The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1861-03-21

u6 neHfQ Oh MS arrest, II
hastened to see her, and was Immediately sub
p@naed aud compelled to recognize TO appear a
witness in behalfof the People and agains
his own child. -
The tide of the public opinion which at frs
was IN her favor, set stronger and stronge
against her, az one fact after another came t.
! light, on which the prosecution depeGded t.
make out their case. 1t seemed that some &C
tive agent was at work in secret, 20 prelude
| the community against her; but Who'll was o
for what object remained concealed. The pale
| ness of her cheek-the depression of her natur
ally buoyant spirits, weighed down by the ter
rible suspicion that was fixed upon her, and tn
disposition to shun all necessary intercourse, O
to alLde to the coming trial, were interprete,
to her disadvantage, and set dewu by the gos
slipping newsmOngers as Unmistakable evidence
OF guilt Her intimate friends however. inter
preted them otherwise, and read with anxiety
the effect of that agony of mind attendant upoI
the eoncousness of impending but unmeriteC
disgrace-a burden which, unless speedily re
moved, would end in broken constitution anC
an untimely grave. Johnson had gone, she
knew not whittier He had obtained leave o.
absence for few weeks, on the pretence of Wis
iting friends in Ohio. The desertion of one
whom gossip had fixed upon as her champion
and lover was also interpreted against her.
At length the time arrived for the sitting o.
the criminal court. The grand jury were EN-
panneled and found an indictment OF grand lar
ceny against Miss Kendall, aud the case was set
down for trial on the next day but one. At the
opening of the court that day of trial, dense
crowd that had been waiting round the door
rushed in and filed every nook and corner o.
the spacious court room. Hope and fear, anx
iety and doubt and curiosity were depicted or
every countenance. The prisoners appearance
unlike the calm and dignlfed delneanor we are
wont to associate i'll our imagination with limo
cence, in trying scene like this, was pale and
agitated shame and fear and grief were writ
ten on every lineament Of her wan face. Her
father, q white haiied old man, was sitting by
her side, and Counsellor NJ was consulting with
them, while the crier was making order in the
court, and the court was empannellng a Jury
to try the case. The District Attorney then pIo.
cesded to open the case on behalf of the peo-
pie, and stated in substance that he expected
to prove by circumstantial evidence, be, ond
all reasonable doubt, the guilt of the accused.
The clerk of the corporation was first called
and sworn. He testified that on the Saturday
before the arrest of prisoner he had been pay
in Q off the operatives in the mill-that he had
taken from the safe about the necessary amount
Tor that purpose, in packages OF from one to
five hundred dollaTs-that all the bills were on
the Lowell Bank but that in addition to the
sum paid, he had taken from the safe a pacs-
age. in brown paper envelope, of five hundred
dollars in tens AMI twenties on the Globe Bank
of Boston, which were lying on his desk inside
the railing that fenced off his place Of business
from the rest of the ofhce-thst the prisoner
was the last of the operatives who were paid off
that day, and after having received her money,
she Eat down by small table TO max an entry
in a small book in her possession, at which he
stepped out for few moments, and on his re-
turn she was gone and the package of money
had also disappeared The witness was here
shown torn envelope marked S5O0--$10's-
Sales.--future Bank He Unidentified it as the
envelope Of the missing package, and the wri-
ting was in his own hand.
Julia Mason was the sec 0nd witness called
by the prosecuting officer. She testified that
she worked in the same house with the prison.
ef THAT on the day but oae after the money
had been distracted she had gone cut shopping
in the city, and by mistake had taken Miss
KendalPs reticule, instead of her own, as they
were much alike. That on her return, in re-
moving the articles she had purchased, the en-
velope introduced Ill the court was found under
them, but the seal was broken and no money
in it, and that she Immediately called the at
teDtion of the clerk of the corporation to the
fact, and gave the paper to him
The express agent testified that about the
same time, package of FIVE hundred dollars
was deposited in the office, directed 10 j. Ken
dali, -, New Hampshire, and by him
forwarded to its destinations; by whom it was
deposited it WAS impossible for him to tell.
The witnesses name was Miller. He was en-
ployed as q second oYerSeer by the corporation,
had a reputation tor low cunning, and was
universally dishked, He WAS man who, il
was generally believed. would sacrifice friend
ship and honor to bis own advancement, and
who had shown himself,in more instances than
one, yindictive aud reYengeful to the last de-
gree. 1t was known in confidence toa few,
that he was rejected sutton of Miss Kenda h.
and that he had sworn that he would be re-.
venged en- her that if any other man ever
made her his wife it would be after she had
been disgraced forever. II was also whispered
that he had lately peen paying marked atten
ton to Julia Mason. who had sworn TO the find
ing the envelope. Miller testified that on the
afternoon the larceny was committed, he was
passing across the yard near the Office; that he
saw the clerk come out, and i'll few moment.
after. the prisoneE likewise; that on seeing hin
she appeared confused and thrust something in
to the bosom Of her Dress that he though
nothing of it at the time, nor until after tbs
theft had been made public and Miss Kendall
was arrested.
Old Mr.. Kendall was now called to the stand
Although he felt in his own soul that his
daughter was innocent of any crime, he fear
ed and believed that the weight Of his own ties
timony would seal her fate. After being sworr
the District Attorney inquired, did you on OF
about the both day of August last, receive .
package Of money by express from this city?'
Answer, II did"
"How much money did it contain, and o
what denomination were the bisl"
Five hundred dollars, in tens and TWEEN
ties"
"Did any communication accompany the mon
ey, and ii so, what was it?'
ga few lines merely"
/ was directed in the subpoena to bring into
court. This paper is the one. Its contents
were As follows:
august 20, IS.
Dear Sir-Please apply the accompanying
five hudred dollars towards the satisfaction O
the mortgage on your farm, and obIige enc il
terested IN you and Yours
Question by the District Attorney-sIs tina
your daughters hand writing!h 81 cannot say
positively; it is not her ordinary hand"
Do you think it is her hand disguised
II can conceive no reason why she should
Disguise her hand to me2''
ANSWER the question and do ret common
upon or eVads II!
The old man really supposed that the money
had come from her, and consequently, as thu
writing bore some faint resemblance to hers
he had made up his mind upon it's reception
that it was his daughters. There was strug
gle IN his breast at the reception of the CUES
ton. lie cast an imploring look upon the un
Teenting qusstioner and then turned his eye
slowly and serrcwfully upon his daughter
face. He suppressed his emotions, however ii
moment, and then answered slowly and dis
tinctly-"I should call the writing hers"
"What bank were the bills upon?"
The counsel for the defence objected to ia,
question on the ground that the bills themselve
should be produced in court as the best evi
dence on that point; but the prosecution re
moved the objection by proving that the bill
had passed through several hands since, an,
had finally been taken west by drover to pun
chase cattle, and it was impossible to procur
them.
AnsTer-"I cannot recollect the bank"
Was it on the Globe Bank, of Boston,"
The counsel for the defence again interDos
ed, and objected to the question on the groun
that 1t was a leading question of the most OF