The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1853-06-17
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oil Miss MARY Ann wheeler, Tor killing
M. w. Lace on tho street, at MilwQukie,
was commenced on Monday last. The
lriul appears TO excite much interest in
that city. The Sentinel states the fol,
lowing in relation TO her:
! Shortly after the opening Of ihs court,
the defendant was brought in in custody
Of Sheriff Page, and seated BY tho side
Of her counsel She was accompanied
by her father, Asa Wheeler. from Wake.
man, Huron County, Ohio her uncle,
Daniel Miner, from Har,land, Huron
County, Ohio, aud Miss Lucy NJ. Whee-
lor, he: younger sister, and Mr.. @. G.
Garfield, in wlose family she had resi>
ded for four Yeas, previous TO cemiDg to
Wisconsin. r .,., .t.i ,tse,,. y
The prisoner appears calm and self
possessed. An cir Of subdued sadness
rests upon her features. Her general
appearance bctokens herio,b be woman
Of strong feelings, and Of firm detcrm%i
ined will, Though she msy be guilty
Of tho deed charged 10 her, and, though
no circumstance should be elected in The
trial (which would go far toolesscn the
enoEmity Of the crime, still we shall adj
here 10 our opinion that she is far from
bearing the resemblance Of that most de-
eradedV Personifcation of vice. she
deoil, of 10 speSk in mare refined Ian
guage, "a fallen ANGEL II we were to-
draw in orr minds eye, picture Of la
cruel, deliberate, unprovoked, wanton
murderess, we would portray n ,counte-
nance far different from Miss Wheeier's.
II iS true saying, however, that looks
are often decei!fnl, and IT may be so in
this case. The result Of The trial will show
She came TO Wisconsin in February
I949, resided al II. Atkinson, in the
family ofiMr9 Joseph Bartholomew, until
May Of the sameiyeaL She then came
to Milwaukee. was in the employ of Miss
Blanchard, in the dress making and mill
inefy business, where she remained for
some time.o She afterwards went into
the employ Of Mrs. Cleveland, on Wis.,
consin street, and was about starting in
the millinery business, al No, :, 1876, Easf
Water street, when she committed the
act, for which she Is now being lried.-
She Isl twenty-,hree years of age. was
born in Clurksfeld, Huron County, Ohio
where she has a number of relatives
now residing. oa,.s;sa ..i.1 ,aoa .,s. !
Once upon a certain time q s'law suil''I
was held in the town of Little Valley
Cnttaraugus county, in which strong
effort wus made 10 impeact the trsiimo>
nv Of one II s -.----,, whose character
was considered rather .scaly.n1 Several
Witnesses we're called sby the "paryr|
wishing to exclude H's testimony,
for the purpose Of proving ihat he was
moi TO be believed Under oaih. Among
the rosi was oneEtsBob Davis,"a Jolly
rafisman, and son of "Enerold Isls.Y|
,,Bub" was a good, faithful hand and
well "pos:ed up" in all the requirements
Of Ills laborioGs avocnton. IL. had
worked with soBob,e and had proved
rather an unhandy oarsman. Mr. Justice
Shallow held ou; The stsTeslamen,;"
"Bob" took the, required oath, and the
'''learned counsel" (Mr, A., who Lad
since risen TO poliiical cmincnce) Began
propounding the usual questions. lie
asked l"Bob" If he was acquainted with,
H, and received an affirmative re-
ply; "Well, Robert, from your acquain,>
ance with H, should you say that
his general character for truth and vera.
city is good or bad!" "An," sure, yer
Homer, ] knows nothin' about his ginirul
karac,er for truth and veraciiy; bu,he's o,
miserable cuss al an oar, an Id behave
no sicll man on his oatb!" This reason
was not deemed very valid, and as
'rBob" could vffer none more substantial,
he was allowed 10 stand aside, and make
loom for the next wiinesa. t.. n
/ A cunning old Duichmen was mem.
Der Of, the Pennsylvania Legislature,
some years ago, from --- w - county
On ono occasion he promised a lobby
member 10 vote for a certain local meas.
ure; but when the measure came up, he
voted against il, and il was lost. The
lobby pember came 10 him in great
wrath, and The following colloquy en-
sued. aSir, you promised TO vote for
my bill.p .,Vell,p said the Dutch mems
bur, f'vat If did ~ aWell. Sir, you voted
against IL" evil, vat if didf" swell, !
Sir, you liedr' "Vell, pat If / did?"I
was lie cool reply. q % blno'p ''sa"l
AvARrcE. This is damning vice vice,
every where, and Z in al cases it is
ruinons; totally sos IA singular proofsof|
this may be found in the late murdefll
case, y, n,iou our ci'En ,snt,g sls@sl bauoll
/ One Of the women arrested, was a
pure happy -heariod girlin the county.
Every body who knew her, loved her
But her father wbrslipped money; sirwas
his passion, ]. absorbed every faculty of
his soul. ..8 ,,, ls.ea. u 4
Well. Of course man. "said 10 be
rich,m came along. He was caught and