The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1850-04-18


distance 'fin tie road. I.ic front dosg
VA ioDad open. all tie iunct-d"ors vn.
10, kcd u broken, every drawer. closet.
press. OF cupboard forced. ard tatir CON.
tents Scaitc 81 over ihc 400. In thr
garnet, 10 which, place the poor liul, cres.
iare had probably lcd. Milne wa, ,uari
covered with blood that flowed from 8.
stab IN hcr side. her little hand eia.p,ny
~ Oh bod post. while around her neck a
mhiie handkerchief wa, slightly kno,,.l
lpou ,ae floor of The hall. one Of the
ne'ghoof. packed np Is squirrel, with onc
iote.i'aw gone, aAd It. head &c lpcd ~ n
rifie bali. y Young man who had been
chorping wood IA a neighboring grove.
Immediately rcc"2Hizo! i, as one W
bad shei iha.t aiioinoun; lac WAS by. and.
picked II up. remarked 10 W t..c OK.
ceilcni shot. W l,it IN tie direction
Of Wooi's house, with the squirrel ia his
hand. Thc handkerchief unvound from
Miles neck lad The letters VI. w. in
one corner. True these were the initials
ol M.liie's own name, bul her mother
positively ayowcj She owned ~ sucl. ar.
,iclc. Satisfied with these circumstance,
the officer Gi oucc ARE led W
From he time the murder was discover
ed 10 tha. vi W------'s arrest Was lust
two hours.
The prisoner was hurii u TO The near.
est magistrate, and the evidence I have
detailed, given before him. In addition
g Y,
on his coat sleeve, AID as Woods had
been robbed OF some go!d and silver coin,
Of a peculiar character. two or three OF
Tie pieces were 'onn1 upon the unioriu.
nate man's person. This rivited the final
link, and the crowd grew furious. Lit.
Ie M.ilie, so loved AVID loving, all remem
tered as cli.d Of their own, and >hc t.
'c butcAered FOR soll--,hc law seemed
too SLOW and mild for vengeance and
the great crowd, now swcllcd to hnn-
drcds, swaycd to and fso, shouting angri-
ly FOR blood.
a convict, but lately from prison, hast
encd forward with rope, threw it over
a post, while some OF the citizens, in
a"swcr 10 tNis mute suggestion. hurried
the unfortunate prisoner towards the I'M
rroml'iu gallows.
"Uh, gentlemen ~ screamed the young
man, frightened at wha, appeared his H.
cyiiablc fate. Have mercy upon me
Il am innoccn,--indced | am-haye
mcicy."
ILL.,, voice was drowned in a roar from
. i
Mile: Kill him, Kill linn 80 And
again they pushed him towards the fatal
post.
"Oh, God" cried ,he unhappy man
in bitter anguish, and trembling like Il
child will no one pity m ! have II
widowed molhcr--mcrcy--mcrcy--.wai,
a little while only a little while"
Onc, alone, answered this last appeal.
4 Young lawyer Of eminent ability, and
personally popnlar.sprune forward ever
cd 'hc topc, and then. in clear, sl!ycry
voice, that rang Out high above The tu-
mul;, sad:
:" Ny friends, be careful Of your acis.
You are nbogt To- do what III Til. man
you condemn.-.an awful murder. CLAIM
hin down.-do what YOU vii! to secure
the criminal, but rcspec, the law---"
And give Squire il a chance 10
clear him. interrupted Tie convic, ] have
mentioned.
ITO that man, fresh from TIE cells, !
have nothing TO say. Bu, to my com.
l'anions, neigLbors, friends. appeal.
earnestly appeal, Why will you do This
cruel ,hingt Wha, right have you TO
commi, murder. How will YOU an.
swor 10 the grea, Giver Of al good for
this: Where is your authority =
"Whoso shcddeih mans blood 10y man
shall III, blood be she'd" responded n
harsh, solemn voice, and the crowd turn
ing. saw. where torch waved over a
stern, uniecling face, the countcnance Of
their preacher 1t wa, time when the
gathered feeling checked by some great
obstacle, pauscs in lis rash career, and,
for moment, there seems a doul, which
way The tide will flow. The awful pas
sage, 50 solcmnly quoted, fell on the
crowd al that moment, when the slightest
word would have turned them from their
purpose. and, simulated ~ it seems 10
tLcm By command from Heaven, they
once more seized their trembling captive,
when the old captain, whom W
had impornacd for passage, claimed 10
Lc heard:
Comrades" said he. Squire b
ihinhs We hadn't ough, to hang this fcl-
low. Wei, III tell you what wha, ven
DO. He wanted 90 sall with me hi. day.
lie shalt DO SO. Wei take him outside
The Bay---iic hin in an open boat, and
scnd him adrii,. Thea the Lord have
merch on him. What say you;"
4 ;hou, Of appreciation was the re.
spouse, aud they hurried W 10 the
shore. In the nean,im. the s,orie grew
loud. aud when IA the dark night, iheir
iorolc, beaten ou, by the wind aud rain,
he crowd heard the angry waves da-h.
ing over he ruJe pier, their courage
'ailed, ard seven only wcrc found ready
'or the enterprise. Clamber.hg upon
he deck. with their victim in Their
midst, the cables were cut. and The h,ie F.
ra;k, Ike a fiigh,ened bird, few out 10
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