Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1858-06-24


Mt wound. and the father cried. In the words
Z the Royal Psalmist, my own familiar friend,
10 whom | trusted, which did eat OF my bread, b.
N lifted up bis heel against me, Aftsrthe pail
10 OF her travail were over, and the unvedd'
N mother had given birth 10 q male child, 81
10 wrote to i,s father 10 announce the fact.
le was most touching letter she poured out h
n soul again In love TO him ami her unhappy OF
spring; | have suffered everything for yot
o sake, shame, disbonor and degradation wi
you not requite my suffering will you rot ha'
% mercy on your child, and on the mother thi
J. bore him? Il is horrible to say that this letts
e remained unanswered. But now the time ha
. come when the defendant was compelled
e return to our city; shame drove him away, bt
e poverty and the persuasion Of bis friends wh
n wrote to bin, induced bin to return He wa
restored to bis position in the public schools b
the kind influence OF friends, who never hsv
: and never viii desert him. But the stream Q
: his life was poisoned at the fountain head H
9 arrived in New Orleans about the l4th o
4 March, and, after few days, be found to hi
3 Infinite horror, that shameful reports, whicl
1 could have had but one origin, were 10 eircula
tion to hlsss q reputation Of his child, and .
, stamp her before tue world, not &C the vieti1
} of seduction, bat as herself a wanton. Ihi
! was only wanting to make him desperate. Hi
7 wrongs were becoming too heavy for him 4
bear. When she came TO the CITY, Carolin
/ wrote again 70 her sedueeT she still though
bis Obdurste heart might be moved. The IN
happy girl was more miserable than ever. Com
to me, she said, and see the innocent babe
have borne you, see in his innocent features
the image Of his father, and the traces Of tha
inehabie sorrow that you have inflicted on me
come, and when You see your child you mas
have mercy on its mother, who loves you -
: fondly still IL you have changed, which can
! not believe, am unaltered
"NoI LET ths sAgI, change his plume,
IN leaf It's hue the dOver its blson,
Bat ties around this heart are Spun
That cannot, viii not, be undone."
" This letter, too, remained unanswered, and
why was the man deaf to the voice Of nature
and the claims of power? know not, but 1t IL
said that be had, as was indeed too plan, de.
termined TO cast aside forever the poor girl
whom be ruined, and that he had already turn
ed his thoughts and attention to another object
a daughter of distinguished citizen OF ouI
city. 1t was the old story renewed-love be-
trayed for fortune. How forcibly it reminds
you, gentlemen, of the glowing denuncistion
the unhappy Constance makes Of the naughty,
gallant and perfdious Marmion, when the sim
full man is brought to trial before the benedic-
tine convent in the vaults Of the Count, where
she was to be entombed alonei
"Ilst ned to q traitors tale,
left the convert and the vail.
For three long years bowed my pride,
horse boy IN bis train 70 -ifei
And well my foiy's need he gave,
who forf tied to be his slave,
All here and ali beyond Ia. eravel
He saw young Clara's face more fair,
| He knes her OF woodlands tte hsir,
Forgo. his vo=s his faith foreswoTe
And Goa stancs was beloved more.
It's an ell tale, and often told
That did my fate and wish agree
Meier had barn hs1rd story Old
OF maiden trus, betrayed for god,
VITO loved or was avenged Ike ne"
I" When this last appeal of the unhappy Car
oiine to Stone was treated with cruel and cold
neglect, /. filled to ovsrhowing the cup Of the
fathers Indignation. He could endure no more
The witness will tell ytu how wild and unearth-
y be looked on the evening before the fatal
day, when the inhuman conduct Of the seducer
was communicated to him. His fate cried out
in grief be sought the author Of his ruin,
found him, and you know the rest.
Sand now let him who condemns the deed
show the remedy which the courts OF your
state would have afforded him, when ii has
been decided by the courts Of the highest re-
sort that it is doubtful whether in any case the
law gives an action Of damages TO the father
for the seduction Of bis child. See 9 An. Rep.
52S.
/" It is in vain that legislators and julges,
calloas to parental feeling, seek TO shield the
seducer. Nature rebels against them. No
matter with what forms OF respectability or
law the seducer may hedge himself in, the SOW
ereign rights of human nature will break
through them In saeh case Jhs>xoice of
manhood will cry aloud in every heart; and
did the same fate. which God avert, overtake
the daughter of any one of you, be would ex-
claim, ss Chatham, were the unhappy father,
as an juror, while the seducer Of nv child
remained alive upon the earth, never would
lay down ny arms-neVer! neVerl nevsr!'
