The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1849-08-29

wilh"ul my knnwlcd &c, an interview will
the prosecutor. in the hope Of inducing hin
not to press the charge. Her efforts were
unavailuc. He had suffered much, he said
from snch PRACTICES, and was upon princ
pie determined to make an example Of CIV
CRY offender lie could catch. AS tu the plea
that her husband had been forcibIy carried
| Gfi bv prCSSnang, II was absurd: for what
would became Of Inc property Of tradcsmcr
if the wife Of every sailor so cnlrappCd wcrc
to be allowed I" plundHr shops with impnn;.
ty! This magnificent reasoning was Of course
unanSWCralc; AMI the rcbukcd petitioner
abandoned h + hnotlcss crrand in despair
Mcssrs. Roberts | should have mcniione!
had hv .omc accident discnvcrcdlhc nature
of tie misfortune which had bclalcn the Of.
hccr, and had already made urgent appIica
ton to the Admiralty for his release.
The Old Bailey session did not come on
cuic at once, as did n"l myself prat licc ID
that court. the highest talent wh;c! lis bar
afforded. Willy. WHO had been placed III
wnlkh"usc Lv the authorities. We had pro-
perry taken care Of Till he could he restored
Ia his mother: or. III the event OF her con.
victinn. to his relatives in iicvunshIrc.
The sessions were at last on: Il true bill
agaus, Esther Mason for shop!Iil'n%. as i
was rnpuiariv .crncd, was unhrS;iiln@iN
found and wi,h heavy hcar' | wcnd'd m!
wav To the court to watch the proceedings
A few minutes after entered Mr.. justice
La Blanc and Mr.. Raron Wood. who hal
,s<sis,cd a, an important case q! stoctInbbLg
conspiracy, just over, left the bench lie
learned recorder being doubtless considered
quite equal to the trial on mere capital
charge Of theft.
The prisoner was placed in The dock bn'
trv as ] minhl, could nol look at hcr. Ii
happened TO be calm bright summer dav !:
the air, as il IN mockerv ni those death IS.
sions, hummu~ with busy, Ius'yI'lc: so that,
sitting with my back 10 the prisoner.
could. as it were, read ECr dcmcannr IN
the shadow thrown bv her figure on the op-
pnsllc sun-l;gll,cd wall. There she stood
during tic brcf moments which scaled her
earthly doom. wnh dpwncaSt eyes and III
terry elected posture her thin fingers play
ina mechanically with iHe flowers and sweet
scented herbs spread scamliiy heInrc her
The trial was yer, brief: the evidence. cm-
pllarica!Iv conclusive, was confidently gwen
ami vainlv crnSS.cxam;ncd. Nothing re.
maincd bat IN elaborate I'd misericofd'Hm
cxcu>atvc defence. winch hal been prcpar-
cd bv nc. and w!:;ch ll!c prisoner begged
her counsel might be allowed to read. This
was of course refused; tho recorder re.
mar ing, they might rs well aI' W counsel
for fcInns To 0dd'rsS rrics, as read dc!rnces.
aud hat. every practical man knew, would
be utterly s!!'ycrsvc # !hc dGa ";n,iHS;G%, ;;;,
would rca,l the paper. # the prisoner ie'i
ton agalci to do 50. This was dnrc ana
very viI"Iy done. The clerk. dare say.
read aS well rs hc WAS able but "i'l, near
sighted anl prss>*sti Of anything hn' a
clear cl,lncai;oa. what could ba expected.
The defence. $, read. pro laced nr1 the
slightest effect either oa the court or Inry.-
The rccur,lar briefly commenced on ihc
cnnc,usivamcS5 OF the cvn!enrc for tho prose
cu'na and the lry, III the same bficl' hA,
<s.l.kc maiiucr, returning vcTi!ct "l
Guilr.
What haze vou to say !amaaded the
clerk. WHY the sentence Of death Sa"".i nHi
be- pr,,a ,apunccd upon y"n. according L" law
The s..a low started cnnvu.Sirciy aS the
terrible words fell from The mans lips ; and
saw lhu the <udI,a appraised eyes q TIE
prisoner were fastened on the fac "i III"
fearful qIrslpncr. The lips too. appeared
to move ; bn, io SQUAD rra'h"d my clrS.
Speak. wnman.' said iii" recorder. 1t !"n
have ANYTHING To urge before Sentence Is
prpnnInccd.'
started up, anil turning 10 the prs 'nHr,
bcs,ur', her IN hurried accents I" speak,
.Rcmid them nf ihc infant al vnnr breast
your hn>banh'--
.Whn is lhl' cnnlsrr,n- with the prisoner
de,nan I:,l lhn rll-: ii al amy voice.
lurncl. an cnnIrnnlcd h:n with look
a: coil and haI-hiv Is hIS "wn. lie d'd
not lh;nk pr 'pcr 10 pursue tn, inquiry 'nr-
thor a;lI after mu!:cG!lrg something about
the necessity of no, Inter:np'ing the pro-
cccdInuS of the couri, analn asked The pris.
nnrr if she had anything to urLe.
Not iur myseil-nrt l'r my sake. al last
family mnrmnrrd The trembling woman but
for that of my pror dear InEant--ny poor
wilIcss bpv do rinl '!;;r! Sl:. w"S III
my rrht mind. | was starving. was
lri,ndIcsS My husband too, whom y'u
have irarI'- Shn slapped abruptly :and
cN,huy snD struggled III her throat AMI
bat for the supporting arm ut one "i me
turkeys, she would have fallen to Tho