he said, had become "Back the same way," said Berger slowly, "and again stood for a long It seemed to Berger as if this were Sendlingen, but he did not know for Berger was with Sendlingen daily, and daily his questioning look Berger looked at the childish old man. "My poor friend," said Berger, "in your heart, too, it has surely "In the prison?" The old man''s face twitched, he seized Berger''s arm Dr. Berger," said the old man imploringly. Sendlingen went to Berger who had now been waiting for him several "Yes," said Berger, "but I doubt whether it is by Sendlingen." This was man-servant," he said, handing Berger the telescope. Good day!" she cried to the old man as he went by. "I know the work," said Berger. Two days later Dr. George Berger received a letter of Sendlingen''s,


id: 39826
title: The Trial of Callista Blake
author: Pangborn, Edgar
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  Judge Mann had read them, Cecil Warner and District Attorney Lamson Judge Mann watched Cecil Warner approach the witness chair like an old Callista Blake did look up then, as Warner left her side. I asked what time; Miss Blake said Mrs. Doherty had come at about quarter to eight and left at eight-thirty." "Miss Blake said she had telephoned to Ann Doherty, asking her to come. asked her: ''Miss Blake, what did you have against this Mrs. Doherty?--you might as well tell me.'' She didn''t answer, just looked at Surprisingly to Callista, it was Judge Mann who said: "I think, having Judge Terence Mann said: "There has been a good deal." Warner looked up I ask whether Callista Blake said to you: ''Take your ugly hands asked if Mr. Warner wanted to cross-examine Lamson, the Old Man said: ''I Callista said: "Mr. Hunter, I think your A is a little bit flat."


id: 41380
author: Mac Gregor, George
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  murder of poor human beings for the sale of their bodies, touched the Torrence and Waldie for the murder of a boy for the purpose of disposing mother to the deceased, having come to Torrence''s house, was desired by poor innocent boy in the absence of its parents, and murdered it; that found the dead body stretched on a chest; that having asked what they her house; that accordingly, after the boy''s mother had seen Waldie body of a woman who had died a natural death in Hare''s house. "''To whom were the bodies so murdered sold?'' ''To Dr. bodies to his rooms in -------, and then went to his house to receive "''You have been a resurrectionist (as it is called) I understand?'' ''No. Neither Hare nor myself ever got a body from a churchyard. garden, whilst Williams held the cord to prevent the body going altogether

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  The History of Burke and Hare, and of the Resurrectionist Times A Fragment from the Criminal Annals of Scotland


id: 33661
author: Daniels, Thomas
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  to go and sup with her, at her mother''s, after my day''s work; and Mr. _Jones_, lodging in the same house with me, frequently went with me. until my wife''s mother persuaded us to come and lodge with her; she "When I came home, my wife and her mother and I, quarelled, and I had there many days, to my great surprize down came my wife with _John I then went to work again in town, and my wife said if I time, in particular, when I came home, she threw the pewter quart pot, night when I came home, not being able to get into my house, I went to "In the morning, after my wife''s mother came back, we all breakfasted evening to light her candle, and then went up to bed: that about ten Mr. _Daniels_ came home, and knocked at the door, calling _Sally_, two or

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  The Affecting Case of the Unfortunate Thomas Daniels Who Was Tried at the Sessions Held at the Old Bailey, September, 1761, for the Supposed Murder of His Wife; by Casting Her out of a Chamber Window: and for Which He Was Sentenced to Die, but Received His Majesty''s Most Gracious and Free Pardon.


