South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1834-12-06


be the operation of the measure in its
most favorable aspect. As we'll might
it be commended that times of Famine
are more favorable to the Poor than
times of Plenty, as that they are to be
benefited by making money scarce
Spectator.
THE MURDERESS SENTENCED.
Sentence of death was pronunced on
Wednesday, 2eth ult.by Judge STEPHEN,
at the Marlborough Court. Prince
Georges County, Maryland,) on negro
girl JUDITH, the murderess of the chill.
dren of Doctor BAYNE, in an impressive
and solemn manner. A profound silence
reigned in Court, when the Judge adj
dressed the youthful prisoner on the hei-
nousness of her crimes in the following
pathetic straln:-
|: "You have been indicted, tried, and
found gully Of murder Of the mos,
cruel and aggravated character; muir.
der attended by circumstances which
shock every tender and sympathetic
feeling ofthe human heart. In the per.
pe,ration, of this enormous and diaboli.
cal crime, for which you are about to
suffer, and for which you will SO soon
have to account to your God, no one
pallIatlng or extenuating circumstance
is to be found. A helpless, innocent,
and unofending child, towards whom,
it might reasonably be supposed, you
could not entertain even one unkind
feeling, you have consigned to an IN.
timely and premature grave; not even
his tender years, his infantine and un.
suspecting confidence, were sufficient
TO arrest the execution of your cruel
and fendlike purpose, or stay your
hand when about to offer to him the
deadly poison. By the commission Of
this awful and inhuman act you have,
let US hope, translated him from a
world OF trouble to seat OF glory in
the mansions of eternal rest, and civ.
en- TO him the society of angels and Of
the saints in light. He, we have eve
ry reason to trust, is happy, because
he has gone from this sinful and subIu.
nary world before he was infected by
vices OF ssiasd u tx ~ Of p3I Is Wees:
ing and dIsconsolate parents, whom he
has left behind to mourn their irrepara-
Ole loss, this consideration should ad.
minister the balm ofcomfort and con.
ISOLATION. No more, IT'S true, can they
meet him on this side of the grave nc
more can they bestow upon him the
tender and endearing caresses of pa.
rental love and affection; but let them
not mourn as those who have no hope
let them remember that for these
earthly blessings he has obtained in ex.
change the happiness of Heaven. But
Tor you, poor unhappy sinner, but lit.
tie hope of that joy and felicity can be
entertained, unless that short interval
OF time, which remains to you on this
SIDE OF the grave, should be unremit.
''ngly employed in making every atone.
ment IN your power to the violated |
laws Of your offended God. 1t now
only remains that ! perform the pain
lol and solemn duty, which your con-
vlcllon has devolved upon me painful |
and distressing, l can truly say, it is;
Tor colo, indeed, must be his heart, who
can look upon so sad a spectacle as
you now present without sympalhiaing
with you i'll your awful situation. The
sentence of the law is, there the firm.
ness of the judge yielded, and in falt.
ering tone he proceeded that you be
taken from hence to the place from
whence you came, and from thence TO
the place Of execution, where you are
10 be hung by the neck until you are
dead-and may the Lord Almighty
nave mercy upon your soul"
The girl, being sentenced to death
III TINS case, was of course not tried for
the murder Of the other children.
Nat. Int.