, 1861-02-21

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Mary Strugnell was the next witness. She
| repeated her previous evidence. with precision
and apparent sincerity, and then abandoned
her with a mixed feeling Of anxiety and curios-
ity to the counsel for the defence. A subtle and
able cross examination Of more than two hours
duration followed; aud At it, conclusion, j felt
that the case for the prosecution was SO damaged,
that verdict Of condemnation was, or ought to
be, out Of the question. The salient points dweIt
upon, and varied 10 every possible way. 10 this
long sitting, were these:-- AqsJ rrii 5isuD
"What was the reason she did not return In
the evening in question,to her aunt's to supper,
As usualP" ''s' f' $3.50
."she did not know, except that she wished 70
get home" .4.Ssasur.
Did she kseg /. company with man Of the
sShe had walked out with him once or twice"
"When was the last tiHei" 3asZ a'ai ID
She did not remember" 2 fakT ,i iaa
{" Did Pearce walk with her home on the night
Of the murder"
ENo" ..H- ''n1i .'afi' '.N on al
"Not part Of the wayP" fri sisd,u
"Yes part Of the way" d q. sir5,ngy lr4.n
!" Did Pearce sometimes wear black, shiny
"No-ycs: she did hot remember" '''a '''.'.
"Where was PeaFee now y pa Nla tHo 1'l ''7
"She didn't KNOW" 90 lry @ Lf3s4s3 ~f
"Had be disappeared since that Sunday even
sshe didn't know" 70 y 'a.a ye-'''.'r.
"fIad She seen him since N ~ plbaa'zs n'aa
HNo." iqr,digair Boa ,dib,R n ts5l yi7s
Had Mr.. Wilson ever threatened to discharge
her for insolence to Mrs. Armstrong; y ~ 4 u,
"Yes; but she knew he was not In earnest"
"Was not tho clasp-knife that had been found
always left In the kitchen for culinary purpOsesf"
"No-not always; generally--but not this
time that Armstrong went away. she was sure"
"Mary Strugnell. you be ialse-sworn woman
before God and man I" interrupted the male pris
Oner with great violence Of manner. aaiin5i'l -
The outbreak Of the prisoner was checked,
and rebuked by the judge, and the cross-exam.
nation soon afterwards closed. Had the coun-
eel been allowed to follow up bis advantage by
an address to the Jury, he would. doubt not,
spite Of their prsjndices against the prisoners,
have obtained an acquittal but, as il was, sit,F
. neutral sort Of charge from the judge, by no
means the ablest that then adorned the bench,
the jurors having delibeyated loP something
more than half an hour, returned into court with
verdict Of guilty" against both prisoners, nc,
eompanying Il, however, with . strong recon-
mendation to mercyl y ~" fi,'sl
"Mercyi" said the Judge. What lOff On
what groundi" .sbEt
Iuc JuTOfS htnTe0 u eoeO Otuet ana u tuo
Judge they had no reason. to givei The fact
was, their conviction Of the prisoners guilt bad
been very much shaken BY the cross-examination
,. the chief witness lOr the prosecution, and
this Recommendation vas . c0mpromise which
conscience made with doubt have knOgnmany
such instances. i ;l5= fift- rt-,f. san s,Hsu
The usual ridiculous formAlity Of asking the
wFetched convicts what they had to urge why
sentence should not be passed upon them GasI
gone through, The Judge, with unmoved feelings,
put on the fatal cap; and then new and START
ling light burst upOnthe mysterious bswiddr-s
ing affair. ,6arg yIiafiri dia saJ u bsbAsd
"StOp. my lord |" exclaimed Armstrong With
rough yehenenee. SiIear me speak I'M telll
ye ali about Il; | vii indeed my lord scuist.l
Martha, IL tell ye. It's ], my lord that's guilty,
the wIfel Doant hurt the 'wifs, and l'ss tell ysl
all about H. ! aioas am guilty, mot the Lord
be praised, Of murder, but Of robbery r. "a
"John !--Johnr sobbed the wife, :elinging
passioRatetyl 70 her husband, "let os die %
| eetk9f1 Ft7 y Tli0T Jiil u q mad Gpi gui Z 4
Quiet, AIaStha, tell yeI .ESs, IhylOnd, Use
tell ye al about il, was gone away, wife and
for more nor . week, to receive money for Mr..
Wilson, on account Of snuggled goods that
money, my lord, Is was fOdhd In the chest
When re came home on TINT drUadfol Sunday
Scsr,rs no;Ss vent nm sta;rs and ton1d Moor r.o
WiIsop sto1e. .drad IN ~ foor were drrad.
e., sSssSsd ana III An N ths e.ndleg Il esIIed ~
wife, and told her Of Il .Shs screnmed out, and
amaist f,inted away, i And then, my lord, IN at
once tho devil shot il into my head to keen the
money bad brought; and knowing as the keys
| Of the desk where the mortgage writing was
kept was in the bedroom, crcpt back, as that
ialse.hearted woman said, got the keys, and took
the deed: and then persuaded wife, who had
been trembling in the kitchen al the while, that
We had better 70 out quiet amin. ns there Was
nobody in the house but us : 4 had tried the
| womai,'s hoor-and We might perhaps be- taken