The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1843-12-16

VI 'a' e''"o"oh vi his hgeu parents. and the
d destruction of his matrimonial homes
d TillaDy seemed destined, for once "a, least
II to triumph over truth and honesty.
et Meanwhile Mrs. Bertram so reioiccd in
e her heart al the removal of the grand OBJ
= stacle 10 the contamination of hopes, and
= was so full of self-gralulation at her su.
r perlor insight into human character, Sc.
5 that she could scarce drop tear Of
; sympathy over her daughters grief.; hr t
P succeeded IN partially cics,rizing her
A wounds, and also in procuring her re-
l"clsnt promise to marry Nemmington, a.
u happened, on the very day of the trial.
On The second day of the term court was
called the prisoner, wearing handouts.
was orough! into court and placed in The
criminals box, The cour. room va.
crowded with spectators, anxious 20 wit
ness Inc trial O. one who had hitherto
sustained so unblehished reputation, and
and had so deservedly filed situation Of
such high trust with his employers, and
IN the regards of all who knew him. This
witnesses were called, the pe,i, Jurors
were empsnelled in his case, (for the
grand inquest had found true bill a.
] gsinst him. the indictment, under two
counts, formally setting forth his offence,
was read as usual by the clerk, when the
dsashlike silence which now prevailed
was br' ken y'the counsel for the crown
! r!slng, and, with his benevolent feeIings
'nanItestly conflicting with hi. profession
al and Official dusies, moteslly az pos sible
opening The case, by advent to the law
and the facts which i! berame his painful
duty to urge on behalf of The prosecution,
&c.
Suffice il 10 say, the tes'n ony Was gone
through IN detail, revealing a cham of
Startling facts. both cilcumstsnua and
PosllIve-~:se ple.dings, which were able,
Tor and against, were heard; and convic-
ton II seemed, mu., be the inevitable re-
suit. The jury retired only an hour to
| their room-another case had commenced
when the ballif cried, make way for the
Jury" They rs-enterd their box, and
when called upon by the cour. 10 say
how they found, the foreman, in a trem--
ulons voice, uttered that startling, thrilling
Werd-''Guilrv |"
1he head Of The prisoner sank upon hi.
breast, and he fell down in a swoon. from
which being partially recovered by the
application OF water, the Judge was in the
&C, OF ordering the clerk to record the
verdict, when he was interrupted bya
NOISE 81 the door, which attracted his al
senh"n, and gentleman, looking pale
and sghast. rushed through the crowd To-
ward the bench, exc!simlng--
Hold your honor, for Gods sake.
II there bs verdict. suffer it not TO be
made matter Of record I'LL you hear me.''
Though contrary to usage, Che case
being ei"'ed,) ys! this being an extraor-
binary case, The person WAS permitted to
proceed. under oath, wht n he stated that,
having been ben:ghteh al an obscure inn
but little way from London, abou. three
months since, and having retired 70 bed,
he was still awake at Ia!. hour from
| si'ghs lndi,posision--that presently two
men came, apparently 10 lodge, in small
chamber adjoining, which was separated
from his only by thin board partition,
when he distinctly heard the following
! conversation between them. calling each
| other therein Remington and Saunders
Here he related, in substance, their last
conversation, as just given.l
The judge now very sharply demanded
of him why he had sbsentcd himself ill
| so late moment, and withheld testimony
such as that, when he added, that while
debating IN his mind wha. course TO pur-
sue, he was suddenly oYerpowered with
an unaccoun,able lethsrgy and fell aleep
that when he Rwoke il was morning,
and the villains we're gone, not having
used their bed at all--that he found him
self laboring under a raging fever, which
induced him to hurry home-but he had
scarcely reached there and been put to bed
till he was nsen,ible; aud remembered
llt,lr else Till, gradually recovering from
a protracted illness, he was sitting in his
room reading paper in which this case
was adverled to, when the circumstances
flashed upon his mind with a clearne,s
and snddenness almost overcoming him,
as he feared he might be too late either to
save the innocent or ares. the guilty, and
that, Immediately ordering his carriage,
although he had not yet ventured out.
he came hither with all possible despatch.
As it was known to the prisoner that
his intended, agans; her will, was that day
to become the bride OF Remington; in
deed, within that very hour, perhaps, Uor
Remington and Saunders had left The
Court room while the jury was up, for
that purpose.} bench warrants were i'm
mediately issued, and, under the presump-
lion that the real culpri,s would be found
at The gold>mith's at that moment, as
Saunders was to wait on Remmington,)
happily the officers entered the room and
seized the groom and groomsman just as
the minister propounded the question,
"Agnes Berlram, wilt thou have this man