The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1850-04-26
KAIDA, PUTNAM COUNTY OHIO FRIDAY april 49,
Such IS a brief abs,ract n the .circnn

Such is brief abstract Of the circum-
stances developed in The Brief examina-
',ion OF witnesses. The testimony closed
and The pleading began. 49,. Z
X lFirst3of all three advocates spoke In
succession for the prosecution; but nei-
tter their names nor their Argument are
worth preserving. Orators Of the blood
and thunder genus they about equally
pariitioned their bowling eloquence be-
twixt the prisoner and her leather.robed
counsel, as If in doubi which Of tile twain
was then on trial. oAs for the stranger
he seemed TOPAZ, /, not the slightest atlen-
tion to his opponents, but remained mo.
iionless, with his forehead bowed on his
hands like one buried in deep thought or
islumber. ~ sa'1 iyi-.t /.
~ When the proper time came however,
he suddenly sprang 10 his feet, crossed
the bar,and took his position almost touch
ing the jury. He then commenced in a
whisper, butit was a whisper so wild, SO
clear, SO unutlerably ringing and distiuci,
as 10 fiji the hall from floor to galleries.
Az the outset, be deli In pure logic, sepe-
rating and combining tie proven factp,
till the whole mass OF confused evidence
looked transparent as globe Of glass,
through which. the innocence Of his client
s.one, brilliant as sunbeam; and the iu.
rors nodded TO each other signs Of
thorough conviction; that thrilling whis-
per, and fixed concentration, aud The Ian
guage, simple as d cliild's had convinced
all. VI 91' spdl l9''p.' s''i' 't'''3.V' ,,.
He then changed his posture, SO as 10
sweep the bar with his glance; and began
TO tear and rend his legal adyersaries.
Ills sallow face glowed as a heated fur
mace; his eyes lesembled living Goals;
and bis voice became the clangor of
trumpet, | have never before or since,
listened to such murderous dcruncia-
tions, 1t was like Jove's eagle charging
a flock Of crows, il was like Jove himself
hurling red hot thunder-bolts amougr,he
quaking ranks Of o conspiracy of inferior
gods! And YET in the highest tempest
Of his fury, he seemed calm; he employ
ed no gesture save one--the flash Of a
long bony forefnger, direct in the eyes
Of bis foes. He painted their venalty
and unmanly meaness, in coalescing for
money, to hunt down poor and friend
less woman, till shout of stifed rage
arose from the multitude, and even some
of the Jury cried, "Shame!"
lie changed his theme once more.
His voice grew mournfule as funeral
song aaa hiis y CO fiiieu wiki reurs assl,e
traced q sividepicture Of mans cruelties,
and woman's wrongs, with particular
illustrations in the case of his client; ill
one half Of the audience wepi like chill.
dren. But il was in the perolation that he
reached his zenith, at once, Of terror and
Esublimily. His features were liyid as
those Of a corpse; his very hair appeared
Ito stand on end; his nerves shook as with
a palsy; he tossed his hands wildly to.
wards heaven, each finger stretched
apart and quisering like the fame Of q
candle, as he closed with the last words
OF the deceased Hiram Shore: e Tellmy
mother that | am dead and gone 10 hell!!'
His emphasis on the, world heH embodied
the acme and ideal of horror, it was 1
wall Of immeasurable despair. No Ian
guage can depict the affect on us wht
heardit. Men groaned; femalesscream
ed; and one poor mother tainted, ant
was borne away in commissions.
The whole speech occupied but al
hour. ,r,s
The Jury rendered a verdict Of "no
guilty." without leaving The box; ant
three cheers, like successive roars Of al
earthquake, shook the old courlhous'
ffom dome TO corner stone, testifying ,h'
| Joy of the people.
After the adjournment, which occur
red near sunset. the triumphant advocate
arose and gave out an appointment"
will preach ip this hall tonight at eigh
o'clock,'' He then glided off through
the crowd, speaking 10 no one, thougl
many attempted tojdraw him into q con
versaiion. x a ag.I 8ley hi ba
| AT eight O'Clock the stranger accor
ding to promise, delivered his sermon
It cyinced the same attributes as his pre-
| vions eloquence at the bar; the SAM
compact logic, the same burning yehe
mence, and Increased bitterness of de
nunciation. Indeed, misanthropy reveal
/ ed itself as the prominent emotion TIL
discourse was trade against infdelity
in which class the preacher seemed I,
include, everybody but himself, it was
picture Of hell, such as lLucifer nigh
have drawn, with a word in flames for hi
pencil, !, But, one paragraph pointed t
heaven, and that only demonstrated tn
utter impossibllity that any human bein
1 should ever get there. ss'''5,f
STRONG TEsT1moNY. Moses, the in
1 spired legislator relatea: "And Noa