Litchfield enquirer., 1830-01-07

tvh,tmaU,l then addressed tho Court la her
 delNnrr, But thu feellnga and Judgment of n !
 Boston Jury, necded not, in such caustA Nn
 eloquent appeal to their justice or sCNelOillty. The manly tear told the truth, though their llus hNd nut uttered their verdict. The hard drawn breath, and tho qWlveEing Np' Shewed
 that fathers, husbands aud Nrothsrs' werO oN
 the paWnrL He turned NpoN the prosecutor | nh. Clerk Or MCssrs. MOllCN &s SaNgCr,) tO
 mr.e Out nnUn hlm little measure WC the suf.
 rerlnrs which he had caused the defendant,
 and trll him uC the wrCck which hc had Mades
 but in th,S he was stepped by the Court the I witness was shielded, Wnd prWperly shielded. | perhaps, by theIn. lrOm thu expreSst0n 0t
 that indignation which the cause On trial had
 excited. Leaving this, he took R rapid view
 of the circumstances Ot the case, tn which
 E,hr Government called for verdict OC guilty
 against the dv(rndAnt--OC that bud Of young
 hope, which such u verdict would blight-O( the bright jcwel Of reputation which t would
 tnrnish and blNCkrn [lreVer--of the dreadful
 conseQ Quences which alrCNdy had arisen, rum the mere charge OC that offence stated In the indictment, which, if true, Ut most was but a vpnial error in atlability, not Wt crime. IA" then .rraypd thu testimony 0f the defendant, prOVidenlially srnt, in opposition t0 the chargr \ oG one individual On the part Of the Gov ern. rl ment argned that intent was constituent s part Ur criminal acls--that such intent was tl !. be gathered from the time, place, and charac- 1T ter Of the party, aud all the circumstances O n tl.e casC--thal she never intended to steal !. and that her whole life reprohaled even tht { susricion--and that no one had ever brought !. u character 80 pure and unsullipd into anS y Court House, us the defendant tad produced i. before that pannel. ln addition, he arguet v that the protection Or such character was o !. more consequence to the public than IndiN' d mines; yet in addition to haying taken ava. the peace of mind, health, if not life, Of th, V defendant, the prosecutor wished also, tI :, break down that, which, to the defendant v was dca,er than life-hcr reputation; ant {, this too fur the suln Of three aNd q k0if cents " the difference between the price of the Mit len and the gov cs said tO have been taken. llt .' appealed to them by the ties connecting thai If Jury, tO those near and dear to them in th, ' kindcst relations in life, to acQuit the defend ant WhhOu; leaving their seats--to bind uI | the wounds of a lacsrated heart, and to sent g home to her aifectiOnats parents, who wcr, U as yet unconscious of any accusations against . her, d daughter who was the pride of he' !. I. friends in the circle wherein she moved, the object of sympathy, respect and esteem IS even with strangers, who felt thNt shn wa, E innocent in her calamity, and not to depriv, 'e the authors Of her being 0f the solace 0 " their declining years, by A verdict Of guilty ,g which would be in effect, verdict of death l' Their acquiltNnce might even now be tO us late. He impatiently waited the result.
 ." ~. Col James T. Austin declined to argue th ,. cause On the part Of the Government. I'll ", honor, Judge Thatcher, recapitulatcd tn '" facts, and stated the law of the case, and rt
 commended to the Jury not to act under an '" feelings, Of. excitement, but deliberately [ ne to correct conclusion. Tn such case. iustc !" would more safely be done and if the de s .s fendant was acquitted, 1t would operate mor M 'u eitectuaIly to restore her reputation tO ,h U. high standing which 1t had previously main :" talned according to the statements of tn le witnesses cn the stand. The Jury retired [" and almost instantly returned verdict Q !. NOT GUILTY.
 ,r The above IS correct, though brief view Q of the case, as tried at the present Municjpa \ Court in this city. The defendant, long aftel her acquittal, remained tn state of alarming l cOnvusiOns and insenslbility. She has since [ been made tO understand her acquittal, but . the blow has probably been fatal; she now has been removed to the house of MT. Clark,
 who, together with Mr. Smith, Mir. Parsons, and others, have exhibited throughout the whole affair, brnrv"lence, "which passeth praise." But the consequences Of the accu- satiOn and confinement, still each day repro. duce the same delirium, with some intervals f of calmness and reason. The arrow ranklps F at the heart, and fear lest the wounded deer should die before it reaches the covert of it's
 quiet home. She goes away however, with. . Out the suspicion of any stain upon her rep. e utation. "She never stoln any thing but the
 hearts of all who knew her."
 TIE REroRTER.