New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-12-02
MEETING IN BEHALF OF HES1Eh
VAUGHAN.

A
Greeley presided Miss Susan b. Anthony read list OF
the names of the ice.Presdents of the meeting
MIR Greeley was greeted with applause
REMARKS MR., GREELEY
1.nrEs AND GENTLEMEN: l have been somewhat
spnrehensve that the Of this meeting might be
40 peryerted as TO harm or peril the good which
calls it together 1t is exceedingly important that what
we do OF rather what say here shall not cophcate
the cause OF the feeble In whose behalf we appeal
by any abstract propositions or notions with
regard to the general course OF legal justice
and especially with regard TO the particular
penalty 10 which this woman exposed
We must measure our words and our expressions and
endeavOT If possible, to call public attention ana INC
attention OF the proper authorities TO the faets IN ts
ease Whereby seeIus clear that frendes feeble per
under sentence of death as murderer unuer Ct
cumstances which, at the very worst atoFd slroms
grounds for doubt whether any crime at all was com
mttted or mcditated by her. Tins is the c Her
weakness the fact that she had no d Irie as
and money an utter stranger ana Ge1te the
stranger without money, would uatuay ~ LII zee do
strength appeal We must be careful nnder sen
not seem to ask Mercy Gr S e she does deserve
that sentence though II were d ~ soneWbat OF
other circumstances speak this by way SUN @ The
caution 10 those who follow me- anu ,ou ~ have
audience l do not doubt ta1, success know
sncress in this case at least parua of
somctbnr Of the Governor Of the C0mmon%taiadd u
Pennsylvania, and feel sure ta ne erv founded in
appeal which snail seem 10 mn liza nnnr9red also by
mercy but strongly sanctioned ana suPIoio, fo me
Justice These al are sni az occasion s IAppauseI
Miss Anthony then read tue rcSoiu',oI I'm sfer II
COMMITTEE ylo .He Of the ease. and convc-
ton Of the innocence Of the conoem'S - iprv Of the
peers oiy,,,I@d nations the palladium OF justice and
by an & resolved T. That the Association demand in
civil and criminal cases woman shal DC tEu "! ~
~ b,T neers who are 10 have voice IN the making :"
the law the electng Of the judge who pronounSes te
sentence and Of The sheriff VINO executes ~ Il 1Idt ~
SS"S~ When aI ineyScrenced girl is to suffer aud the
case OF Hester Vaughan should startle every huto
sense Of her responsibility in making OF eNttu'lns 9
updcr which her daughters are TO live or PERISH o.
human lie should he held alike sacred ny t1G ulU
and the state and capital punishment SHOuiu ~
Mrs KrE OF Philadelphia, who has actvey lIeIfS,Vt
herself the matter then came forward, anu .ty,td
gagged the attention Of the audience sue st'',J
they had not expected tne ne, l1 1cS12sIv and entln
public feeling that has been SO Ioo as Wv,
sis,cgIy aroused Was there ever such pace as NV
York TO Do good work mi Lfi fJus d until
proven and an electric current MINIS az" , den,onded
rs i'm the case of this fIieudess gill justice j.
