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Madding
made
her
first
call
and
found
it
impossible
to
attract
his
attention
.
But
if
this
were
the
time
of
his
death
,
then
it
was
certain
that
Mr
.
Arthur
Morton
could
not
be
guilty
,
as
it
was
AFTER
this
that
she
had
met
the
young
squire
at
the
gate
.
If
this
hypothesis
were
correct
,
and
someone
was
with
Dr
.
Lana
before
Mrs
.
Madding
met
Mr
.
Arthur
Morton
,
then
who
was
this
someone
,
and
what
motives
had
he
for
wishing
evil
to
the
doctor
?
It
was
universally
admitted
that
if
the
friends
of
the
accused
could
throw
light
upon
this
,
they
would
have
gone
a
long
way
towards
establishing
his
innocence
.
But
in
the
meanwhile
it
was
open
to
the
public
to
say
—
as
they
did
say
—
that
there
was
no
proof
that
anyone
had
been
there
at
all
except
the
young
squire
;
while
,
on
the
other
hand
,
there
was
ample
proof
that
his
motives
in
going
were
of
a
sinister
kind
.
When
Mrs
.
Madding
called
,
the
doctor
might
have
retired
to
his
room
,
or
he
might
,
as
she
thought
at
the
time
,
have
gone
out
and
returned
afterwards
to
find
Mr
.
Arthur
Morton
waiting
for
him
.
Some
of
the
supporters
of
the
accused
laid
stress
upon
the
fact
that
the
photograph
of
his
sister
Frances
,
which
had
been
removed
from
the
doctor
’
s
room
,
had
not
been
found
in
her
brother
’
s
possession
.
This
argument
,
however
,
did
not
count
for
much
,
as
he
had
ample
time
before
his
arrest
to
burn
it
or
to
destroy
it
.
As
to
the
only
positive
evidence
in
the
case
—
the
muddy
footmarks
upon
the
floor
—
they
were
so
blurred
by
the
softness
of
the
carpet
that
it
was
impossible
to
make
any
trustworthy
deduction
from
them
.
The
most
that
could
be
said
was
that
their
appearance
was
not
inconsistent
with
the
theory
that
they
were
made
by
the
accused
,
and
it
was
further
shown
that
his
boots
were
very
muddy
upon
that
night
.
There
had
been
a
heavy
shower
in
the
afternoon
,
and
all
boots
were
probably
in
the
same
condition
.
Such
is
a
bald
statement
of
the
singular
and
romantic
series
of
events
which
centred
public
attention
upon
this
Lancashire
tragedy
.
The
unknown
origin
of
the
doctor
,
his
curious
and
distinguished
personality
,
the
position
of
the
man
who
was
accused
of
the
murder
,
and
the
love
affair
which
had
preceded
the
crimes
all
combined
to
make
the
affair
one
of
those
dramas
which
absorb
the
whole
interest
of
a
nation
.
Throughout
the
three
kingdoms
men
discussed
the
case
of
the
Black
Doctor
of
Bishop
’
s
Crossing
,
and
many
were
the
theories
put
forward
to
explain
the
facts
;
but
it
may
safely
be
said
that
among
them
all
there
was
not
one
which
prepared
the
minds
of
the
public
for
the
extraordinary
sequel
,
which
caused
so
much
excitement
upon
the
first
day
of
the
trial
,
and
came
to
a
climax
upon
the
second
.
The
long
files
of
the
Lancaster
Weekly
with
their
report
of
the
case
lie
before
me
as
I
write
,
but
I
must
content
myself
with
a
synopsis
of
the
case
up
to
the
point
when
,
upon
the
evening
of
the
first
day
,
the
evidence
of
Miss
Frances
Morton
threw
a
singular
light
upon
the
case
.
Mr
.
Porlock
Carr
,
the
counsel
for
the
prosecution
,
had
marshalled
his
facts
with
his
usual
skill
,
and
as
the
day
wore
on
,
it
became
more
and
more
evident
how
difficult
was
the
task
which
Mr
.
Humphrey
,
who
had
been
retained
for
the
defence
,
had
before
him
.
Several
witnesses
were
put
up
to
swear
to
the
intemperate
expressions
which
the
young
squire
had
been
heard
to
utter
about
the
doctor
,
and
the
fiery
manner
in
which
he
resented
the
alleged
ill
-
treatment
of
his
sister
.