Mrs. Ann S. Cochrane sworn-I have known
Mr. Hardy about sixteen years ! was at bis
house about the end Of March last; think it
was in March, as it was Immediately after his
return from St. Louis; took letter written
by Miss Hardy to the post Office; heard it
read; it was several days previous to tbs
shooting OF Mr.. Stone Il night have been
about week previous it was directed to Mr..
Charles stone, 70 bis store on Common street I;
it was a very affecting letter. (The Attorney
General begged to remind Mrs. c. that she had
not been asy yet asked about its contents Mr..
Durant HANDED letter to the witness, which,
il she recognized as copy Of the one she had
posted, he proposed to Cfisr in evideDce
Mr.. Noise objected. Mr.. Durant said it was
copy of the letter written and directed to Mr..
Stone, aud be believed it was copy Of the let
ter found on his person, and as such it was the
next best evidence that could be presented, in
the absence Of the original.
Mr.. Notes.-The defense intended to show
that the homicide was excusable from the fact
that Mr.. Stone had. seddced the prisoners
daughter. He Mr.. M. would throw open the
door to the widest deterse, bot then the evil
dence must be presented according to the writ
ten laws Of the land. He would object to state
ments made by Miss Hardy, when she
was not under oath. The correspondence
contained statements written by Miss Hardy,
not under oath. The proper course would be
to introduce Miss Hardy, so that she could
be cross-examined in regard TO these state
ments
Mr.. Durant said be would waive the ques-
tion, for be meant to introduce Miss Hardy.
The witness then read the copy Of the letter.
l know that to be a copy OF the very letter, the
original Of which put in the post Office
was at Mr.. Harby's house the day before Stone
was shot told him about the letter shortly
after heard Of the affair.
Cross-eramiasi-rhe copy is in Miss Har.
| by's handwriting; she brought it to mel
had known her from childhood-sLd requested
me to put it in the post office; communi-
Gated the fact to Mr.. Hardy that the letter had
been unanswered, do not know if he knew
the contents of the letter be asked me if
put the letter in the post cfice, and | told him
| did.
A little while after this witness had with
drawn, the attention Of the crowd was directed
towards tue door, as the next witness might
probably be the young lady who was the un-
/ Cause OF SO uuCu lIOuDle. lie eA-
| pectation was not disappointed. for Miss Har-
| by, closely yeiled, and dressed plainly and be-
coningly, and with nestness, entered tbs court
room, escorted by Capt. Fremaux. After
being sworn and seated in the witness chair,
she was requested by the Attorney General TO
raise her veil that her evidence might be heard
distinctly. She raised her brown veil, but left
j the lace one that was under it on her fare. She
appeared Of unusually attractive appearance,
I - ~.
/ afecti0nate and trusting disposition, and also
betokening energy and decision OF character,
which, by those who were acquainted with her
/ father, was not unexpected. Her voice wa
J assured and strong, though moi unfeminine, and
Of sweet intoRation. In society she had eVi-
IDENTIFY been belle, both from personal appear
anee asa a mind naturally well gifted, and, as
might be expected, nos lacking in cultivation.
Miss Caroline Hardy sworn-I am daughter
of G. VI. Hardy; l frat became acquainted
with Mr.. Charles Stone, when be visited our
house in June, 1855 had no previous ac-
quaintance with him about fye months after
be was introduced, be commenced to visit fire.
quently. ....-...
Mr.. Dursnt-TeIl the jury if you became a
mother in St. Louis. '-.----
The witness became unable to speak for
some minutes, and wept bitterly. Nor were
hers the only wet eyes in Court. She rallied,
/ NV cs--N9s oNe1NA-Js oHA ~ "a NoANc
said, 81 did, s-.r
Mr.. Durant-Who was the father Of your
child?
witness-Charles H. c. Stone.
Mr.. D.-When was your child born?
Witness-Ol the 9th February last.
Mr.. D.-Whst relation was there between
you and Mr.. Stone, previous to your leaving
| New Orleans? rf
Witness-I expected to become bis wife; be
promised to marry me but few weeks after
| our acquaintance commenced; my parents did
rot become aware Of my condition antil DR..
Stone informed them; 1t was the latter snd OF
November last; was present at an interview
| between Charles Stone and my father | was
In bed !; it was about eight in the evening; my
father asked Mr.. Stone il be was not ny Sc.
ducer; be did not deny it my father asked
him if be was not the father Of the child tc
which ! was about to give birth be did not
deny it; watched them in an agony Of sus.
pense Charles Some said give me until nins
4 O'Clock to morrow morning and viii mskI
i every reparatiOn; my father did not ansWeI
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