The Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1852-1855, 1853-04-09

Waiely married her, 10 the extreme an
nptance oi lis family, and especially OF
h's maiden ntwhose pride was wound
ed by what she considered as dcgrad-
iag union. AT the period Of the fire,
kosalie was the mother Of child OF
four years old, and was looking forward
TO the birth OF second hut discomfort
ana dissension had already superVened
between The young couple. The iather
OF bapiisie, indeed, had become recon
cned 10 ms haugtier-In-iaw nat snch
was TAR from being the case WIN ms
sister, who lost no opportunity OF eNcH-
ing The anger OF her nephew against his
"iie' whenever The iaiier iaiied 10 OBEY
her behesis "hiie' as Il Was proved py
several witnesses, kosaIie became at
length so irritated by the ceaseless Sc
verify of which she was the object and
50 indignant at the taunts uttered against
her previous poverty, that she had been
more than once heard 10 declare that
she wished the farm burnt TO the ground
and the husband reduced TO the rank OF
q common laborer; and that she wosld
gladly fire IT herself, IN order to be de-
liyered from the life OF wretchedness TO
which she was then condemned
More than one witness, stated the ac-
cusation, would swear 10 tins fact, which
at once pointed suspicion towards the
prisoner; when several months previ-
Gus TO the present trial, on calm eve
ming, between seven and eight O'Clock,
long.ailer the farm servants had quilted
| the primises. a Ere broke out in a barn
adjacent to the dwclling-housc occupied
by the family, which after consuming
/ the out.bnildings, and several stacks of
unthrashed grain and beans, had been
with great difficulty eX,inguished by
the energetic labor of the villagers.
Among 1oiher evidence rendered to
the mayor during this examination was
that Of the maiden aunt, who, to her
unqualified accusation OF the prisoner,
the soul author Of the catastrophe, SUI
peradded the information that Rosalie
had, only a week or two previously,
attempted to muder her husband, by
mixing n quantity Of white powder in
some soup, which had been kept warm
for his supper, upon the ashes Of the
hearth, and which bad produced violent
vomiting, after he had partaken of it
about half an hour.
As the monolonous accents of the
greifer fell upon her ear, the unhappy
woman sat with her hands iorcloly
together, and her flushed face and eager
eyes turned steady towards him but
he no sooner ceased reading than she
started conyulsivcly from her seat, and
leaning forward eagerly towards the
bench, exclaimed, i am innocent,s NJ
lie President ! AM innocen, !.
"Peace !" Numbered out the irownlnG
official and then, as The wre'ched prs
oner sank back between her gnards'and
once more endea'ored 10 conceal her
sell, he extended hlS arm towards her
and with ouistreich finger d'rcted ih'
attention OF the court 10 the qnmlni
form OF ihe accused anna s'ehce s.
deep 'hat II eouia almost DC hearu' ah'
which he ultimately terminated oy mes
extraordinary words lou see ina
woman gentlemen OF ihe Jury WIN
has just so 'ehemeht'y declared her IN
nocence ana now l. III my 'urh' leI
you that entertain no aoup' ol ne
gnilt and ihat L. moreover pe''eN
her to be capable OF any ylh'hs'
lie It remarked 'ha' lh's dee'arauo
on the part oil The pres'd'ng oiieer
the eourt-oi the man who sat beneat
the awful efiigy OF cru.'iIed savior
and to whom had been delegated u
supreme duty OF administering ever
banded justice alike TO the accused an
to society, did not even await the e'
denee OF The witnesses whose feNela''"i
were to decide question OF lie an
death but that ne roiD"teeredb''s fTig''
u fta assertion bcfore aug distinct Proef
he gu't Of tie prisoner had bee" d''d''
q ed nor should the fact be overlook'
h that the jury, which was composed
small farmers and petty tradcsmen, r
J. garded with awe and reverence the Sc
J ernn and stately personase Who had
T. rived from the capital expressly TO pr
d side over the tribunal OF their reno
e province, and that they we're cons
quenily prepared 10 consider hi' OPP
ion as inialAhe.
Y ! watched The eounienanees OF iho
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