Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1815-11-08

A -. re-
10 solve-if it be fact. Here fo,Io more ases.
OF the depression - '0Ws The aseas
S'agnlar.-Some few aav.
discovered on the east bank Of H nj aa' 9s
about half a mile below Red la.'s0q frsr
nearly an acre of land perpendicnI,. aaadis /.
down, from an elevation of abou, soa sat
low the surface of the adjacent p, ~ ssi !.
SAID that the sides of the area e s ~ Ii
are perfectly smooth, and that ! 'a' saeaa
leads to the bottom from level of ' 1alalt'
teet above the ordinary height q as'a Y
The depressed earth is solid bo !, ''s !,'si
clay, devoid of stones, and Is coves sa' 3 ~
and cedar shrubs. 1t is supposed - y y.
singular circumstance happened dunn, - y Y
From the Richmond (vir) lnquirsr,of O. (.
The Commonwealth VS.. Rsbert 4 =,
This cafe, which has made f.. J.
IN this cisy, and has runs thrOughOu'' 7 I
United States with SO many , s,ss. =
tions, came on yeferday, b,Foss.. s !.
Huitings Court, and fpeciaJ r.. ) !,
this city, for final trial. wv
This man, who has been tp;u;a., J,
the church, and the head of an ott;,m finn
Intended for the education Of girls i.
had the fairet profpeas befor, b,s !
riling in the world ; bur has blafed H.
all by the iutemprrance of his O,s;ss
was brought to the bar to anfwst 70 81,
d'etment found againtf him byths Cr,a
Jury at the Auguit term The india.
meat confilted Of two counts -, l,
aHauli with al intent to commit 49,
anu mere ah iuit. -
here was iome little difficulty h i.
tanning a jury /; mott of thoie who "a.
called TO the book, ha ing formed 81
exprefed an opinion OF the cafe; the i.
fendant declined making aay chal.g:
a, all
Mr. w MARTIAL, the Sae's Attonu
opened the cafe with a very few remarn
- The defendant followed him in avtu
long ad refs, marked ~ veryconGdcsa.
genius, IN which ne attempted to rsas:
the prepch iIions winch had ben frssi
agaipit him, lie was wiihou cguIa.
he States Attorney, thraushyui da
played a caldour, which lpaIed, aIaa
i could do the lonely ami unalAltsd lin
arl,n OF he accute6.
The Only wltneis was Mis- IN
interealns little girl of I or Il IsaH
Of age. ohe tia cd that The had ba
at iaylor's ichool Tor ieveral moahi
hat in May Taft, he mad levied hap
take tea vi h his family; thar he ha
then played upon her apxleyto adsaSs
hcrielf in her clafs, and prOmiitd
crafty her de6,e III terms aad on cod'
tions which The did NJ underItand ,aa
when tea was over, III iuoiequenl rS
Of the evening be bad Deekonsd 70 n'
and carried her IN T. ano her room, l9a.
tary aud dark, Whole windows VIE ns
and whole doors were cloied Ihalk
had cmphaically declared to hsf, lhaa
lhe dlic.osed any Of the particulars
his conduct. it 4uouH cut bath ht efa
at.d bis, by which fac ar that rn'nsa
underitood him 70 mean that he VIVA
cut her throat that he then aieapa
fome liberties upon her perfOn' sao
ihe had repulfed. and finally esaPsa Y
her itruggles from any pollution, -s /
in afterwards walking home win D''' :
had befought her not to betray nun u
merely to inform her mother i c'. ! !.
been talking TO her about the ea y -.
{ The poor little girl Afterwards ., -
many attempts to reveal il to l as,, 9 4 :.
but The, under a perfuaiion 'na, !
but the common fchool tales s1.
was about TO tell her, had fsiu'''
ten TO her. 81 nib I
When the telfimory was el0l y H.
it was mott painful 10 exFOft' ~ 'h;s !.
fhali laid down the law, IN a i's P.'ms,l
marks. He iaid, that the lDua ~ i
would be fupported, if the Jury Jury. s s ii
tis6ed there had been an agaa@ ss,,.gs
intent to commit rape-l' va = 81 hs |
~ to the aDau4, that there I'm lna's ald |
been either ext rial farce u'ea' ,hrI
addreGed 20 the mind land 'a.' ,',rua,
tent was to be sa'hered from ' = IA nj i
ltances of the cafe. That y 'ss..,sgI
doubt the evidence would e0nP,'
isfy the jury on all tnsls p0', ppd
he did not require OF tn.n i, dstgs
da,ee hecaule along Win =" ,Rs