The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-08-02
EIGHTH DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
July s.-The Judges appeared before ten

EIGHTH DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
wEnSnDAy, July s.-The Judges appeared before ten
O'Clock.
The prisoner was placed at the bar at ten O'Clock.
SPEECH OF The DEAN OF FACULTY FOR MISS SMITH.
Tue DEAN FAoUlTY--Genemen OF the Jury, the
# murder death and thai sufficient to sho the swfai
extremity In which you and are placed But there are
peculiaes in this case Of singular kind such an air
Of and mystery from Deg nnpg TO end-sorne-
thing touching In the ago. ser and position OF the
cufed public attention Is ex tied, that they watch
actions with such esgerness of expectation that
feel almost overwhelmed by the responsib Ivy OF my
poe feel the awful Of that responsibility In
alteration of the that only few months sgo she
only known for gen,eness and proprie,y OF demeapor
The Lord Advocates tone yesterday was characterized
by great moderaon-by such moderation @ 10
dictated. I think, that ne did not expect . YER
dict Of guilty at your hands. But only, gentle
men, am going TO ask you for that which will NOE
ask you for Justice and II you VII kindly lend mo
your attention for the requisite period, shah tear to tat
ters the web which the Pablo Prosecutor has woven
her in contact with DAueeer. be vas In PRODUCED 10 her
in the open street, plainly showing that he could not ges
erly elsewhere Afterwards he clan
destney introduced himself into her fathers house, an
unknown adventurer. Even Messrs. HuegTs 4 ca. and
their employees knew little OF him We bsvo discovered
him TO be from Jersey We find him first. ls43, IN
Edinburg He goes to the Continent to the French
Rsy0inton and ne IS again found md. IN ,nours N
the bounty of tavern keeper, aad sleeping with
waiter; In 1851 We nnd him in Dundee; in Glasgow
with the prisoner commenced. We are bound 10 IN
quire what his character. We and him vain, con-
personal attractions silly idea Of his being greatly
ad med by the other That he was successful wi
% % ne sG Dean hO, nS ..s aos
lady In Fe at which cross he threatened, If he did NOT
really In end, TO commit suicide He was not person OF
very strong health-of mercuris1 temperament, very
variable, TO be depended Such was l. ,geer.
The pagress Of his acquaintance With the prisoner
told fher correspondence at the enoement shows
that LApgeer purposed TO seduce this poor GIRL no
tered upon with considerable Ingenuity aud skill She
Gays in the fret letter that she is ry ing I, break
had habs and he has been hinself INTO her
confidence by pretending 10 advise her properly a. W her
personal conduct seems to have occurred TO the pso
nere mind at very early period ,hs sbe could not
maintain this acquaintance with proprety for In 1855 she
writes him, "for the present our correspondence bad
better stop; by continuing TO correspond, harm may
arise," and accordingly, for time, II would rs.ner
appear that the correspondence did cease. 10
The autumn of that year would again sppesr TIA. tho
correspondence ceaseo altogether mis- Is shown by
letter from Miss Smith 10 Mas Ferry whom the pssiaer
asks 10 omior her dear Emile In The circumstance saying
she bad father, aud kind Atf TO please Once more,
In The spring OF 1856, would appear that In the 10 erv
the mad been resumed, bow, DO not
kDow bul fair to presume az tn, soil NJ son o. the
gentleman, and Of lady She then vrites sgaln
Mrs Ferry telling her that enc knows the orrespondence
has become known TO her father and mother ana declares
her Intention and purpose To marry LABgeer sns says
tbsve acted 10 many things fooshly aud uuSsely but
tbst this Is her wish and denomination What followed
after that have heard from soane or tho witnesses;
and Mr. Smith, her fAeer, p, an end 10 ~ aud ceased
again for time. the next sceoe is the mos, painful
tucsssfu, as appears from the letter Of The 7th
May and how corvuptipg that iplaence ard hos vile
the 10 which he had nd 10 attain his end
best be from the uttered love n that girl She
had then lost bis learned friend had truly said not her
virtue only but her moral sense Of al proper idea OF right
and wrong in personal conduct Corrupug influence from
without alone for such fall; and amid this
frigh,fui oorrespondence--which would to God could
have been concealed from you aud ,u the pubic, snc
which my esrped friend would have broagh.
