Staunton vindicator and general advertiser. (Staunton, Augusta County, Va.) 1858-1860, 1858-07-03

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morrow at nine O'clock and as they shook
hands at parting, for the fathers hope was
renewed, and his heart sat lightly again in
his bosom, and he gave the youth his hand,
as he was wont to do Of old in friendship,
and Stone said again, e-morrow at nine.
..fIuw anxiously the defendant waited
for the appointed hour en- the morrow [
need not tell you, It came and passed. but
the seducer came not with tit was some
hours after the time that his brother, Mr..
Joseph Stone, presented himself, the de-
PENDANT expressed his surprise at the visit,
and told him that it was the brother he had
expected Mr.. s. made some evaslvc excuse
for the absence of his brother. and asked
to be admitted to see poor Caroline. lfe
was admitted. When he returned to the
parlor there was more evasion, expression
Of coincidence, Of affected sympathy for tic
suffering girl, but he said he m1ist sec his
brother again. He departed. The father
saw that he was trihed with, and that Stone
had deceived him as he had his child. His
purpose was fixed. lie would be deceived
and triaed with no longer. He at once left
home to seek the guilty seducer. need
not tell you his purposes. Had they met
then, that event that brings you here to-day
would have been anticipated. But Stone
had escaped. he had left the city; the faith
er's search for him was in vain. His ex-
trenae mental excitement ana suffering bro't
on an old disease Of debilitating character,
which Frustrated him Oh a bed of sickness.
1t is miserable to be weak, doing or suffer
ing. On his bed Of sickness his wife and
daughter kneeled before him, begging him
to forego his purpose, at least for time
Let us fly from this city, said the mother,
where we ere disgraccd; and hide our
selves where we shall be unknown, and af-
ter the event that is to come shall happen,
and Caroline becomes mother, Stones
heart may then be touched with compassion,
and he will do her Justice Weak, sick,
and dispirited, the father was prevailed upon.
He left his hearth and altar-stone, a.
bandoned the city where he had dwelt so
many years in usefulness and peace, and On
| the eve of sixty years, started out in the
wide ~otld anew to seek another home"
The counsel continued, in affecting strain,
showing how the prisoner and hts family
arrived at St. Louis, in mid-winter, friend
less and poor, and unable to obtain employ
ment. Soon they received letter from
their daughter, announcing the birth Of her
child. lie returned to New Orleans, and
found to his infinite horror, that shameful
reports, which could have had but one
origin, were in circtlatian to blast the
reputation Of his child, and 10 stamp her
before the world NOT az the victim Of seduc-
ton. but as herself Il wasnton. This was
only wanting to make him desperate. Ills
wrongs were becoming tcu heavy for him
to bear The daughter, attempted fc pacify
him. She s:ote to Stone. appealing to him
to falal Ills promise, but the letter was not
answered 1t was then, that the father,
driven to desperation, sought out the Sc
ducer. and shot him dead
| Miss Caroline NJ Hardy. the daughter
who had been seduced. was among the
| witnesses on tile taial, The Crescent
says:
She was neatly dressed disclosing grace
full, rather small figure, and was closely
yelled After receiving the oath She took
her scat in the elevated chair, still yelled.
| Mr., Noise tesl her; politely, that it would
be necessary for her to raise her veil. She
raised ne heavy brown veil which hid her
face, leaving black lace veil still hanging.
Her face, however rat.sd re plainly seen
She was very Pale but vesy Fesolute look
| ing In reply to ihe questions of Mr. nu-
rant she .,aee her aas#ers in clear end
firm voice, and in language which proved
her to have received the education cf o
lady
Upon being asked by Sfr. Dnrant, In a
manner as decorous as the case would allow,
if Stone bad not sedtsced her, and if he was
not the father nf her child, Ter frl,ness de-
serted her She bowed ever the arm of
the clsair and cried and sobkcd bitterly.
Her father also gave way, and ths feeling
spread among the spectators, jurors, every
body. We never saw SO much silent weep
ing in ANY crowded assembly 90 there was
on this occasion, whilst the father and
daughter sobbed together. The scene last
ed several INITIATES.
Tie main points of her testimony are
embraced I'm the remarks of Mr. Durant
She sworc positively to the seduction, and
Stones promise to mrrry her, and his sub
segment refusal to comply with his promise.
The prosecution having introdseed two
witnesses WHO swore that they had had
criminal intercourse with Miss Hardy, and
that she had asked Stone for money, she
was recalled to the stand. She mounted
the steps firmly, and instead Of sea ting her
self, stood up, raised her right hand. and
IN clear, loud voice, which fell with cleo.
sriv forse upon tlss breathlcss assemblage
said
|'Dcforc Almighty Cod, ard by all my
hopes hereafter, } do solemnly swear, tha
what those Rfssl have sworn sbo.st me is
fals<-t fusse- tufse--E stamping her foot
. # ten Thousand Tires depended or IL, ii /!
= al fuse: don't see how any man coult
Genre lscre- ard rafk that way about me be-
!, fore my father and'' -~
Here she fell ia the chair, ana gave way
!, to hysterical fit Of weeping and sobbing
! The court was fairly stunned By her vche:
: mence, and the dramatic force Of the scene
! Upon recovering herself, Miss Ifarby statet
: that it was false that she had ever aske'
Joseph Stone for money. lie had profess
ed great sorrow for Ter dSstresses, and hat
9 offered the money to her, and insisted O,
= her taking it. She had written him note
y to come and see her, but she had neve
,, aslsccs fim for money. She never had crimi
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