Американская трагедия

Chapter 17

           

           Yetonenight,ataboutthetimethatBelknapandJephsonweremostseriouslydebatingtheabsenceofhisparentsandwhat,ifanything,shouldbedoneaboutit,Esta,whosometimeafterClydehadarrivedinLycurgushadmarriedandwaslivinginthesoutheastportionofDenver,chancedtoreadinTheRockyMountainNewsandthisjustsubsequenttoClyde’sindictmentbytheGrandJuryatBridgeburg:

           "BOYSLAYEROFWORKINGGIRLINDICTED

           "Bridgeburg,N.Y.,Aug.6:AspecialGrandJuryappointedbyGovernorStouderback,ofthisstate,tositinthecaseofClydeGriffiths,thenephewofthewealthycollarmanufacturerofthesamename,ofLycurgus,NewYork,recentlychargedwiththekillingofMissRobertaAlden,ofBiltz,NewYork,atBigBitternLakeintheAdirondacksonJuly8thlast,to-dayreturnedanindictmentchargingmurderinthefirstdegree.

           "Subsequenttotheindictment,Griffiths,whoinspiteofalmostoverwhelmingevidence,haspersistedinassertingthattheallegedcrimewasanaccident,andwho,accompaniedbyhiscounsel,AlvinBelknap,andReubenJephson,ofthiscity,wasarraignedbeforeSupremeCourtJusticeOberwaltzer,pleadednotguilty.Hewasremandedfortrial,whichwassetforOctober15th.

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