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"I know it, sir. Poor Tony! must he spend the night in jail? Is there no way to get him out?" sobbed the widow. I KNOW IT SIR POOR TONY MUST HE SPEND THE NIGHT IN JAIL IS THERE NO WAY TO GET HIM OUT SOBBED THE WIDOW
inst him, notwithstanding his good character, will be quite sufficient to convict him." "O Captain Sedley, I know he is innocent!" exclaimed the poor widow, her eyes filling with tears again. "But it must be proved, you see. The finding of the wallet upon him, and the testimony of Tim Bunker that he saw him putting something in his pocket, in the very place where the lost property was alleged to have been left, will leave scarcely a doubt in the minds of judge and jury." "Tim Bunker did it, I know!" Captain Sedley shook his head. Though he had the fullest confidence in Tony's innocence, he desired to give his mother a perfect understanding of the difficulties of the case. After all, there was a remote possibility that poor Tony had been led to take the wallet; and if such should finally prove to be the fact, it was better for the widow to be prepared for the worst. "I do not think Tony is guilty, Mrs. Weston; but you must consider that appearances are very strong against him," said he. OW I AM AFRAID THE TESTIMONY AGAINST HIM NOTWITHSTANDING HIS GOOD CHARACTER WILL BE QUITE SUFFICIENT TO CONVICT HIM OH CAPTAIN SEDLEY I KNOW HE IS INNOCENT EXCLAIMED THE POOR WIDOW HER EYES FILLING WITH TEARS AGAIN BUT IT MUST BE PROVED YOU SEE THE FINDING OF THE WALLET UPON HIM AND THE TESTIMONY OF TIM BUNKER THAT HE SAW HIM PUTTING SOMETHING IN HIS POCKET IN THE VERY PLACE WHERE THE LOST PROPERTY WAS ALLEGED TO HAVE BEEN LEFT WILL LEAVE SCARCELY A DOUBT IN THE MINDS OF JUDGE AND JURY TIM BUNKER DID IT I KNOW CAPTAIN SEDLEY SHOOK HIS HEAD THOUGH HE HAD THE FULLEST CONFIDENCE IN TONY'S INNOCENCE HE DESIRED TO GIVE HIS MOTHER A PERFECT UNDERSTANDING OF THE DIFFICULTIES OF THE CASE AFTER ALL THERE WAS A REMOTE POSSIBILITY THAT POOR TONY HAD BEEN LED TO TAKE THE WALLET AND IF SUCH SHOULD FINALLY PROVE TO BE THE FACT IT WAS BETTER FOR THE WIDOW TO BE PREPARED FOR THE WORST I DO NOT THINK TONY IS GUILTY MISSUS WESTON BUT YOU MUST CONSIDER THAT APPEARANCES ARE VERY STRONG AGAINST HIM SAID HE
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