The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-03-13

Iir4 ulpn as lcIu.r.
Aln. btugnc.l mr yuu thrrrt" rnr
more ataHied rhe c0lHpblr. lio Wrsltwcr
ed ly @ l.E moan. lu 900 iEsl.Ilt iLpt frai
door waf bust iu, Ind Alrs atmFncll SO.
sanu pulled cnt, apparently moro fcnd lnau
4IIFe, iIoE beneath lht bedsf,ad, Whefe -hr
Boz sUrrrIttr rINH HHrnHIlL ily partly con
-.lIrl. l'naug her u LiniE iar, soon
sur'H.frI -aL7I' nor6 CsI.f, indeed, Than
ibo'ma -'g.fel--ig r'-to..ug Hrr TO aoueious
, U,tT
NrvmsIy fls gtpscd round rhc circle of
rlgr H.as thai fu'roh,d hcr, till her cyts
lUiI upon Armstrong uEa NiH Nliri ahrn she
gaze O. ierd ,brirk aHI mutt,rBF They
Hp wr lhc muUurp" sW0uncd, or lp
pcmrd o. dp ho, again lGs,aully
The accused persons. iu tplic ui thc.r hel-
lirl rrntratalious-ol Innocence, were Instant
I, t,i/ri aud itsen oh a. a place uf security Q
Mr. fuu2noll was conveyed to o neighhgrt
riurr hyi tfr hrufr was cUriuii, sruurcd
WG rh0 Ggiftrd uud wondering illigers de-
parted 90 their fc'crl bumrb, bat not | FAM
go rlrrp any more ihsl uigbt,
lIp DEPOSITION made Ly Ms. SuugUcll 90
tlr inquest ou uic body wus loo substance O..
l..Inusf
On lhu uJtUrOu iu question fLo had, In
arO1r!Hbrr WIlh lcr nsull custom, rrucrrd-
ed % town EAp called on hoi auHl, took
in7 WIfu hrr rrd uilt wards went 10 tie In
N' lN It||'|.N IiN| rhliNl Nfl hltt hf fNlltn
tp f4e N.-l W a7Du, bHt was Informed that IN
consequence pf tu'grc c.d, lhc Young lady
bod gone tu bed, She then Immediately rru-
crrdcd hamruuGe Md consequently uu.,od
NJ trig iTm more lhlu nu hour hpluIe ler
usual Time 'hr lu ErRrli la with her latch
lrNAId proceeded 90 her bedroom. There
vua 900 l.gIll boz Ar Wi.hohs chamber, but
slc could ho1l bin moving about IN IT,
Slr vas iuti about ~ 20 down htairs, haN-
WLpn tNr heard 70 IlIhr, o. Of persons enter
iHE 'y tIn h.Ck way dd walking gently
across ihn .lillu torr Alarmed bs TO what O.
10 could hr, NJ, Hrd Alu, Armstrong not lc-
iug tNpoGtd lUmr ioT several dpys. fle
gently Dbtrd lIur door and lorkcd-ii. A few
wuutcf unCr she hlWd steadily steps afccnd-
inE lhr cJrakiDg NtiIt Wd presently her
door Was t,pd, aud a low, hurried whisper
said, 'NHr', afr YOU there" " She vahuo.itive
It was Mu Armstrong, voice. lut was too
terrified tn answer Then Ahs. Armstrong
-shc was sure Il va, hcr--said also IN
whisper ls " addressing ucr husband, She
b. never b8ca 10 Ibis hour a minute or so
Iilcr there Wss O. top 10 Mr. Wilson's door.
She could not catch what answer was made,
hut ly Armstrong; reply she gathered that
Nr. Wilson had lain down, and did not wish
TO be disturbed, lie $50, oGru IN the habit
ui kiug down with his clothes on. Arm.
strong said, i viii not disturb YOU. sri IN
only just put this parcel on the table There
was 40 lock on Mr.. Wilson's door. Arm
htrorg stepped into the room, aud almost
Immediately she heard u sound as ofu violent
blow, followed by deep groau, aud then
all was still She was paralyzcd with horror
aud alright Aler the lapse Of few see
uuds, voicc-Mrs. Armstrong; unduubtcd-
ly-u'kcd iu u trCmuluus tone il all was
uNrrF llcr ELallul -AuAueErd- A4.--+-l,.+t-
Whcrc are thc kcycs Of the writing desk
kept I'm the little tble-drNWcr,' WAS the
fclN Armstrong then C nW out of the bed
ruuu and both went into Mr.. Wilson's sit.
Ting apartment They soon returned, aud
crclt stmlthi.y along the passage 10 their
own bedroom ou thc same floor. They then
went down .tits O. the kitchen. Ouc of
thcw-'Fc woman, she had 10 doult--Woht
--sr; tlu -r--4A-, - -ttfil-rr7-r rtT-r Wfrtr
q tL -tJ ttrU GU"!td under The uCdsicad,
lad rumgmhlyCd no more IN she found her
self StstGutt}, D., ~. Villagers
lH confirmation OF this slatCmcut. u large
,hsp Lr.'e belonging to Armstrong. and
oith vlje. u WJs evident thc murder had
lccu ptTrtIatsd, was found in one corner OF
and a mortgage deed, for
luc thnusgud pounds or Craig Farm, the
property or Wilson, and which Srugncll
TiyFuy= krTt III tiTU writing tfCsk
i!ss ...4-; IN -virvst
% the prisoners sleeping apartment, together
Win nearly one hundred and fry pounds in
gold, silver aud county bank notes, although
= WAS known that Armstrong had but
oriniRh; before declined ycy advantageous
,oer OF some cows he was dcsirous Of pur-
'mswg, under plea o! being short of cash.
Worse pcrhup. than all, kcN uf the back
loor was found in his pocket, not only eon-
irmcd S,rugucll's evidence, but clearly dem
'us'rllrd TINT the knocking al the door for
duittaucc, which had rouscd and alarmed
he hamlet was pune stblcrfugc. The con-
lp,joD, therefore, alH,ort universally arrived
!, throughout the ue'gAborhood was, that
ARMSTRONG ard his wife were the guilty par
les, and that the bundles the brokcn locks,
he sheet hanging ont of the window, the shi-
~, black hat, were, like the knocking, mere
unni"g devices 70 mislcad inquiry.
The case cScitcd great interest in the coun-
s, md ] estamcd myself professionally for
urutc in being selected 60 hold the brief for
hepro,ccutiuu. had satisfied myself bya
ru,gl OF the .dcposi,ion thar there was no
ouht ofthc prisoners guilt, ard determined
bat no effort on my part should be spared to
lSurC the accomplishment of tho ends of ius-
cc. I drew The Indictment myself; and in
pcning the address to the jury, dweh with
i the force and cloqpcncc Of which | WIS
iaStcr, upon the hcinous nature of the crime,
nd the concusivcucsS of the evidence by
bieh it had been brought home TO the priS-
ncrs. ! may here, by way of pnrcnthcsis,
lcntiop that rcsorcd to a plan in. my nd
rcSs 10 the jury which have seldom known
, fail II consisted in fixing my eyes and
idrcssing my lauguugc TO each juror one
ftCr the other. In this way each considers
ic address to be an appeal to his individual
ltclligencc and responds to it by falling into
lc views of the barrister. On this occasion
,c jury easily fell into the trap. ! could see
rat had got them into the humor ofputtiny
)nfdcnce in the evidence | had to produce.
The trial proceeded The cause of the
cath was scientifically stated by two medicalJ
en Next followed the evidence as TO the