10 sh ~ibou berg Impressed with is importance 70 his
case, and from stnso Of public du,ylhai bres,aes q
n M W e.
her, which struck him Obe Dean Of Faculty. mos,
r .'' Tie mrs, lee., which Is written from
There IL anohr lcuer, No 81 raipy out OF us place.
written from Byhcswood square house aud the former
bceTrg>to DO the nrst letter from that house rhis
No 81 NUT be subsequent letter. sho asks him -
procure some brown envelopes instead &C whi,o ones
greater conccslnen, that she has been srraugog
all that time bow their correspondence IL 10 carried on,
- that bor correspondence was 70 considerable extent
carried on In bat houee Tho letter " date list
November Che asks him 10 drop n biz letter.. and de-
scbes the contzuiy Of hnnocne house 10 her fathers
house she says che won'I let chance ass Of ieitnE
BIN into the hoe The absence Of her father ana mother
from did tske plsce throughout ghole
OF this ear Tar know Tae chaace of tbeir 40.
sepce never II that IN, then my con-
olude taai he never 10 The house think the Lord
Advocate n false impression your nds 10
concerted signal be,s cen them 70 Indicate Auseaers
presence. That he used such device true; for
bsdo him, and ccpiurea him TO des, from such
In February, 1897. che writes hm:-,'wI you write me
not at o, I shall hook al oclocx and, darling,
make no noise al tho wiadov. Don't knock again. my
he same words doar knock a, the winaoS my
love.H II must be perfectly clear 10 you that u
thought by both CT them quite futile to export their unoa
hh Der tber and mothers leave, and that about this
time elopems ut 10 Einburg contemplated for the
purpose Of getting married In letter which bears ate,
potmsrt, 17h December saying sho woald Ike hours
with LAngeer but rays that she capuot account
Of presence OF her father mother her Janet
sven was thought terous BY the assistance OF Cnrins
Haggsft they did 10 have had meeting down stars
Theres smother lvss on the 10 init ralps de,pe for
a0A wfug hat thQ feat fv.a har fab
and mother absent abe CERTAINLY will embrace
1t and him. Tnen another letter, dated about
cate be tthe Dcar)' ,houghs hal successfully made
out, spoke Of with for meeting, but Il coald
something Of tins purport, and lie another
letter, In which she warns him not 10 make sDanI.
whatever At her window. "I think heard yocf at
her window Again, 81 vish could ron blt r,rst
rot even o,k out al my window in case suy one .h
notice "R.membor,' she say. also, ",bii j.
my room" Then, day or two Afterwards, az.
ing In the area did take place; but from the
vember I'll the date Of tns letter, loIh January
not s,re that all thai time only one short
stated, had been pnsned On the 18Th Jlrg1s ls
wi &c leuer vhch Is very important, because scisz
OF Aneeliers having been very much lndispcei 10
sisSs q iss she says. 81 Am ~ clad ron are soSSa
feared On that point, and though, you would de-
chance for meeips or for carryrs through the elore.
ment In consequence OF the absence Of my ntber snd
mother" Then, the 18Th January shs speaks Of pa
having been nj the window the previous night, and
seen her. she there speaks Of ftor, day, watch be
thought would be Tho IA jnnusy 10 the nest letter,
2st January she q "If you can, shall lock for noe
FRIDAY 81 eight or tennot sx" ON the I'D agsa, sn1
expresses her regret that she "could ~ see him 70
chance (for the elopemeut) she says, before sarva
~ at concludes the month OF January. Christmas hsf
esrt 70 have been thought neces ny 70 the st
ts attempt even 10 meet EAnsoncr within the nowe ne
aid doubt but they might have exchanged convtns
tons the window but the only two meeongs we're once
al the frout door and at the back area door Ihs
vs. most important par, Of the case Is proving thss they
were DOT certainly tho habit o. coming INTO personal con-
IA having crly IN fac met wice during the winter.
Bot We are row come IN mo imptr rant stage Of The
lroctCdngs On the 2Sh J'nusty, NJ hpnoch pre-
rss 90 hsr .ud aner ha she set herselfto the perpe.
acp Of - he ratned friend said one OF the most
bs,ous murders 90 NOT impossible but no thought
Irr-er he he would be a bold man VINO would put
Vnis 70 the career Ct human deprasiy but not 10
80 m old a m.nrcr this that perfection IN guilt
tanned There must be cersin degree OF progress IN
eun Think for moment b. foul ant unnatural an
al of rurtcr would have been, ts object bad inst
.,p,t hes f,ndv Owed hv the pfesu,,ed erretrator