Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-06-13

/. Very likely gloomily replied the
father. ~'>,. ~ ~: |.
/, And, dear father, you must not
permit his death; ar all others insist,
you must refuse to be convinced. :
They cannot hang him without your
sanction ,/r.3 /.\%.6
But, child. my friendship toward
him is known-my reputation will
suffer, ! may be ruined in conse-
quence.' 49,. III (
But, then, you will have saved an
innocent man from a frightful death
And, dear father, no one can suspect
you, who are SO upright Of Partially.
Well, dear child, we will see what
can be done tn save him. = |
Father, you must promise me- ex
claimed Fanny Talbot, with unwont'
ed vehemenc e; and then she poured
into her fathers ears the deep abb
ding interest she took in the young
man, also her deep-seated convic-
tons Of his truth and innocence, and
fairgrounds those convictions, say,
ing that fine were hung and could
have been saved by her father, she
could not live to bear the horror o.
the thought. ~. 49,. III
Deeply affected by his daughters
pleading, Mr.. Talbot left her to at:
tend the trial with a solemn promise
to do all in his power to save thu
prisoner.
The trial proceeded-the evidence
was all convincingly against tho
young Pole. His own words were
few and pointed; he declined any ex
PLANTATION of the case, but distinctly
and firmly pronounced that he wai
not guilty Of the awful charge pre-
ferrcd against him. . !" - !
His calm, majestic manner di(
much toward establishing his limo
cence in the minds of some. Blu
all the evidence being so strong ant
decided against him, the presidin.
judge CLOSED his speech with pro
nouncing the prisoner guilty an(
recommending the jury to remembe
the responsibility resting upon then
and their duty to society. IT,
The impatient multitude withou
and within awaited the decision o
the panel for twelve hours. A
length they returned and the GROVE
were hushed to silence.
We cannot agree was the re
spouse OF the foreman to the usua
question. -
The bench was perplexed. Thu
president went all over the whole o
the evidence, again dilating upor
the point which proved so>concIu
sively the prisoners guilt.
The jury again withdrew, ant
thirty hours this time were passet
before they pronounced a secont
decision, and then the verdict o
eleven was guilty whilst the twelftl
juror firmly PERSISTED in the belief o
the prisoners innocence, and solemn
ly avowed that he would suffer dealt
himself before he would assist in hi
condemnation. -
Finding this man so solemnly i'm
pressed with the prisoners limo
cence, and his arguments in his ia
vor still sounding so convincingly il
their ears, to the establishment ant
Indignation of all present, the clever
unanimously concurred with the ON
in a verdict of acquittal. y
The prisoner being therefore Sc
at liberty, narrowly escaped the lyme
law of the infatuated mob without
A strong police guard alone protect
ed him.
Once more lido Sternburg stoo,
upon the deck Of a vessel bound 70
South: America. A boy whom h
recognized as one in the employ G
Mr.. Talbot, approached him an
placed q letter in his hands. Tn
captains orders in the meantime ha
been given, the anchor was draw
up and the brig under way. With
cat-like spring the agile messenge
jumped upon the parting wharf, re
ceiving a lusty cheer from the joll.
Jack Tars who witnessed the act.
lido leaned his head mornfull
upon his. hands and gazed abstract
upon the receding shore. J.,
Suddenly he bethought him of hi
letter.. He opened it, and to his sur
prise a roll Of bank bills fell from il
He glanced upon them; they wer
all bills Of large amount. The let
ter merely said: ~
you will not refuse the encloset
from one who believes in your limo
cence. When you make the forum
which ! know your energy will a
chieve in the new country to whicI
you are going, you can repay them
if you like, to your
SISTER FANNY
Three years after the above occur
rences, a young man lay sick to deaf
upon his bed, raving in his delirium
to see Mr.. Rcdfeld, the father Of tn
murdered Isabel. -
Mr.. Redfield stood beside the dy
ing couch of the man who was t
have been the husband ofhis daugh
ter. ~. -....-.-.- - r. !.