The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-07-11

eoNVcrioN OF k0aERe "A. Ga AMI RJa ourgA6 ING
his DBCEAsgD RRoruxns WIFE.


his DBCEAsgD RRoTnnns WIFE.
prom tae LEXINGTON lHy.) osaerverl
, me rr wal q sooe,s Champ Tor tho com nss Of
vcck WITH verdict OF the Jury MIN entity,
and axng his punishment AT Geea years aipcsopeut
o. The penitentry vas 30 full Of exciting interest that
more extended nolce than any have heretofore pub
hshed may not be out OF place IL has theme Of
scnversaton in all circles uatter Of Tho M 81 serious
thought snd deepas consideration WITH young and old The
snss.nTai doed produced seInALon tho pa mind
~ t1e His OF tho occNrcnce which has scarcely
hsyed Dy tue trnalin Of the pro.racted legal inyest
gaon and the though Just verdict Of The ate-
gent jury The earnest Efforts OF the aoiest aud oss eo.
euept counsel that could De failed estabsa
sniro1 Of doubt rs IA the guiit OF the ascused
INC OF RELIEF was evitenuy oused throughout the Gro
et court room when the decree OF tn jury
ny Inc Court The case I'd been removed, By change o.
venue, from tho county in which tine oDco colnnit-
sea TO avoid toe excitement that there sed and
by secure fair and impartial hearing rhal hearing
had, and the reault 10 announced above.
Tine facts elected by the invest gaSon are, nearly
we can gather them, briefly a. folioss:-Ars saliie
Cnamp, upon whom the crime was comAhtei, 10 tie
WIDOW OF the brother Of the accused lady twenty
egbs years OF age the mother OF four Children and has
been widow siS years. In person, she IS attractive
slender IN TO- rather above the mediaui height with
coDcarey chseed face Chestnut hair fine eyes aud the
air OF amodest intellectual lady. accustomed 70 good So
eiey. In her youth she hat accounted beautiful
From her birth she has resided Bourbon county
she has sustained Character Of the highest
Robert II Champ 10 married man. with q wtfe aud
children living, and his residence is also in Bourbon
county, IN TIE vicinity of that of the widow. de IS
Esou. man, hne APPEARANCE about thirty hge
years OF age Beng her brother in and paying her
Affairs some attention. he hal been, ct all times vel
come vsi,er TO her honse, and she regarded hm in the
'ghS Of friend, whose advice and counsel might be imp
chy trusted.
Both faid 10 be in good circumstances, if no
wealthy he Was frequently her house, where he was
universally kindly received and treated as reliable
sreno apa relative. Sae nad cause 10 doubt the
esr,y Of hil manifestations Of dsnterested friendship
until short time preceding the brutal deed for which he
70 suatr the penalty Of the law Three days before
tais snAneess and daoohcal occurrence he
nes 80 plcnic the neighoorhood When riding alone
xbc hnocxing 20 her OF morality and virtue, that
abe repulsed HIM scorfuy. ana after mat was more
gusroe1 IN her intercourse aud KEEP: much possible
sloof from him ou bright june morning. whilst in
pursuit Of Der domestic duties, Mr.. Chanp was an
nognced and she poey received him at the door Of her
bospsase house. He took seat IN the hall, the Lady
seated hersef on the opposite sde when, after
the customary SITUATIONS had been lnserchaas-
ed, she informed INN thar sne expected com
pany thai day, and had preparations for
aooseac nvtson 10 him 20 retire, had not the desired
effect, as ne Immediately sao:' sh 20 your new
psssr curtains as Intend to buy ses Ike them IL they
piesge me. VIII yon show tnen 10 me?' % So SON.
said the lady, a give directions 70 the cook,
will do %, but have l,sle time 10 spare just nov"
Upon her return they pracesed together to the parlor
sud when reaching the attempted open
khlser 10 better admit the gh upon turning head
she discovered that the door mai been closed bv Champ
who bad now approached coe TO her She asked him the
curtains we're not handsome they are besutul, said
he, "but not half go beautiful you are" and in an
iaant hs strong ecrcled her valet, while with the
other hand be applied vial to her Her
deserted her and she knew until, when
recovering, sne lOund nsrseu stretched upon the
floor and cav her pursuer rising from her. The
Edy, terrified and faint, feebly staggered 70 the
door ana in an attempt to call assistance fell again she
roee, and moving few PAGES, fell second time, Champ
u sbe meantime, had skulSed from the scene o: his
quit.
los man boldly returned to confront bis suffering
sctm that he might hear himself denounced % hef ewo
he ana DIS dsmnlng deed proclaimed in the presence OF
erfihed Witnesses he declared 70 bs cr3sy, and e.
Seavofed 10 impress this opinion upoa the tystsnaers
NJ po6F T6inN ID her Sgony. turplng to relative sad
IA Robert Champ Gas ruined ms; am ruined woman;
get the gun aud shoot ne Robert Chamc get on. of my
pouse" The lady remained in state OF great prostra
NOE for severs weeks siter tbs occurrence Indeed from
The feeble in Shich she Uttered from the Court
HonEe, after resting from the witness stand ihe painful.
story of tho terrible and aggravated wrong she had
sustained Il would mat she had not yet wholly
covered TDe above s briefly the history Of this
Dlakabe case as we cleaned II from the facts deyeopsd
81 tic trial.