id: 38238
title: The Old Yellow Book: Source of Robert Browning''s The Ring and the Book
author: nan
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  Pompilia Comparini, wife of Guido Franceschini 253 2. Francesca Pompilia Comparini, wife of Guido Franceschini, and Francesca Pompilia, wife of Count Guido Franceschini, a nobleman of Count Guido killed his wife with the complicity and aid of the said In any case, since with Count Guido two causes for committing crime Comparini, wife of Signor Guido Franceschini, has many and many a hands of Count Guido her husband, Signora Beatrice her mother-in-law, killed both Francesca Pompilia, his wife, and Pietro and Violante, his Before me, etc., Francesca Pompilia, wife of Guido Franceschini of estate, Francesca Pompilia, wife of Signor Guido Franceschini of the said Francesca Pompilia, who was already his wife. to reveal to Pietro, her husband, that the said Francesca Pompilia was said Francesca Pompilia for flight from her husband, proof also came Pompilia, now dead; formerly the wife of Guido Franceschini of Arezzo,


id: 42973
title: The House of the White Shadows
author: Farjeon, B. L. (Benjamin Leopold)
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  "You wonder who told me your name," said the Advocate''s wife, smiling, "Yes, my lady," said the old woman; "this is my husband, Martin. "The Fool," said the white-haired young man, approaching closer to the "Dionetta," said the Advocate''s wife, "do you know that you have the "Edward," said the Advocate''s wife to him, as they entered the house, "No man has heard me deny it," said Gautran, shuddering. "You want to know too much," said Gautran, and refused to speak life known a man more likely to inspire love in a woman''s heart than "You live a happy life here," said Christian Almer. "I shall be obliged to you, master," said Gautran, "if you will leave "''Yes, my child,'' said my lady, ''your father is a good and a just "Now, Gautran," said the Advocate, "why do you come to me?" "Master Lamont," said Fritz, "are you asking me to do a man''s work?''


id: 58773
title: Les Machines
author: Love, Joe
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  And on March 20, 1998 Isobel Smith d''Larte was placed on trial "How long have you worked for Mr. d''Larte?" the Prosecutor asked. "Mr. d''Larte was older than his wife?" the Prosecutor asked. Prosecutor asked as he pointed to Isobel d''Larte. "And what did this man and Mrs. d''Larte do in the park?" "But Mrs. d''Larte definitely did meet a man in the park." "You say Mrs. d''Larte and this man merely sat and talked?" the court that Isobel d''Larte could not have killed her husband. "Mrs. d''Larte, did you kill your husband?" the Defense asked. "Do you know who would want to kill your husband?" "The man Mrs. Whychek said you met in the park. "Was there a man, Mrs. d''Larte?" the Defense repeated. Isobel d''Larte stared at the witness in fear. "Mrs. d''Larte said under oath that she "Mrs. d''Larte told me that she loved him." "Mrs. d''Larte loved him."


id: 55420
title: For the Defence
author: Hume, Fergus
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  He wished Maurice to marry Miss Isabella Dallas, a charming Etwald bent his sombre looks on Maurice, and that young man, "Oh, I know your thoughts, Dido; you would like me to marry David "Why Mrs. Dallas wants Isabella to marry David." Not another word You must know, Maurice," continued the major, "that Mrs. Dallas, though well born and well married, is an extremely ignorant "Upon my word, David," said Jen, seeing that Maurice could hardly Some time previously Major Jen had asked Etwald about the devil-stick, dead body of a young man--and behind came Major Jen bowed to the When Etwald took his departure, Major Jen sent David to bed, in spite David, you have told me all I want to know," and with a nod Major Jen "The law, Major Jen?" said Mrs. Dallas, alarmed. But!" added the major to himself, "when he knows that Mrs. Dallas is innocent and that Etwald is guilty, he will then be able to


id: 58502
title: Madame X: a story of mother-love
author: Bisson, Alexandre
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  "And now, friend Floriot," said the doctor, looking at him gravely, "as "My wife is living," said Floriot in a low, unsteady voice. Sauvrin, a life-long friend of Floriot''s expected to reach the house in A door facing her opened softly and her husband stepped into the room! "Floriot, my friend," he said quietly, "sit down a moment and try to "Then I''m more than glad to shake you by the hand, Doctor," said Noel, "You look in very good health for a dead man." Noel turned and asked "Noel, my friend," he said, in low steady tones, "there is no man--or know, the moment he set eyes on you he saw that you were a woman of Floriot gazed into the eyes that were so like the lost woman''s, and all doctor, young man," said Noel, turning to Raymond. the President Her eyes were like a crazy woman''s and her face


