While he gave his testimony, Mr. Dunbar watched her closely for some trace of emotion, but she met his gaze without the movement of a muscle, and he detected not even a quiver of the jet lashes that darkened her proud gray eyes.

Antony Burk next testified that he had given the accused instructions about the road to Elm Bluff, when she arrived at X—­; and that after buying her return ticket, she told him it was necessary she should take the 7:15 train, and that she would be sure to catch it.  The train was a few minutes late, but had pulled out of the station twenty minutes before the prisoner came back, when she appeared much annoyed at having missed it.

Then she had sent a telegram (a copy of which was in the possession of the Solicitor), and requested him to allow her to remain in the ladies’ waiting-room until the next train at 3:05.  He had directed her to a hotel close by, but she declined going there.  Thinking she was fatigued and might relish it, he had, after supper, carried a pitcher of iced tea to the waiting-room, but though he remained there until nine o’clock she was nowhere visible.  He went home and went to sleep, but the violence of the storm aroused him; and when he took his lantern and went back to unlock the ticket office, he searched the whole place, and the prisoner was not in the building.  This was at half-past two A.M., and the pitcher of tea remained untouched where he had placed it.  It was not raining when he returned, and a few minutes after he had hunted for the prisoner, he was standing in the door of his office and he saw her coming down the railway track, from the direction of the water tank and the bridge.  She was breathing rapidly as if she had been running, and witness noticed that her clothes were damp, and that some drops of water fell from the edge of her hat.  A lamp-post stood in front of the station, and he saw her plainly; asked her why she did not stay in the room, which he had left open for her?  Prisoner said she had remained there.  Witness told her he knew better; that she was not there at nine nor yet at half-past two o’clock.  The accused did not appear inclined to talk, and gave no explanation, but got aboard the 3:05 train.  Witness considered her actions so suspicious, that he had related all he knew to Mr. Dunbar, who had summoned him before the magistrate.  He (witness) was very loath to think evil of a woman, especially one so beautiful and noble looking, and if he wronged her, he hoped God would forgive him; but he never dodged telling the truth.

Here the female Cassius rose, and gave her name as Angeline Dobbs.