up the ground with his hands, buried his booty in the loose soil,
and made for home. Even then he had no intention of appropriating
the watch, only of safe-guarding himself, nor did he have any hand
at all in the murder of Mr. Etheridge. This he would swear to;
also, to the leaving of the stick where he said.

"It is understood that in case of his indictment, his lawyer will
follow the line of defence thus indicated."

"To-day, John Scoville was taken to the tree where he insists he
left his stick. It is a big chestnut some hundred and fifty feet
beyond the point where the ravine turns west. It has a big enough
trunk for a stick to stand upright against it, as was shown by
Inspector Snow who had charge of this affair. But we are told that
after demonstrating this fact with the same bludgeon which had
done its bloody work in the Hollow, the prisoner showed a sudden
interest in this weapon and begged to see it closer. This being
granted, he pointed out where a splinter or two had been freshly
whittled from the handle, and declared that no knife had touched
it while it remained in his hands. But, as he had no evidence to
support this statement (a knife having been found amongst the
other effects taken from his pocket at the time of his arrest),
the impression made by this declaration is not likely to go far
towards influencing public opinion in his favour.

"A true bill was found to-day against John Scoville for the murder
of Algernon Etheridge."

A third clipping: