Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1854-10-19


tary confessions were read in cv|rnce ;'s:ai'r,t
his rival!y Of McCioud. aud other circumstances.
were established. Then Miss Lawson WAS
brought forward 20 give Testimony. Shccanl"
caning on her fathers ariIl-lvr pa!" Intelligent
and interesting face WAS modrs;iy concealed by
Il veil aud bonnet. All eyes We're fixed nn"a
her us IN object Of pity AMI cXr"mc b'.'"y.
She came forward, trembling with Srnsihi!ity
and fear, to give evidence against her brnrIac-
tor, her pre>ervcr aud idol of her heart. The
trcmor of her voice and the gentle undulaiions
of her bosom cvnccd the embarrassment of her
mind. and The peculiar jclcary Of her position,
and aroused the sympathy of crowded :sscm-
bly, After lcw moments Gl rompo,urr, size
gave the following statements of facts: :" WIS
dccoycd nif from i!ul%", some months snrc. By
Mr.. McCloud. We started to meeting. and al
ter riding some time, asked linn il were not
LOST He said he believed 81 then lac said he
knew where we were, aud thu; We had been lost,
but were now in The road back 10 town and Us
the time for meeting had passed. we would 90
on to town. After much conversation, he re-
Marked in an angru tone Of voice, well, Mary,
clearly see, under ali these circumstances, YOU
intend marrying Col Van Dyke, and before he
shall thus trampIc ovrr my exalted claims vou
and myself must fall victims to your inilryihIc
obs,nacy." so saying, he turned our hor%cs
out of the road. aud we had not proceeded Ear
before he tlismounird and hurried me from my
saddle down into deep, irigrttm! cave. Now.
Miss" said he, "deaih or the full assurance nt
your hand and ut the sanr lime waving pis-
tpl in one hand and Il dirk in ihc o'hcr. |
plead for life, bul lie seemed unrcenlug; his
eye flashed fiery indignation; 1T length ceased
to speak. Then" said he, die, obstinate
Mary" raising his dirk over my head and point
ing it to my heart. Sot get. sounded in my ear,
followed by the report Of pistol. MrCioud
tcll-I turned my hcri-Gchcld my drIircrcr.
and exclaimed, thank Heaven. am safe! Col.
Van DYKE ll.rn conducted me 10 Mr., Whites,
where | remained until my father came and COLI
Quoted me home"
"ls this the man you call your drliverrr y
asked the attorney for the defendant, p"imiing
to the prisoner who had remained nnprrcercd
BY Mary until that m"mc"t.
She rave Il scream, and fell in 4 state Of in
senSibiIi;y, from which sIie did not recover for
some days
With the testimony Of Miss Mary. thn A'tor-
ucy for the COMMONWEALTH closed on his part.
The counsel for defendant then remarked he
wanted no Witnesses, his client relied alone upon
the testimony of Miss Lawson i"r his ju,t!e';-
ton. The attorney for the Commonwealth IeI'
rave TO the jury Il brief summary of the prinri-
pies of the law and Of the evidence bearing up
on the case, and pressed upon the jury the I'M
porance of enforcing the laws Of the Land
against every offender however distinguished he
micht be. The counsel Tor defendant then
arose, and with much ability, and more than nr-
binary cloquence, addressed the jury in the de.
fence of Col Van Dyke. lie denied lc legal
positions assumed by the attorney i"r The prnse.
cution He cnniendcd that the prisoner had
not violated the law-lhat the act complained
of was necessary to prevent The commission OF
an atrocious murder. That instead of shame
degradation and punishment, Van Dyke g"rird
in The decd, and felt that he deserved The ap'
plausc and appreciation of the community ."l
The rescue of innocence and virtue from The EN-.
brace of desperation and death lie dwcIt upon
the high and noble inspirations OF love-ls I'M
perative claims upon all who would worship al
it's pure and holy shrine. lie insisted that The
law of nature, which WAS paramount to all hui
! man law, the sacred statutes OF love and alice
tion, that commanded him TO cherish and pre-
serve its idol and inSpirrr. WAS Col Van Dyke:
justification for the death Of McCuud.
The attorney for the prosecution Responded
in strong appeal, rcilcraing his former p"Si
lions assumed in The opening Of the case, en-
forcing them by new views and arguments. liz