, 1859-05-06

had been taken. He had gone there on the night
Of the fire 10 try and persuade them 10 give him
back his money and papers, or at least to get |
back what he could When he got there, be saw
man go in whom he did not wish to see; so he |
had hung around waiting for him TO depart He !
was around by the back Of the building once,
and that was an hour before the fire broke out
He knew nothing-nothing. lie clasped his
hands, and, with bis fearless eyes raised toward
heaven, he called on God to witness that be was
innocent.
! have told you that knew him well. I knew
him so well, that from that moment knew him
to be Innocent knew his very SOUL knew
how free and open II was-ah, how sinfully so
! knew there was no falsehood in the story he
| told US
"My boy is innocentl Ny boy is innoceDtI"
heard the cry-and saw an old woman sink
back into the arms oi male companion. TWAS
his poor mother. Her heart was wellnigh broken
Yet saw that all this had but little effect upon
the mass Of spectators. The prisoners course Of
dissipation-his many threats against the house
and the very fact Of his having been robbed
and abused there, were heavy against him.
The counsel for the prisoner made his speech,
which was labored and hard. lie was foolish
enough to intimate that IL bis client tcds around
at the back part Of the house more than once, he
must have been intoxicated. In short, his plea
had better been lef out The evidence he could
not shake, and he did ali he could to suppose cvi.
denee, some Of il most absurd and ridiculous.
afterwards learned that Mouiton Warren engaged
that lawyer for the youthful prisonerl The gov.
ernment attorney made his plea. II was plain,
straightforward and very conclusive.
The Judge finally gave his charge. lie was
fair and candid lie reviewed the evidence care
fully, and pointed out such as bore heavily upon
the case. lie told us IL there was lingering
doubt in our minds, we must give the prisoner the
benefit Of it But could plainly see that there
was no doubt IN his mind.
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m;nntes snsned Moniton W.rrcr Sas ~, frst
N srs.k
SWcll " he said at s'pose tbcrc,s M nced of
ms being here n crrat wbiIe or conrse va al
honspSn
Thera u,as sor,.,b;rc IN Tho ,r,rncr of ,h., man
as he said this which excited nv crrioSity--I
won't saw Il was suspicion then-only curiosity.
lie spoke with forced effort at calmness which
I at once perceived The more looked at him
the more | became strongly nervous and uneasy,
wondered why he should be so anxious to get rid
of the case and have Ambold convicted. ikncw
that he had frequenied that evil house. and that
he had done much towards tempting Charley to
dissipation. knew he was in that house on the
night on which the prisoner was robbed-lor
Charley had told me so when visited in his ell.
had then asked the unfortunate youth If he was
sure Warren was his friend o, he was sure Of
it He should have hunted him up on the night
Of bis robbery, only they told him Warren had
gone.
Bv the by. the foreman proposod that We ,bould
e.cS AL, m ~ NJ 90 az nInsr and ,rr,s Jo,rn o"r
on;n;on mi then comnsr,s notes, i went 10 INV
hrat which had ,laccd nnon 1 tab,c Win +. nrm.
her If others and tool mi a shcct of nansr
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