The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1850-03-30

rediting the girls version Of the facts lauded
er heroism in terms Of uieasureless eulOgy.- VI
Tut the friends Of the deceased and Of his n
Wealthy family, gave different and darker a
OiOring to the affair and denounced the love- II
y Homicide ds an atrocious criminal. Un- q
for he-, the officers Of the law, t
specially the Judge and sheriff, were devoted |
'omtades of the slain, and displayed their
feelings in revolving partiality. The judge
her without the privilege of bail,
and the sheriff chained her in the felon's dun
geon!
Such is the brief abstract Of the circum-
stances developed in the examination Of wit
nesses The testimony closed and the plead
ing began.
First Of all three advocates spoke in success
sion for the prosecution; but neither their
names por their arguments are worth preserv-
ing. Orators 81 the Blood and thdnder genus;
they about equally partitiOned their howl
ing elOquence betwixt the prisoner and her
leather robed counsel, as if in doubt who
Of the twain was then on trial. As for the
stranger he seemed to pay not the slightest
attention to his opponents, but remained mo-
tionIess with his forehead Bowed on his
hands like one buried in deep thought OF slum-
Der.
When the proper time came, however; he
suddenly sprang to his feet, crossed the bar,
and took disposition almost touching the jury
He then commenced in whisper, but it was
a whisper so wild, SO clear, 81 unutterably
ringing and distinct, as to fill the hall from
floor I'd galleries. At the outset he dealt with
pure logic; Separating and combining the pro-
ven facts till the whole mass of confused evi
denEe looked transparent as a globe OF glass
through which the innocence OF his ellen
shGne; brilliant as a sunbeam; and the Juror
, nodded to each other signs Of thorough con
yiction; that thrilling whisper, and fixed con
centration, and the language, sltiple as
chld's, had convinced them all.
: He then cha nged his posttre, so as to swee
the bar with his glance; and begnnt to tear an
e rend his legal adversaries HIS jallow tac
:. ulowed as a heated furnace; his oyes resemble
e living Goals; and his voice became the c'ango
r. of trumpet. have never; before or sine
ID listened 10 such murderous dnnuncialions.
lg was like Jove's eagle charging Aock.ot crow
y; il was like Jove himself hurting red-hot thunde
or bolts among the quaking ranks OF aconsPlr
IN cy of interior gods! And yet in the h'ghe
I'd tempest Of his fury, he seemed calm; he e'
rloyed no gesture save one-the flash Of
10 long bony Gore-fnger direct in the eyes OF !
foes He painted their venality and unman
ve measures in coalescing for money, to hu
down a poor and frien less woman' TIL
hopt of s,iAed rage arose from the muI
er, tude, and even some ofthc jury cied,'S anne
to He changed his theme once more. /
voice grew mournful as a funeral song' a
ed his ewes filed with tears, he traced WV
picture of mans cruelties and womun's wron
an with particular illustrations in the case Of
eliect: till one half the audience wept II
"" children. But il was in the peroration thal
ny reached his zenith, at once, Ot terror ana 81
iimitv, His features were livtd as those o
- corpse ; his very hair appeared to stand on e'
VII his nerves shook as with palsy; he tos
lie hands wildly towards heaven, each nm
ao' stretched apart and quvering like the flame
es- a candle las he cld,sd with the last words OF
a deceased Hiram Shore: Tell my mother
ne' am dead and gone to hell" His emp as'S
oH- The word hell embodied the name and idea
der all horror il Gwas wall Ofimmeasulable desP
ana No language can depict the effect on
ie'y who heard it. Men grOaned; females scre'
lary ed. and one poor mother tainted, and was %
a"O away in COnvulsions.
'ool The whole speech occupied but anhour.
o' The Jury rendered verdict OF Not Gu'
very without leavin the box: and three che
eau like successive roars ofa earthquakes sh
era The old court,house from dome to corHer-s'
'Iec- testifylng the joy Of the people
rom After the adjournment, which occurred
Iear' sunset: the triumphant advocate arose
OPP paye out an appointment: i will preacl
-" this hall to-nlgnti at VS'VN"
re" ded of through the crowd. speaking ''
ou'h one, though many attempted to dta" him
"Hu a conversation.
,vely ~ q o,closk the court>hoTse was o
'ther thronged, and the stranger according 20 P
ise, delivered his sermon. II eV'nCeo
1887, same burning vehemence, and l"creaseu
by t4rness Of denuciatiOn. Indeed mlsan'O
While revealed itself as the pfominet emo'lon'
game discourse was TRADE againstintdes' !"
three class the preacher seemed to include :
o the body but himsell;it was p'c'u'
pro- he'll, such as Luciler might have drawn'
door, world in flames for his pencil But on
There aqraph pointed to neaven, and that OH
With monstruted the utter imko' slblll'y tha'
'haFg- human being should ever get thsre .
,iIdy, t " GreG' "
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