Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1858-01-08

SuIu ana rlulculOuS. afterwards learn Z
ed that Moulton Warren had engaged /
that lawyer for the youthful prisoner :
The government attorney made his plea.
II was plain, straightforward, and very
conclusive.
The judge finally gave his charge. He
was fair and candid. He reviewed the
evidence carefully, and pointed cut such
as bore heavily upon the case. He told
US if there was lingering doubt in cur
minds we mast give the prisoner the
benefit of it. But we could plainly see
that there was no doubt in his mind.
We-the jury-were conducted to our
room By an officer, and there locked up.
A silence Of some minutes ensued. Moul-
ton Warren was the first to speak.
Well" hesaid, / s'pose there's no
need Of our bein' here a great while. Of
course We all know that the prisoner
must have set fire to the house p
/ There was something in the manner
of that man, as he said this, that excited
my curiosity-I won't say it was suspi-
ciOn tben--only curiosity, He spoke
with a forced effort at calmness, which
at once perceived. The more I looked
at him the more I became strangely ner-
yous and uneasy; wondered why he
should be so anxious to be rid of the case,
and have Ambold convicted. I knew
that he had freqUented that evil house,
andthat he had done much towards tempt
ing Charley to dissipation. I knew he
was in that house on the night when
Charley was robbed-for Charley had
told me SO when I visited him in his cell
1 I had then asked the unfortunate youth il
| he was sure Warren was his friend. o
he was sure Of If. He should have hunt
ed him up on the night Of his robbery
only they told him Warren had gone.
By the by, the foreman proposed tha
we should each take a piece of paper
and write down our opinion, and ther
compare notes. l went to my hat whicl
Ihad placed upon table with a numbe
Of others, and took out piece Of paper
I had got half way back to the table whel
I found I had made a mistake. l ha.
got part Of letter from another man
hat. I was about to turn back when th
name Of the writer Of the letter arreste
my attention. I looked more closely an
read" Stephen Grant" Next I caugh
this sentence:
" And now, dear Charles, if not fo
i your own. yet for your mothers sakt
let me hope you win do better"
I started as though a shot had struc
me. I held in my hand the other half {
d the sheet which had been used to fire tn
: house went to the table and foun
q that had taken It from Moulton Wa
l. ren's hat? I looked to see if I lad bee
e observed-and had not. I put IL
u paper back, and then took a piece frot
e my own hat, which was Of the same pa
e tern as the other, and by its side.
1t I returned to the table and sat dow
d Warren was by my side. He had wri
ct ten his opinion, and took a. knife fro
= his pocket to cut it from the large sheet
n Let me take your knife momer
1t if you please" said to him.
to Without hesitation he did 50. I to-
- lit ,cas Charles AmJold's Eaifa I'll
- large blade was gone With all t
in power I possessed, 1 restrained my dc,
ID emotions, and having cut my paper
IT. handed back the knife.
d Why should be have that knife
re boldly about him I afterwards learnt
- He had not worn those pantaloons
ld fore since the night Of the fire; and a,
rd be had used the knife, probably, withC
at the least remembrance Of the loss it b
sustained during a very peculiar piece
IL work, to the execution of which it Y
10 made subservient.
We talked for some ten minutes, q
ZEE I found that eleven of the jury were b
70 on rendering a verdict of guilty. T
o. most Of them were in favor Of recc
mending the prisoner to mercy, Moul
in Warren was decided-he had no me
at all.
7o- Presently I started up and preten,
ale TO Je lalnt. said I must go out a
It moments. kicked at the door and
let deputy sheriff came. He heard ny r
ect and let me out. As soon as we
On gained a safe distance / told him all.
my was astonished. He went away
sry when he came back he brought the
bu- trict attorney and district Judge and
sheriff 1 told again what ] had seen
bis assured them that / knew what I
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