Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-07-10

ttlliiS uIc HES OF passion, the pro
tession of whose life, eyerywher
is seduction and ruin. But tn
beautiful stranger rejected them al
with unutterable scorn and loath-
ing Among those rejected admir-
ers was one Of a character from
which the fair nnilliner had every
thing to fear. Hiram Shore BE-
longing to a family at once opulent
influential and dissipated. He wa:
himself ambitious, brave and fe-
rocious]y revengeful, and a mos
famous duelist OF the southwest. r
was generally known that he IlaG
made advances to win the favor o1
the lovely Emma-and had shared
the fate of all other wooers-a dis
dainful rep9lse.
At nine o'clock on Christmas
night, 1887, the people Of Lewis
burg were startled by a loud scream
as one in mortal terror while fol
lowing tha:t, with scarcely an inter-
val, came successive reports OF fire.
arms, one, two, three-a dozen deaf
ening roars. They flew to the shop
Of the :nilliner, whence the sounds
proceeded, pushed back the unfas-
tened door and scene ofhorror was
presented. There she stood in the
center Of the room, with a revolver
IL each hand every barrel discharg-
ed, her fea lures pale, her eyes flash
ing wildly, but her lips parted with
a fearful smile. And there at her
feet, weltering in his warm blood,
his bosom literally riddled with
bullets, laythe all,dreaded duelist,
Hiram shoregasping in that last
agony. He articulated but a sin
gle sentence :--<sTell my mother
that | All deadand gone to hell p
and instantly expired.
''ln the name OF God who did
this 2" exclaimed the appalled, spec
tators.
.<sI did IT, exclaimed the beauti-
I'll n1illiner; ~ did it to save my
tlonor.''
As may readily be imagined, the
decd caused an intense sensatiul,.-
public opinion however, was divi-
led. The poorer classes crediting
he girls version Of the facts, Landed
ler hero'sn in terms Of measure
css eulogy. i ut the friends Of the
deceased and Of his wealthy family
gave a different and darker color
o the affair, and denounced the
ovely homicide as an atrocious
Unfortunately for her,
he officers of the law, especially
he judge and sheriff, were devoted
comrades Of the slain, and display
ID their feelings IN a revolving par
iality. The judge committed her
without the privilege Of bail, and
he sheriff chained her in the felon's
lungeon.
Such is the brief abstract IF the
circumstances developed in the ox-
Of witnesses. The testi- |
nony closed and pleading began. |
First Of all, three advocates spoke
Il succession for the prosecution
,ut neither their names nor their |
are worth preserving
Orators Of the blood and thunder
they were about equally |
'artitioned their bowling elcquence
'etwixt the prisoner and her leath- |
r-headed counsel as in doubt who
i the twain was then on trial. As
or the stranger he seemed to pay
lot the slightest attention to his op-
'onents, but remained motionless,
With his forehead bowed on his
ands, like one buried in deep
|lought Or slumber. -,
When the roper time camel
ovever, he s. denly sprang to his
aet, crossed tie bar, and took his
aait1on alaC It touching the jury.
1e then commenced IN a whispe-
0 wild, SO clez:.', unutterablv ring
ng and distinct IS TO ill the hazl
ON floor to galle-:zzsa. at the OF
It, he dealt in pure logic, sepera-
'ng and combining the proven tacts,
Ill the who1e 1ns.&zz:; of confused evi-.
ence licked transparent as a globe.
+ glass, through which the limo
edcence of b. client shone bril-
ant as sunbeam; and the jurors
odded to each other signs Of thoz-