New Orleans daily crescent., 1857-12-14

table and found that I had taken it from Moulton
Warren's hat I looked to see if / had been oh
served and had not. put the paper back, and
same pattern as the other, and placed it BY it's side
4 Iretnrned to the table and sat down. Warren was
/ by my side He had written his opinion, and took
knife from bis pocket to cut it from the large sheet
"Let me take your knife q moment, II YOU please, !
Without hesitation he aid 60. took it--it scas
Charles Amb0ld's knife 1.-THE large blade sgas gone
4 With all the power possessed restrained my deep
emotions and having cut my paper handed back
Why should he have tie knife 10 boldly about hin,7
learned afterwards. He had not worn those panta-
looms before since the night Of the dre and now he
used the knife probably without the least remem.
hrance Of the cas it had sustained, during very pc.
cular piece Of work. to the execution Of which it was
\ made subservient s11s}
We talked for some ten minutes, and / found that
eleven Of the jury were bent on rendering verdict
i of guilty though most Of them were in favor Of re.
commanding the prisoner to mercy. Aoulton Warren
i Twas decided. He had no mercy at all ssafii i1
Presently started up and pretended to be faint.
d said must 60 out q few minutes. kicked at the
\ door and the deputy sheriff came. He heard my
plea and let me out AS soon as we had gained 4
safe distance told him all. He was astonished He
| went away, and when he came back be brought the
4 district Judge and the sheriff. told again what
had seen that y was no mere suspicion. And ex-
planned, too Warrens manner in she jury room, his
former connection with the prisoner, and bis known
4 character.
The officers went away, and at the end Of ten min.
utes they returned with q constable added to their
number, and this constable had freshly written in
strument in his hand The sheriff bade me point ont
the hat to them as soon as we entered the room.-
| The door of the room was opened and pointed
them to the hat. The sheriff took and asked whose
hat it was Warren leaped to his feet and seized IT,
but was held back
Word was instantly sent to the Judge that the iury
could not agree. They were discharged, and then
Moulton Warren was searched. The knife was found
upon him. and his behavior at once exposed his puilt
The presence of that letter was accounted for BY him
in q dozen different ways within an hour. M ii
"A new jury was empanneled, and Charles Ambold
was acquitted. Shortly afterwards Warren was
tried and it was plainly proved that be had set fire
have been burned up in it, as he had oontrived to
lock her into her room shortly after setting the fire.
She had incurred his disnleasure n various ways and
this vas his revenge Not only she, but two Of her
not complain for fear he would not be convicted and
would then be sure to murder them. = 9i3
The hardened villain confessed his guilt after he
had been condemned, and then it was that he told
how he happened TO be 30 careless in regard to the
knife. It was he who had robbed Ambold, and when
he took the old letter from his hat to use for torch
in setting the fire. he did not notice what it was and
even when that partly burned half had been exhibited
IN court he had entirely forgot that he had torn off
the other half and put it back in his hat as he must
have done. The letter had been found in Ambold's
pocketbook, and he had kept it because in it the
youth was warned against his influence. He con-
fessed that he had held slight idea Of calling the
writer to an account when it should be convenient
With regard to the knife, it was as before stated
He took that from Ambod pocket and put it in bis
owns and on the night Of the fire he used it to pry
up the sash, and when he had broken it he put It
back in his pocket and forgot it.
Thus was Charley saved -- and saved from more,
than an ignominious DEATH too. He was saved to be
noble yirtuous maj, and big mother once more took
ample delight and joy in the love and tender care of
her only child.
When Charles Ambold knew that Moulton Warren
had expated his crime upon the gallows, he sat
down and pondered upon his past life The thought
Of bis old companion being hanged, sent strange
thrill through bis frame. But he was able to trace
out clearly and logically this terrible result from the
course Of life the ill-fated man had pursued He
shuddered as he remembered how far he had gone in
the course himself, and he was able to see the
only safe path for any youth. 0ss45 W Y.
Not only must he shun temptation - not only keep
clear Of even the appearance of vice. but, above ali,
must be shun evil companonship. youth may
make all the good resolutions thought can afford, but
he continue evil companionship he is not safe