The Ohio union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1849-1854, 1852-05-26

"Can you or can you not identify the
handl"
al can. l wrote that letter myself and
sent il with the money that accompanied
it to Mr.. Kendall, | drew ii from the
Granite Bank of Boston, III d check in
my own name. From motives of delira.
cy, it was kept a secret at the time; and
wtea ] explained il TO the counsel for the
defence, by his advice it had been kepta
secret until now"
There was confusion and excitemtHt in
the court room, and it was sometime be4
fore quiet could be restored. lie said, in
answer to the District Attorney on the
cross.examination, that he had no secresy
or delicacy about the matter now; that he
had been for some time engaged 10 The
prisoner al The bar, and that unknown to
any one, he had taken on himself the pri-
vilege of discharging 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 Ora.
mite Bank fully corroborated the drawing
of the funds by Johnson, and produced
the identical check on which they had
been drawn.
Miss Mason was now recalled, and
asked if she had lately purchased a shawl
of Campbell q Co.; to which she an
swered that she had and the price was
twenty dollars.
"Of whom did you receive the money
you paid for III"
"Of Miller, one of the witnesses for the
prosecution"
The clerk of Campbell & Co., pro.
duced the bill, which was paid by the last
witness for the shawl, and il was idenii-
fed as n of those which had Teen stolen.
Miller was seen at this moment to be
making for The door, in evident haste and
confusion; but the eyes of the whole court
were directed towards him and he was
Immediately taken into custody by a war.
rant from the bench. The trial was sus-
pended for a short time, while a search
was made of his apartment and nearly all
of the missing money was found in the
bottom of his trunk. The case was then
submitted without argument or charge, and
the jury al once returned a verdict of"NoT
GUILTY"
The most intense excitement prevailed
through the city. A crowd assembled be.
fore the Jail threatening 10 seize the
villain Miller, and tear him limb from
limb, but being over-rulled by better coun-
sci, they repaired to the Court House, and
as The prisoner, (now prisoner no longer,)
came down the steps leaning on the arm
of Johnson, sent up a loud, long cheer to
heaven, which made the welkin ring
again. The Counsellor and his fair client
with her father and Johnson, were placed
liz a coache from which the horses were
Embarrassed, and drawn by the ready
hands Of excited men in triumph TO their
homes.
Miller and Julia Mason were indicted
Tor a conspiracy, and trial set down for
that very term of The court; but a noile
proSqui was entered in her behalf, on con.
dlllon that she would disclose the plot
She said that Miller had promised her mar.
riage on conditions involving her own dis
honor, and had afterwards refused 10 full
fill them. That he had subsequently re.
newed his promises with The most solemn
proleslations, in case she would lend her
aid in fixing the larceny which he himself
had committed, upon Miss Kendall-in
order, as he said, 10 avenge an insult he
had received at her hands-and that he
had given her the twenty dollars which
she had paid Campbell & Co. That after
many promises and threa!s, she had
placed the envelope which was given her
by Miller for that purpose, in the place
where she testified that i, was found.
Miller was tried, found guilty, and sen.
fenced TO State Prison for ten years, Coun.
sellor Ms. reputation was established as
a celebrated criminal lawyer; and Lucy
Kendall, with unblemished character, was
restored 10 her father, her lover, and her
friends.