Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1853-07-07

I III Tnlea Oh titCl ocaih OF ulS 6uesO.
Sue. vas The prisoners addrd SIS
wi ith produce ed 4 powerful effect.
: Ii Was delivered in very firm a nd
I'M pressive tene, and from tie simple
an | artless man ner. Of tie man. per
haps not one present doubted lis en-
til { innocence.
4 The housekefper was now intro
duted, and exanlined hy tie counsel
for the prisoner. Sire had not heaid
any ? art Of the ft4tc mcnt Of Smith,
uor a single worl | Of the trial.
p,o tis Succeeded her cross Faxam-
ina iiou by the counsel for the prose-
4 Icn,lon. One c.rcumstance lilate Il
Idet p impression bn bis niind n this
Twas, that willie tie pris6nfr and
1.-THE housekecper were in tie room Of
1.-THE ioim4r, some thing like d door
bad otslr pcted tic light of can
die, q that the Nitness testified to
the iact, but could not sec If. W nat
was ihe d Instruction? There VAS no
,loor-no hing III the room which
could account tor rtlIis. Yet tlIeiwlt-
iiess is positive that some 4tlIing like
a door did, for a momentl donl be-
tween thd window and the Dan PIE. :
This need II explanation. Taeihpuse-
keeper waF the only person that could
give it. Designing to probe this
matter in I he end to the bottolh, but
no, WISHING to excite her ;larIn. he
.Iea.,u by asking h'r "a few unilnror-
ialt quys ions; and amqng others,
where the candle stood willie slid was
iil Smiths room?-
''ln the centre Of the roon,l she
replied.
"\ycll, and was the closet, OF cup
board, or whatever you call il, Open
ed cnce or twice while 1t stood
there
She made no rfflv.
q Will help lonr recollection
said he COUNSEL. 'Aficr Sir. SEnith
had taken the me.licine on If fhe
close, did lie slut the ,'oor, or lid ii
remain opcll..'
"IIc shut IT,"
".And when he replaced the 4 ottic
in the closet, he opened sgailHs did
h69?!'
IL did
q Ind ! ow lors ras it OPEN the
last Nh lna?
Not above n,in Ptc.'
"Well, and wltp opens swonltl The
door ! e exactly between the pigIt
and lh4 window?
ct moull'
Il lorgel, s.s'l the counsel, Wv beth
cr YOU Said tie closet w4s on the
right ha F.l OF lie left l.ali d SIZE Of
the vialpw?" I
H0n TIE left hand siAe'
aNould The door Of The dloset
make any noise in opening" I
None
care you certaia?''
81 am.
"lIave you ever opened it your
self, or only seen MIR. Smith open
i.?7 !
Il uever opened it m,ysd IL i
"lRd yen ever keep the key:'
s. lever"
y Yho di,l?'
s. llr. Smith, always
a Ills moment the house aeopcr
chaut ted to cast htr eyes towards
Smith. tl.e prisoner A cJll, diunp.
sweat stood uFon his brow, and lis
fdce had lost all its colof; he DIP
reared II living image If death
She 10 sooner saw fnn h Il y
Size shrieked and tainted. Ihe CON
seqnehces OF her answers flushed
across her mind. Size lad been
Sd Thoroughly dtee ived BY the m1n- |
ner Of tie advocate, anl bY the little
importance he bad seemed 10 attach
to her slatcweiIts, that she had been
l4,l on Iy one question TO anIthtr,
till she Lad told him all he wante ed to
know.
She was oblis4 d 10 be taken from
the court, and h physician who was
present was req nI sted'ro attend her.
At this tine the solicitor for the
Prosecution left Tie court. hut no
one knew for v lat purpose Present
Tx the ~, sici.ln came INTO the doust,
and stated that il womb. be imFos$i-
.!l,, fer tIie iopsekeei.er TO resume
Iri seat il the box short ol an hour
or .ap.
1t was abaHt Twelve in the day
Lord VI rs ield fay.ng dlrec cd that
thn inrv ,oiil1 h,l acrOmIhOLatt