Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-09-19

Two INCIDRETs-ScENR AT A TRIAL-WOMANs
DEvoTIoK-On the Itch inst, man by the name
Of NATHAN GUILFORD DAVIS was tried at Memphis
upon a charge of burglary. The Bulletin says ;
1.-THE evidence against him was conclusive, and he
was fully committed for trial at the next term Of
the Criminal Court in default Of bail. Just at the
conclusion Of the trial, and when Judge Hill was
about to announce the decision of the Court, the
prisoner fell back in the chair, apparently in deep
swoon, and appeared, to persons not accustomed TO
Witnessing such attacks, to be in most precarious
state Two of our NEST talented young physicians,
however, we're in the room, and their services were
secured by Judge Hill, in the hope that their skin
would avail to restore Davis to consciousness. His
pulse was found, on examination, to be unusually
regular, indicating no disordered condition Of the
system whatever. The remedy applied was CO.
pious shower Of ice water into his face Davis stood
the application of the ioecOd water TO his face like
a hero. scarcely moving a muscle. In order to
restore him more speedily, his breast barred
and full bucket of water, well iced, thrown down
his bosom lie couldn't stand the inhction longer,
and was forced to resort to another to exricae
himself from the unpleasant treatment which was
being resorted to in his case He therefore sprang
upon his feet, and assuming tragic cir, ezoaim.
ed, " Give it me!'' as that dagger which see
before me, come let me clutch it % and suitng the
action TO The words he made a spring towards the
open door Of the Justices Office, and was on the
point Of retiring from the stage on which he had
performed so admirably, when he was gently re-
minded that sudden exit was not the order of the
play, and gracefully subsidized into seat and the
curtain fell"
DAVIS was committed to Jail and the AUaIqnchs
notices a touching scene that occurred at the Jail
that evening, which exhibits the the devotion of
true wife. "We happened at the city prison says
that paper at the time when the wife Of the guilty
man called to see him. She bore in her arms
very young infant, together with quantity of
nicely prepared delioaoies for the husband which
are not included in the daily bill of fare at the pris-
on, with pillow and other comforts calculated 10
render his Imprisonment more tOlerabe. She ask |
ed permission to enter the jail that she might make
her generous donation in person, but the hour was
too late, according to the wholesome rules which |
Mai. Mallory has adopted, and she was invited to
return at nine o'clock next morning The disap- |
pointment seemed 10 be painful one TO the uuhap-
py woman, for she sobbed audibly as she committed |
her gifts to stranger hands, and turned 10 retTace
her steps, with her infant charge 10 her desolate
home. The unhappy woman is but 'chd wife,"
and is apparently but sixteen years of age and yet
she has united her destiny with one who is STEPPED
in infamy and familiar, perhaps, with all the crimes
in the calendar of wckedness. We felt it terrible
to contemplate, that young and apparently
artless should have drank SO early and so bitterly
of the poisoned chalice of disappointment and
misery"