, 1869-07-10
TIE sHUGART MURDER TRIAL.
Conviction OF Mira. PhIIomcua Shu.
ERrt nj NuiIeys Prnu-4 OF the NuF-
der ut Her "A 0AbanM by P~iauu,

Convtcxfon OF Mrs. PhIlomena Shu-
ERrt nj DuiIeys Prnu-. OF the .Nur-
der OF Her Hanbanh by, Poison.
P1rs1rxGH. Tnesdsy, July q
IN Bale7 County, for the murder Il nes nusb1nd
q Potsoa, Hss eopE1eted Of 1lnzuer In the 1rst
If1E IASr nAIH or THK FAiA1~-1ux YlAx1Y OF TIE
The thso1 of tho defence u the murder TIL. I.
WI thai Jaeoa shassft conaIsssd salcde. % Tne1
s.mtted that be dted By poison, bnt coatended
that + was administered, pot By n,s w1se. Dat By
Of The ut1l gives the following account ol The
scene n tne eonn-room on SATURDAY, when the n
WAS picture that one fartly sees IN 4 con1t
o. nStiee. and no pen Could properly describe the
,S5 ,s o. tse poss2ned nan = ne, ~ s,o1nd
al re e wtfe ats1ed md decided Therr, just
within toe heE q 1hf court. u she Common zorad
TIE thre< a,toIners oceupy oac seutci,r(e. on
esde*t Of tne unnas1ed daughters, Anetn hold.
oily years Of ase; In childish siee she looks up
At she tad face ot her elder alster, unmtndful ot
1 .hs na1 eea ,ds ~ ~ Kashs1sd and Is se:ssag
rEat1le souudf strangely when consas.cd with tic
hoa,ee Mhtspers Of the crowd Of spectators, and
earnest and e1pectant countepaucex Merit 10
teT cts annie. The little gtr Is years 0. age,
VINO caff1eG 10 tue Held The Last Ent9l her
father eSe- ate And aat down md endcaro.rd 10
LufE cetu With her lrtle hAndA while br her aide
her fA!oes Swallowed the poison sh8t WAS soon to
huf1J hin 70 nc Er7ve. Sac SITS there cam and
motionleas foollng II the tnsT, tie Court aad :he
attorneys As Y scarce comaHrhcadinx tae sccne
afound her. There Is LOOK Of wonder Il he.
counteuAncs, a II she we're say1ny TO her5eli.
"Cau mother be guilty Of this AwfuI crime -
NeKs 70 her At1, 2cafoe haN oecppytnr h-rue
nstosuey thatr the nt!ie child l4zzie 6vsarr 81
see Her Little eu1fy bead pess rtnitiy orer the |
tatlt1 and khe evidently cannot comprehend the !
fMPott11ce OF the CASE 30 soon 70 be decided. yet
abe wonders Why she is piaced there, and why the !
Enecfatoz5 stare u her 20 ude.y. Se1t to sta
Maggie, nne-eoftu8 younE la1J - yeAts OF age, |
and she. too, apreaEs to Be wondering, 81 whether
mother il Eu3tJ."
Just beyond her ssands 4 vacani chair IN the |
semt eHcie. totte11nx forta IN bt.ck en:efs tne |
court-Fpdf1, md acoompsuied b! the Sheriff, !
walfs ieebly TO Tho vacant ch1sr xad With nAet.
Ing cough. Enks, n1lffatnttng. tnto It 1ne face !
oil little Louisa h1tkhtenA She LOOKS earnestly
II The eIrac11tcd coCutenAnce and A.tsar1ted
fos1u. It has been u,41y mouths n!ace Ate has
seen them, and t4cfneas, tunh4e, and pcshane
crime, hsse bhrehed ihe cheek that Was then
:heu 10 vigorous The eond looks moment and
then tne angie bat nRfTehoa8sT Impressive xurt
motner'' eScapea from her lips, and Rtidlag frooa
the hp at her sister she pzsses around tie counsel
tslas 1pd climbs npon tho knee of her Dpiae1
Tn4t EpIoan, charged NTH Ctrntnal Intimacy
with Joseph Martin. ch1H4td Ntta c7!nIRal u
tfrzcJ With her brnihcrskn-tAv, CHARGED With the
McTteT u ber hn8hxod, E11{nt rhe little child IN
hcf 1yI11 aod k1Ssed her. The tiny Aflns wefn |
kVined around The neck Of the feeble mother, and
= living klss gtFea- For the ntss time stneo tho