Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1850-08-01
A shout of execration burst from the and

A shout Of execration burst from the audito-
ry as these words were uttered, and every eve
was turned to the spot where Hornby had been
seated. He had disappeared during the pre-
vious confusion
Silence" F" exclaimed the Judge, stenly.-
why, woman he added. shave YOU not
spoken Of this betore,'
Because, my lord, replied the witness with
downcast looks, and in a low, broken voice
because | am sinful, wicked creature. When
my master, the day after Mr.. Burton had been
taken up, discovered that knew his secret,
ne bribed me with money and great promises
OF more to silence. had been nearly all my
life, gentlemen, poor and miserable, almost an
outcast, and the temptation was too strong for
me. He mistrusted me, however-for nv
mind, he saw, was sore troubled-and he sent
me off to London yesterday, to be out of the
way till all was over. The coach stopped at
Leeds, and as it was heavy upon me, | thought,
especially as it was the blessed Easter-time,
that would step to the chapel His holy
name be praised that I did The scales seemed
to fall from my eyes, and saw clearer than
had before, the terrible wickedness was COM
mltting. l told all to the priest, and he has
brought me here TO make what amends can
for the sin and cruelty of which have been
guilty. There-there is all that is left of the
wages of crime,' she added. throwing purse
OF money on the floor of the court and then
bursting into flood of tears, she exclaimed
with passionate earnestness, for which NAV
the Almighty of his infinite mercy, pardon and
absolve me =
Amen : responded the deep husky voice of
the very verge of the grave. to liberty and life
Amen, with all my soul.
The counsel for the crown cross-examined
the witness. but his efforts only brought out
her evidence in, if possible. still clearer and
more trustworthy light Not a thought of
doubt was entertained by any person in the
court, and the jury, with the alacrity of men
relieved of grievous burthen. and without
troubling the judge to resume his interrupted
charge. returned verdict of acquittal
The return of Burton to his home figured as
an ovation in the Pool and Otley annals The
greetings which met him ON all sides were
boisterous and hearty, as English greetings
usually are and il was with some difficulty
the rustic constabulary could mnster sufficient
force to save Hornbys domicil from sack and
destruction. All the windows Were, however,
smashed. snd that the mob felt was something
at all events.
Burton profted by the painful ordeal to
which he had, primarily through his own
thoughtlessness, been exposed, and came in a
few years to be regarded as one of the most
prosperous yeoman farmers of Yorkshire. Mr.
Frank Symonds' union with Elizabeth Burton
was in due time solemnized Mr.. Wilberiorce,
the then popular member for the West Riding.
| remember hearing, stood sponsor 10 their
eldest born; and Mary M'Grath passed the
remainder of her life in the service of the fam
ily her testimony had saved from disgrace and
ruin.
Mr.. James Hornby disappeared from York
shire Immediately after the trial. and, except
through his business agents, was not again
heard of till the catastrophe at the Brunswick
theatre, where he perished. He died penitent,
after expressing to Mr.. Frank Symonds, for
whom he had sent, his deep sorrow for the evil
deed he had planned, and, but for merciful
interposition, would have accomplished. As
a proof of the sincerity of his repentance, he
bequeathed the bulk Of his property to Mrs.
Symonds, the daughter of the man he had
pursued with such savage and relentless hate