The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1858-09-08

CT 1 pOSSeSSeu reSLraineQ my Qeep emo
tons. and having cut my paper 1 hand
ed back the knife.
Why should he have that knife so bold
Iy about him? | afterward learned. He
had not worn those pantaloons before
since the night of the fire! and now he
used the knife probably without the least
remembrance of the loss it had sustained
during very peculiar piece of work, to
the exection of which it was made subsur-
Went. ... ..
| We talked for some ten minutes and /
found that eleven of the jury were bent
upon rendering a verdict of guilty, though
most of them were in favor of recommend
ing the prisoner to mercy. Moulton War
rem was decided. He had no mercy at all.
Presently l started up and 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 had gain
ed safe distance told him ALL
He was astonished. He went away,
and when he came back he broaght the
district attorney and the district judge
and the sheriff, l. told again what had
had seen-that it was no mere suspicion
And | explained, too, Warren's manner
in the jury room, his former connection
with the prisoner, and his known charac-
ter.
| These officers went away and at The
of of,,rp oI !,
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 We entered the
room.
The door of the room was opened, and
pointed them to the hat. The sheriff
took it, and asked whose it was Warren
eaped to his feet and would have seized
it, but he was held back.
! Word was instantly sent to the judge
that the jury could not agree. They were
discharged, and then Moulton Warren was
searched. The knife was found upon him
and his behavior at once exposed his guilt.
The:presence of that letter was accounted
| for by him in dozen different ways within
an hour. 90
A new jury was impanneled, and Charles
/ Ambold was acquitted. Shortly after
ward Warren was tried, and it was plainly
proved that he had set fire to the house,
and that the woman who kept it was to
have been burnt up in it, as he had con-
trived to lock her into her room shortly
before setting the fire. She had incurred
his displeasure in various ways, aud this
was his revenge. Not only she, but two
of her girls had suspected him from the
first, but they dared not complain for fear
he would not be convicted, and then he
would be sure to murder them. H E..
The hardened villain confessed his guilt
after he had been condemned, and then ii
was that he told how he happened to be
p so careless in regard to the paper and
, knife. 1t was he who had robbed Ambold
f and when he took the letter from his hal
t to use for torch in setting the fire, he
did not notice what it was, and even wher
f that partly burnt half had been exhibited
in court he had entirely forgotten that ht
: had torn off the other half and put it bacl
e. in his hat, as he must have done. Tht
| letter had been found in Ambold's pocket
book and he had kept it because in it th'
: youth was warned to beware ofhis Influence
e He confessed that he held slight idea o
e calling the writer to an account when i
/ should become convenient. With regart
il to the knife, it was as before stated
He had taken that also from Ambold'
" pocket, and put it in his own; aud on tn
n night of the fire he used it to pry up tn
: sash, and when he had broken it he put
n back in his pocket and forgot it. 81.
/. Thus was Charley savcd-and save
is from more than an ignominious death, toe
-e He was saved to be noble, virtuous man
1t and his mother once more took ample de
r. light and Joy in the love and tender car
a of her only child.
at When Charles Ambold learned tha
r. Moulton Warren had expiated his Grim
N on the gallows, he sat down aid pondere
II upon his past life. The thought of hi
er old companion being hanged sent strang
r. thrill through his frame But he was abb
IN to trace out, clearly and logically, th
I'd terrible result from the course of life til
IS ill-fated man had pursued. He shudde
,e ed as he remembered how far he had gor
ed in the same course himself; and he ws
y, able to see the only safe path for al
/ youth. ,.,.r e. ......,.---s ..... ....
Not only mast he shun temptation-n'
ur only to keep clear OF even the appearan'
ne of vice-but, above all, be must shun ev
companionship. A youth. may make
ok the good resolutions thought can affor
of but if Of continue one evil companionshi
he he is not safe. s.,.lg -. .... ........... ...-
w How MANY MILES A PRINTERS HA.
III TRAvELs.-Although printer may
az setting all day, yet in his own way, he
Ut a great traveller, or, at least, his hand