The Middlebury galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1848-02-15

WAS it the first or second bracelet of the
kind you made, SIR
The Secondp
the second p reiterated the Attorney Cen
eral, astonished.
The second and last, sir-I never made but
two of the pattern
and viii you please to examine this brace
let? said Hartley, taking a case from his peck
ct and handing it to the witness.
'Imade this bracelet for Miss Hargrave, this
is the first bracelet
sAny doubt on the subject?'
None at all sir. The workmanship on the
last bracelet is the better of the two Besides,
sir, my engraving iron slipped on the first and
made this Scratch and he exhibited a slight
abrasion of the gold.
'Cross-examine.'
No question: said the Attorney General,
dumb with astonishment.
'One more witness, may it please YOUR hon
or said Raleigh, but only TO account for my
possession of the jewel; i don't want to be in
dicted as a receiver of stolen goods. Edward
Moreland Edward take the stand. You are
MIR. Hargraves coachman, believer
The witness assented.
Now, my man, look at these jewels do you
recognize either of them:'
Il am sorry to say do, sir, this and he held
up Miss Hargrave's bracelet Il found it in
the carriage when it returned from Mr.. Har-
graves country house, under the cushion,
sir, 1t met my eye and the witness pau
sed.
go on, Edward, and tell the court why you
didn't mention the matter before. Nay, never
fear, my dear fellow; an evil act repented of is
half atoned for
WELL you see, Il had kind of sneaking
notion after Mary, but she didn't take kindly
to me, and hated her for it. didn't find the
bracelet till after she was taken for thicf, and
l thought I'd have my satisfaction out OF her If
l kept the jewel out Of sight. But | couldn't
do 1t, Judge; l couldn't do it, l loved Mary,
and when found that Mr.. Hartley, there, was
pleading for her, / went to him and told him
ALL
'We close here said Raleigh, addressing the
Attorney General. Now, sir, propose lea
wing this case to the jury without argument
i think You can do so, SIR replied the At
torney General
The Judge smiled, while hum of approba-
ton passed from mouth to mouth
Gentlemen of the jury said he, fyou think
you have sufficient evidence In this case to con-
Wet, you can do so, but if you do and this
time he paused TO laugh; i fear the court will
set aside your verdict
How say you, Gentlemen of the Jury,' said
the clerk, is the defendant Mary Elmwood
guilty Of the charge Of which stands indicted or
not guilty.
Not Guilty = said the foreman, and as the
words rang on the breathless courtroom, a
clear, loud and emphatic burt of applause dis
turbed the dignity of the place.
Silence silencev said the Judge 'Crier,
call silence. Gentlemen, such conduct will
never do
Mr. Everhart,' said Hartley, turning to that
gentleman, permit me to return your bracelet
and 10 express my clients thanks, and mine,
for your generous attention to my request.
And Mr. Hargrave, allow me to hand YOU your
daughters jewel, and say to YOU, sir, and her,
that we should never be too positive; human
testimony, no matter how direct, may some
times err
Is there any use in protracting our s.ory?-
in dilating on Mary Elmwood's happiness, as
she stood, clasped in Duncan's manly arms
who, we regret to say, also outraged the dig
nifty Of the court by such Unprecedented
proceedings? Is there any use in mentioning,
that old, odd Mr.. Murphy, passed his hand ac-
cross his eyes, to wi pc away certain moist tes-
tmonals OF telling? We think not-but one
or two other matters require some slight degree
OF attention. A few DAYS after the tlill saw an
advertisement inserted in the public prints;
that OF the firm Of Murphy & Duncan, Whole
sale Grocers;' and the same day, perhaps the
list OF marriages contained another, and, we
imagine, notunexpecteda announcement And
another little item, which we had well nigh
forgotten, that the first check drawn by the
new firm, was in favor of their (and our
friend, the counsellor, payable to his order, and
Tor the tr1illng sum Of five hundred dollars,
which said check was afterward returned
Through the Bank of course,) bearing on its
back the very well-written signature Of .'HEN-
RY HARTLEY"
MIR: HargraVe and his daughter, taking their
bracelet, departed, much ehagrined, the latter
especially so, for she had actually forgotten
that Mary put the bracelet on her arm: ard,
having no occasion for such a Jewel in the
country presumed it was safe at hone. Be
SIDES she had never wished Mary's prosecution,
not that she believed her innocent, for she did
not-but because she did not wish to see one
whom she really liked placed in dungeon;
she would rather have put IN
with the lJss Of the bracelet than made ler
appearance IN courtroom. Her father, how
ever, insisted on making an example of Mary.
and she was compelled to accede to his COM
mands. Her confusion at the deneument was
extreme.
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