St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-09-27

nlTlIt cannon he plOuuctu against nm.
If they could. maybe it would go hard
with him; but they cannot. Without
proof, how can he be found guilty and
he knows that there is none. They may
lmprl>on on even transport him for the
p"aching business. or for the burglary ::
but they cannot take away his life.
They have no proof.
No proof!
The police constable who examined
the cottage i> now brought forward. and
again there is Il commotion in court He
is known Ia bc an important witness.
His evidence Is aI> follows:
The cottage door was aiar when he
reached ii. and the girl WAS sleeping on
the floor. dressed. with hcs head lean
ing against ii chair. as if something I'M
usual had occurred. 1t had been SNOW
ing outside, and there were traces of
nailed boots and SHOW upon the kitch-
ci floor. and up the stairs. Witness
had followed the tracks. hoping to dis
cover that the man had concealed him
self i'll the bcdroom but there WAS no
trace of him hey omd II small bed in the
corner Of the room. III which II boy
about three Years old was asleep. On
holding Il lighted candle t" the bed, he
discovered that the breast of the child'S
niS"' "It>S WIS S'"'I''" >I@h'N WIN
blood there WAS IL stain on one Shoul
der and on one side of the head. a> if it
had been pressed against something
that had blood on it. There was no
scratch upon the child'> body any " here
from whence the marks could have pro
cctdcd. Witness had quietly cut off
the lock of hair. and also taken po>Sr<-
SION 81 'ht hI%i' "tt>S' AWAKENING 'iic
rhil" III :" u"in%' ne M" hai'llaIN
"'eh excessively ''fIlIi'"' an" Nar'
"'"''"Nti ~" ",'IS I" !" q''>'''''','
NV ''''' Nv" wy
,l"Se VI 'i"Ne'' nan are l'i'',"'""' ! !''''
mas III N''n'' measure erase" '''t >''il>'
'"tI H'' '''N are 'h'I''
y" sooner are lht>c Nv" ihliI%> hi"
forward. than the prl>nncl suddenly
stretches forth his hand. gives = cIl
rather than Il gr"an. and cNclainI>:
80 God, who'd Ina Thought ~ my
hoy ,ud hang me-"
Many present are moved t" tears at
this pitr"u> cry from the man whose
condemnation li'e minutes before they
had been thirStimg f"r.
1t appears. too. that the incident
.
never WAS Il prisoner : rar>r more clo-
qurmtl> pleaded.
He represents /" the jury that the
| blood upon the clothes was. undcr the
circumstances. nothing. 1t might have
com" there i'll the struggle. long before
the death-hl"W WAS dealt. In fact. the
whole cN Idcncc of the witness Butler l.
most vague. Could il hc easy p">tiNc-
# |, H..
moonlight. under cover of Il dcm>c
thIck"t And ~ t"r the evidence of
thc voice. could they condemn him
upon that When Il man was stunned
could he nr certain of ANY thing All
this, Ind much more. hr urges upon the
jury. and then they withdraw. In an
incredibly short space of time they Ic-
enter the court. and amidst th" breath
less 'i'lheit Oh an present give men
NtlniIi "i MOI EliliiN-
" iiIl.!"' llHI"f l. a'q"ll''" "i lh'
'ithi" "l ihHi,l'i h"t ne l. l"uhd %lllt\
"h 'ir second 'IG'iG" "l being an a'-
COM I'i.'' III 'hr ""i Si'IH 'ii'' lai "teh
'",ilIlll''r" al Nt>'hlllll>'tr.
EVEN III ini> Instance liit cNl"'h''
"ShilN' NM lall> l" i,l"'t lhaI II" N''>
a principal actor. amt he l. sentenced
10 SIN Ih"lltiH imprisonment "hlN'
Now tiT punishment ais" l. over ana
ne" hiil lllIdi mas returned l." MS
na'llr \hi'@t' lrlS"h rare ana prison
hl>'ilIil AFTER such an arcldent a. he
zen the man previous I" ms trlaI, have
Thoroughly hr"hrh down the once IRON
'"">'l'"ti"h; ana mi>rra"lr. disabled
NI''h "'t'il'> "N'l 'it same "iu col
'"S' Il''t'h once more he VIII llnI
i"'"'h "S''h' ",' ne cannot ne VIII
moi qHallcl with "l swear al MS wife.
l"r he has none. lie VIII not III softer
moments llft the llttIc Joe upon his
Knee. Tor the hoy has ltrn dead SIN
weeks.
oitcn. during the tW" years of exile.
spent haIt III r"hctalincht Ihd idl"ne>>.
hall Ill reckless SIN. Hardy Wa> RECON-
mcnd"d Ia =" I" the COLONIES and start
Il new llir unknown. But hc could not
go. ;" long a> ne ""uid send some
/ tlIlnS I" jenny ne Knew MS Youngest
dal liliIS W"uld moi >tdrNt.
Many "aHH ",'iIhS 'ht weary h"'li> "i
/ lmPrl>"liirhi' ne almost ftlt ne Sh"nid
dlt hh' l"r lhc til"h%hI Oh seeing MS
hoy once more me "hlN creature ON
earth he ever really l"Ntu.
Inc KNOW iru"' tii',' ne frl!fhrh "
'"hN''''" 'I""' Win 'n' siam "i Il
%laNt HuHpi'"! upon hlhi' ulh NOT
l""hlr MN IKE tl'' eN'aP'n i';lh%lhs'
iAci Nhlrh "hpi> satisfied his CON
S'ir'lr'' nome Iii ms ii'iild WIS joe
| a'lu l"i nm, ne ""'Il" liNc'
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on ana hlllrh on 'he Sp"' ANA when
| ii''"H came nome Iha' WIS iht news ht
/ lcald.
lhr clergy man "t the parish visits
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