The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1859-10-28

and sat beside him. She was indeed a
woman ofnoble moin; purity and sim-
plici,y sat onthronod on her browi but
though an awoman, yet she was not the
falling and trembling oreaturetha, woman
sometimes is, but the strong, seli-aup-
ported, and all enduring being that Il in
deed but little lower than the angels
All spoke, and spoke kindly TO her and to
him.
Tho trial went on; sat fronting The
witnesses, the prisoner and Wehster.--
The first evidence introduced was that Of
the old farmer; he testified that ~ he vas
riding down % town, he overlook and
passed two mon; one was Croton tho ped
lar, and the other Imam In . slcuchcdhe
jean jacket, and with his boots ounide bic
pantaloons; no passodtheso men and then
stopped awhile AZ anoighbor's and then
rode on. Pretty soon az No logged along,
he heard, Just a. he reached the crotch or
fork Of the road IN the forest, a cry fur
help; by turning right IN the branch a
the road, he came upon the traveller that
had been robbed, whom ho recognized oa
the man in the jean jacket, though he did
not eithoT time 500 his face. Upon being
cross examined, he said at the tim0 ho
did not recognize Croton, the podl0r, but
upon mcctinghim again lately, had known
him to be the same. The next witness
had lived as help with Slater, upon the
evening Of the robbery, had returned
home from one Of his lonely walks, IN
which he oflen indulged, and brought
with him various articles, which he said
he had bought Of Croton, the pedlsr; this
was the amount Of his testimony. The
magistrate proved that the traveller had
been robbed Of bills 20 the amount Of $500
though what banks ho could not say
Jacob Snow testified TO the payment Of
$3.50, immediately after the robbery, 20
him, and various witnesses proved that
Slater had been for some time short Of
money. had observed that Webstor's
attention had been directed during The ex-
animation ofthe first witness, by aby-
stander, 10 a man in the crowd with .
striped jackets the man was reading from
u piece ofpaper and apparently rend and
re-rcod Il often. l remember that Web
ster watched this man secretly, but close
~; and neglected the witness under OK
animation, that the striped lacked was In
close communion with Jacob Snow. Al
length Croton the pedler, was called for
by the State, and 20 my surprise The man
in the striped jacket came forward. He
was a stupid looking piece Of clay, with
something indescribably mean and mali-
cious in his eyei to parody Coleridge, !
would say;
"A snakes small eye blinks duh and shy,
Aud the pcdlar's eyes that shrunkenin his head.
Each shruhk up 70 a serprnts eye, aud
With somcshat Of malice, aud more oidroad,
AZ the prisoner lie looked askanoe." ar
And In his narrative, though clear, was
delivered with pedlar's keenness. He
stated that on the evening IN question, he
fell in with the man dressed as described
by the farmer; he did not know him.
The nan bought some articles Of him
and he named some, which Il Md been
proved Slater carried homo--and they az
terwards walked down towards town; he
remembered the old farmers passing them
and the observation Of his companion
that moneyed men seldom travel now-a,
days He parted from his companion al
tho old pond BY the big butternut, lit
tie before you come TO the forks spoken o.
by the farmer. He [the pedlarl went
west Of the Connecticut; he heard Of The
robbery but saw no description ofthe rob
Der, nor dreampt Il was his companion
till a short time since, the old farmer hRS
rUoesnized him and told him 90. UpoI
being told by the counsel Tor tho. lstnin I,
point out the man who had been with hin
he turned round and pointed to the pris
oner; as he did so no met Webster
dark and Boul-searohing eye fixed upoi
him, his hand evidently trombled. III
tale, however, had been consistent; h
had recalled various small circumstances
and spoke of them out OF their proper pla
ces, which seemed 70 show that his tai
had not bsen learned, but was in truth
word for word correct. Poor Slater
case seemed desperate; he had not sin
u gle witness, and several Of them agaipH
him, particularly the old farmer, and IN
one who testified TO his purchase from th
pedlar, were undoubted; then his comm
into possession Of large sum Of none
from an unknown source, and just at IN
time of the robbery. For myself, l be
lieyed him guilty, and as looked at hi
noble wife, whose countgnance, spotlea
and oolorless as alabasler, Is yet befor
, me, as calm as that Of the dead, my hear
died within,me. But the last witness ha
not left the stand, Cr0ton, the pedlai
turning from the whitening glance Of Wei
stor, stood with his back against the pi
las, and his eyes fixed upon the gFoun'
) and hiB arms folded waiting the cross-el
animation, which was the prisoners col
! remaining chance. Webster when n
counsel for tho State said 10 him with
D p0tronizing air, athe witness is yours,
{ Daniel had arisen, and when Croton liz
, ed his eyes, he saw fronting him, an
, within two feet, that dreaded and daT
oOuntenance, the full eyes hxedupon hil
4 and the lips pressed close, be would hav
: sprung back; but the pillar was benin
r him. "Giye me that paper" said Wei
{ ster, IN low determined voice, that mad
I our nerves as well % his thrill} az
? lsR0ke he pointed 20 piece ofpapar whic
: could just be seen In the pedlar'a Wais
coat pocket. The pediaF raised bic hans
z then thought and dropped L againi Il
!. counsel for the State called upon ii
] fcourt toproteot the witness, and desire
D Mr.. Webster 10 be seated, the jury roi
: In the box; the prisoner sprang forwurs
: inquiries and remOnstranoes, the voice
: sheriff and the Judge, the counsel, an
Y twenty others illed the room with con
! motion-but above the confusion and u
I sound Of manV voices, roso the deep tone
D Of that voice which has rung from Main
TO Louisiana; aGive il 70 me-" be sal
] overawed By bis commanding summon
: and wiihering beneath the eye that sti
: frontod him, the poor wretch drew frol
: his pocket the paper, and i was snatehs
4 from him In amoment BY Webster. Al
: now tho tumult waa sin, for an hstene
3 a. the bold advocate begQed the court