Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1855-06-14

ward TO give in their testimony. One of the
laborers said that the young lady seemed very
much excited in her manner and spoke angrily,
and that Sternberg seemed to be expostulating
with her, supplicating her to do something
that she seemed very reaolute in refusing.
The testimony crowded in so closely against
poor Sternberg, that a warrant was issued to
aPprehend him, and so rapid had been all the
proceedings that he was taken op board of a
South American packet, within five minutes
of the time of sailing
Suspected and apprehended for murder
exclaimed Fanny Talbot. The murder of
my friend Isabel oh, papa, how horrible
but he is innocent. He never could commit
murder. The court will find the real murder
er and will acquit him, and Fanny Talbot
spoke confidently.
hope SO, my child, but appearances are
strongly against him.
But, papa, you do not believe him guilty1'
My child, will not say what believe l
dare not 6eliere anything. My good wishes
are for the youth, but fear it will go ill with
him at the trial.
Oh, papa responded Fanny, fervently,
do not say SO, even if you think so.'
Meantime, the day of the trial approached
Fanny Talbot had watched the tide of public
opinion 10 discover that the universal voice
was against the ungrateful man who could
murder his liberal employers daughter
Fanny also watched her fathers countenance
to gain some consolation from him as to Ildo's
chance of acquittal, but she could CLEAN moth
ing there.
To-day the trial takes place, dear father,
Yes, my daughter
'You are to sit in the jury box-one of the
twelvel'
Yes, dear Fanny
1t is a dreadful thing TO decide upon the
fate of human being, and terrible must be the
remorse of him who sentences a brother 10 an
ignominious death, and afterwards-when it
is too ldte-fnds the murdered man as innocent
as the one he toas thought tayhare murdered p
How strangely you talk = exclaimed Mr..
Talbot, startled by her words and manner.
Father, lido Sternberg is innocent
Very likely gloomily replied the father
And, dear f1ther, you must not permit his
death /; if all the others insist, you must rofuss
TO be convinced. They cannot hang him with
out your sanction
But, child, my friendship towards him is
known-my reputation may suffer, may be
ruined in consequence
But, then, you will have saved an innocent
man from frightful death. And, dear father,
no one can suspect you, who are SO upright, of
partiality.'
well, dear child, we will see what can be
done to save him.
Father, yoo must promise me, exclaimed
Fanny Talbot, with unwonted vehemence;
and then she poured into her fathers ears the
deep, abiding interest she took in the young
man, also her deep seated convictions of his
truth and innocence, and the grounds of those
convictions, saying that if he were hung and
could have been saved by her father, she could
Deeply affected by his daughters pleadihgs,
Mr.. Talbot left her to attend the trial, with
solemn promise to do all in his power to save
the prisoner.
The trial proceeded-the evidence was all
convincingly against the young Pole. His
own words were few and pointed; he declined
any explanation Of the case, but distinctly and
firmly pronounced that he was not guilty of
the awful charge preferred against him.
His calm, majestic manner did much toward
establishing his innocence in the minds of
some But all the evidence being so strong
and decided against him, the presiding judge
closed his speech with pronouncing the prison
er guilty, and recommending the jury to re-
member the responsibility resting on them and
their duty to society.
The impatient multitude, without and-with-
in, awaited the decision of the panel for
twelve long hours. At length they returned
and the crowd were hushed into silence.
'We cannot agree = was the response Of
the foreman, to the usual question.
The bench was perplexed. The president
went all over the whole evidence, again d.
lating upon the points which proved SO con-
cfhsvely the prisoners guilt.
The jury again withdrew, and thirty hours
were passed before they pronounced second
decision, and then the verdict of eleven was
guilty. whilst the twelfth juror firmly per-
sisted in the belief of the prisoners innocence
and solemnly avowed that he would suffer
deafh himself before he would assist in his
condemnation.
Finding this man so strongly impressed
with the prisoners innocence, and his argu-
ments in his favor still sounding so conyinc-
ingly in their ears, to the astonishment and
Indignation of all present, the eleven unani-
mously concurred with the one in verdict of
acquittal.
The prisoner being therefore set at liberty,
narrowly escaped the lynch law of the infuri-
ated meb without. A strong police guard
alone protected him.
Once more lido Sternberg stood upon the
deck OF vessel bound for South America
A boy whom he recognized as one in the en-
pioy OF Mr. Talbot approached him and placed
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