Mrs
.
Madding
repeated
her
evidence
as
to
the
visit
which
had
been
paid
late
at
night
by
the
prisoner
to
the
deceased
,
and
it
was
shown
by
another
witness
that
the
prisoner
was
aware
that
the
doctor
was
in
the
habit
of
sitting
up
alone
in
this
isolated
wing
of
the
house
,
and
that
he
had
chosen
this
very
late
hour
to
call
because
he
knew
that
his
victim
would
then
be
at
his
mercy
.
A
servant
at
the
squire
’
s
house
was
compelled
to
admit
that
he
had
heard
his
master
return
about
three
that
morning
,
which
corroborated
Mrs
.
Madding
’
s
statement
that
she
had
seen
him
among
the
laurel
bushes
near
the
gate
upon
the
occasion
of
her
second
visit
.
The
muddy
boots
and
an
alleged
similarity
in
the
footprints
were
duly
dwelt
upon
,
and
it
was
felt
when
the
case
for
the
prosecution
had
been
presented
that
,
however
circumstantial
it
might
be
,
it
was
none
the
less
so
complete
and
so
convincing
,
that
the
fate
of
the
prisoner
was
sealed
,
unless
something
quite
unexpected
should
be
disclosed
by
the
defence
.
It
was
three
o
’
clock
when
the
prosecution
closed
.
At
half
-
past
four
,
when
the
court
rose
,
a
new
and
unlooked
-
for
development
had
occurred
.
I
extract
the
incident
,
or
part
of
it
,
from
the
journal
which
I
have
already
mentioned
,
omitting
the
preliminary
observations
of
the
counsel
.
Considerable
sensation
was
caused
in
the
crowded
court
when
the
first
witness
called
for
the
defence
proved
to
be
Miss
Frances
Morton
,
the
sister
of
the
prisoner
.
Our
readers
will
remember
that
the
young
lady
had
been
engaged
to
Dr
.
Lana
,
and
that
it
was
his
anger
over
the
sudden
termination
of
this
engagement
which
was
thought
to
have
driven
her
brother
to
the
perpetration
of
this
crime
.
Miss
Morton
had
not
,
however
,
been
directly
implicated
in
the
case
in
any
way
,
either
at
the
inquest
or
at
the
police
-
court
proceedings
,
and
her
appearance
as
the
leading
witness
for
the
defence
came
as
a
surprise
upon
the
public
.
Miss
Frances
Morton
,
who
was
a
tall
and
handsome
brunette
,
gave
her
evidence
in
a
low
but
clear
voice
,
though
it
was
evident
throughout
that
she
was
suffering
from
extreme
emotion
.
She
alluded
to
her
engagement
to
the
doctor
,
touched
briefly
upon
its
termination
,
which
was
due
,
she
said
,
to
personal
matters
connected
with
his
family
,
and
surprised
the
court
by
asserting
that
she
had
always
considered
her
brother
’
s
resentment
to
be
unreasonable
and
intemperate
.
In
answer
to
a
direct
question
from
her
counsel
,
she
replied
that
she
did
not
feel
that
she
had
any
grievance
whatever
against
Dr
.
Lana
,
and
that
in
her
opinion
he
had
acted
in
a
perfectly
honourable
manner
.
Her
brother
,
on
an
insufficient
knowledge
of
the
facts
,
had
taken
another
view
,
and
she
was
compelled
to
acknowledge
that
,
in
spite
of
her
entreaties
,
he
had
uttered
threats
of
personal
violence
against
the
doctor
,
and
had
,
upon
the
evening
of
the
tragedy
,
announced
his
intention
of
"
having
it
out
with
him
.
"
She
had
done
her
best
to
bring
him
to
a
more
reasonable
frame
of
mind
,
but
he
was
very
headstrong
where
his
emotions
or
prejudices
were
concerned
.
Up
to
this
point
the
young
lady
’
s
evidence
had
appeared
to
make
against
the
prisoner
rather
than
in
his
favour
.
The
questions
of
her
counsel
,
however
,
soon
put
a
very
different
light
upon
the
matter
,
and
disclosed
an
unexpected
line
of
defence
.
