The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1855-12-20

he might retain the victory. .r..
Such, doubtless, was the truth with
Judge Cameron.
To the case now before him he had
devoted himself with even unusual dill
gence. He seemed to be absorbed in
it during the sessions of the court, and
to have bent all the energies of his mind
to the points involved. 1t was remark
ed too, that day, as it progressed, he
had gradually leaned more and more
against the prisoner, as if he had be-
come convinced Of the propriety of a
verdict ofguilty even before the evidence
closed. This is not an uncommon oc-
currence. In most cases man must
be superhuman to avoid this. 1t may
be said that judge should censeal
them, if he has such feelings. We will
not stop to discuss that now. Charles
Cameron was no man to disguise his
feelings on or off the bench.
The District Attorney closed, and
the jury rose to listen to the charge ol
the court. ..- ,s. ...- q.
The prisoner was woman. She
was indicted for the murder of her child
a young infant, adj the o--hnd lnsns
as most cases of this nature, on medica
testimony. The child was but a montf
old, and was found dead in its bed -
The marks on its body might have indi
Gated the causes of it's death, or nigh
have been the convulsivc graspings o
the mother holding the dead boy to heI
heart. The prosecution contended fo1
the one view, the defense for the other
The medical evidence had been abou
equally balanced.
1t was in proof that the mother lived
alone in house in the outskirts of The
city. That she kept servant, and hac
frequent visits from Il gentleman, whose
face the servant had never seen, though
two years had passed during which he
was there almost daily, She lived iu
plain and respectable style, was seldom
cut of her house, saw no other person
but this one man, and had two children
IF which this child was one, which died
one month after it was born. Her US.
ual visitor had not been seen for @
month before her arrest,
On the cross examination the servant
showed clearly that she had feeling oi
enmity to the prisoner, growing out o
some trife, but not uncommon in per
sons of her nation and position, leading
them, as lawyers see daily illustrated
to lie, and verify their lies by oaths, t.
obtain revenge for their real or fancicc
wrongs.
view it in its best light the case wa
dark one So all who were in th
courtroom seemed to think. So tho
the prisoners counsel, than whom non
ADLER could be found in, the city.
To say the best of The. whole case j
was a mysterious one, and none the les
so that the prisoner had sat in cour
from day to day heavily -veiled,. and n
one had seen her face, or knew wha
looking person she was.
The judge received the testimony full
Ily. His clear mind had taken in ever,
point, and arranged it with reference 4
its logical bearing on the case, so tha
as he proceeded new light seemed t.
break on the dark points.
The prisoner, for the first time in tn
course Of the trial, appeared interested
in what was going on. She turned he
face towaads the bench, and gradual.
+ leaned forward as if to catch every wore
: that he uttered. As he proceeded sh
: sometimes shuddered.
Before he closed he adverted to on
single point in the case.
'lou cannot fail to have observed
: gentlemen, that no attempt has beel
: made to clear away the mystery hang
J ing about the prisoners former history
and character, and manner of living. =
, Whether it has or has not any direc
, bearing on the question Of her guilt o
: innocence, it has much weight on tb
general question Of character. N
. proof Of good character is offered you
, No one stands here to youch for it. N
one offers any endorsement Of the pris
; oner's manner Of life, but, on the con