The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1853-10-28
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GeneSte Farmer.
Trial Of Kiasane.

Trial Of Kissane.
TIE CLos1No 'ScENE-. The famous
forgery case, which hns so largely en-.
crossed public atleo,ion for the last two
weeks, has finally clnsed. The trial at.
Lebanon, i, Is generally admitted, has
been ably and imparliaiIy conducted
Judge r. gers has received deserved COM
mendation forlhe ability. moderation aud,
strong sense Of justice he. has displayed.
lie has proved himself "A compeien nj, "a.
learned and an impartial Judge. The:
jury was composed Of sound and sterling
men, unpreiudiced in thei, opinions, ana
determined to perform what to them was;
sud and solemn dujy.. The case has
been energo,ical!y and ably conducted
both by the counsel for the State and the
defence. No effort, nor honorable means,
have been spared 10 give William Kisspne
4 fair and impartial trial, and we believe,
as far as nature can be inllible, he has :;
received wha, were his just deserts.
The verdict was returned by the Jurors
after retirement of three hours, aud i,a
announcement was most solemn and ef-
feclive. The general impression in and
aboHi Lebanon, was, that Kissano would .
either be acquitted, or that The jury wo'd
disagree. Their decision Of ''Guilty,"
caused general surprise, accompanied by
saddening i,Rnence, as large share Of
sympathy had been awakened in behalf
Of tho inf rtunae man, who, whatever
were lissins, has suffered g,eally. and
whose IifssiIion cannot but he calculated
TO alfonso pity, even in tho s'ernesi boz
SONS. Kssnne's late standing in soci-
oty, his previous. reputation, his youth,
and his sndden fall from his high position
into dshonor and probable crime, hava
linked IT. his name a species Of romancs
aud mystery, and strange curiosity, ,ha.
have been fel, throughout the land.
We know no, when we have Witnessed
q more snpuurly impressive and mourh>
(ui scene, than tia, which attended the
rendition Of tho verdict. ........E.
The Court room Was dimly lighted, the
night without was dark and stormy, rs If
in unison Hi'h the fate Of HE prisoner,
when ha was brought in to hear The de-
cis;on Of those twelve men, upon whom
his future destiny hung, and with whom
his every worldly expc clation rested.
Kissane looked fol- of hope, as h.
stood up before those nymen, and gNged
fxediy at them, as il he would read their
sentence, ere it was uttered. The awful
word "Guiliy," fell not upon his car, aa
much as upon his soul, which seemed TO
shtivel before that fearful sound. Every
ray Of hope died in his coun,enauce; he
started and grz"d wildly around, as il 10
seek for protection, and sank ovcrpower-
ed beneath the undn,icipaitd blow. lie
grasped nervousy The arm Of his counsel,
!, Judge Walker, who had struggled so ne
bly, in his defense, aud who had l"nght
so bravcly. though in vain, against TIL"
dark and impending fate which awaited
him, and exclaiming in trembling and
,. iaierug tone. "7hat is mrong, Judge!
As Hedpcn Is my ,Ditness, did not do it!'
burst in,o an agony of leain.
: Each spectator in that Court room fels
= thrill Of woe, in that painful and awfui
scene, dead ae The hope nf The unforiu-
nate whe wept, weeping like a clild br.
fore them.
Justice, perhaps, had been done; but
= Justice is stem and terrible il softens
not It's tigor ihough human nature is lis
victim. Justice, thou art fearless and
, stnny, and dreadful, when msck-eysd
Mercy folds thee not beneath her snowy
= winat!
>, Y'hat scene will be long burned upon
= nur memory. Near Kissano, sat bis
S Young brother, ba,hed in tears, and sob.
" bng as if his heart would break-heip-
- l,ss then he seemed, and descticd' the
= elder brother, TO whom he had looked up
, as to father, plunged in despair and a.
y fiction, was near him, a convicted felon.
!" The mother Of these Two young men,
thank Heaven, was not there. She had
not yet learned thai fearful intelligence.
which will slope the dalkencd descent To
IL her no distant ,otnb. She was awaiting.
:, with brea!hIess suspense and auxioua
u mind, and high, beating heat, the return
y 10 bis home, Of the cherished son. A
"a Va mothers love bad never accusee him--in
" " her sight, he was as innocent as when h"
~ lay smiling infant, upon her BOSOM,
., Tho hour approached when she awaited
>" his coming the declaration of his scqnit-
D. ,ol How bitter, how crushing the dis-
- appointment!
81 Aud who was 10 bear the sad iidings
~ 10 that molhe.? Who was TO awaken he's
y, ~ from the happy dream to tho horrible re-
al u, ality?
10 tler younger SOL, who wep, there by
e. his convicted brother, NE was to apply
c. he torch to his mothers hopes, tina,
ng would burn them into blackened embers
a, We thought Of this, aud others thought
II of il. And is it strange. II tear sprang
81 :" into the eve, and for moment shut on
~ even the iim of Justice, and turned the
~ vision inward toward the weakness OF oul
4 II. agyn