The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1844-11-14
From the Advocate of Moral Reform.
A Righteous Verdict

I0tuClCo ia thO oupSIioA OOuiJ CIV
Judge OAkly, in the late suit brought
against Allison b. Ideson, for the abduct>
ing, concealiog. and loss of services Of
Mary A. Carroll, the young girl whose
case was briefly alluded To in our last An.
nual Report. This is truly encouraging,
inasnuch as it shows c%onclusively that
the current Of public opinion is setting in
a right direction. The case is one of
peculiar %aggravation. and when first
brought to light, the evidence was so lucid
with regard to the black-hearted guilt
of the defendant, that it was thought it
would be for The interest of the public NOR
ais, that a suit should be brought, where
he could have the full benefit Of whatever
defence he might set up. and the commu-
nifty the benefit Of knowing by what arts
and plots the young and uufriended in our
midst, are ~ensnared and robbed OF the
priceless Jewel OF character.
The suit still pending in the Circuit
Court, before Judge Kent, and designed
to cover the broadcast ground, was first
commenced, not anticipating that the one
lust tried would be brought at all. The
reason why it was deemed advisable that
it should be issued, is this. The young
girl, after being lost four months, had
been found by the vigilance of the Police,
and removed from the State, beyond the
grasp of her destroyer. His unwearied
pains to learn her whereabouts, and avow-
ed determination TO get possession of her
again at all hazards, and his supposed pre-
p~aration to leave the city Tor this purpose,
induced the commencement of the present
suit, in order by placing him under the
heavier bonds to detain him here. This
object was effected: and though some OF
the evidence designed TO have been used
in the present case was ruled out by the
Court, as more properly belonging to that
still pending, vet it is manifest by The yer.
dict Of the Jury what impression was made
|, upon their minds by the testimony elicit
ed.
Mr.. Horace Dresser was counsel for
the Plaintiff, and Mr.. Carter for Defend.
ant. The trial occupied the attention OF
the Court during Friday Oct. 18th, and
most of the lime the Court room was
crowded TO overaowing. A large number
of ladies were with US in attendance, and
The interest manifested in the case was
sometimes intense. The Defendant was
seated by his Counsel, facing the Jury
and the witness staad. Mr.. Dresser, in
/ his opening address to the Jury, stated
. briefly the history of the matter as il
, would appear in evidence. Said, that
) whether il might be found true or other
= wise, that on the one side of the oppressor
) there was power, it was empha,ically true,
that on the side of his client and her ward
there was great WeakneS. g. The
Plaintiff, was a young lady, a Sabbath
school teacher. La the discharge of her
v appropriate duties. che had found Mary
4 Ann 10 the street, a destitute and friend
less chiId-her father dead-her mother
, incorporate and unable TO provide for her.
e She took her into The Sabbath school with
e her mothers consent; and after her moth
: err was conveyed to lhe Aims House, she
. found place for her, and subsequently IN
=. compliance with the child's request, Oh.
i. tanned a legal indenture and became her
s guardian. In providing Mary "A home.
no., having one of her own to give her,
!. she designed 10 have placed her in safe
d hands; in one instance however she had
been mistaken. Ia the Spring of l842,
when 10 l.2 years old, she went 10 live
as child's nurse in the family OF Defendant.
i Here her ruin was deliberately planned
and effected. By all the arts of which
a the base seducer is capable, practiced du'
ring a period of eleven months, be so won
e the affections ofthis artless child as to ac-
complish his base designs. At length TO
v hide his iuiquity. under the pretence Of
hiding her shame. it became necessary to
t find a place of concealment. While thus
s secluded from all the world but him. her
= guardian and friends supposed her either
s dead, or enduring a living death. lat the
q age of ID she had united with Doct. Kreb's
$ church, was regarded as a lamb of the
fold. and much beloved by all who knew
her.l
Mr.. Dresser narrated in part the cir
d cumstances of her being found, last April
d and the steps taken TO remove her from
1t the reach of Ideson. In June last she be
came the mother of two infants, one being
!. dead, the other still living ; and said he
1t the foul seducer and adultsrer ,dares to APP
r. pear here before you, and boldly take his
seat by his Counsel. in such an attitude a:
o if possible 10 frown down the puor victim
Of his %villany! He alluded 10 the kind
II ness and care of the highly respectable
h family, who though strangers, and actuo'
le ted only BY the common principles Of hui
mainly, had taken her to their resi-
il dence, kept her during the last si'
months, and bestowed upon her in sick
ness and health every needed attention
ID and stated hat she had by her correct anc
is umiable department gained both their con