The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-08-02


A, bal past ave O'Clock the Lord Justice Clerk said he
exhausted and could no. do to the rest Of the
charge lhai day. The Court, therefore, adjourned
NNuH DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
thu xsDY, July Q, 1851.
You must clearly and firmly, 10 Jour own minds, sepe
rate suspicious from evdence-ss evidence OF the meet
ns Sx ss .De that tue @ Of
con and however much you struggle 70 get rid oil IT, the
NORA conviction yoa may have yoa must DO So and rest
your verdict !hevilas6 and rressbe Inference only
VI Tie evidence they the best judges, not only In
point Of hv, but also in point OF fact and you deliver
vsrd; INST the pssoner you need not rear any an
pheasant consequences from future imagined or tanced
Terse You may feel satisfied reaorse you never need
bsve ne Jury retired a. shout one O'Clock.
VERDICT OF TIE JURy-xIss SMITH ACQUITTED.
The appea -snce Of toe court a this particular moment
(rerem.n n. OF fc ury) Il is impossible TO describe, many
OF the spectators being moved 70 csrs o. the impressive
and esrres' address OF The learned Judge
IN Scotland when Jury have agreed upon their VERDICT
asDel bell In rung Upon this signal berg given the
most ores'hess silence prevailed and in short time a.
The Clerk OF the Court addressing the jury, ssidGen
uemep have you agreed to your yer 'ictY'
The Foreman; IN m tone-"we have" :.
The Gle, X OF the COurt-fR0w say you, gentlemen; 40
you frd the prisoner guilty or NOT gulltyT'
rhe yoremsn-we end the prisoner "not guilty on the
fret count, and not prevent the second and shrd
A loud and long continued bufst OF applause followed
the announcement Of the verdict, but was Immediately
suppressed
Jury into and the giving Of their verdict the prisoner
be aGed not the asst emotion button s de Tey she gave
The excite ment produced outa:de the court when the
verdict became known WAS immense.
HOW THE JUKyAEE VOTED.
II will be inter citing to readers to learn the mum.
bers by which the iry came TO decision AMER deioe
rating there were FIVE for verdic. OF "Guiti" and ten
for ore Of Not proven" On the question OF an absolute
scquital here diversity Of aentimen. whatever
sCENR 1T THE DELIVERY OF THE vEaDIcr.
SheY IaPan and advocates
come from The civil side Of the house, and take seats
within the mar Every spectator has risen from hs sea- in
the teveJra expectancy Of the momer the court like
beehive with the buzz and hum of voices Amidst all
this the prisoner sits calm and quiet only at intervals you
goes FIT minute. have elapsed when Lord
Ivory returns, and, leaning from toe BENCH whispers
few words in the ear Of the Dean, who starts aud
becomes ooIed with thought OF impending evil wnen
she that go ela OF her counsel Oher fin
niDutss have not ella red when, at the unke Of little
bell the Jury and take their seats. Every eye is
directed 10 taese they ente' for they carry on
their lips Inc earthly fate OF that little girl One OF them,
blthe dark little In the front box is Teen to speak
10 hts begh Dor sc1e; all the rest grave and lad
Sure they cannot be the bearers Of DEATH aud nave
laugh in their midst And truly Is 80. That laugh was
mean TO show The crowd that they were beneath
the Oaeiul shadow OF the galows tree. the Cnsucelor
rses and IN obedience to the behest Of the clerk slowly
and distinctly reads out the vertiCt: when the last
" not proven" is reacaed-and every word till
then is heard in solemn silence-ihe counsel
Of the Court is set o. defiance, loud cheers and
buzzas and hand. els ppinge and ruffpg rend the
raj and raised sgan and again. the cries
Of purple vsaged officers Of court and ceaenng the angry
judges WHO strive IN vain 10 stu the tumut. Mr. Ran
bin, who has drawn seat near bis fair Client before the
jury returned, seizes hand aad presses IT. the female
turnkey clasps the ether she has smiled once and once
onyto bern elf: strange, 1ad uuovey SUI lie, with her
cnn hanging DO upon per bosom. But sne dism 'ses 1t
in second AND looks rp quietly thankful in tae faces Of
her two friends Friends gather rouEd her counsel to
congratulate hem but the Dean, with his head sunk In
his hands the table, docs not once ok up or smile
The trap door opens In Inc floor Of the dock and amidst
outsetched eager faces, taking their st look OF that
still unmoved couptenance Madeleine Smith slowly dis
appears Andso, the dark curtain falls over his strange
evenuui story"
MISS SMITHS DEPARTURE From COURT.
The circumstances Of the ruse adopted by one OF the
Smith nnmoested by the vasi GRO ~d waiting n Pars-
mert square and neYhborhood for her ext aer her trial.
were, We are told, foil Jws:He had PROVIDED himself
with the dress the previous days OF her trial By
Miss smith, and her liberation from the bar he asked
the sergeant OF police attendance whether he could I'D
him girl about the size OF Mss Saith to perscnste he,
and hrt ugh the ordeal Of driving In TO the jail
down the High street The sergeant Immediately
recolected . girl who had for several days I'm,
Of the prisoner, saying she wonld give any.
thing for the privilege. This girl was got, and
being told that not only would she get . sght OF MIN
smi,h bu, her Dress and douoeur Decides II she
would repre- her In cab IN order To dispense the mob
from The square she undertook the job and was dressed
(by Mss Smith HERSELF accorc ipgly In tue meantime
rumor circulated through the crowd that Miss Smith
to drive to the jail 70 change her dress before going
large ard orders given 10 clear space alb ,ut the
doors This being done and the anxiety OF the
crowd raised 10 the pch by the perpetaiors up
the cab and 90. the fs ,rcaed gi In nearly
hntrg ate, and being, with some little diff ,ulty, got
into tie carriage along With the usual police, of drove
the vehicle at breakneck pace, followed by the whole
rsbbe Of expectsDs and In trce the Parliament square
and all the horoushsres about npeie cleared
Mss Smith having been taken round III ough the Ad
voca,cs' Library, and put different dress, with &C
lored ya quietly walked away, accompanied % her bro
Their and other young gentleman. TO the front OF ~
Gcs's church, whore a cab IN waiting, aIi entering
II quietly, Jehu drove away TO sae.jrd where she me,
trC W q he
ina; city. She FRO eeded, we believe straight Rovs
leyen, her father residence, rear Eeensblrg.