The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1858-02-17

favor of recommending the prisoner to mercy.
Moulton Warren was decided. He had no mer-
cy at all.
Presently started up snd pretended to be
faint l said must go out few moments.
kicked at the door and the deputy sheriff
came. He heard my plea and let me out. AS soon
as we gained safe distance told him all. lie
went away, and when he came back he brought
the district attorney, and the district judge and
the sheriff. told them again what had seem
| assured them that knew what had seen
that it was no mere suspicion. And explain
ed, too, Warrens manner in the jury room,
and his former connections with the prisoners,
and his known character
I The officers went away, and at the end often
minutes they returned wilha constable added
to their number, and this constable had freshly
written instrument in his hand. The sheriff
bade me to point out the hat to them as soon
as we entered the room.
The door OF the room was open, and pointed
them to the hat The sheriff took it, and asked
whose it was Warren leaped to his feet and
seized it, but he was held back.
Word was instantly sent to the judge that
the jury could not agree. They were dschar-
ged, and then Moulton Warren was searched
The knife was round upon him, and his beha-
vior at once exposed his guilt. The presence Of
that letter was accounted for By him in dozen
Different w2ys within an hour.
A new jury was impanneled and Charles
Ambold was acquitted. Shortly afterwards
Warren was tried, and it was plainly proven
1 that he had set fire to the house. and that the
woman who kept it was to have been burned
up in it, as be contrived to lock her room short
ly after setting the fire. Sic had incurred his
displeasure in various ways, and this 0>-ee h's
revenge. Not only she, but two Of her girls
suspected him from the first, but they dared
not complain, for fear he would not be convicted
and would then be sure to murder them.
The hardened villain confessed his guilt after
he had been condemned, and then it was that
he told how he happened to be SO careless 10
regard to the paper and knife 1t was he who
had robbed Ambold, and when he took the old
/ letter from his hat to use for a torch in setting
the fire, he did not notice what it was even when
that partly burned hall had been exhibited r
court he had entirely forgotten that he had torn
off the other half aLd put it back in his hat as
he must hayc done. The letter had been found
in Ambold's pocket book, and he had kept il
because in it the youth was warneI against his
4 influence. He confessed that he held slight
idea Of calling the writer to an account when il
Esiouid become conveaient. With regard to thu
knife, it was as | before stated. lie tool
that also from Amhod's pocket, and put it in hi;
own, and on the night Of the fire he used it tc
pry up th9 sash, AMI whcu'hs had broken it he
put It back in his pocket anil forgot it.
Thus was Charley saved-and saved from
more than an ignomnious death, too. lie wa
raved to be noble, vrtuous man; and his moth
er once more took ample delight and JOY ir
the love and tender care OF her heavenly child
When Charles Ambold knew that Moutor
Warren had expatiatcd his crime upoa the gal
lows he sat down anil ponlered upon his past
lio. The thought his old companion being
hanged, sent a strange thrill through his frame
But he was able to trace out, clearly and log
ically, this terrible result from the course Of lG
the i'll ated man had pursued He shudderet
as he remembered how far he had gone in th
same course himself; and he was able to Sc
a. o.xI,, g., e. ~, th c,r 49,, ,,o,,fb
Not only must he shun temptation not onl.
; keep clear orevon the appearance of vice-hu
above all, must he evil companionship. Ayoutl
! may make all the good resolutions thought Cal
afford, but If he continues one evil companion
ship he is not safe!