Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-02-28

society, and whose character for honesty was
beyond all question: as he should prove by
evidence Of the highest responsibility. After
hs address the names of the Witnesses Ios
character were called, but, as the trial unfor.
tunately took place 24 hours earlier than in
the ordinary course was expected, they were
not present. The jury, without leaving the
box, found him guilty; The Judge approved
the verdict, and the poor man was sentenced
to some years Imprisonment.
IL may be asked, where was the wife at this
timer Why was she not present Wonder
not The day before the trial she gave birth
TO the sixth child and from distress of mind
was not expected to survive the day through.
Fever came on, insensibility followed, and for
ten days she was unconscious of everything
about her. AT the first CLEAN Of returning
sense she inquired of her nurse if John bad
returned home, evidently alluding to his
usual return from business but memory, like
flash Of lightning. recalled her 10 his sad
position. and she sank back into the state Of
lnsensbility from which she appeared to be
recovering. ! am not indulgpnt in senti-
ment; narrate what saw. Three weeks
later her two oldest children we're carried off
NY an attack Of scarlet fever; ten days more
her infant died. Within three months from
that time she received information from the
governor Of the gaol that her husband was
dying, and that she must proceed immediately
to him if she wished to see him alive. She
entered his vretched cell There. before her.
lay her hnshand--a helpless, paralyzed old
man--an idiot. His hair, which three
months before had not grey hair in it, was
now perfectly white. His age, 35 wears.
Fortunately for him he knew her not. Her
passionate and heartrending grief, which
wrung the hearts of those around, fell dead
on his ear; all human sympathies were gone
Reason was rudely .iostled from her seat. lie
cared not fo: Judge. jury, or policemen. and he
gazed nnci nscionsly on the wife Of his early
and atIrctionate love, and mother of'ilis help
less children. ] need cot dwell upon this
scene.
After some formalites at the Home Office.
he was removed to private asylum, near
London. He was once more free man, hut
to what purposes? In short time he sank
and died.
This WAS just one Of those cases in which
il is easy to fix suspicion, and next to impos-
sihle TO remove il. If no two carpet bags
we're alike; it there were no confusion OF
railway station on the arrival Of train no
rush for luggage but, on the contrary, such
order that it would he diflicult-instead of
easy as it is--to make mistake if the
railway authorities had on their part done
their duty, and made proper search aud in.
quiry for T--'s carpet bag, which they
would not believe he possessed, but which
they afterwards found; if they had allowed
him to communicate with his friends, so ~ to
give him an opportunity, before he was con.
signed to prison, Of proving that he was not
one OF the swell mob, as they rashly and
- """re"t'j, ""a if hs had fsiled to
~" :. a"1o"nt he Y1L,, ,h,ra ssIT--theu
for a Jury. But there was no such case. The
man was falsely accused imprisoned, con-
vctpd and driven mad
Would that could here close this tale of
misery. The husbands relations, for ,easons
which il is for them to account for. and, if
they can. justify. thought proper to SHIN the
widow and children of their degraded rela-
tive Two years passed, and the littieal she
ha,l--rngs. iewelry, and part Of her funitnre
were consumed in the support { her
HELPLESS children. She sought employment
ut one of the houses in the city as abond
runner. and she is now to be found, With u
shattered constitution and skeleton form
stitching from daylight till twelve deck at
night, to obtain most miserable andscanty
support for her three helpless surviving chill. |
eren The work, when done, must b,taken
to the warehouse there this gentle sfrring |
creature. delicstely nurtured, not lor since
the mistress Of IL happy and comrtable |
home has to stand for hours to wait lf turn, |
that her work may be examined and fresh
supply given to her.
In subsequent letter Mr.. Brady ys -
"Since the publication Of my letter have
received many kind and sympathsiI com.
muuications, the greater number cohining
contributions from Is M 20 fin a aFre.
| that a punllc Subscription rnf the relr.i the
unfortunate widow and children OF pS Mr..
T.. should ut once be entered up. A
committee of management will ibe tortd in
day or two, when list OF suoscglons
shall be published under direction. lhrm
of Masterman & Co.. bankers, has ndly
consented to receive contributions.