Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1843-09-15
A SORROWFUL TALE OF nrs.n
POINTMENT AND CRIME


The New York Sun gives the Sollo,.
history of the unfortunate Christina a.; s
monr, who has been sent to Great R,,.:.
to answer for the crime of murder.
The history of this unfortunate wo,..
should operate as warning to parent. "aa
teach them to beware of unrelen,;n, a"u
sition TO an honorable attachment formed Sg H.
a daughter, or even son, merely hey ssY
the object favored by such is not If OuuS,
wealth or rank in life with tbemseIyos sHus =.
were better--far better--to raise ono Il
to PROSTATE and destroy the other N, ~"
chran, the father of this young woman =; w
wealthy farmer in the Shire Of Res
near Paisley; in Scotland. She ,ece;"aS,
passable good education, and we have ~.
letter written by her TO her parents si r,"
her arrival here, couched in sweet and 49, -
iecting language, and written in prac,isaS
hand. About five years ago, it appears sba
being still in her teens, she beco,ro ."'
qnalnted with young man in the neqbho,
hood by the name Of Anderson, and mn
tual attachment sprung up between tbem
Although Of excellent character. and of 0ooI
moral conduct, he was in humble life bs;rs
gardener in the employment of uen,lS
man IN his native parish. They made M
secret OF their attachment, but il was bi,to,,
ly opposed by her parents, partcularlv :,
her father, and the father of her future h..
band, had already decided that she and ,bo
unfortunate John Gilmour were TO be pD;,od
The great object of her parents. from Tho
time of discovering her attachment TO An.
derson, was to keep them apart, and with
tins view she was at times confined in the
attic OF her fathers dwelling. and a most ri.
gld system OF coercion applied to her with
view to compel an abandonment on her mari
OF the object of her affection, but without
effect, although stripes, and at times severe
beatings, were resorted to. ooh. father
she exclaimed, Gas we are informed one
day, II cannot marry John Gilmour-I have
nothing 10 say agains, him, but | do not
love hlm-permit me to marry John ADder.
son, whom ] know is attached to me- asJ
love him and will 90 down on nv knees
and bless you. lie and can take the farm.
which will in a short time be vacant. and nv
little sister can live with me, and we shall be
happy in each others society. John Gil
mour can find another girl who will love him
and make him good wife but oh, father,
| -cannoi-marry him"
The appeal was unheeded, and served but
TO make her situation worse, and she deter.
mined upon escape, TO wander she knew
not whittier. Watching her opportunity she
fled, but was soon pursued by her father and
all the servants of his household. She look
shelter in thicket, where she remained for
some time undiscovered, although her pur.
suers often passed the spot where she lay,
till her favorite dog found out his mistress
and came fondling upon her This led 10
her detection, and she was taken back 10
the house and severely beaten. Finally,
goaded almost to madness, or TO what has
been claimed in regard to her "insanity,"
she gave a consent, so far as the law requi-
red, TO an union with Gilmour, and after be.
ing bedecked in bridal robes, was brought
as an OK to the slaughter, or lamb to The
sacrifice, from her place OF confinement, and
her destiny interviewer for life or DEATH
with that of John Gilmour. The parents
had given them a Gl000, or about 5000
each, making $4,000 in all, aud they were
settled on the farm at Inchinnon, which be-
came their property. In about five weeks
from the marriage, the unhappy husband,
after a short illness, in which he experien-
ced severe torture, persisted Circumstan-
ces came 10 light which afforded but TOO
much ground for suspicion that he bad been
murdered, and that his unfortunate, but now
it is feared, guilty wife, had caused his
death. The subsequent events are known
she fled TO this country in protection OF a
young man, and passing as his wife, but oc-
cupylng distinct berths, and both assuming
a fictitious name. Anderson is still living
at Renfrewshire, and is said to be of good
character. Christiana declares that she did
not murder her husband. If so, the prayer
of all will be, that God will permit her to
pass in safety through the terrible ordeal
which she will be called so soon to encoun-
ter.