The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1861-04-10
CADlz OHIO, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 1861

courtroom, and it was some lime be ore quiet
could be restored.
He said, in answer to the District Attorney
on cross examination. that he bad 20 secrecy
or delicacy about matters now that he had been
for some lime engaged TO the prisoner at the
bar, and that unknown to any one he had ia
ken on himself the privilege Of discharging the
Indebtedness Of a man whom ne had known
and honored in early lilo, and who was the hth-
er Of his intended vie.
The teller Of the Granite Bank fully corrob-
Grated the drawing of the funds by johnson.
and the identical check on which they bad
been drawn.
! Miss Mason was recalled. and asked II she
had lately purchased shawl OF Campbell & Co.
to which she answered that she had, and the
price was twenty dollars
Questson-"Of whom did you receive the
money you paid for it9"
| Answer-"0i Miller, one OF the witnesses
for the prosecution"
! The clerk OF Campbell s. Co. produced the
bill which was paid by the last witness for he
shawl, and it was identified as one Of those
which had been stolen. Miller was seen at
this momens to be making for the door in evi.
dent haste and confusion, but the eyes OF The
whole court were directed toward m, and he
was Immediately taken into custody by war
| rant from the Bench. The trial was suspen
de1 for short time, while a search was made
of his apartment and nearly all the missing
money was foun1 in the bottom of his trunk.
The cass was submitted without argument or
charge, anc the jury a once returned verdict
Of Nor GUILTY"
The most intense excl ement prevailed
throughout the city. A crowd assembled be-
fore the jail, threatening to seize the william Mil
Ter and tear him limb from limb;--but be :.
ing overrued by better counsel they repaired
to the court house, AMI as the prisoner (now
prisoner no longer) came down the steps lean
ing on the arm Of johnson, sent up loud long
cheer to Heaven that made the we.kin ring
again. The counse lor and his fair client, with
her father and johnson, were placed in coach
from which the horses were Embarrassed, and
drawn by the ready hands OF excited men to
their homes.
Miller and Julia Mason was indicted for q
conspiracy, and the rrial SCI down Tor that very
term OF the Court, but a nolle prosequ was en-
tered in her behalf on condition that she would
disclose the plot.
She said that Miller had promised her mar,
riage on condi ions involving her own dshonor
and had forwards re used to fulfill them; that
he ha subsequently renewed his promise with
the most. solemn protestations, in case she
would aid him in fixing the larceny he himself
had committed upon Miss Kendall-in ORDER
az he said, to avenge an insult which he had
received at her hinds-an that he had iven
her the twenty dollars which she had given TO
Campbell & Co that after many threats and
promises she had at last consented, in hope of
retrieving her own disgrace, and that she had
placed the envelope, which was given her bv
Miller for that purpose, in the place where she
testified it was found.
Miller was tried. ound guilty, and sentenced
10 the State-prison Tor ten years. Counsellor
Ms reputation was established a. ceeb a'ed
criminal lawyer; and Lucy Kendall, with un-
blemiShed character, was restored 10 her iather
her lover, and her friends. ...