Butte record., 1855-11-03

It's logical bearing on the case, so that
as he proceeded new light seemed to
break on the dark points.
Tac prisoner, for the first time in the
course of the trial, appeared to be inter-
ested in what was going on. She turned
her face toward the bench, and cradu-
ally leaned forwa d as if to catch every
sound that he uttered. As he proceed
ed she sometimes shuddorel.
Before he closed he adyerted to one
singular point in the case
"You cannot fail to have observed,
gentlemen, that 10 attempt las been
made to clear the mystery hanging about
the prisoners former history and char
acter, and manner Of living Whether
it has or has'n not any direct bearing on
the question Of her guilt or her inno-
eence, it has much weight on the general
question Of character. No proof Of good
character is offered you. No one stands
here to youch for it. No one offers any
endorsement of the prisoners manner Of
lfe, but, on the contrary, you are left to
believe that she was without friends,
without acquaintences, and for some rea-
son out of society. While this f.iend-
lcssness may be the result Of misfortune,
it is ordinarily understood to be the re-
suit Of guilt; and though II by no means
authorizes yeu to stamp the prisoner as
a marleress, 1t IS entitled to its weight
in determining her character. aud the
problity other being Induced to commit
the crime Of which She stands accuzed.''
With a few general rem .rks the charge
closed.
Before the jury retired, ana 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 pisoner to remove her vail.
Il cannot well determine a question Of
such importance with reference to
person have never seen, +" said he.
The prisoner was sitting in the same
attitude, with her face turned to the
judge, her head laaniag toward him, as
if she sill heard lis voice. She had
not moved. She heard the question,
however, and with one hard swept back
her vail from her eoanteaaace.
Nerer in any courtroom, since the
trial Of the beautiful Lady Jane Gray.
lid a face Of such royal beauty fash on
The gaze Of an ;stonisAed jury, She
was young-uot more than twenty-five.
Her features we're Of exquisite mould,
her forehead broad and lnlssive; her eye
light blue, and exceedingly clear and
rich; her lips ofmatchIess chiseling.
But the agony that was on all hcI
face was unutterabIe, indescribabla.-
She fixed her steady, implorine gaze on
the judge, turned it to the juror who
had spoken, and let her vail fall, and
herself sank back exhausted and faint
ing
1t was not till after the jury had re
tired that the clerk observed that the
Judge had fallen from his chair. Hasti-
Iy rushing up 10 the bench, the officers
lifted him and carried Lin to an open
window. lie revived soon. and tie snow
on bis forehead recalled him to his sens
es. At first he uttered some inaudible
sentences, and then gained strength to
stand. lie looked around him anxiouslY.
and then thanking the officers for their
attention, he resumed his seat and quiet
ly awaited with others, the return Of the
jury The attack was attributed by all
present to over exeriion and the close
ness of the room. No one-I am wrong
only one of the persoas who were in
the courtroom besides himself knew of
the emotions which had so shaken that
man. While the jury are dsliberating
we will 60 back in the story, and endea-
vor to make the scene as ineligible to
the reader as it was TO those two.
CHARLES Cameron, the only son Of
wealthy lawyer Of the co, ny Of Virginia,
was her alike to large fortune and
stern disposition. The old man had been
Royalist in the revolution, and never
forgave the colonies their successful re
volt. The son was q Wing, as violent
as his father was on the other side, and
many severe contests arose between
them on political subjects. Il was re-
marked as strange, that the Old man,
after all the violent scenes which had
passed between his son and himself, and
after all the enmity he had expressed 10