The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-06-26
observation-disclosures.

Jridicat Rec0tlfctions. This is the IL
tr pl one If tive articles in lhr bat nom-
her of the Boston Monthly MagaZlne,
which Is very successful imitation OF the
ral,rrs published in lle numbers of The
loud lonihly Nagazin1, under the Il.
il, IT -" IRISH Bar ". MAKE below
an ,Af.fc. ifaD thls article, which is all
oul lots will admit Of Thu scene there
IL de cnhrd / sad tp hase really occur
red in Bo-ton du Iug the LATTER p.rt oi tn.
eighteenth century, 1t winch time cuape-
real punishment /. some ~ lis frfrihle and
Dig ding forms VAS rigld y Il cteh with
uui rxrt ,liou even of seX. Oar rXt,acf
,"mmences with an account Of fllal
which had taken place Al tue court of err
nlah lri-ictlpn At which n young girl
had been convicted. A great con, curse
bad 1.-ar I'D 10 Vlin"ss ihr operation If
fuc bi,ha aus law which W. have spn-
ken, aud were disappointed ~ wIl sp-
pr r. IN The .nqreI ,Suiem Gax.
Rebocaa HarmoH, I've choose IA give her
rra nau.e, and uui that by which she was
airaignpiA VAS cha ged with felnuinusIy
stc,lns three silver table sponus of thu
valu. nine dollars and QUE gold mourn
i1a ing with u c!phef IN hal Of In, value
,f ten dolars # the good and chalt"Is II
one George ----- Esquire, IN his dwell.
ias house being found, Against the peace
and dignity al the Comm lnsealth and the
form of III. statute III such eases made
and rro,ld etl."
When the Noicr of the presiding Judge,
ia la sh tonr. 1T official form1lity, which
did pot proceed nom aoy hardness of
heart. directed her to throw back her head
grar. ana show her face 10 the Jury, her
,.cmhlius AID drhc lr hand hardly was a.
bic 10 lakc off the fadcd silk cardma
Which had concealed il. Tris being re-
moved. displayed n round and expressive
face of snail features Which settled into i
dradh paleness after thu nnmrnldrN blush
nr shanr had faded away. \ pruiuslon
If hghl hs,r Irll in di-arderrd rlngets
rnund her neck aud still partially shaded
q deem blue eye, from whrh slowly but
constantly lrar after toar-drop silently
fell. Hri LIS and teeth ntre both Of the
Wilderness nf marble, and nj times iheip
might be traced IN her maunrr an ahstrac.
tlnn oi thougId, an indifference Ia the
n,attrr IN trial, which gave her more the
appeatanre af a statue ifom lhr hHud OF
some crlrbratrd sculptor, HAN ll,irg be-
ing vino bad At issur rven more thln her
ir,. \ deep led shawl rolled round her
lrck. cnnrralr her tnreid and most oi
her figure, and il WIS evident that III. or
der 10 remove her bead covering "as
wholly uurNrrctrd AID that she had
calculated On passing through the forms
Of the trial, athout helng subject TO the
sciutin, of sprci tors.
When The clerk had read The indict
u,rnt. ht proposed the usual question
Az. Won Guilty oi Not Guilty Win an
effort that seemed intended To conquer
,me great dli, ulty Of giving nttrranc"
l., words So imposing, she cast her eyes to
heaven, and raisiug mp one hdnd IN solemn
adiuralinn she slowly and in a,ocp trrlll-
ia Ilom its clearne,s, dI-tldeily answered,
.ul not guilty, so help mr. God. The &C
tlun nnfolded th" shawl and exposed her
re son As far AZ the bar IN which she stood
u onld permit, until it WAS almost lmmedI-
atrly agsin hastily wrapped around her,
bit moi until the symmetry OF her form
bad been seen 10 be of delicate proper
tion and beauty.
To somt this action appeared the ma
tural impulse of strong consciousness OF
innocence but Others considered it thea
trlcai and affected, and argued from it the
existence of that cunning artifice which is
not unfreqaently the evidence of guilt.
The trial did not afford much incident
Ms. -. the lauy of the prosecutor,