The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-11-18
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since, which excited much inter.
est
1t was that of surgeon, well
know.l IN society. AID esteemed fol
his amiable character, and remark
able for his humanity to the poor
lie lived in retired street.
1t happened one evening that the
milk woman found the street dool
ajar, r1id not being answered wlle,
she knocked at it, she made her
way to the Kitchen. She had no
more than entered it, than Sic ut
tered loud sl.r:ck, and called
loudly for help. The l,asSer>-by
and persons from the leigIboring
houses were soon on tie spot, ard
the kitchen was crowded liz Il short
time.
\ sad spectacle presented itself.
The Young woman, who was the
servant OF the surgeon, was lying
dead on the flags, willie her dress
was stained with the blood whicl,
Iisttl lSSttttl llttit tl "oUlid Ill CIiO
side In locking about the floor, :,
surgical instrument was found,
which also was stained with blood.
y medical man, who was present,
ascertained that it was the linstru-
ment which had inflicted the death
! wound. On n further search, Il
shirt saturated with blood was found
huddled up i'll the coal-hole; it was
marked with tie initials OF the sur
Geon's LAME.
! He was Immediately seized. and
though protesting his inn, ca;.ce, he
was evidently under considerable
agitation. I he silent W theses
which were brought against him
were sufficient to prove his guilt,
and all attempts to account turtfeir
having been found iear the untor-
tunate girl secuted in the. cross ex-
animation. A living witness was
also produced in court, anold ladv,
who deposed that She lived in the
house directly facing that where the
surgeon resided: that her drawing
room window commanded a view
OF his premises, and that it was GUS
tomary with her to watch his move
ments; she deposed that she had
not taken her eyes off his house all
that day OH which the murder was
perpetlated; no one Lad left or
entered his house that day but him
self; that he went home at about
four O'clock, his usual hour of re-
turning; and that on knocking at
the door it was opened by the ser
want, who, to the best of her belief
shut it fast when her master went
IN; that she saw him three or four
times pass the window of his sitting
room that the last time she saw
hun was about all hour and half
before the murder, that she observ-
ed him look down both sides of the
street, and then shut down the
window; he held something in his
hand, which she thinks may have
been a surgical instrument, but to
this she could not swear.
In summing up the evidence, the
horror which the prisoner had be-
trayed, when looking Oh the BODY
of his murdered servant; was evi-
IDENTITY .dwelt on asa crownillg proof
Of guilt. The defense was weak
and me gre-a bare denial Of the
crime being it's chief substance. A
thrill OF horror pervaded the court.
ss The jury retired-a brief space
sufficel for deliberation-thev re-
turned with a verdict of 'sGuilty.o
The judge having donned his black
cap, exorted the prisoner on the helm
BUSINESS ofhis crime, and pronounced
the fatal sentence.
It is said that the condemned
showed much fortittde throughout.
and persisted to the last in assert
ing his innocence. He was brought
to the place of execution amidst a
vast concourse, and the execrations
OF the people. }t9
We were told by all old gentle
man that his father remembered
having been held up in his nurses
arms to see the procession to the
place OF execution. lie was often
spoken OF III the social circle as one
who had been held in much estima-
ton. Ills untimely end was la
mented, but there were few who
believed it undeserved.
It was after the laps Of several
years that some one who emigrated
to America returned !; he was i'll
and troubled in mind; something
lay heavy on his heart and disturb
ed his conscience; he made his con-
fession to a priest he had been the
sweetheart of tile murdered girl;
she had let him i'll by the back way,
early III the evening to take tea
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