The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1862-05-07

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wife Being an excellen, teacher, he was
again employed 10 teach the same scholl,
the second term His boarding place " as
at The house of Mr. C.; for many weel :.
making II his home, his attentions 10 lis
victim were still marked and nnremlttir 9,
until her parents, feeling anxious about he
matter questioned him as 10 The purpose
OF his assiduities. He informed Them u at
he was engaged 10 their daughter, and ex-
pec,ed TO be married at the close OF ne
term. As hisssocial position was somewf al
more elevated thar their own his pers Dn
uncommonly fine, and his abilities arabore
mediocrity, The proposal was considered
fsvorably and they were, in a measu g,
satisfied; yet. their anxielies we're not whpl-
ly at rest, and repeatedly warned their ch Id
agains his arts, but probably all too Iaie
Il was Friday at ,he close OF beauti al
afternoon the village was thrown into &C n
sternation by the report that A. c.
was dead and that her death was occasit n
ed by taking poison-not knowing il to be
such
! The house was soon filed friends, nei.; n
bors, physicians, clergymen, and the guilty
cause OF all this woe, having rushed lhitler
al the first summons, TO find the reptirt,
alas TOO true An inques. was held,--a
post-mortem examination, by two skill lul
physicians, instituted, and the follow ng
facts eliciieJ that, Mr. H had appl ed
few days previous, to a physician, IL
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man for an improper purpose, offern,
| large reward for the service. The pilus
physician declined committing the crime,
but advised an immediate marriage.
He then asked Tor medicine, and was re-
fused. Determined mol 10 be baffied, he
went TO another village, and without STAT ng
his object. lest he should be told again it
| was sin, procured some medicine (not
counted poisou) which he gave her II
made her sick, tut did not produce the 5e
sired effect. he then purchased of a drag
gist in The village (who would haye been
much more likely 10 have exposed him tllan
sell him the drug had he guessed his Fur
poseJ robson. II appears she did not lsh
10 lake it, and demonstrated strongly but
az her lips are sealed in dea'h, her aigu-
menl can never 5e known; bu,, it is flom
circumstances, supposed, that she urged
the fulfilIment OF his promise and fes red
the effect oil the medicine mot however
appreheuding lis deadly qualities she n ust
have taken small quantlies several tin es,
and was suffering rom the consequence s.
her face spoIied and swollen, insom uch
that her friends were alarmed about her, and
: supposed she was threatened with ieler
her father having made this statement II
meeting of the choir, where she ex
pecied, on the ening before her death.
o The above named afternoon she tad eel
out, aud eeIng i'll as she SAID, put SO me
thug in a tumbler with water and drank it
she then sal down by the fire when her fac,
turned instantly very red On being a, keC
what the matter, she replied she vas
ssrk and wonld lie down She did 50 IL
: an adjoining room i'll moment alter
strange sound was heard wnen all hui rie'
+ to The room she was in spasm, rom licl
( she partially recovered aud her disua cte
, , mother asked what ailed her; sh mads al
{ effort 10 speak but her jaws were sci ant be
4 tongue paraly zed, she could only clasp he
! mothers neck and kiss her, wheE anS the
, spasm seized her, and sno her, and in les
than one hour from her return home, IN
. unhappy victim OF mans per6dy had g'ne
at the early aye OF seventeen years, TO nice
, her Judge To paint the distress and nc ro
OF those so suddenly and awiully bereaved
or to portray the universal indignation tel
e and manifested against him who plalne'
z and executed the fendish scheme, W woul'
! be vain ffort; the deepest sympathy, no
: remorse, can bring the poor dishenored 'lea'
4 10 life, and restore her 10 the bosom OF ont
+. who looked 10 her to soothe her sorrows, o
. TO smooth her passage 10 the grave. Ih'
4 guilty youth, with unblanched countens nee
. was present al her death What could re
: morse for his crime, avail, even if he felt II
' which there was no evidence that he did
/. He told the parents he was engaged TO he
but seemed 10 exhibit no sorrow or in'lee
d any emotion, exceptresllessness. He s pen
d the sad oight of her death alone in To
a school -house-aimost in hearing OF he
4 Mothers shrieks and groans-and in III
n morning made his fire. expecting sche lars
! bu, none came, all confidence and resPec
i were Withdrawn. ard before Two days ass
ed he was arrested for manslaugher.
,. He was taken as:er examination hers,
/. where the court was in session
n be examined before a Grand Jury, vthe
r. the above facts and many others were sub
: sianiiated The particulars OF which coul NJ
:. be obtained from the sealed lips OF IN
Judge and Jury His father gave ban
a the sum of $3.50 for his appearance.
10 Now, reader, please mark another fe l'ur
in this dark picture. This poor vicIi a
$, dep.avity, and a TOO credulous affection ma
III been supposed to be pious; she seemed