Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-11-09
THE JEWELL TRIAL.

BRENTSvILLE, Nov. 5, lSI2.-Ihe thlru
day of Fewel trial has come and gone and
whilst but little was done in the progress OF the
ease q greater amount of interest than on the
preceding day was manifested. On yesterday
before Miss Fcwell's examination was con-
Guided the Commonwealth asked for an add
iournment till this morning 10 order to enable
Gov Wise to be present with some, letters
which were considered by counsel of much I'm
portance and material at that stage OF the case
The counsel for the defence resisted the motion
for adjournment, alleging that they would al
low the letters, when ready to be presented, to
60 to the jury, after they were proven to be
those written by Miss Jewell, and the Court
so decided. :'.:....
On the appearance of Gov. Wise in Court
this morning he rose TO an explanation OF his
seeming dereliction Of duty, and stated that
Judge Siuclair sent telegram to him on the
9th, which he read as follows:
BRESTsvILLE, VA, Nov t, 1872.
10 Henry A. Wise, Mh anl -htiyhaH 'H"r'$,
Rtchmond, w.:
70 be tried come immediately. Bring the
letters. CHAs. IL. olNCLAlE.
This he did not receive. lie did receive one
on that day asking, Can you attend. 10
which was had this reply, Il cannot before
Friday; will case be tried ~ He inferred from
the nature of the telegram which first reached
him that the case would be continued if he
could not attend, hence his reply. On the 18th
another reached him informing him Of the pro
gress Of the trial, and thercupon he started
from Richmond and reached here this morning;
but for this misadvcnture he would have been
present at the inception Of the trial. n motion
was then made to introduce Miss Fewcll as wit
ness for the defence, for further cross examlna-
ton by the prosecution; the Court, however,
after reviewing the agreement of yesterday, de-
cided that she could be introduced only as the
witness for the Commonwealth. The Common
wealth then read six letters written by Miss
Fewel to Clark, five whilst they both lived at
Manassas, intmating, in substance, her vii
ingncss to leave with him, four of them with.
out date or signature, one written July ID, and
the last August 22d, after they had returned
from their trip to the West. The letters are
as follows
Il have only time to write short note. II
will be day or two before l can decide posi-
lively at what time I can leave. But don
think have given it out, for l woald not lol
the world I will write you a long letter by
Tuesday mail, telling you when can CO.
How short the time seemed last. night when We
were together. You cannot imagine how do
lighted was yesterday when | SAW you on the
picnic grounds. Can you remain until Sunday:
Do by all means. l want you TO go down t"
Church Lizzie and are going"
This note bore no signature and no caption,
endorsed upon the back was the following, writ.
ten in pencil:
don't go to B. tomorrow, if you car
possibly help; wait until MondaS.'
mo. p
"What shall say to convince you shat ! All
not mad with you; and why you have taken up
such an idea, l can't imagine; have l ever act
ed in any way to cause youto believe me angry
If have l assure you was unsconeious OF IT,
and have never heard that you said anything
respectful or disrespectful about me, except
what Walter NJ told me. do not hesitate to
trust you in anything, and indeed, l have al
ready trusted you to n great extent In REGARD
i
venient to you. l will be ready, and your com
pany on the creek will be perfectly agreeable.
have never heard that any one ever suspected
us, but for fear that this might get lost, | had
rather you would destroy it Immediately. Don't
stay longer in Fredericksburg.
No. 3, written in pencil, and very faint =,
II can't leave Monday, as expected, but vii
60 after the fourth Of July. Mrs. ii. tells me
You expect to leave for B. tomorrow. But
darling try and put your trip OF until the hrsi
of next week. We think of having a dance to-
morrow night. | expect you by all means 10 b
there, Don't think my seeming negligence !:
an Indication that my feelings towards you are
changed, but you become dearer to me every
day, and 1 agree with you in the arrangements
you have made for me to leave with you, anC
hope it will not be long before we can be togeth
er to be separated no more. Do, for my sake,
bye, darling Yours until death. Destroy ri
once" No signature and no date.
No. t.
II long for the sound of the freight whistle
and still dread for fear my darling will moi
come, but will hope for the best. And just tc
think he is going to leave so soon agan-going
off on the 12 O. clock train to B. Now you could
not defer your trip to-day, but | know you can
tonight We are all going after raspberries to.
morrow, about two, miles, down the road, and
want you to 60, and may be we will have chance
to have little talk. Now Go this, pet, Cor your
little girl
This note had no signature and no date
No. ).
"At Home, July 2 l872-My own Darling
According to promise seat myself this morn
ing, not at home-but you can guess-to ask you
if you don't think it best to come back once
more before we leave; you have left many
things which think you will need, and would
like to make some arrangements in regard to
getting my clothes away; but if you think it i'm
possible for you to. return, don't you think it
best that should express them to you? can
that is, about leaving Friday, and think that
will be rather soon after your departure. 1t
might cause suspicion, and had rather wait a
little longer. | can let. you know this week at
what time | will be ready to leave Now, darl-
ing don't be angry, for assure you l am doing
this for the best l am anxious for the time to
arrive when we shall be together, as much so as
you are, but don't think it prudent that l should
leave Friday The time has weighed heavily
since you left; the days have seemed weeks. [
would like for you to be here tomorrow night
any how Everybody expects you back and
come if you possibly can. Lizzie wants to know
what is to be done with all your clothes you
have left here T. came this morning and got