Northern star, and Warren and Bristol gazette. [volume] (Warren [R.I.]) 1826-1830, 1826-10-07

more awakened and fiuclbal maintaine
when questioned on the s1tSect, guar
cd and scovoful silence. The fortuae
teiiers were consulted, and they anash
patszed tae woodnan. Signs were II
tended 70 with an the formulay oljudi
ciM inquiry. end even these condeun
cd the unfortunate young man.
When sprsag came it was dncovere,
that large eak tree, celebrated for il
age and n,5ety, did not pot ferh
leaf. II grew near 4 by road which
led to the river below the fail. and a.
no other cause could be assigned for II.
biightcd appearance, Il was attrib tied
to one which aow met the popular sus.
picion afnnsg the Germans. They
called It the Masted ttee, aud iecate /
the place where the strangers blood was
shed beneath its branches. WithereA
by tire hot brenth Of marder, they Ge-
ciared it should bloom again whenever
the murderer shoaad be brought to JUS
tice. and his blood sprinkled on Hs dry
roots.
Five years passed away and old i'm
pressions and vague suspicion, grew
stronget as years departed. Hurlbut
was now surrounded by young and de
pendant family /; but supe rstition had tix
ed IA indelible mark upon his charac.
ter, and he was followed by the eyes Of
Jealousy, which watched his actions, his
countensncc aad bis words, while it
Stunned his ass ociation. The man be-
came restless aad unhappy ;he felt cen
sibiy the weight VI 4 saliiei reputation,
and though he had disres .rded it for
many years, he began to sink into mo-
roseaess under its influence and inqu-
etnde.
About this time some hhntsman, in
the pursuit of g,me which had shelter
ed in the blasted tree, cat it down, and
10! f. ON the old trunk fell the wther-
ed bones Of human being. They
wlsre examined ny an anatomisf. and de
ciared 70 be tile perfect parts Of the
sAei.ton Of n mar, whom they Judged
nigh. have been deposited there tour
OF i've years before. An opening in
the trunk some distance from the root
csm6rmed the probability Of the tale.
The Germans and their neighbours
f,e ht i HR Hasss sssagsEly and the fate u
He Aed the storm Ae saw gathering but
in = month -retarned and surreRdered
himself tor t,tM.
The excitement M the popniace rau
hich, and as the day iixcd toe his tr'a'
drew near, the hopes OF his acquitta
banished. The mass OF the people
were sure Of hi, gsiit, and they col
lected the evidence against iaam with al
activity and xeal Which sayoarelrathe'
{ofthe spirit of bitter persecution, thar
OF a love fjastice. leave the read
| er 10 iMasine Tor 4bimseli the feelings o
a tendcc vile. and six destitute l,t'i'
ichiIdren, as they looked fs; ward thrc
the 9 ,theriag cloud, to the day that wa
| 10 fix his destiny, while lhdsten to tn
Icrowded csurt room, aad the solemn ar
raignment Of the hasband and father TO
4 the crime oil murder. =.
/ The prisoner stood pale and de3ec
ed. bat silent and resigned at the bal
and answered with calm and stead
yoi:e, /" Not Guilty. to the change
! He was asked il he had counsel; =
answered ia the negative, and rcqves
ed that assistance might be asslyne
him. The Judge cast bis eyes arouf
. the court rs il earnestly in search
some one. On whom to lay, what,
n. manner seemed to ia,licate, he tho
. | hopeless task, when an old gcnl!cm'
. whose pre sence amid the urong d.
|, not been noticed, rose and 'nlrodac'
9 himself Us Mr. --, an eminent ia'
YER of tho city. The court bowed
!. spectfulIy, md a-look OF astonishme
was visible ia every face when ne as
! ed the privilege OF acting as the de'e
. dant's counsel :.
~ II was granted, however, unhesn
;nelv. and he resumed his seat. Wh
" l,he witnesses had been heard on
3 side of the prosecution, he rose
= .d,lrev,ed,the court. lie recoiiec'
:. the prisoner /, he remembered that
% the. night on which the esidence W
20 No 6x the mu der, he had empIo,
,s ,s The pr;soner in the capacity OF gu'
n and was conducted by him over
IS ford /, that he missed his way, ana
as not reach the lower ford to which
er had intended TO 60, but tIavelieo
m. another direction to the CITY ~
N. gard 10 the bones 50 myster'oas'y 'o'
no. he had two evidences 20 prove,
n, said, that the very physician VINO
ed nounced them human, and OF nve y
i'm decay, and who was a ol',et ene",, !;
zee the defendant, bad placed 'he" 7"