Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1861-10-17
sGlttttO Galt.
Scene in a Jury Room.

once hal the extreme felicity of leaving
m9 b1siuess TO serve upon the JHry.' |
riuad 10 all manner Of ways for u RELEASE, but
10 no utlrct. | could not swear that Was
tat. nor hinld, nor yet nan c0mpaS, bat did
II. them that | md formed an opinion -
t-ga>k"d me II my opinion woaId prevent
III -ro receiving the testimony Ia gpoI fd,in
III rendering verdict uccOrIng TO It. l
agrrI hat of course | ,nouid weigh the eVi
.guct carefully, aud be governed by II. /
80, tnen informed tnaJ / " would do"
Tue case 10 he tried was one OF arson
acn Il capIra of-uce-aud the prisoner at
c bar was a young man, nam-d Charles
Ampoit, wnom | nld known from chdhood,
4nd who was naturally one OF the fIeSt youths
b the town where he resided. He had a
widowed mother vino depended upon him for
.prort, aud his circle OF friends we're large
and cho.cr. | was mOtaiy certain that he
DID uUt commit the crime and hence, | am
sure, those who were friendly TO him got me on
. the panel, aud had uIe retained.
Tue trial commenced, aud we twelve men
took our SEATS IN the jury box. | had very
respectable set with me-onIy there was one
nan whom | didn't Ike to see there. This
man was Moullou Warren IL was a dark
n 'a.rI sinister looking felOw-at least 10 me
neg that young AmOoIt had onr fault He
nI recently been addicted 10 drink, and had
en known to viSIle diSreputable houses. 1t
's one Of those houses that had been burned
Il setting fire TO which he bad been appre-
sled
Vow had often tried to persuade Charles
iano.J from the course he was pursuing =
Il. had repeatedly promised me that he would
to-n, and as repeatedly had he broken
''a! ; | had oft talked TO hun OF his poor
l.~er until he wept like a child but the et-
lex was not lasting. There was "a power Of
,uptatlon more effective than any influence
Ieon.d WELD He would fall away into his
s'li oompaulOnshlp, aud for while his man
4oOl Was going One or Two abandoned
Somen had gained great power over him, and
III upon them he wasted much his substance.
And knew that this very man who was
no" upon ,ha jIry-this Moulton Warren
was Ihe one VINO had done more than all 9th
r< rs 10 lead the poor youth away. 1t was
warren who had drank with him, aud who
1'l Ieu hIm aw, 20 those more ahomln-bie
-''n'> oi Nin and pollution. Why was he up
W 0lr jury | could only account for it w.
W '0e ground that Chahey still supposed hlm
Ve bis friend The poor scorched insect
'1' SUI ignorant Of the fame that scorched
"n He really believed that Mouton War
len vas his friend
ne trial commenced The indictment set
'o'n mat Charles AmboIJ had " with malice
'"rlhought," aud with all sorts OF wicked
'' lelououS lu'entS. set fire 10 n certain dwell
p ~ hou>e, thereby eudaugering human HE
-"N u"elng as | have already iutImated,
N d 10" >lnk Of inlqnIty, where the abun
.''u oi both sexes We're wont 10 cOugregate,
l where the youthful prisoner had spent
-1ch OF his time
i1e evidence for the prosecution came on
Nv was startled. Onr after another gave
"eF testimony, some Of them very reluc
I'j' ahd | was frightened when | saw how
sl''! II all pointed TO the prisoner as the
''! p'rt!. Several credItable witnesses
o'e tbat they had heard him threaten to
,,u Tue house down and others had heard
tn | Say repeatedly that he wished il was
reu down Then came several witnesses
",ee OF the prominent citzens-who saw
nj i. wi aug about the premises on the night