The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-12-05

THE CASE or HESTER VAuU UAN'-We nave
received the following communication .t"Du
lady correspondents
HaSp e sysr MOr ssn MS 0s"g % nna % epsre
duty towards my sister women, OF Whatever
color, creed. or CLINE. l have felt greatly
self, In common with the women OF this city,
by the charge made AZ the Hester Vaughan
q interest," msnfested % BY the Women Of Pniia
delphia In her case. Owing TO report pup
lished in several of the newspapers OF this city
had passed q rule prohibiting women from
visiting. the cells Of murderers (which report, l
have been Informed by my good friend Joseph ,,S
numerous other ladies, thought 1t useless
to attempt to see and talk with the
was anxiously and prayerfuly borne in mind
by hundreds of Christian women in the com
munity, and many efforts were made, both by
personal application and by letter to induce
Governor 0eary TO look carefully into the
merits OF the case. Our Governor has most
nobly borne testimony to this fact, and l, Tor
one, desire to tender him my sincere thanks
for so promptly vindica'ing his female consti'
fortunate member OF their own sex. He re-
ceived the committee of ladies from New 1orR
S% Ser
been quietly anticipated Tong ago by thousan Is
of philsnthropic people OF Philadelphia, mostly
tddfes He also informed them that "any further
agitation of the case would be useless; that his
mind was fully made up as to the course he
WOulu pursES, ana ulu nOb SuUer I0em 10 Oe-
lieve tn at their solicitation had any weight with
him beyond those OF the women of Pennsyi-
vania.
Three cheers for Governor Geary! "May he
live a the usand years. and may his shadow
never grow less" M. A, q.
Belowwill be found letter that will place
beyond all cavil the oarnestness and ability
with which the case of Hester Vaughan was
conducted by MIR. Goforth:-
HESTER VAUGHAN AFFIDAVIT.
j, Hester Vaughan, inmate OF the Moyameu
big Prison, murdfesS, sentence for iAfauLiClde
beh2 2 du'y swo1p, depose and say that during the
whole course OF my trial, and subsequently, thereto
ton for q new trial for me and argued the same
i wHs ely satisfied with HIS efforts In my
behalf and 1 am greatly indebted TO him for the
have read the following from the New York TIT
'oune-"A lswy er came TO her and said Hester
Wlb defend you will bring yop out OF this scraoe
IN her lnnoce nee, she replied $50. Give II to me-
He received the money, and then never came near
her until he met her In The court the day of her trial
HIS name Is Goforth' And ~ is not true Mr.. Goforth
never visited me in my cell previous to my trial.
pever had any conversation With him about money al
all he never asked me tor money. The only com
In my cell before trial; bui he do sse me in Cour
when was brought no before the trial, and 1 spoke
10 him fnlly about my case He also sent person ia
coBier about my case. But he ought t, have visited
me in prison before the trial. think the counsel
ior woman In another cell v9iss her every oay
MT Goforth brought forward all the wines mad
VINO could have helped me in my case He got all the
eyldence had or Gould get 20 help me
90 not think the wi nesses agaisst me swear truly
put am sorry II gave any one the Impression that
Mr Goforth did not do bll he could for me. never
gave him any onpy. gave It 10 IN officer TO get q
IawHeI IsSHI d9s me- and he got Ar GoI2Eh uou
sworn and subscribed before me this 81 h day O
Dec A. ID. 1865. l.. CLARKE DAVIS
Notary Public.