The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1857-1858, 1857-08-05

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Startling crimes foIlOW each other II ~ npid
succession in the Old World - In the New and
| not the least pt0cAiuent features Of the foreign
papers ars the dctails of thege crimes. Glas.
gov ID nov tho theatre Of poisoning cass which
absorbs public attention. a Miss Madeline
Smith star ds charged with The murder Of
Frenchman named EAngelicr, who for two
years has been her accepted lover He died BY
arsenic supposed to have been administered By
his afianced, and the motive which actuated
her Il supposed 10 have been desire TO rid her
self Of this lover 20 ~ to unite herself to .
more iligible husband. Some two hundred lot
ters from the prisoner to the deceased, all bear
| ing the most intense devotion, were read upon
| trial. One point in the defense was that the
prisoner was In the habit Of using arsenic In
| minute quantities. bccanse she hsd read that ie
caused plumpncss and fine complexion, hence
| for having purchased arsenic under such state
OF facts was no evidence Of crminaiity. The
arsenic, il IL supposed, was administered 10 the
lover when the two only were together, hence
all the testimony il circumstantial
The defence took the ground that the lover
was . desperate character, mere adyenturer
who had ruined the prisoner aud then had
finally died by his own hand.
The conclusion OF the triali Il reported thus:
The Jury retired about ten minutes stser one
o'clock, immediately upon which the audience
in Court fell into keen excitement and discus
sion. At 80 minues past the Jury bell rnng
and they entered the box three minutes after.
ward. The prisoner still gave no symptoms Of
emotion. as#es
The Lord Justice Clerk intmated that 1t must
be understood that there mus be no expres.
sion Of feeling by the audience, whatever the
verdict.
The names Of the Jury havirsy been called, Mr.
Notfat, OF the High School, was ahsounced a.
Chancellor, and read the verdict as follows:
'ln regard to the first count the Jury, by a
majority, hnd a verdict Of NOT g1iifg.
This count charged the prisoner with admin
STEERING arsenic to Emile LAngeler, on the 10th
and Goth Of February.
In regard TO the second connt, the Jury find,
BY majority, a verdics of mot propea.
In regard 10 the third count, the Jury, by
majority, find verdict Of not prorea.n
The two counts charged the administration
,f arsenic on the 22d or Esd Of February, and
IN the 22d and Esd Of March.
The Scotman says: INSTANTLY on the an
of these last words q vehement
burst of cheering came from the audience. es-4
,ecially from the galleries, which was again aud
Igain renewed with increasing loudness in spite
u the efforts Of the Judges and the officers Of
he Court"
The excitement produced outside the Court
vhen the verdict became known, was immense.
While the Chancellor was reading the verdict
lie prisoner gaxed atthc Jury steadily. but with
10 signs OF agitation; and when the verdict Of
Not proven," on the third charge vas pro-
ounced her head slightly fell, her f-se broke
nto bright but somewhat agitated smile, aud
Ter hand was warmly grasped by her agent (Mr.
sanken,) on one side, and the Jail matron on
he other-eApressions of sympathy which
eemed to affect her more deeply than any in
ident of the nipe days trial.
The personal appearance Of Miss Smith is thus
described BY the Ayreshire Gazette:
She has wen cultivated taste, that il eyi.
cnt. She Is elegant without show A rich
rown silk gown, with large brooch,
DIV set in the breast = white straw bonnet
imply trimQga with white ribbon white
ambric handkerchief and bottle OF smelling
ats in her kid glove hand such in the iayen.
ory, so far As | can furnish it. Her hair. Of
'hieh she has rich protusion, is quietly ar.
angcd ir the fashion prevalent before the Ea-
enie style, although the smallness OF the bon.
let which Is Of the most fashionable make, lie.
essitates the leading OF two ebony braias
cross the crown Of her head. Miae Smith IS
bout five feet two inches in height. She has
n elegant figure, and can neither be called stout
or slim. She looks older than her years. which
re II. should have guessed her age to be FL.
Ter eyes are deep set, large, and some think
eautiful; but they certainly do not look pre-.
possessing. Her brow is OF the ordinary size,
MI the lace ineiines TO the oval Her nose is
but is too long TO be taken as type
ar she Roman, and too irregular to remind one
I Greece. Her complexion, in spite OF prison
ie, is clear and fresh. Her cheeks are well
olored, and the insinuation that rosy hue
: impaired by artificial means, made by some
'ortions Of the press does not seem well
oundci.
The New York papers announce the arrival In
hat city OF this Miss Smith--she coming pas
enger by the same steamer that brings the ae-
ount Of her trial