The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-07-14

crime 10 which you will give credence,
may be proclaimed from the awful tribunal
of Him who alone cannot err! no"
He whose eye is even now upon US, shouio
then proclaim, al, too, sat in judgment Oh
the day when you presumed to doom youi
fellow.worm; and saw that the murderer
was not in the dock, but on the bench'
Oh. nv lord, think well OF what you DO
pause err you incur such fearful hazard; 10,
be- assured, that for all these things God
will also bring you to Judgment
He ceased, and sank back exhausted.I
his fervid defamation produced consld-
cradle impression upon the auditory; but
it soon disappeared before the calm, impress
sive charge of the Judge, who treasured the
startled iHry. by reminding them that their
duty was to honestly execute the law MOI
to dispute about its Justice. For himself;
he said, sustained by pure conscience, he
was quite willing to incur the hazard hlnteo
at by the prisoner. After careful and
luminous summing up, the jury, with very
slight deliberation, returned verdict OF
Guilty. a1-r
As the word passed the lips of the fore
man of the Jury, piercing shrek rang
through the court. 1t proceeded from a
tall figure in black, who. with closely
drawn veil, had sat motionless during the
trial, Just before the dock. 1t was the
prisoner mother. The next instant she
rose, and throwing back her veil, wildly
exclaimed, He is innocent-innocent,
tell yel alone
| Mother! mother for the love of Heaven
be silent' shouted the prisoner with frantic
vehemence, and stretching himself over the
front or The dock, as if to grasp and restrain
ner.
Innnocent, | tell you continued the
woman. IL alone am the guilty person
1t was 1 alone that perpetrated the deed
He knew il not, suspected it not, ill it wa
TOO late. Here, she added, drawing a shee
: of paper from her bosom-'here is my con
fession, with each circumstance detailed
As she waved it over her head, it wa
snatched by her son, and, swift as Lightning
tom to shreds. She is mad Heed he
q not--believe her not!' He at the same tim
d shouted at the top Of his powerful voice
< She is distracted-.mad! Now, my lore
: your SENTENCED Gomez
: The tumult and excitement in the coul
no language which | can employ woul
l. convey an adequate impression Of. As 500
: as calm was partially restored, Mrs. Bou
d don was taken into custody: the prisont
! was removed; and the court ad ouIned, {
= course without passing sentence.
y. Ii was even as his mother said Subs
Is quent investigation. aided by her COME
,t sions, amply proved that the fearful erin
Of was conceived and perpetrated by her alon
e in the frantic hope Of securing for h'
y, dolised son the hand and fortune Of Mi
a Amitage. She had often been present Wi
10 him in his laboratory, and had thus becon
lie acquainted with the uses TO which certa
c. agents could be put. She had purloint
" the Key OF the recess, and he, unfortunate
10 too late to prevent the preparation OF Il
T. crime, had by mere accident discovered Il
Is abstraction Of the poison. His subsequel
he declaration had been made for the dete
D. mined purpose of saving his mothers Ii
by the sacrifice of his own
- The wretched woman was not reserv,
re to fall before the Justice Of her country. =
rs The hand Of God smote her ere the scaffo
ht was prepared for her. She was smittt
is with frenzy, and died raving in the Metz
d. ;ropolitan Lunatic Asylum. Alfred Boz
,e don, after heightened Imprisonment, W
liberated. He called on me, by appoir
n, ment few days previous to leaving Ii
is country forever; and placed in his han
d, small pocket Bible, on the fy-leaf
e, which was written one word-'Ellen
re His dim eye lighted up with something
r., its old fire as he glanced at the character
e, he then closed the book, placed il in
m bosom, and waving me mute FAREWELL
ID saw he burst not trust himself TO speak
rs hastily departed. never saw him NOR