The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1858-10-13

NJ" ni'n W nt innocent. Knew ms very
soul Knew hug free and open il wash
how siniully so and knew there was no
laischnod IN thar story he had told us.
Ny boy is innocent Ny boy is inno.
cent"
heard the cry-and saw an old woman
sink back into the arms of a male companon.
u was his poor mother her heart was well
nigh broken! Yet saw that all this had but
little Effect upon the mass Of The spectators.
The prisoners course Of dissipation ma
ny threats against the house--and the yery
Tact OF his having been robbed and abused
there were heavy against him.
The counsel for the prisoner made his
speech, which was labDred and hard. lie
was ioolish enough To intimate that il his cli-
ent was around at the back part Of tie house
he must have been intoxicated. In SHIRT.
his plea had better been left out. The eyi-
ilence he cuuld not shake, and he did All lie
could 20 suppose evidence, some Of il mnst
absurd and ridiculous. | aftrrward learned
that Mnuiinn Warren engaged that LAWYER for
the ynulliul prsoner The government at.
torney made hs plea II was plain, straight.
forward AMI very conclusive.
The Judge iually gave his charge. He
was ialr aad candid. He reviewed the eyi.
deuce carefully, and pointed out snch as bore
heavily upon the case. He told us IL ,her.
WAS a lingering doubt n onr m;,ds us m,s,
give the prisoner the beneht &c Il. ri,
could plainly see there was no doubt m III
mini.
We--the iury--were conducted N our
rom By an officer. aud there lockaJ ~, A
silence of some minutes ensued Mnnltpn
| Warren was the first tu sn4ak
Well" he said, "s'pase ,hcre's M neel
of our bein' here a great while. or conrsa
we all know that the nrisoner sol f;ra n ,Ls
house =
There was something in The m,nnar of IA,
man a. he said ihis which exc;,.d my cn,;as
ity-I won't saw il was Susoicion ,hsn -onIx
curiosity. He spoke with ! forced rtf,rt ~
calmness which n, once ns,ca,,ed IT,
more | lonked at him. the more hsc.ms
strangely nervous and une,sv ,,ondar.I
why he should be- so anxious h no, rid of ,he
case, AMI have Ambold cnny;ctsJ IL,.,v
that he had freonented that evil ho,s. ,nJ
that he had done much tnwa,ds ,e,nn,;na
Charley to dissipation. 1 knew he WI n
1 the house On The niuht an which ~ nr;son..
was robbed--for Charley bad told ~ - ,Yhsn
| | visited him in his cell. tad ,hsn .sgsJ
t the unfortunate ynuth II be wss sn,a w.
was his friend. OH. u,s sn,s af !, n.
hi, robbery. ouly Warren hal qnne.
Nv the by the foreman nronoseJ tha, w.
should each take un niece Of paner and
write down onr o,inion anil then rornars
note.. went 10 nv hat. which I IhaJ nIared
mum table WIN number ~ o,hers and
,onk out 4 sheet II Manor, / All ~, LaIf
wa, back ID The table when / fonnd / had
m,ds 4 m;s,,Ls h,I ~, 49,, ~ /. Ia,,ar
frnm ano,ber man. hat. vas ,bs,, ~ turn
hack when the nam. Of The writer of the lei.
letter arrested my aItsntion. lo,ked m.r,.
closely and read !. Sta.bao Grsntn N.x,T
caught this sentence.
" And now. dear Charles. If mn, f,r vour
own. vet for your mothers sake. lei me hone
van viii do b.,,er."
I'll / s,,r,sI ~ ,l.,urh sbn, L.d s,r,.L -.
/ held n NV hand III othrr haIC N IN .Lse,
{ which lad aeen used 10 6re the burnt h,ose
wen, "a I'm, ,,bls and f.nnd III, b,d -.
ken Il fran Mnul,en Warren. ba,t il,nE.
ed i, sec n I hal been nb..rysd-,nJ hsd
moi. | mai The n.ner hack and then ,ook /,
niece Crnn nv nt,n h,t uh;rh w.s ~ ,ha
same D .,tern rs the other. and by il. side.
1 returned 10 The table and sat down. war.
ren va, by nv side. lie lad written ~.
lon,nion. An ,o,k I k.ily Tram n. ,orks, y,
cu,it ltcm larv. she.,
"Lst m. ,ak. your knif, ! momen, II von
#plea,pn aid 10 him.
Wiihout hesitation he did a.. tooL IL,
liz va. Charles Ambotd,s kn;Ts ,-,hs I,rs.
blade wa, sonpI With an The mower NOS.
ses..d I restrained nv deem .mo,i,n., and
having cut nv paper handed baf / The
KNIFE
WHY should he have th,, knife "a l,ldIy
about himf 1 ,Ttrrward. learned. ~ Lal
moi worn ,b,.e na,i.toons bslors s;res ~.
ni.L, ~ the FIRE anil mo. he n.ed ,he Ln,I.
, ntobably wi,h,at The i.,.t r.ms,n,r,nr. -
the loo. Il bsI .u.ta,n.l Ia,,ns : y.ry n,.c,,.
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