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DONEsTrts.
A SINGULAR CASE

SINGULAR CASE
Tho hll'~ins e-'- wa, ~, en,.y trird i,
oshSor, Nnine. and resulted ga a ,c,s,c,
against all Tie defendants Dot Sasah Lam.
From IL, Bls.gr iihs
slate -. Birmingham. How ard. R;,e. Sat-
I-'he' aud Mary A R,ne, I,r a enn,,,,,.,
.s1">t the good name 1t sir, Ju,i, "A
n'ne.' Tor the purP'"e of depri,ins her II
a" '"rcst ia The estate of her hl,naoI 49,
49,, ensOie hira To get 4 bill Of d.,urc.
i"s strange case came on for trial
according to previou. notice. Un,,
calling UP the case. The counsel FIR -,
lehdsn's moved for a continuance go,
: the ground Of the absence of NJ.
tines. and a material wi,ncss-,h.
former detained by sickness. the latter
by business. The Court overrulcJ Tho
motion. and declared Mary I;ncs 70
have forfeited her recognizance and
bounds. "''N
Inc case was opened ~ Nr. Kent,
'or the government. in an able aryu.
ment OF more than one hour and a half
IN length. The charges of conS,ir,cv
The snid) is what VIC have 10 sub,,,n.
ua'e' testimony will be introduced
TO prove this conspiracy. and although
/ birmingham and How ard do NOT s.enJ
charged with the crime uf breaLino IN
10 The room Of Mrs. Rincs IN the n;eb,
si!l, II this be shown. il goes 10 corro,
ooraie the evidence OF a consDiracv 10
'hDnre the aggrievcd pcison-it IL. s;yonc
P'eSuhPlNe evidence that there was
pte-concest. The government has q,
right and will 20 iato all tho c,e,,
bearing upon this case, whether ;mnS
Gsnng The defendants or others. Mary
R'nes IN, deiAul,ed. bu, this i no r,,.
son why her connection with this Trans
achon should not he shown. il thereby
We snbStantiate the charges ay,in.,
any oil the dcfendants-hrra cconnI;cc,
must be reached by this means.
we expect TO show you. gentlemen
continued MIR. Kent, tina, Slower Rines
was married 10 his present wife Mis-
abbot OF Portland about one vea, and
aha'' ago-that lac lived with her some
'ime' whether happy or not. cannot, Of
course be known. Then. IL exrec,.
cd motive will be shown for a con.
siiracy on the part of the husband
against the wife. and that such a con
! 'piFacy vas actually formed. Thu, mn.
I'VE was alleged 10 be, that R;nes
wanted to get rid of his wife. II void
seem That he is one OF that clas, of mr.
VINO set no value upon women exc.n,
ing so lar as they contribute 10 The era.
uhca''on OF sensual appeti,es and las.
Sons and that having become tired Of
ais vile. he had determined IN Ji,nose
81 her and take another. II woulI ~,
sho"n that IN August last, Rines ven,
20 Portland with his Miie-thather ar'o
nome soon after. bringing with hin, .
young lady named Wc,ton-tbat bc
afterwards went 10 Portland and ,e
turned back with his w,fe-tba, !, 49,.
curing This last journey that he mani.
lfs'ed The hist symptoms Of ind,tfef.
eree ioward his wife, treating her v;,h
NAKED neglect AID con.empt I,
Deiieved he never slept with her a(tc,
/ ,his pei I'D.
u VIII be proved that she was taken
>'cN upon tier return, aud that lac ~.
FUSED 10 see her, dccluin, IA. ut,.,
hahed' add determination Ia live u;,I,
"er no Inn2cT-Wiiblng her dead. and
sNoN InS The resolution iotake an e,r,,,l
farewell a. soon a. she was sut,ic,c,,l,
L'coNercc-'hai he ordered her az.
rom hitn-derosed her from the h.,I
"' .ne laniiy. 10 which place she W,s
e"''eu putting IN her stead his ,,..
ef-in-II", a bitter and unconpro,ni,.
ing enemy Of Mrs. Rines-ropsn.d
her ~ a chambsr-hking from her Il,
control and subicc,inp her In a.. -,
gee ana scorn Of the whole fanily--
and hnal!y requesting her 10 sign a J;.
'ofoe-that RInes during this time va
unremliiIns in his attentions 10 The La
aiorcsaid-that he made her prescn,'
earned her TO ride. and in fact m.d.
neI a pet. II will appear that Rines
nad assembled at bis house. besides the
females mentioned, Howard ADD Bur-
hnghan. alias half dozen other NAMES
and that here and by these person,
was TIE conspiracy formed.
~ viii De shown as the frat e,;1.us.
~ rove ihi' consprrioy. that How ard
.4'u 10 ene ol his friends. wh,le sp.,L
ing OF Mrs. RIncs. that "Rines "a,
aiming 10 get rad u his wife and III,
ne thoWaFd) vas going 10 hel, b,o, ,,
mus stood the affair until the No.
ing Of Monday De-. ~. At wb,cb
u'ne hines announced hiss inten,,on
OF gong 10 Portland. 10 be sops so,Os
h'e o. six days. twill b showo H.,
on the morning OF bis departure. he
was ~ close consultation for nearly an
nour N'lh Birmingham and Howard
'hat be admitted himself that he h.d
employed these men 70 watch ri, MIC
That on Monday sighl. AZ Mir
lanes suggestion. birmingham ana
howard were removed from the cham.
per to which their station enInIed
'hem, TO The chamber which had bcsn
occupied BY Rincs. i, being near ,b,,
occupied by Mfs. R.--ihat thev ia
.eP' Wore during the absence Of R,oes
eifeumsiance which never oerur,.J
before. That Birmingham va, ,e,o
auenIive to Mrs. Rines. became bc,
s'fand boy evidently esdssvoring to