The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1844-10-14

@"' "A c,uud him sitting before the fire. said to
wv ' druce, do come here or something Ike tha''
"" ..d and went back to tho room rs soon MS
81" w ,od Uncle Hoskins followed mo- do not re-
"''' ,ho,ber told him what had happened or not,
"'". ,,,omo did, as he so testifes put my arms
her, and raised her up, and felt ifthere were
If life, but she was cold. ] was shocked
IVY ~ r,rlv on the floor As raised her up,
I'm, IIoskins TO take off or unloose the handker-
,,,r which ne did, by running his hand between
U"' lp,,dLsrchier and mock lie was very much ng-
=. well as myself we then laid her on the he'd,
'.lhob examined TO see irthere were any signs Of
n, hOt she was cold and dead. Lucinda Burbank
~, ,Ger came down stnirs into the room.
Tho circumstance of the lost night cap-the pinch
dvick, the cAmPhor, the large and small pin, and
.h,,sv,r else was in testimony, Of course do not,
,ol coOno, know more about, or account for better
N,n,ny other individual.
THERE'S one circumstance which appeared in the
,,socs that wish before die. to ollude to, and
,D,t,h and will do it here-for This circumstance
do InOv about
Sarah Ann Abbott testified, '"that sometime previ.
Cd, 10 the death of my wife, in the spring before,
about .uguring time, I had short conversation with
hs-hnt seemed confused--arguage inooherent.
aid that should like to ask her question, i'll WINS
,are she would think as did.-lhat said something
,bou being sick and wanted medicine, and asked
her il she understood me' These are her words as
IoOk them down at the trial
Now take her own words, can any one believe
bo, intended from this to ask her 20 aid me in the
nOi,onirr Of nv wife-to murder her--or could she
have 80 understood, unless we had conversation to-
sehe about taking aer life, which she does not say7
But she goes on and says she told me she did not un.
dersauj me-thut we talked some longer-thnt said
Alstns coming down TO eat sugar tho next day
that should bring her down myself-thnt then
mid iri cOnd he done without violence, would it be
any worse than others have done, or as some have
DONE or as we intend to do-that she could not get
The words precise, but that it wos Of these three
aPossions. Now need NOT, and il might be inn
proper 10 state here the subject Of tho conversation
Suffice it to say that she understood me-and at
aat lime would not consent. She snys further that
she putt her hand land shook her head-,hnt said
"weI that is all, I only thought I would ask the
question to Sc what you would say
She then snys,that brought my wife and children
down the next day. Now I ask, did she the next
day have any suspicion that had poisoned tho ST.
gu? No-her conduct shows that her thoughts
wcsn far from it AS mine. neuer thought Of it
neither I'D she.-The truth that This CONVERSE
h'@ake place--thnt after had made the propo.
alto her which did, dropped the subject-nfler
'' both became calm, it was proposed by one of us,
don't know which, that should bring Alkaline and
The children down 10 eat sugar-which I did do.
She "new Uhat zee ucre intending to do, and
whether it wond be any worse for US to 90 further
at that time and do more or not, ift could be done
with safety, and without exposure-this tcas all she
feared,
This s'he true explanation Of the circumstances,
anal" which the jury Dere asked, and as under
$780, did conclude that was preparing and intend
Ng 10 mix poison with the sugar to murder my wife.
MS with shame that relate this circumstance, but
Ms necessary that it should be understood.
And now sir am about done. I stand not here
plead mine innocence. I am too guilty, though my
uOo into whose presence l am shortly to appear
KNOWS that ! am innocent Of murder, of which have
a0oO' to prom ounce the dread sentence Of the Law
nave but little more to do with this world. The
memory oil my wife, whatever the world may think
""y' however far in the intoxicution OF passion,
wandered and brought trouble and sorrow and death
upon "er' Is still dear to me. My two little daugh-
"" mO'ner'esS and soon to he fatherless, are dear
W"y neaft and ii is my last prayer, that the world
vi" not visit upon their innocent heads, ,hs sins of
their father.
'g counsel who have ALL been so kind and be-
"''"ueo me- and done all for me in their power, I
"'' ''"ce'efg thank, and my blessing, which sup
IO'' hey will scarcely receive, leave with them
", '"p' s'eep will not DO the less sweet, and their
'~' '"e less easy, because they have done for me
what they could.
"''"'" no blame TO the court. they are but the
b,n.' ''' VI Inc law The jury hope and believe
""eu conscientousy, whether their verdc, was
y, ~'' not warranted by the testimony.
'"unse' Tor the State, hope and trust, did
''' "an duty called on them to do; If in the ex
% The trial. they forgot the rights Of the ao
una sought rather for success than for justice,
'oo forgive them az do
,h,."l 'u you all long last farewell. And
Fig s"' nave sInned against Heaven and apains,
Orhi. a. usn have wounded the Savior in the house
hIo..s '' 'eu away by sinful indulgence Of I'M
that NJ. u p"ss'on' know that my Redeemer lives
iuyIn oou can wash away all sin-and though |
: W! merllDg his etern,I n,n;L.. !.