Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1845-02-13
cAsr or nl:l.lA MrwTER

al ouil.ue n thr evidence ~ ur9 case
81 Ms. Dr'is 4 Wchs;rf, rccrn,ly cor-
t.-'ed Il Navc-,icaling ~ Kentucky,
and scsIcuccd Ia imprisonment ~ the
FeilraiiAFy for the term of two years
VI tl,c cn~ " rorrsviiv r~prted, the
Jury could NJ, do otherwise than find
her guilty, There Is however an "
recon .lcablc difgcncr between the
'.rnlinrH,s hcrc presented and the rep
rrentAiions contained IN her letter
lately Published m which 81" protest.
Il hor iunoc nc. II she pYaScS,c'
ihc god character which has lcan q.
Salded hcr. u - difficult 10 account
3" tais discrepancy. Can It t. the:
The evidence presented Oh her ifsaI WAS
til, offspring Of ;~pury : ~ rIust Nc
bIcvc that She herself has ESSENTIALLY
mlsstnIoi the facts : n paragraph from
the Christian Politician. nn Aholi.
ton paTer, Published We know not
where, Prcscnts her rs unworthy the
symrihi"s oArAbl' l'lpnlstS, howryc;
she might call forth their pity be
,an she Processes 30 Tea Co,ouiz'
ZIONIST agl o. have h1j strong attach.
mont 10 kentucky Had she dcuoun
cad Colonization and Kentucky, she
might have been enrolled on the ca.cn
der OF martyrs, along with Tory, Walk
~, a. We therefore advise all per
A4Hs who may hereafter he engaged IN
ayC-sjoaling, 10 keep The Abolition
hanncr nyinq, aud not fall back upon
", olonILni,on.
According to tho evidence here pre-
'eu'c1 Fairbanks had written 10 Miss
Webster, proI'o has visit TO I"Hing-
ton, proposing 10 come on and cooper
ntc with her IN helping oil slaves
How dad he know that such women
resided in Lexington, and that She
was like minded with himself IN re-
speci To tins business.
The long and short of the story Is.
~ intImaicd above, that unless the
witnesses were pcDnred, (Which we
have no night 10 presume, and have no
good reason 10 believe Miss Webster
was ryh,luily convicted, and deserves
10 other sympathy than that which is
due to conscientious, but misguided
individuals, who, by sort OF mono.
Waua. are implied 10 the commission
e acts which. IN the eve Of the law,
are high crimcs and mislcincanors
NrfairbankS viii bc ,ikc,y to arasti!l
harder, Tor the same evidence that
convicted MISS Webster will convict
Inn and ms hcappcnrs to have been
the instignior Of the movement, or at
any tate the chef actor he may deem
h.mSc,ffortunatc if he escapes with as
hghta punishment. Jour. Com.
From tie Loui,riYe Journai
SpcCItL TORN or TnE FAycrre
CrucuIr .CovUr Hon Rchard A.
Ruokncr, Jr. Presiding. Tuesday,
Dec. l.. 1874
Commonwealth, Indictment for
Is. stealing negro
DciIa A W,bstcr& T boy LOUIS, the
CALVIN Fairbanks. property Of Ihos.
Grant Il Co.
Tho cnsTComIng up Tor trial, IN an
'w.r VI question whether She was
"ndy icN 'nnl, MlSsWcbs'cr responded
ia tht ali native; hut demanded
operate trial, on the ground that
she did not believe shc could re-
ccivc a talr u,al # tucl Jointly with
Fairbanks, because # the prejudice eX-
sting against him, and of certain cvl-
.dcucc which she understood was to
lc produced against HIM al the trial,
hy which She believed her case would
brinjutlausly ff,ctcd. Having made
affidavit 10 this effect, the motion was
granted.
Fairbanks applied for n continuance
was sworn, and stated that some Of
las most important witnesses We're alb
.aNt particularly Mr. Alien, .cf New
York, by whom he expected to prove
tina, there were no negroes IN compa-
nv with nun on ms journey 10 Mays
Vile Also that his counsel, John NJ
MCnila, had lately lcf LeXlngion,anC
and he had no opportunity OF employ
ing oilers. The court thcFeuton APP
pointed William b, klAkhcad as his
counsel mud after some debate, Crun-
I'd his application ana rcmandcd HIM
% lail.
Miss Webster was then arranged Il
beaded not guilty
For the Commonwealth Mr. A. II,
Robertson. Common -cnlth's Attorney,
assisted 10y Richard Pmdcll, E>q.
For the defence Mcssrs NJ { John.
I'M, Combs, and SHY.
Ancr some d'lhculty,O jury having been
'mpanacl'cd the commonwealth com
muccd DISCRIMINATION ol It's witness
whose evidence was as follows 60 =,
Mis- Wetsiel for soms months pre,.oes 10
nor iffcst laugh, sohoo, On lelog,ou. an