Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1866-02-06
THE CAREER OF A FEMALE ROBBER IN
MEIICO.

A woman, named Feliciana Vegas, was
sentenced to death at Talpa. The Mexican
Times, edited by Ex-Governor Allen, of Lou
LLAMA, says:
The career of crime which at last leads
this woman to the scaffold are so extraordi-
nary us to excite the attention of the entire
press of this city. She was the mistress of
Gonzales, a coniectioner. aud soon after the
arrival of a detachment of French troops at
Jalapa, in conjunction with him, mixed poi
son in the food of the soldiers, and killed
ten of them.
Gonzales was soon after arrested, tried and
executed for the crime. Feliciana, suspect
ing who had denounced Gonzales to the au-
thorities, dressed herself in mems clothes,
enticed him beyond the limits of the city,
aud killed him; but before doing SO she
forced him to kneel at her feet, and opened
her bosom, exposed her sex and claimed to
be the better man of the two. This crime
she confessed at the time of her trial, it be-
ing unknown previously. -
1t would take up too much space to tell
the many crimes which have been commit
ted by this woman, and We pass to the last,
and the one for which she has been condemns
ed-which was the robbery of four thousand
dollars in gold and the jcwelry of Sr. Acosta,
on the night Of the 10Th of August last.
This family had recently moved in the
house, and Fcliciana was employed as do
mestic.
Public curiosity was much excited to see
FeliciHua, and the courtroom and the streets
were crowded with people. She was cool
and collected, and declined to sit down when
brought before the court but remained stand ?
ing without perceptible emotion, except tho
occasional quiver of the lips in answer to u
question. Her voice was low, and perfectly
Ineligible.
Upon being asked if she knew with what
offence she was charged. she replied: "I sup
pose for that on the table" On the table
was the stolen jewclry. On being asked
how she came by it, she replied that Flores
had given it to her. ''With what object did
he give it to you?" was asked. She an
swered that she might keep silent as to
various crimes which she knew had been
committed by him.. The Court sentenced
her to die, and she listened to the sentence
without the slightest emotion.
GA STRANGE SToRY."-Mr. Samuel G..
Gridley, Of Dartmouth, informs us that on
one or two occasions, at intervals, he has
had singular attacks or fits, during which he
would be unable to speak or hear, but on
Wednesday noon, last week, he felt oppress-
cd in spirit and became perfectly deaf and.
dumb, in which state he remained until last
Monday noon, transacting his business in
this city and elsewhere by means of a slate
and pencil. On Sunday evening he was
taken very sick; but was unable to make
the slightest noise, and on Monday, at his
request, three ministers, Rev. Messrs. j. G.,
Hook, of Concord, N. H.; c. +. Piper, of
Boston, and J, w. Thomas, of Rhode
Island, who are attending the protracted
meeting at the Advent Church in this city,
visited him, engaged in fervent prayer, and
auointed his face and mouth with oil, he reo
mained in bed all the time, unable to rise,
speak or hear, but at the conclusion Of the
prayers he leaped from the bed praising Gods
and has ever since been able to speak and
hear as we'll as eVer.-Neao Bedford Stand4
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