St. Mary's gazette., 1867-01-03

/ There was q trial and execution IN DuD-
! lin, more than century since. which ex-
! cited great interest It was that Of sur
geon well known in society, and esteemed
for hi, humanity to the poor he lived IN
q retired street. 1t happened one even
ing that the mlkwotnan found the street
door ajlr-and not being answered whrD
she Knocked at it, she made her way 10
the kitchen She had 10 sooner entered
it, than u,tcring u piercing Shrek, she
called loudly for help. The passers-by
and persons from the ncighboring houses
were soon on the spot, and the kitchen
was crowded in a short time n sad
spectacle presented itself. The young
woman, who was scrvant to the surgeon,
was lying dead OH the flags, while her
dress WAS stained with the blood "h.eh
! had issued from = wound in the sl.c In
looking about the floor q surgical lnstru-
mcnt was .ound which also was stained
wi1lf=blool 4 medical man. who wa.
present, ascertailcd tAat it was tha i.stru-
lu.nt which had inflicted the death wound.
I On further search, shirt. saturated
with blood, WAS found hu1died up III the
of ne surgeons name.
! lie was Immediately seized. a?d. though
protesting his Innocence, he was evidently
under considerable agitation. The silent
witnesses whlch were brought syaln>t Alm
were Thought sui!eirns to prove his gm:t,
and all ,te;:.pts 70 account tor Their hav-
| ing been found near the unlortun1to glrl
! = -,
\ liYiug witucss was also produced
! in Court, An ola ia..v. who dcposcd hat
! .hc lived in tae house directly facing
that whore tie surgeon res lci tina.
! her drawing room window commaa I'D q
I ycw OF his prelulaes. and that 1t vas
customary with aer TO watch his move
mcuts she depoSed that she had not ia
ken her ewes OF bis house all that LAY
on which the murder was pcrpetrated,
that no Que hai left or entered his
house that day but h;.As>lF; that he
sent home at about tonr o'clock, his
usual hour for returning, and that on
Knocking at shc door It was opened by
tn. servant, VINO. to the best Of her bc
lief Sou. it fast when her master wrui
IN that She saw him three or four times
pass The windows Of his sitting room
that the last tine she SAW hun was about
an ho4r and half before the murder
lat SIZE observed him look down bot!
sides Of the street, aud then shut down
the window he ncit something in his
n4ui, wnich SIC tA;uk> may have bccl.
a surgical instruntn Mt tut this she would
not positively swca-.
] la summing up The evidence, tho hor
ror which the prisoner had betrayed
when looking on the Body of lis mur-
! d,rcd servan; was clo,,"cntlv dvrlt on
a, crownins proof vf guilt The de-
tcnoc VS. weak and mna-rc a bare d.
uial Of the crime being its ch;,f sub
.;ance. a ,Arl.l Ut hnrIor prr'.Ird tn
! Eouct. The jury rcIrodA brief space
/ >uitjccd Tor ociiocr4;jon hey returned
with a verde; ot "1uit;y.' The Judge
having doune3 his black cap. cxhortcl
the Irisoncr on TIC hcinous"ess of III,
crime. and pronavnccd the fAtsl sentence.
1t IS sniu that ;Ie condemned show
/ much foIti;udc thrru,, hour. aud p.r>ls
! ;tI TO the last III asserting his Innocence.
He was brought 20 sAe place of c1erU-
! t,oa amid a VS.; concourSe al the eX
ecrat;ons Of the pcopIr. Nc are told ty
81 Old gentleman that his father remcm-
bercI having been held up in his nur-
>e's arms to the procession 70 the
/ place cf execution. He WAS often spo-
! Ken OF IN the social circle AS one who
i had b.cn held in much estimation =
Ills uutluc.y end was lamuntci, hut
there were few who believed it uude
served.
!; was after the lapse Of several years
that some one who had cni grated to Amer
ica returned He was i'll, and troubled
il miad something lay heavy OH lis
heart and di, urJcl his Conscience he
had bo>n che sweet heart o; the mur-
d,rei girl sac had i>t him in hv the
back way. >agly IN The cve.jnc. to take
IA vita her. As thvy sat side ty SIDE
10 asked her for kis>. winch lie would
have satchci. when 81" denied him $40
took u? her masters surgical IN
>:ruucnt. whi-h she mad 80 cIcao.
ana winch !.y on the .q0lo be-
size her, ani she pointed il toward him
Jts:ins;y N struggle, sac fyll on it and
II p!orce, her side, f., he sna,cncl the shir;
whith snr had H. h,r lap 70 mcni. anu
staurchcd he blooi wh;ch was flowing
with II; ou; lie soon ebbol away, and he
saw the glyl that he lovcl-sho had been
laughing and talking with him but a {, u
minutes b'toro-ly'n. dead before him
his agony on Y gave way 70 the instinct Of
se.:-PreScr'at.on. when he thought be
hoard tho SOUND al approaching footsteps
he thrust the blood -s.alncd shir, into the
coal-h"'c. aud setting tia h,jl door aiar
he concealed himself behind it, and wavn
the crowd had collected Oh hearing the
alarm llc mingled with it. ani then pa,.
sed into the street. aud On 10 the anav.
aud getting on board ~ american eh,p.
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