The Abbeville bulletin. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1865-1865, 1865-08-10

Walk oy the canal IN melancholy contem-
Plation Of suicide, her attack on Miss Dsy
I'm, the complete revolution in her charac-
ter, tue change in her physical condition
all this going on for one year with tho
burning sense Of the wrong inflicted or
her, her attempts to sue him for breach o
promise OF marriage, tho lingering love
which, miuglng with her wrath, refuses to
sue him for damages, because, "poor fell
low. he is poor" and she only wanted to
clear her character, to viud;cata her name
The testimony of. DR.. Nichols wa, thon
reviewed by Mr.. Voorhees,, who inssted
strongly On tho skill and experience of the
learned doctor, in whose study and practice
mental disarrangement had met with q
lifes study and experiment, and was finally
supported by the tendency Of every other
physician who testified in tho case, in the
assertion that she committed the deed "un-
der an insane impulse" Mr.. Voorhees,
then alluded TO tho spying Of the attorney
prosecuting tho case, that "there should be
an example; and that the whole commnni-
ty desired an example to, suppress crime in
this city" But, said Mr.Voorhecs speak
for this community, rot her, when [ say
that they do not want this girl made an
example, and through their lips and the
| press, that is their me.lium of expression.
they have Indignantly repndia,ed the idea
that they thirst for this girls blood. Mr..
Voorhees, next dwelt eloqucntly upon the
character of woman, the protection which
! she Is entitled to at the hands Of man, and
upon the fact that woman's crimes, ninety
nine times out of ono hundred, are but the
rebound of mans criminality towards her
sell, and that size is ever but the instru-
ment Of punishment which ho has fashion,
cd and created for the expiation of his own
guilt.
The eloquent argument Of Mr.. Voor-
bees, to hear which a crowd comparable
only to that which filed the court room
during tic Sickles trial had assembled, was
listened TO with profound attention. Tho
crowd outside was rs great as that inside
through every available window rows of
faces appeared, and whenever Mr.. Voor-
Lees reached any passionate passage of
appeal or entreaty the .murmurs of appro-
baton which the new marshal could not
quell within the house were loudly respun-
ded to by those outside.
THE JURY RETIRE.
A few distractions delayed their pass
ing out; and it was seven minutes past four
when the last OF them disappeared. At
ten minutes past four they commenced re-
turning. The Judge made no charge, hay
ing already instructed them as to tho law;
hr. told the jury ere they went he was
satisfied tEcy had pretty much made up
their minds and would return a verdict in
Il few miGntes, AMI So they did.
TIE VERDICT.
They answered to lLeir names. were
asked whether they found the prisoner
guilty or II i guilty, and NJ. S:rivcuer,
line foreman, said
"Svl GtI.lY.'
Up On chairs, tables aml window s;lls
jumped the crowd, utter;n. cheer after
cheer the ladies. waving their handker-
chiefs, the men their bats. Tie Mar.EuI
stood moving his mou,h-a ridiculous but
p'teons sight. lie was cYi!rntly saying
something, probably about order; but
those nearest to him could not hear him.
Every cheer given inside wss cchoe,l by
the throng outside. Miss Harris f,inlel
Sho was taken ont Of the room l,y Mr..
Bradley. The judge left the bench, and
the crowd hustled each other ont OF the
room to minslo with the hundreds outside
who. awaiting 10 sec the heroine pass
out, which fifteen minutes after she did,
leaning on the arm Of Mr.. Bradley, An.
other series of cheers went up. She en-
tered waiting carriage, tho Misses DeYlin
following, and off they went. The Judgo
himself, together witli his wife, waited on
the opposite corner Of the street to see her
pass. Thus ended the HAris trial, the
most exciting that has taken place before
a civil tribunal in Washington since the
celebrated case SO often alluded to in ia:
,yor OF and against Miss Harris-the Sick:
les case.
eREENv1LLE ARD COLUMBIA RAILROAD.
The following extract is taken from the
Columbia Phoenix, of the 4th uItimo.
On and after the I'd, trains will run as
follows: leave Aston on every Monday,
Wednesday and Friday, at o'clock A. NJ;
leaving Greenville on Tuesdays, Thursdays
and Saturdays, arriving at Aston same
days. The traveller will note these regula-
tlons. A private letter to the Phoenix.
from Mr.J. B. LaSlllc, the excellent super.
'ntendent, advises ns of the commendable
progress Which is being made in the recon
struclion OF the work. We trust that the
day OF disaster has fully passed-that there
will be neither freshets nor foes to tear mn
and destroy during the next three genera
tlons. We give, an extract from the en-
couraging letter Of Mr.. LaSale:
I'VE are making rapid progress with
the completion towards Columbia. we
have 'Fcorps Of engineers on the line be-
ing located or completed or experimental.
The location is far advanced, and We >ex-
pect in very short time to put building
force upon it, though portion of the WORK
will be somewhat troublesome. We ex-.
pect in the course of few months 10 have.
the sound of the whistle telling of our
speedy approach. Our motive power and
rolling stock has been very much reduced,
which cQmnals na 40 run onlr tLxaa 4.a:.