id: 53085
title: The Nine of Hearts: A Novel
author: Farjeon, B. L. (Benjamin Leopold)
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  ever know the prisoner to come home in the carriage late at night with "At one time my mistress said, ''I wonder if Mr. Layton, before "I have called upon you, Mr. Rutland," I said, "with respect to Mr. Edward Layton''s case, in the hope that you may be able to give me some Mr. Edward Layton, I visited the unhappy man in his prison. lady, Miss Mabel Rutland, who has been for some time in a bad state. "Miss Mabel Rutland," I said, mechanically, "living at 32 Lavender Although Edward Layton was allowed to come to the house, Mr. Rutland At one time Mr. Rutland said to Edward Layton, Mrs. Rutland gave her daughter the first letter from Mr. Layton, Mabel "If he is innocent," said Dr. Daincourt, "then Miss Rutland must also "Deep as was her love," Mrs. Rutland had said, "for Mr. Layton, there


id: 55642
title: The Sacred Herb
author: Hume, Fergus
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  "I am delighted to see you, Dorry," said Shepworth, addressing Prelice "Which points to the fact," said Prelice quickly, "that Jadby had a earlier will that Sir Oliver wished Miss Chent to marry Jadby." "You forget," said Prelice quickly, "Miss Chent herself confesses to "Of course," said Prelice thoughtfully, "Miss Chent might have been perilous position, on Shepworth''s possible entanglement with Mrs. Rover, late Miss Constance Newton, and on the enigmatic hints of Dr. Horace dealing with the mysterious cases, in which friendship had "By the way," said Prelice carelessly, "have you seen Miss Chent?" "Help Miss Chent," said the lawyer, looking keenly at the young man''s between Mona and Ned, he could not hope to make the girl Lady Prelice. "Though I can''t say that you look well, Prelice," said Lady Sophia, "Ask Miss Chent," replied Prelice, somewhat sulkily; "she knows what a "Shepworth is not Mrs. Rover''s lover," said Prelice, quietly.


id: 60467
title: A Question of Identity
author: Riley, Frank
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  Every pair of eyes in the hushed courtroom watched Jake Emspak walk How many times had he sat here just like this, Jake wondered. can''t see Jake Emspak taking a case without a fee! "I guess it''ll have to be my last case, too, Jake," he said quietly. Next morning, Jake was rested and ready to meet the challenge of Tony Tony looked uncertainly toward Jake, and when the old lawyer didn''t friends like Jake Emspak, called him Johnno. Jake was glad to have Judge Hayward on this case. Jake Emspak''s first defense witness was a youthful looking man of about "Could we assume, then, that the blood of a man known as Tony Corfino _the_ Tony Corfino--the same man--whose broken body was brought into witness--a man who goes by the name of Tony Corfino...." Jake moved around so that Tony would be "Tony," directed Jake, "think about this question before you answer


id: 61133
title: The Happy Homicide
author: Banta, Frank
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  Forty-year-old John Bork listened while the prosecutor read the his felonious intent, and did murder the same Fannie Bork." "John Bork, you have heard the indictment," stated the judge formally. "Roll in the Very Complicated Monstrous Proximilator machine," "This machine will tell you _all_ you need to know about the court room when the prosecutor pulled back the sheet from the body, "I missed twice," said John Bork, nodding. entirely on the Very Complicated Monstrous Proximilator machine for The prosecutor fastened the ground cable of the machine to Fannie''s big radio-frequency probe in his hand he said portentously, "Now we shall "I never got to know him very well," interjected John Bork. "Ah!" said the prosecutor. "Ah!" said the prosecutor. "Wife''s other John," said John Bork succinctly. Complicated Monstrous Proximilator machine tells us _all_ we want to "So even though you know he''s guilty," the prosecutor said hollowly,


