Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1872-04-20

that her attention was drawn, by the con-
tinued advertisements she had seen in the
public newspapers, to the circumstances Of
young lady having eloped with gentle
man from her fathers house. Now, she
was servant at lodgiug-house in Clay
ton street, Kensiugton, to which place a
gentleman had brought young lady, an
swering in every particular to the descrip-
tion given Of her in the public placards and
newspaper advertisements. Her hair, she
said was the most lovely she had ever
seen, and fell about her shoulders in
great and rich profusion. She was, how
ever, astonishcd beyond measure to see
her, n few mornings before that time, cut
ting away those locks with pair of scis-
sors, her eyes being suf1iuscd with tears.
She then felt convinced that the strange
visitor was no other than the daughter of
Lord Kingsborough. Having gone on to
describe to the best of her ability, the ap-
pcarance of the handsome gentleman who
was in the habit of visiting her alone, the
drawing room door was thrown open, and
in walked Colonel lFitz-Gerald on his daily
mission
'Oh!' tho girl Historically screamed,
that is he--there is the very gentleman
who visits the strange lady. He it is who
brought her TO our house"
tion Colonel Fitz- Gerald was so taken by
surprise that he dashed from the room
without uttering single word of contradic-
tion or explanation and no concession
that he could make would or could expose
his uneXampled villany so plainly as his
rush from that house on that day. Lord
Kingsborough's second son, Colonel King,
after wards Lord Lorton, fired with indig-
nation at the idea that the man who might
have been peasant but for his family
! that he, the heartless scoundre, who owed
them every thing that he was worth living
for in life, should thus seduce his lovely and
accomplished sister, and bring disgrace on
the name and house of Kngsborough, re-
solved to have instant satisfaction. lie
sent him hostile message, Colonel Fitz-
| Gerald accepted the challenge, observing
at the same time that his character was so
| blasted by the late affair that he had no
chance of getting second, but that he was
sure to be on the ground.
1t was on the lst Of October, 1897, that
the duelsts met Colonel Fitz- Gerald was,
as he stated, unable to find second, and
he fought without one. Four shots were
exchanged, and then Fitz-Gerald made an
effort to address Colonel Kingsborough;
but this was cut short at once by him eX-
claiming-"Y You are damned villain;
won't hear word you have to offer"
| Colonel Kingsborough's ammunition was
| then exhausted but SO deadly was the
animosity on both sides that they had ap-
| pointed to meet on the following morning.
Before, however, the appointed time, both
parties were put under arrest by the police.
! The young lady was now discovered BY
| her father from her scducer, and conveyed
| to Mtchelstown Castle, in the south of Ire
land, for, as it was vainly supposed, from
the inlluence of Colone! Fitz-Gerald. But
his plans were already laid F.; he had bribed
one of the maidservants who accompanied
her to Ireland, and through her did he OBJ
| tain information of the place of the lady's
retreat. Disgusting himself as best he
could, he had the unblushing efirountry
to set up at the very inn at Mitchelstown,
for the sole purpose of again carrying of
his unhappy victim. The inn-kecpcr, who
was follower of the KingsbOroughs, lost
no time in acquainting Lord Kingsborough
OF the strangers presence, and of the dan
ger his daughter was in. His lordshlp
FASTENED to the hotel at Mitchelstown, and
then discovered that on that morning the
stranger had taken his departure for Kill
worth after sunset, and there learnt that n
stranger had come there only few hours
before and at once sent the waiter to his
room, with a message that gentleman
wished to see him on urgent business.
The door was locked, and he roughly re!
piled from within that he did not wish to be
disturbed. What must have been the in
dignation of the father and brother Oh
hearing the well-knOwn voice Of Colonel
Fitz-Gerald himself They never for one
moment believed that he could have the
audacity to come to their own town al
Mitchelstown, though they were inclined
to believe that the stranger was somo ennis.
sary connected with the colonel.
In moment the door was smashed
open. Smarting under the wrongs his
family had received from this heartless vii
lain, the Hon. Colonel Kingsborough rush
ed al him just as he was seizing his pistols
a violent struggle ensued. Lord Kings
borough, who saw his sons danger, raised
his pistol, took sure and deadly aim. and
shot FitzGerald dead on the spot Their,
are old men still living who remember thI
excitement caused by this wel-merited
murder. Not the ghastiy horrors Of the
revolution, not even the expected French
invasion, nor the deeds of blood with which
the minds of men were then familiar, drew
away the public attention from the Kings
ton tragedy, as it was too truly called
And to answer for this murder Lore
hlnHSDOEOuSH, lnGll ISuTl Ol hlll0SlOU, WA
placed ut the Bar of the Irish House o
Peers.
On the 18th of May, 1898, the trial tool
place. The Lords chamber being too con
, fined, the House of Commons was selected
as the most fitting place for the trial. Tht
, procession to the House was marshaled by
the Ulster King of Arms. First came the
! Masters in Chancery, then the twelve judg
! cs, in their scarlet and ermine robes; ther
the younger sons of the peers, next the eide
} sons, then the peers themselves, and last o
all came Lord Clare, walking in solitary
and stately dignity, as Loid High Steward
of the House of Lords.
When the usual formalities were gont
: through the noble prisoner was brought Il
the bar, and then, according TO the ancien
) usage, knelt before his judges. He wa'
at once directed to rise by Lord Clare, who
: in tones of majesty, thus addressed hin
: from the woolsack
! "Robert, Earl of Kingston, you ar
, brought here TO answer one of the mos
, serious charges that can be made agains
: the murder Of a fellow subject. The so
lemnity and awful appearance of this judi
: cature must naturally dscompose and EN-
; barrass your lordship. Ii may, therefore