The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-09-27
d ROMANTIC CASE.
Seduction, Perjury, and Final Marriage

Seduction, Perjury, and Final Marriage
The Hoyt seduction case, which has engaged
Robertson presiding, since Monday, was yes
telday brought to a sudden and somewhat
high contracting parties" in Court. The pri-
soner. James b. Hoyt young man Of quite
seduction ofa Miss Law under promise Of mar
riage, and having refused the only atonement
was placed on trial upon the criminal charge
one of the points relied upon by the prisoner TO
secure al acquittal, was BELIEF in his ability to
prove the previous unchaste character OF the
girl. For this purpose he Introduced a witness
named Alfred Haight, who testified to criminal
acts, but when, however, he came to be SUBJ
jected to ocross-examtnRtion, he so contradicted
himself as to satisfy al present that he was
left the wltness-stand, and proceeded to the
vestibule OF the Court House, where he heard
expressions OF belief on all sides that he had
perjured himself, and other remarks not very
complimentary TO his character. soon after
wards he ex pressed q desire to make a full and
free retraction of all he had said in regard to
the young lady upon the witness-stand. Meau-
time the Court had adjourned, The news of
Haights confession was received with perfect
astonis hment by the counsel for Hoyt, who
at once determined to withdraw from the
They visited him in jail and Informed
him OF the sudden turn affairs had taken
and OF their inability to do anything more in
his case. The young man was somewhat DUMB
founded at first, but soon regained sufficient
composure to propose an offer of marriage. The
counsel encouraged the suggestion as the only
means of escape left to him from the State
Prison, and when the Court reassembled in the
afternoon-after Haight had publicly with
drawn his evidence-made the offer to the Dis
trict Attorney and Mr.. Beach. They were not
entirely pleased with the proposition, but sub
mitted it to the young lady. She consulted
with her triends-they opposed the marriage;
two SISTERS very estirnable and worthy ladies'
WHO had nobiy stood by the unfortunate giri
through all the solemn hours of the trial, be-
seeched her with tears not to marry the pri-
soner under circumstances such as had been
developed on the trial, but the poor, wronged,
and injured girl-with q mothers tender love
for her offspring, and q heart not yet dead to
the unworthy cause of all her misery-gave
such reasons for the step that silenced counsel,
friends, relatives, and all in their opposition
to the union, and consented to the marriage
Meantime, while these whisperings and nego-
tiations, conducted with sobs and tears, were
going on, the vast audience in the courtroom
remained silent and int rested spectators of the
scene Scarcely person In the crowded
assembly at first approved the union;
but when 1T was at last known that the
young girl had consented to rescue the
object OF her hearts youthful affections from a
prison, all suddenly reversed their Judgment
love won the victory over reason-and nearly
applause greeted the appearance of Rev. Dr..
Baldwin, who had been sent for to perform the
marriage ceremony. The young man, pri-
soner but moment before, walked over to his
the Reverend Doctor took his position on the
right of Judge Robertson, and the young couple
presented thems elves at the altar. Che Judge
was the first TO break the stiffness of the solemn
scene. He remarke ed that the conclusion OF the
ali the parties concerned. II would seem, fro IN
the evidence in the case, that the defendant
had been m1Sleu by Jne 1alSenOOd OF certain
parties, and had mfstrusted the integrity and
hdelity of the young lady. A witness
confirm such an impression, but he has
come into court and made a full and free re-
traction of his evidence in regard to the
virtue and character of the complainant; and
the defendant has become satisfied that he has
been misled, and desires to make all the repa-
ration in his power by public performance of
the ceremony of marriage. IL is within the
provipc ce of the law to suspend the proceedings
of the trial by the marriage of the parties, and
they are now so suspended. Rev. DR.. Baldwin
then married the parties. The scene was most
impressive. During the whole of the solemn
service the utmost quiet reigned; all hearts
seemed deeply touched by the spectacle, aud
| tears coursed down many q quivering cheek.
| Then the prison gates were opened-the parties
| left the court room arm-in-arm, and the mar
| riage altar became again the tribunal OF human
| justice.-IFOy IN. " Times 25th.