The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1855-12-20
WESTERLY, R. l., THURSDY, DECEMBER 20, 1856.


trary, you are left to- believe that she
was without friends, without acquaint-
ances, and foryome reason, out of the
pale Of society, While this friendless-
ness may be the result of misfortune, it
is ordinarily understood to be the result
of guilt and though it by no means
authorizes yGrfo stamp the prisoner as
a murderess, tits entitled TO its weight
in determining her character, and the
probability Of her being induced to COM
NIT the crime of which she stands ac-
cused y ss8--fr ts
With few general remarks the char
ges closed.
Before theJdry retired, and immedi-
ately after the judge ceased, one Of the
Jurors, man Of mild and venerable as
pect, asked the court if it was proper to
request the prisoner to remove her veil.
| can not we'll determine a question
of such Importance with reference to a
person 1 have never seen,' said he.
The prisoner was sitting in :bc same
attitude, with her face turned to the
Judge and her head leaning towards
him, Us if she ttill heard his voice. She
had not nDovad She heard the dues
! iiOssi aeseessr - win one hand skept
back her vellfaS,n her countenauce.
Never in asy courtroom, since the
trial Of tie beautiful Lady Jane Gray
did face of such royal beauty flash OF
the'gaze Of an astonished jury She
was young-not more than twenty-five
Her features we're of exquisite mould
her forehead broad and massive hel
eye light blue, and exceedingly clear
and rich ber lips Of matchless chisel-
ing.
But the agony that was on all hel
face was unuttarablo, indescribable. -
She fixed her steady imploring gaze on
the judge, turned it to the juror WHO
had spoken, and again let her veil fall
and hers elf sunk back exhausted and
fainting.
1t was not till after the jury had re-
tired that the clerk observed that the
judge bad fallen from his chair. Hasti-
Ily rushing up to the bench, the officers
lifted him and carried him to an open
window. He revived soon, aud the
snow on his forehead recalled him to his
senses. AT first he muttcred some in
audible sentences, and then gained
strength to stand. He looked around
him auxiously, and then thanking the
officers for their attention, he resumed
his seat and quietly awaited the return
of the jury. The attack was attributed
by all present to over-excrtion and the
closeness of the room. No onc--I am
wrong g+-ealy one of the persons who
]. were in the courtroom besides himself
knew of the emotions which bad so shak
en- that man. While the jury are de-
liberating we will 90 back in the story
and endeavort to make the scene as in
telligible to the reader as it was to those
two. - .......-I cd.
] Charles Cameron, the only son o.
a wealthy lawyer of the colony of Yir-
ginia, was heir alike to large fortune
aud a stern disposition. The old man
had been Royalist in the revolution,
and never torgave the colonies their
successful revolt. The son was Wing.
as violent as his father was on the other
side, and many severe contests arose be.
tween them on political subjects. /,
was remarked as strange, that the OLD
man after all the violent scenes which
passed between his son and himself, and
after all enmity he had expressed to his
sons principles, should have left him
bis fortune without limit or incumbrancc
The son was in all respects worthy of o
fortune. He was polished gentleman
a good companion, faithful counselor,
and asplendid scholar. He removed
to northern State shortly after hi:
fathers death, and soon took promi-
nent stand at the bar. Party politics
ran high. He was candidate for Con.
grcss against man twenty years his
senior. Many bitter things were said
on both sides, some Of which the hot
blood Of the young man resented with
!, fury, and some which the coel dstermin'
alton ofthc older candidate made cause,
Of enmity that was confirmed by his de-