phnsJcUlIa and Mr. seward. nephew Of our secretary
of State, knocked at the prison door OIL ioy tr
Minister to Italy, conducted them TO the cell OF hele
Vaughan they passed through the coIlaot ne "sAeG
them be guarded ia their interview WIN tno IUg
girl as her mind agitated from 'he VISITS ISIS
OF woman who had been fooiSlly ana wickeuiy
holding hopes " pardon when conid never Go M
fed This visitor afterWard found 10 ne Mrs' III
Smith eminent pracut9u one ol In9 oOTsC 6n
had thought 1t worth while to take an interest III e f
Fortunate GIRL ara to T VISIT nSr soEv "btaned
at different intervals and nncOnsclOusy rom me- s
There il One woman at least i'm Philadelphia who loves
Ter sew. and that is DR. Smith lApplausel Hester
V1uel Was described as grish figure, only years OF
pc with sweet lgent face broad forehead. large
brown eyes, and loving hps she Was porn III DiouvTs
married aud came to this country Upon arriving here
se found the man she cS9SG % @ b uI for lie
wife; she was deserted linen clc nvL ua.iv i s
SHE finally procured place as servantgrl with fanny
at Germantown; from there, upon rtconmeuuaJoh sue
served as dairy nad in another family Here misfortune
belc her She dd not fall victim 10 Weikcss ana pas
zion, but to the lust and superior strength OF Dad man
He went lis way About three months after this she came
TO Philadelphia, hired IA room OF German FANNY ana
families Finally. during the terrible Winter OF lsJCs
her child born. This victim OF mans craven lust,
fouy dealt by Is now in prison, while her seducer walks
dncr ft and coIred nv set Of syco1hntc con-
Seryatiyes Of either sex, who declare that woman
has all the rights she wants, and more thah she
that Of enreaty coaxing will induce Hes
Ter Vaughan the man who thus cruelty wronged
alone" said Hester " would ring his name over the
whole country but nothing Will ever induce me to send
trusting Woman" Glorious Hester Vaughan! True AS
had seen and heard was firmly Convinced the prisoner
ir innocent OF the crime OF inanticide as her
lie There is quiet dignity Hester Vaughan which
Interests all WIN whom sue comes III CVa'cct, ldcl
tion i,S her reriies Size pointed TO several hymns
which gave her great consolation, and TO which she
had luruCdl NJ SabbathsChOOl az home aud then her
tears oyernowed is said by Phlladephaus that she
tad Hester. will defend you Will bring you out OF
tins scrape clean as whistle Hoc mn0 money hote
pOu? - In her innocence she replied, So Give
Ii 10 me" He received the money, and then
never came near her until he met her in court the day
OF her tIal name Goforth 1t is to be hoped that
such legal scamps viii 90 torm to return no more Inc
cells Of Moyamensne are marked with the name OF the
occupant and the Ofense committed Upon one cell was
a." meant lie party we're informed 'rotous conduct"
This case 81 "OtOus conduct that OF woman VINO
had become demOnstratlte over "a husband VINO had
taken up with the company Of another woman. We're
the 'bOOt the other leg society would nave Jusned
sad they To Mr. Chandler you give any idea Of
tie commencement Of the downfall Of these womenf
.a.1f4 ..i1 la flfl "a IA
on earth SO common, ana nothing little rewarded"
What a scathing truth from educated, public, and
had with Judge Ludlow. who sentenced Hester Vaughan
al do not think her bad woman" said the Judge she
other. course for me 10 pursue the jury be be;
have no idea Of how rapidly the Of uantcido was
Increasing and example must he made. Mrs XIX
surecged that he augurae tie good work OF reform
ly hanging a few men but he not able % see II in
fiat light In conclusion the speaker eXhOrted her Sis
Tors strengthen each others hands and hearts that they
may become power In the land, that not only law
CINeLS Lawmakers may tniuk proper ana equitable
10 frame some laws for their protection benefit
that lawyers and judges in the good time coming be
found among their own sex.
mat had been said by Mrs Kirk. She had questioned
snd questioned Hester Vaughan and surprised her
professionally and otherwise ana her answers were N
genuous and satisfied Mrs. LOLcr OF her innocence Of
any crime She not properly defendedin Court There
every reason 10 believe the poor grl was utterly IRE
spOnsibe during the tme OF her agony, and from Well
known ply reasons These facts were not attempted
was missed by the family with whom she roomed. and
after day they called a her room tmat cue
and said they had awakened her too she had not
had time dress and requested them TO leave the room
untifsle could prepare herself Then u was, on attempt
ing rise that she fell forward and realized her helpless
condition Again, there is evidence that the child
alive, and the probabilities are that was not Every
thing points the conclusion that ia her agony and
GuoS n; for it was found partly under her
person when her condition discovered.
GLAND should learn what had hefallen her and exhibited
several letters from her people asking her 10 return