When the chief witness against the accused was called to give his
testimony there was one among the throng of spectators whose eyes never
left his face.
He started in a resolute manner, then wavered a little, and finally
broke down in the midst of it and confessed his own guilt. He was the
murderer.
Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor. Exodus xx,
16.
Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another. James
v, 16.
He that covereth his sins shall not prosper; but whoso confesseth
and forsaketh them shall have mercy. Proverbs xxviii, 13.
If we confess our sins he is faithful and just to forgive us our
sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. John i, 9.
There was a hush like the hush of death in the courtroom while he was
speaking. When the crowd passed out, a plainly garbed figure went out
also unobserved. The Witch had done her work for the day.