LIZZIE STOREY. 17 



some strange infatuation or motive of revenge, like a 

 blood-thirsty tiger, still lurked about Parkside, where he 

 was met by Sergt. Young, of the Northumberland Con- 

 stabulary, who at once charged him with the crime, and 

 proceeded to take him into custody, This was no easy 

 task ; and after a desperate struggle, in which the 

 officer received very serious injury, Finney managed to 

 escape. His liberty, however, was of short duration, for 

 on the following morning he was captured at Whit- 

 shields, and conveyed to Hexham lock-up, 9th Dec., 

 1867. Here he succeeded in breaking out, but was soon 

 recaptured, tried, and sentenced with Adamson to fifteen 

 years penal servitude. 



At the trial of the prisoners, when Lizzie had concluded 

 her evidence, his Lordship said : " You deserve great 

 commendation for your courage and fidelity to your mis- 

 tress/' And at the rising of the court he said to Lizzie 

 that "her conduct deserved something more than mere 

 rerbal praise. He had found that the law allowed him 

 to do something more. She would be paid J65 as a re- 

 ward for her fidelity and courage to her mistress. She 

 had behaved so gallantly on the occasion, that it re- 

 minded him of some story of romance, rather than an 

 incident of every-day life." 



The inhabitants of the neighbourhood, desiring a more 

 solid memorial of the girl's exemplary bravery and 

 heroic courage, presented her with a silver tea-service, 

 accompanied with a handsome silver vase, bearing the 

 following inscription : " Presented to Elizabeth Storey, 

 as a token of esteem for her heroic conduct with thp 

 burglars at Parkside, on the night of the 24th October, 

 1867." 



STRIKE the wild harp, ye bards of fame, and sing 



along with me, 

 In measure bold the truth unfold o'er mountain, 



dale, and lea ; 

 liy song is not of Highland chief, or knight of 



Palestine, 

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