Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1858-02-20

/ We talked some ten minutes. and found
that eleven OF the jury was bent on rendering
a verdict OF guilty though most of them
we're in favor of recommending the prisoner
to mercy. Moulton Warren wps decided. lie
! had no mercyat all
Presently started up and pretended TO be
iaint said l must go out few minutes
! kicked at the door and the deputy sheriff
came. lie heard MY plea and let me out
As soon as we lad gained n safe distance
! told him all He was astonished. lie went
away aud when he came back. he brought the
district judge and the sheriff. l told again
what had seen-that it was 10 mere suspi.
cion. And | explained. too, Wagreu's man.
| ner in the jury room, his former connection
with the prisoner, aud his known character.
! The officers went away, and at the end ci
ten minutes they returned with constable
added TO their number, and this constable had
freshly written instrument in his hand
The sheriff bade me point out the hat to
them as soon as we entered the room.
The door Of the room wos opened, ard
pointed them to the hat. The sheriff took
II, and asked whose hat it was. Warren
leaped 10 bis feet and seized it, but was held
back.
Word was Instantly seut to the Judge that
the jury could not agree. They were dis
charged, and then Moulton was searched.--
The knife was ioaud upon him, and his beha-
vior at once exposed has guilt The presence
OF that letter was accounted for by him in u
dozen different WHY'S within an hour.
A new jury was impannelled, and Charles
AmbUld acquitted. Shortly afterwards War
ren was tried. and it was plainly pruven that
he had set lire to the house, aud that the wo-
man who kept Il was to have burned up in it,
us he had coutrved to lock her into hen room
shortly alter setting the fire. She had incur
red III his displeasure in various ways, and
This was his revenge. Not only she, but two
oi her girls had suspected him from the first,
bat they dare not complain, for fear he would
then he sure TO murder them.
The hardened william confessed his gnilt al
ter lie had been coGdemned, aud then it was
that he told how he happened to be SO care
less IN regard to the knife. 1t was lie who
had robbed Ambold, and when he took the
old letter irom lis hat to use for 4 torch in
setting the fire, be did not notice what it was
and even when that partly burned half had
been exhibited IN court, Gc hud entirely Tor
gotten that Le had torn off the other hall,
aud put IL back in lis hat, as he must have
done. The letter had been found in AM
boid's pocket-book, and he had kept II be-
cause III 1t The youth was warned against his
influence. lie confessed that lie had held q
slight idea OF calling the writer TO an account
"heu it should become convenient. With
regaid 10 the knife, il was Us before stated.
He took that from Ambolds pocket, and put
1t IN bis own; and on the night Of the lire he
used 1t to pry up the sash, aud when he had
broken il put it back in bis pocket and Tor
got it.
Thus was Charley siyrd-and saved from
more than all ignomineous death, too. He
was saved to be noble virtuous man. and
his mother once more took ample delight and
joy in the love and tender care of her Gully
child.
When Charles Amboid knew that Moulton
Warren had exriated his crime upon the gal
lows, he sat down and ponderod upon his
past lifr. The thought OF his old companion
being hanged, sent strange thrill through
his frame. But he was able to trace out
clearly aud logically, this terrible result from
the course of life and iiliated man had pur-
sued. lie shuddered us lie remembered how
far he had gone in the same course himself ::
and ho WAS able TO see the only safe path for
any you!h.
Not only must he shun ;emptation-not
only keep clear of even the appearance Of
vice, but, above all, mus. he shnn evil COM
panionship, A youth may make all the good
resolutions thought can afford, bu, il lie con-
tnues one evil companionship, he is not safe.