The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-08-01
AUGUST I. 1857.
From the Mrcrrool Albion. July ISL

from the liverpool Albion. July 1871
rhronoto,t iae whole Of Saturday afternoon,
every third person who met every other third, re-
xa.lcd The Intelligence that Miss Smith had taken
a passage for New York In the royal mail steamship
Asia pxerv narticpiar In connection with the
flight was known.
Immediately the verdict was given, a telegraph
e. communication WAS forwarded, the story n,
TO the once Of Messrs MaeIver, In Water street,
Liverpool, conveying instruction 70 secure Two
fret cabin berths, one tor lady ana 'he e'her ior
a gentleman under assumed names on FRIDAY
Miss smith LEFT Edinburg for Liverpool where, on
her arrival she stayed at the Adelphia Hotel until
the last moment for proceeding on hoard had ar
rived, when cab was called and she was driven
TO the landing stage. She wore a hat with hnse
overhangiDg brim, with the capacious tip OF "h'ci
she concealed her face by keeping sigiiant quart
with the elastic. She accompanied IL way
said. by a gentleman about IS years oi age. whom
rumor, to give the proper colorinS 70 'h ~, eNr
represented as Nr. Minnocb. The news OF hei So'n
ing had preceded hor arrival and "heh the uiioi-
nate young lady stepped on "n'l"' ~ $500
were ruthesSiy directed towards her' anu sne was
keeuIy scrutiuized by her fellow lady passengers
who quickly discovered unquestionabie signs oil ex
,renc criminaty In her features. Besides the gen
tlenap she was accompanied by a lady somewhat
older than herself, who while moving through the
saloon perccved ~s1e one pointing ont her friend
and describing her as Madeline Smith. Inter
ruptng the conversation, she requested that such
an absurd story should be contradcted adding that
the lady was her own sister and she furnished
proof sufficient that the lucklcss person who had
been made the object Of this unenviable notoriety
not only innocent of the supposed crime OF
Madeline Smith, but was not connected with any
Of tho branches of that prolific family Notwith-
standing the check thus given to the story therc il
little doubt that the unfortunate young lady ON
board the Asia will long continue the victim Of n
pryiug and speculative curiosity.
MISS SMITHS EXIT FROM COURT.
from the North British Daily Mail July II.
The circumstances Of the ruse adopted by one of
the Glasgow agents employed IN the case LOT get
ting of Miss Smith uDmolested by the VAST crown
waiting I'm the Parliament square ana nelShDofh"ou
for her after trial are told, as ioilo"s:-
He had provided himself with the dress worn on
the previous days of her trial by Miss smith ana
on her liberation from the bar he asked the ser
geant Of police in attendance whether ne couih
find him a girl about the size o Miss Snlth 10 per
senate her aud go through the ordeal OF driving IN
q cab 10 the Jail. down the High street Inc scr
gcaut immediately rerOllrcted a girl VINO had Ior
several DAYS importuned the police officers to get
hor sight Of the prisoner, saving she would give
ANYTHING for the privilege. This girl was got anl
being told that not only wouih she &c, slShl oi
Miss Smith. but also her dress and douceur be-
sides if she world represent her in cab, in order
H. disperse the mob from the square. she undertook
the lob and was dressed by Miss Smith herself
accordingly. In the meantime a ruInor was circu-
lated through tho crowd that Miss Smith was to
drive the Jail to change her dress before going
ut large and orders were given TO clear space
about the court room doors. This being done, and
the anxiety of the crowd raised to the utmost pitch
by the perpetrators up came the cab. and out came
the fabricated girl in nearly faintng state, and
being with some little difficulty got into the carriage
along with the usual police, of drove the vehicle
at a hreakneck pace. followed by the whole rabble
of expectantS and in a trice the Parliament square
and all the thoroughfaros about it were completely
cleared. Miss Smith then, having been taken
round through the Advocates Library. and put on
a different dress with Colored veil. quietly walk
ed away, accompanied 10y her brother and another
young gentleman, to the front Of st, Giles church,
where the cab in waiting, and entering 1t
quietly. .Ichu drove away to StatcfOrd where she
met the CaIedonian train to Glasgow. and was car
rind by il to that city She proceeded, we believe.
straight on TO Bowaleyen, her fathers residence,
near relensbur4
on ill., that on the day Of tho Lord Advocates
address she was asked what sho thought Of it -
She replied. when hear the Dean of Faculty
will tell you never like to give M opinion till
have heard both sides" She pronounced the Lord
Justice Clerk "a tedious old man the first evening
Of his summing up.
POPULAR APPLAUSE OF THE VERDICT.
With respect to the cheers of the public at the
announcement of the verdict the feeling now is
that they not justified, although the verdict
has given general satisfaction. 1t il noteworthy
fact that the most yociferous applause. both in the
court and out of it, came from the very poor, from
those who mi ght have been expected by some stu
dents of human nature to regard Miss Smiths re-
lease with jealousy To some the demonstra-
extensive and heavy betting which had taken place
rs to the result. Among tho leaders in the cheer
ing observed a fast young medical student, who
shouted and danced in an ccstaCy of delight: he
had won we were told, somewhere about thirty
Rovcrcgns by the result.
The defence has cost somewhere about 81, OO0-
a greater sum than that WAS subscribed for the
purpose by a few of the leading Glasgow mcr
chants One old bachelOr-a relative and name
sake of the junior member for the City-put down
thousand pounds as his own share The Mesars
ioldSworth-to which firm William MinnOch be-
longs-were, it is said, willing to give the sane
measure of assistance; were the wealthy family
of the Bairds. and rich uncle of the prisoner,
from whom she has some expectations" Whcth-
these subscriptions were generously given from
II hclicfin her innocence, from n selfish desire
that the class to which the subscribers belong
should not be dsgraced by the execution of one of
their number, Is not known.
The Dean of Faculty fee was ESQ, and ''re-
fresher'' of Go every morning of the trial. Mr..
Young who associated with the Dean in the
defence, received fioo altogether.
Miss Smith, when acquitted, went TO the house
of her parents and had an interview with her mo-
Their. Her father refused to her. and she then
left as alleged, for foreign country. The history
If the system of domestic and moral training to
which this young lady was subject at the hands of
her father, well the account of the principal
cause which led to her flllrcading of light tera-
ture-is very instructive.