The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-08-17

( 'ini i dos 'ho prisoner request Il" uquir
Fcrs
! - d",' was he answer ~ long drawn
! ugh Ss'apcd, that seemed to rrrd hcr yrn
hrutNirinps.
The ense Immediately progressed, aud a.
" had q uuGr oi romantic mystery, W.. will
rlNlomlHc the substance ni. tln evidence.
/ hhuu' twrtyr months before, The defendant
! hntl arrived in the Village, aud npen,d atl-,.-
ta,lirhmcnt tor millinery. Rc.idnq in IA row
e''''He'i'.'l N itl, lrrr -hup. and Ht Hlunr. she
/ prepared the articles cmnnorfrd with her
highly rr-pcrtrd md honorable trade wiui
| IllhMrhurd labor and cOnsumnatc taste. Her
llAhilk were srslulcl. -mnlpAL Ail -4pll4!4.+-
asa hence shr might have hoped a. avoid no
iorlciy, but for the prrlnus Wtt that cNtranr-
dtuHry hvHuty which TOO often, and Ia the
poor and iricndlcs- always, proves u curse
She wns soun sought Ailcr h., all those plittrr-
lng lirc-llirs Of fashion But the beautiful
stranger rejected them all with multcrahlr
H'"ln ana '"alhlnG Among these rcicctcd
admirers wa. one of q character from which
The iair uiliucr had every thing Ia fear. III
ram Shore wis dt once upulvut, influential
aud dl,-ipntcd. lie was him.rlf liccutious
brave aud trruriuusy rrNcngriul-thc most
famous durlliat ni the -,Uihv,.-t II WIS rru.
orally Known that hc had made advances a.
win the favor of the Lowell, Emma, and had
shared the fate ofall other wourr- q diuain-
m rrpul-c
NJ nine o'clock on Christuqg night 1877,
tho people ~ lew li,ti-- -vri.rr gfarti,J Ia,
loud scream oi immortal terror, while follow.
ing with scarcely an interval, came success
Nc report. of ire arns, one, two, three, with
q do<rn dcairning ruir-. They flew to the
shop oi the miliucr whence the sound. pro-
cccde'lj i'''-i,''d hack the mtastcncd dnnrond
a scene ol horror was presented. There she
sinud IN the centre Of the rpnu, with "a rcyol-
yer in each hand, every barrel DISCHARGED
her FEATURES pale her ewes flashed wildly.hut
lips parted with q fearful smilc And ihorc
at her feet, wcltcring in hi, warm hlnpl, hi,
bosom literally riddlcd with bullets, Law the
nll-drradcd ducllist Hiram shore paspinr
IN the last agony. lie articulatcd hut u .iu-
gle sentence.
Tel my mothcr that am.dcad aud zone
Ia hell ~ and instantly expired.
-, In llc ullmc- of GuA Who did this - ca.
claimed the appalled, slS'iator,.
81 did h /" said the beautiful mill,nor-.I
did u 10 saNe my honor"
~ may be readily im.1in4.l, -tl,t. -,l,.,.,l
caused an Immense sensation Public opin-
Ton, however, Wa. divided. The poorrr clas-
srs rrcditiug the girls version of the C,rt.. .
loudcl her hcrui,m in term, ot mra.urclrss
cuiu-y But the irioud. ai ,l, .l....,,-.,i. ,n.I
Of hi, wealthy family gave different aud
darlserc col9Iiu-l ia -ihi affair and dgnopn. =
lutorunalol, for her. ihc officers uf the law, .
especially The Judge aud the sheriff, wult dee
voted comrades ui the slain, and d-plaNcd .
Hi1.r'F ias-liaF--m r"voitiug paruaiiy. hc
iu1so committed her without the privilege
,t bail, aud the sheriff chained her M the l,l-
IN, dungeon
such is the brief abstract of the circm-
stances developed ia the examination of the
witnesses. The testimony closed, and the
pleading began.
First of ol', fhrro dl,o atcs spoke iu. .uc-
,- I"., .Hr ;',, u.'-. .ut.on: hlfuri'hcr unwc-
.0r their argument alr. worth pr'.cr,iug-
Orator. oi the blood aud thunder gonius.thcv [.
lucnoc hrtwccu the prisoner and her leather .
.nbcd coun.cl. .. y IN doubt WHO Of The hyain !
Nas thrU on iTIII. N--iUr Inc ,irdugcr h. +
seemed ia pay not the slightest attention to
his opponents, hut remained motioulrss. with .
hi. forehead bowed ON his hands. like one
buried in deep Thought or slumbrr.
Nhrn~1hc iuprr time came however, hc
suddenly sprug to hi, feet, crossed the bar, /
aud took hi- seat almost touching the Jury
lie then commenced in a Whisper. Int il was
a Whisper So wildso clcarso unut'crahly ring .
W.. tt't4 distinct, t,tli ,h,.-futi from floor
10 galleries, At the outset hc dealt in pure
lett' ttitiHe attd ,,rttl,ittiti. t1trrvt-ii
iacts,til the whole mass OF confused evidence .
looked transparent as a globe ofglas.. through !
which the innocence ofhis client shunc. bril-
liant as sun beam; and the jurors nodded to
each other OF thorough conviction; that thrill /
ling whisper, and fixed concentration. aud
the laneuagc, simple as a chld's had conyinc-
ed all.
lie then changed his posturcs so as Ia sweep
the- lar -p'th hls glance; ami began to tear and
rcnd his legal advcrsarics. Ills salow face
glowcd rs a heated furnace, his ewes rcscm-
bling living Goals; and his voice became the
claugor of trumpet | have never, before
or since, listened tO'such murdcrous dcnun-
citations. 1t WAS like .Jovc's eagle charg-
ing flock of crows. 1t was like ,Invc him
sclfhurling rcd-hot thundcr-bot. among the
quaking rank of conspiracy Of inferior gods!
And yet in the highest tempest of his fury hc
seemed calm; lac employed no gesture save
onc-thc flash of long turc-fngcr direct in
the eyes of his tuc.--llr painted LAeir- -ppHal--
ity and unmauly mcanucss, in coacsriug, for
money, to hurt down poor and fricndlcss
woman till n shout of stihcd ragr arose from
the multitude, and even some of the jury cr-
cd "Shamc -
lie changed the theme once more. His
voice grew mourntul as funeral song, and
his eyes filled with tears, as he traced vivid
picture of mans crucltics x womans wrongs.
with peculiar illustrations in the case of his,
client, till ono halt of the audience wcpt like
Children. But it was in the pCroration that
hc reached the zenith, at once of terror and
sublimily. y.-llis features were livd a. thusr
of a.eerpsc, his very hair appeared to stand
ON end; his nerves shook as with
palsy; he tossed his hands wildly towards
heaven, each finger stretched apart and qny-
Cring IKE The Iiamc of candle, ~ he closed
with the last words of the deceased Hiram
Shore: Tell my mother thatI am dead and
gond to hclf!" His emphasis on the word
he'll embodied the acme and idea Of att hor-
ror; it was a wall of mmcasurablc despair.
No language can depict the cticrt ON us who
heard H. Men groanrd, females screamed,
and one poor mother tainted, and was borne
away in CONCLUSIONS.
The whole sppcCh OccuDipl but an hnur