The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1844-08-15

Us @0*s 3D. ~ A3xma @@ahENs -
has Ioas been cor Tread. he sad ~sfs
rhiljen aegrIhsr. eenpsnloas. rlay.
msles. and On 10 knows ne Zoo wsll -
lsfboE ssen o suspieion q ny guilt.
Bssidss. hs u . Ind and tsndsF hear.
!. sc--sO-
ssraing IRON he gaOlsr. ~ho hsdrs-
NAMED on Ghs oulsads q me deer. hsrsEe-
aiadsd he ssde~ that shs nusl nov re-
sirs. Again taking Marian in her arms.
she pushed bssk Der Tong. taik Elnglsis.
and imprlnlsd lsFvsaG LAS urna her
cheek. |. God bless yaa. ny dear sh,lds"
exclaimed she. releasing herself lr0s her
danghles's embrace. = Cd blsss you!'
Far q momeki he sisisrs wess slssped
in each Others arms; shsir eyes mel. their
lips moved. bsl The grief of heir young
hssr's was 100 deep Tor woEds.
TheecuH was cro~ded with spectators.
and every avenue sppsosehing thereto wss
rendered slmosi impssssbls. The ms
iarily appeared drawn Iagslhsr Tor one
purpose--le witness he ulsl Of poor Ma
Iisa Merton.
No sooner had taken my place at tho
bar, than The pnfosinna,e girl sss led iDio
the daek; there vas Simultaneous press
ing forward smang The sfo~d, every ons
seeming anxious 10 catch glimpse Of The
prisoner. Nola word. sessicsly shreslh
could be heard. while The clerk Of The
eout Iesd over the Indictment. Marian.
IN . calm. sabdssd voice. pleaded "nol
gully"
The case Tor the prosecution vas open.
I'd BY one Of my most valued i,isnds Al
The long robe, and il 10 bot justice 10 him
10 stale. that the clear and impartial man
nerin which he detailed tbs circumstances
70 The jury, vas alike c,ed,i.ble 10 his
head aud heart. There was no attempt
on his par, II any sxsggerst'on Of facts
no spsrLlnion on nouyss--no clothing
Of TRIES " light and issigni6cal." With an
arr Of serious and grave imporssnce. The
6rst witness called. wac The owner Of the
property alleged 70 haze been stolen. Hs
~ss iall. dark camplexioaed man, with
small ferret like eyes--lons black hair.
falling in . profession Of curls upon his
shouidess--and the general expression ot
his features Gas that Of careless ind,ffe-
renee to every thing bot the ons object he
he'd in siew. There vas scarcely an eye
~ court ss.r he awn. that did not look
with something like pity on ,hs Dafor,n.
| nate ri.l: and more than This. We will sea.
lure 10 say. ,hs7Twasseess-1yi-S s sss.'
that did no, secretly wish she might be &C.
quilted. llis evidence Vas delivered IA
firm, determined manner. every little
Tact and Circumstance BEING spoken, 10 wHh
q degree OF certainty which al once rem
dered futile every s,tcups 81 stoss-exaui
natiop. Each important psItieulsr was
strongly eotroborsted by hls expedisnt as
.is,sns. who appeared even determined
ta Guido he master in rioleni srsaring.
had but one hope--one resource--I went
At once TO The jury, and after long and
lsbored address, Gas in the &C, OF closing
up my briet slmos, in despair. intending
rs = lssi effort 10 cell the witness to cha
sac,er. when Mr. Islewor,h. who had
been seated close behind me IRON The
commencement Of the trial. pushed a
small note into my hand. II vas to this
eTec,--,ha, he hal Just received lcuer
from a genllsmsn In court, who had srr,v-
ed IN the city only tina, morning, stating
that he would be sbie 10 give such evi.
dencs 40 would in all probability excul-
pste the prisoner.
/ hesi,ated no, moment. He vas al
most Instantly on the box; it was . b"ld
and dangerous step. and one could only be
justified by The pressing extremity Of The
case. My witness. il appeared 90 the ex.
examins,ion, was . commercial traveller
who had long been IN The sahi, Of trans.
scting business viii The prosecutor. tie
distinctly remembered having been in the
/ baxsar on the afternoon when The robbie
~ was slleged TO have taken place--he
| spoke also to having seen the prisoner 10
the bag ,ar al the same time-anti, what
was most importsn, Of all. that he had no.
,iced the assistant, who had given esi-
4 dsncs against her, himself place the col-
=, lsr in her bag during the time she was en-
gagged in ,hs examination Of other articles.
The etTsc, which this startling information
creaed may readily be imagined by any
one a! all accustomed 10 the exci,emen,
of court OF justice. THE visible a,lera-
lion in the countensnces Of the Jury men al
orce convinced me that il vas nnnecessa.
ry to carry she case farther. Coasentsd,
therefore, with the imptsssion slready
created, | left the prisoner 10 thex hands.
The result proved | was right in doing
so. Marian Merton vas acquitted.
Four months passed away. and ] was
aesIn in the good old city ------- Tor dae
summer assizes. | had smother bref from
my friend Mr.. I.lewolth, but i, was not
fnr the defence of another unfortunate wo'
man. 1t Vas now for the prosecution al
that wicked assistant, who in attempting
10 shield himself. cruelty sought To fix HI.
} own crimes on young. vir,uous. and un'
suspecting girl. Circumstances had ls,e