The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1852-05-27

he ai.ie TO show the character of the ae'
cassd ~ pure aud spo,iess ~ the noon
day sun in heaven
/ There wa 5rcaihlcs stiffness
throughout the court hossc during the
progress uf thcsc remark. The conf
den, manner ia which they were utter.
Ell, ~ the face Of testimony so asiound.
ING. Which had CARRIED conviction 10 al
u,o-i every mind Of the prisoners gull.
awakened rcdoublcd interest: aud
caused painful idea IN the minds
Of the more rejecting. that possibly in
the silent workings 81 their o~n iho';s
they had condemned the prisoner too
soou.
The gentleman WIN he'll the mort
gage was the first witness called hy the
defense. lie cAme into the conrt room
n few moments before the drover TO
whom he had paid the money. accom-.
panied by William Johnson, who. ii now
came out. Ind been 10 seek him in Ohio
and bring him back u n witness in tho
case. The mortgages testified TO the
payment by him to the dro,er Of the
.a,ne bills he had received from tho
prisoners father. but he could not iden
lily the bank Tho drover. however,
sworc positively that they were on the
/ Graaiie, and not on the Globe bank
!. Ehss he goiicsd md rsnsembcrsd them
parlicGlnrIy. u fsKs KdvwtnylUE cesesr
letter. g. ami that he had paid them
out for stock in small amounts at time,
eAcep, two or three Of the bills which
were then in his possession and which,
he produced in cour. After having
been searchingly cross questioned by
the District Attorney without varying
in the least from the previous statement.
he was permitted to Withdrew, aud VIM
johnson was called upon the stand
After having been shown the letter that
accompanied the package Of money sen,
to the prisoners father, he was asked
. Have you ever seen tina, letter be-
fore 2
! Yes
Can you or can you not identity the
hand 2
can. wrote that letter myself
and sent 1t with the money which &C.
companird ii to Mr.. Kendall. | drew
it from the Granite Bank Of Boston, on
IA check in my own name. FIom mo-
''>es of delicacy, it was kept II secret at
the time; and when explained it to
the counsel for the defence, 10y his adj
vice, ii had been kept II secret until
now
There was confusion and exci,cmnnt
in the court room, aud il was some time
btorc quiet could he restored. He
sad, IN answer to the District Attorney
on the cross examination, that he had
no secrecy or delicacy about the Natter
now; that hc had been fnt some time
engaged 10 the prisoner at the bar, aud
that, unknown TO any one, he had taken
on himself the privilege of Ji,cI,atginy
the indebtedness of a man whom he had
known and honored in early life. and
who was the father Of his intended wife.
The teller Of the Granite Bank fully
corroborated the drawing Of the funds
Ivy johnson and produced the identical
check on which they had been drawn.
Mss Mason WAS now recalled and
asked if she had lately purchased II
shawl of Campbell n Co., to which she
replied iha, she had, and that tho price
was twenty d liars.
'Of whom did you receive the mon
ey you paid for it,
'Of Mr.. Miller one Of the witnesses
for the prosecution,
The clerk OF Campbell and Co, pro.
duced the bill which WAS paid by the
last witness for the shawl, and i, Was
identified as one Of those which had
been stolen. Miller Was seen al this
moment 10 Os making for the door, in
evident haste and confusion but the
eyes Of the whole court were directed
towards him, ard he was Immediately
taken into custody by warrant from
the bench. The trial was suspended
tor short time, while u search va.
made ct hi, apartment, and nearly all
the missing money WAS found in the bot.
am of his trunk. The case was then
submitted without argumen, or charge;
and the Jury at once returned verdict
Of NOT GUILTY.
The most intense excitement prevail.
cd through the city. A crowd Assem-.
blcd before The Jail. threatening to seize
the villain Miller, and tear him limit
from limb; but being overruled by BET
ter counsel, they repaired to the court
house, and as the prisoner fnow pri.on.
er no lonser) came down the sters lean
ing on the arm Of johnson, sent up
loud, long cheer 10 heaven tina, made
The weik'n ring again. The Counsellor
' and his fair client. with her father and
johnson, were placed in II coach from
w'''ch lhe horses were unharnes sed and
drawn by The ready hands Of excited
men, in triumph to their homes.
Miller and Julia Mason were indic,>
ed Tor conspiracy, and trial set down
Tor that very term Of the court but "A
nofie Prosequf was entered in her behalf
on condition that she would disclose the
plot She said Miller had promised her
marriage Oh conditions involving her
own dishoner, and had aiierward. re.
FUSED to fulfill them. That he had sub.