The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-03-14
A Grand jury Story.

Col. T. w. Knox, in Scrtbner'S for
March, has an article on the famous
New York Grand Jury of which he
was member. We quote:
Not many days after we were con-
vened, case that touched the heart
of every man in the room was brought
before US. A young girl had been
accused of theft; few dollars in
money had been stolen it was found
in her possession, and she had made
partial confession. The complainant
was a woman, and the accused had
been in her employ. When the case
was called the woman entered the
jury room end was sworn by the fore
man. She took the chair assigned to
witnesses and the foreman questioned
her
Did you lose some money ?"
Y es, SIR"
"When did you lose it?"
son the first day of December"
Who took it?"
The girl named in the complaint
How do you know she took it?.'
Il found it in her possession and
she confessed taking it,"
That will do; you can go"
| But the woman kept her seat, and
| moved her hands uneasily. You
can co." said the foreman again, but
she did not start. A juror sitting
near the door rose te show her out,
and as he did so the woman said
do not wish to press this COM
plant. I want to withdraw it, and
have the girl released" |
"Why SO ?" asked the foreman. q
Because" and her voice began to
choke, because the girl is young, and
1 do not wish to ruin her. Somebody
else urged her to steal the money, and
/ think she will do better in future
If send her to prison she may be-
come a professional thief, but if /
give her chance she will be a good
girl. She is an orphan and has no
friends, and I want to be her friend.
know she is guilty, but want to be
merciful, and | beg you to be merci-
full, gentlemen"
Half her utterance was drowned
with tears, (which flowed rapidly down
her face. The foreman told her to
step ontsida and -Ae-wsufd call her
again in few moments, and inform
her of the result of her eloquent ap-
peal. "Be merciful, gentlemen. ."were
her last words as she closed the door.
1t was voted to dismiss the COM
plant, and when the foreman called
her into the room and told her the
result of the vote, and commended
her for her kindness of heart, her
tears flowed afresh, and she thanked
us through broken sobs. / know that
in that room more eyes than hers were
wet-eyes not accustomed to tears.
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A japanese Album.
Mrs. De Long has in her possession
and exhibited it in California, a beau
tiful album, presented to her in Japan.
1t represents nearly all the various
classes of society in Japan, and de-
picting the most noted landscape
scenes. Each photograph is about
twelve by eight inches in size, and al
together numbering about $50. They
are bound in handsome center-table
volume. Some represent single fig
ures, others groups of native inhahit-
ants, from the highest officers in court
or official dress to the semi-savage
Amos, with their long boards and
Indian styles of garments and hats.
The 6 Girl sfsfse peEfoa isa tall
(fer JapAuese D graceful beauty,
carrying in her hand /" love of par
asol," apout six feet in diameter. The
original Grecian bend" is found in
these pictures in the pristine elegance
of deforinity. Some are straight and
erect; others appear as though they
were compromising with the quadru-
ped, after the latest" modern" style.
The horse-boys," who run all day
long without firing beside traveller,
are decked in native simplicity, like
the Sandwich islanders that Mark
Twain describes-minus the stove
pipe"
Groups of girls, the belle playing on
the recumbent harp, female smokists,
brawny wrestlers. executioners, trav-
cling merchants, itinerant peddlers,
and many other novel sights are to be
seen in this rare collection.
The work was executed by an ar
tist at Yokohama, who has copies for
sale at the modest price of two hum
dred and fifty dollars each. The pho
tographs are well done and artistically
colored.
The collection of Japanese curiosi-
ties contains one that is remarkable
for it's history as we'll as for It's beau
tiful workmanship. 1t is n superb
| lacquered box, incrusted with gold
designs, and is the only relic recovered
from the Inflated Oneida. The divers
| fished it up in perfect presel Vation, as
might have been done with other val
uables on board.