The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-08-03
THE DAILY EMPIRE
n. II. RoBINso ON, al
Proved Innocent too Llte-Circum-
atnuttnI EyfdenCc. hi3iffOI
PUBHsHER. AND PRoFRiEToR,

CtJtu kTtdb ~ WIS taAtAt VI ~. ohi
geOn, well-knOwn In sooletyy and esteemed
for his aniable character and remarkable
for his humanity to the poor; he lived ~ q
retired street. 1t happened one evening
that the woman found the street door ajar
--and not being answered when she knock
ed at IL, she made her way to the Kitchen.
She had no sooner entered IL, than uttering
piercing shtiek, she called loudly for help.
The passers-by and personsfrom the neighr
boring houses were soon on the spot, and
the kitchen was crowded in q short time.
A sad spectacle presented itself The young
woman who was servant to the surgeon,
wSs lying dead on tile flag, while her dress
was stained with blood which had issued
from wound In the side. In looking
about the floor a surgical instrument was
found, which also was stained with blood.
A medical man, who was present, aseeI-
tanned that it was the instrument which
had inflicted the death-wonnd. On a FUR
ther search. a shirt, saturated with blood,
was found huddled upin aCOal-hOle {; 1t was
marked with the initials of the surgeons
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He was Immediately seized, and though
protesting his innocence he was evidently
under considerable agitation. The silent
witnesses which were brought against
him were thought sufficient to prove Ills
guilt and all attempts to account tor their
Having been found near the unfortunate
girl were scoutefli in the oross-examination-
| A living witness was also produced in
Court an old lady, who deposed that she
lived Ia the house directly facing that
where the surgeon resided; that her draw
iing-room window commanded a view of
lhis premises, and that 1t was customary
with her to watch his movements; she de-
posed that she had not taken her eyes off
lhis house all that day ON which the murder
was committed, that no one had left or en-
tered his house that day hut himself; that
he went home at about four O'Clock, his
usual hour ofreturning and that on knock
ing at the door IL WIS openediby the SER
want, who, to the best Of her belief, shut IL
fast when her master went in that She
saw him three or four times pass the win
dows of his sitting room; that the last time
q she saw him was about an hour and half
, before the murder; that she observed him
look down both sides of the street, and
. Ithen shut down the window he held some
thing in his hand, which she thinks may
have been a surgical instrument; but this
she would not positlvsly, swear, -...s..
Y In summing mp the evidence, the horror
] which the prisoner had betrayed when
? looking on the body of his murdered SER
i want wns eloquentiy dwelt on AS aeroYning
Ill proof of auilt. The defense was weak and
|, ineagre-a bare denial Of the crime being
y Its chief substance. A thrill of horror per--
q yaded the court. The jury retired-a brief
space sufliced Tor deliberation-they re-
y tnrned with a verdict of guilty" The
Y Judge having doDned his black cap, ex-
J horted the prisoner on the heinOusncss OF
!, his crime, and pronounced the fatal SEN
i, tence. sasj t.,f-.ra--..... .-... 7....,.
1t IS said that the condemned showed
.; much fortitude throughout, and persisted
- to the last In asserting his innocence. Ht
was brought to the place Of execution amid
n vast concourse and the cXecration of the
lpeople. We were told by an old gentleman
laH,af bnt hau
held up in his nurses arms to see the pro-
eession to the place of execution. lie was
loften spoken of in the social circle as ont
who had been held IN much estimation
His untimelyi end was lamehted, but there
were few who believed it nndeseTEed. t1o
l 1t was after the. lapse Of several year.
II that some one who had emigratcd to Amer
y len returned. He was i'll, and troubled II
mind; something lay heavy on his hear
he and disturbed his consoicnee; he madC hi
confession TO his priest; he had been ''th
sweetheart" of the murdered girl; she hSI
aI let him in by the back way early in tn
IT. evening, to take tea with her. Ms they "a
side by side, he asked her for o kiss, whicl
he would have snatched when she denie,
% him she took up her masters surgical in
M strument, which She had to clean, an,
which lay ON the table beside her, and sh
pointed il toward him jestingly In strug
n, gle, she fell on It, and Il pierced lher side
lie snatcneu Lhe sHlrt Nhtch sue Ial u
% her lap to mend, and staunched the bloo
which was flowing with lit; bntdiiie 500
~ ebbed away, aud he saw the girl thSth
81 loyed-who had been laughing and talking
% with him few minutes befOre-lying deai
NJ beside him his agony only gave way d
" the instinct Of self preservation, when N
thought he heard the sound of approach
60 ing footsteps; he thrust the bloodstalhei
W shirt into the coal-hole, and shutting tn
90 hall door, he concealed himself behind II
and when the crowd bad COLLECTED Ol
hearing the alarm, he mingled with it. an,
% then passed into the street. and on 20 tn
quay, and getting on board an Amerieal
shin he sailed in a few hours. When h
learned that the surgeons life had bee
forfeited. he WAS overcome with anguish
1.-THE only reparation In his power was I
clear his character from the dreadful inl
putatiOny but though he felt relief la thi
act of justice, yetit could not Hndo the in
FE Jury inflicted, ,r ...-. n. ..s...,.