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Between two days he left the city ; but Beardsley kept the run of him , and when he was wanted for trial , he was brought back from a western state . On the trial a desperate attempt was made to break down the witnesses ; but it failed . The first for the defence was Mrs. Sykes ; but her evidence was not what had been expected of her . She had told , and repeated the lie , that the captain left his house at four o'clock on the morning after the outrage ; but in court , and under oath , she would not perjure herself . She declared that the defendant had left home about eleven o'clock in the evening , dressed in her husband 's blue frock , boots , and hat . Mr. Sykes , after his wife had told the whole truth , was afraid to testify as he had said he should do . A conviction followed ; and the prisoner was sentenced to the state prison for ten years .