Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1850-08-14

lhc medicine ont OF the closet, diu he Shut
tie door, or did it remain open Z"
He shut i"
"And when he replaced the bottle l.,
the closet, he opened it again, did he"
Gle did,"
"And how long was it open the last
timc!"
"Not above minute
"Well, and when open, would the door
be between the light and the window p
"It would"
81 forget" said the counsel, whether
you said the closet was on the right or
left hand side of the window"
"On the left hand side"
"Would the door of the closet make
any noise in opening?"
None" sss,,
care you certain?" ssI,am."
"Have you ever openedft yourself, Or
only seen Mr.. Smith open it?''
"Inever opened it myself
"Did you ever keep the key?"
"Never." ,,y..z.4s-4sz;1.
VINO did 9s's.s''
"Mr. Smith always
At this moment, the Ioasekecpor chan.
ced to cast her eyes towards Smith, the
prisoner. His countenance very suddenly
changed. a cold, dan1p:sWeat stood upon
his brow, and his faceahad lost I'LL its
color; he appeared q living image Of death.
She no sooner saw lin, than she Shrek
ed and tainted. The consequence Of her
answers flashed across her mind. She
had been so thoroughly deceived by tic
manner Of the advocate, and by Inc little
Importance he had seemed to attach to
her statements, that -sbc had been led on
by one question to-. another, till she had
told him all he wanted to know.
She was obliged to be takcn from the
court, and physician, who was present,
was requested 10 attend to her. At t,is
time, the Solicitor for the prosecution (an-
swering to our States Attorney left TIE
court, butno one knew for what purpose
Presently, the physician came iato the
court, and stated thatlit would be impossi-
bic for the housckeeper to resume her seat
in TIE box short ofaap l:onr or two.
/! was almoS: t!salsl in thc day. Logd
}ians!cll having. .dIsggscga' sfy1bc jury:
should be accoanioaated wftss-- ~ 81
where thcy couldTBo kel., y Themselves,
adjourned the cou:. '"' hours nc pr
soner, in the ,~can:lne, WAS renlandcd 10
f>Was between four and fyc o'cloc!!::,
|wl:hcn the judge resumed his seat upon
the bench. The prisoner was agiisYlcei
at tic bar, and the hou:e!iessa sssoag,t
in and Ia to lie bar. 1'ksFe oifff.foon
was crowded to excess, and af- awful 81
! lrnce pcrvaded the place.
The cross.cxamini:lg counsel again ad-
dressed the hous-aecpcr.
81 have but 4 few more questions TO
ask you" said he; "take 4aeed how ,yon
answer, for Your life hangs spoa Il thread.
Do > YOU ,os :!.nas !, s9issts tais stoppesm
"Teses i: be?"
ssX8A YOU, las esssiis2"
I'd s;s:fs!9 sssg blight eia-ar:. lhompson's
dea1a sassss
n ssisFfi ss .sa;.ssis 5s:cd
the court, bringing M sses \ tSsy,
+; !. watch, two inphs n sWcl.case,
s;;E, gsa msssE l!a5pss. Of .aG 'si
taiii liaei'ii.s, n.y.; a cqf&ss - was then
placed on the table iiHs4ss the priso-
ncr and witness, and hat moment
not doubt remained iiT lnind of any
man Of the guilt of the p9sDncr.
A few words will bring tliis tale to its
close. The courthouse. and the house
where the murder had hcen committed
was abcat nine miles distant. Tic soli,
tor, is soon as the cro:s.cximiaali0n Of
the llousckccpcr lad discovered the exist
cnce CT the closet and its situation, had
sci Of on horseback, with two sheriis'
officers, and after pulling down i part OF
the wall of the house, had detected this
important place OF conccal,n""t. Their
search WAS well rewarded: the whole OF
the property belonging to NJ. Thompson
was found there, amounting II value 10
some tlousand pounds; and to leave no
room for doubt, a bottle was discovered,
which the medical men Instantly pro.
nounced to contain the very Identical poi
SON which had caused the death Of the
unfortunate Thompson. The result was
TOO obvious to need explanation.
1t scarcely need be added, that Smith
was convicted and executed, and brougl!
to this awful punishment ky his ovn
means. Had he said notlling--liad he
not persisted in calling witness to prove
his innocence, he. might haze escaped.
But sGodhad evidently Loft him 10 work
his o1Ynsrain, as q just reward OF his aw-
----e---- 81
To DESTROY RArs.-'lany accidents
occurring from the use Of poisons, we
advise all who are troubled by these mcai
aai corn dcprcolators to try the following
simple plan: Take some old corks and
chip t!lcm up into pieces about the size Of
grains of coffee, and then with an old
coffee mill grind them up, and when well
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