Middletown transcript., 1872-06-08

tor,ure--that hi. rain Of tears could no,
assupgc Blu, what could be the cause of
this sudden emotion? Could there be any
connection between him. tho apparently
rude hunter. and ,ha, fairy girl. more
beautiful than a blossom Of summer, aud
in coun,enancc celestial us a star?
The judge turned to the prisoner
Emma Grcaneaf. The court has been
informed tha, your counsel. Colonel Lin
ton. is sick and canno, attend. Have
yon employed any otheri"
Shc answered in u voice sweet as the
warblc Of the nightingale. clear as the
song Of the skylark-" Ny enemies have
htibcd all the lawyers. even nv own. 10
be sicl' bu, GOD vii! defend the inno-
ecu. =
4, this response, SO touching in its
simple pnihos. portion of the auditors
buzzcd applause and the rest wept On
the instant however. the leather robcd
stranger. whose aspect had previously ex-
cited 50 much merrimcnt, approached the
prisoner and whispered something in her
ear. she bounded several inches from
the floor, uttered wild shrek. and then
stood pale ani trembling Ms IL in The pres
ence uf a ghost from the grave. All, now.
could preeege thu, there mus, be some
mysterious connection between the two.
anl the scene agsummea the profound 10
lerc,t of a genuine romance. The stran.
ger addressed the court in nccents as So
uarou. as thc tone Of the organ" May
il please your honor. | vii! defend the le-
gal rights Il ihr laay >
"Whs, exclaimed the asionishel Judge.
arc You licensed attorney q
ihs question Is imma,erial and irrclr-
want, replied The stranger with a snecr
" rs your statute "uiities any person u
nc, as counsel at the request Of a party :"
+" Bat DOES the prisoner request i'g'
asked Tie Judge
l.et her speak far herself sail ,he
stranger
do,' was h,f an,w,r, as long
lr1n ,i4h ESCAPED, tin, seemed - rend
aeg very heatrs'rinR..
" What j. yoIr udur. n It must be-
place ou t.cls,i!' iu.errogu'cl the Judge
" Wd.ian. priten, sail tie stranger
Th,rs Immediately progressed We
aiil Wi,g, ey,uiaii,c lae sunsianr J( the
evidence Ab.r, tw yc m4H,hs pre-
ljau-i} ih det.g laa' hli arrived in tn
lHan. apl 8fn J. aa -islI.aH atef mil.
81 L a.in4 ID 4 small ra5a barl, 81
a,4 Bop AL 4il a!5u5. sbe pi afai til
satisus a.t5 Is ot haf lF,ic vii p1w n
iisd t.laal rlu.uamate as;c lleshalu,
ssrr ,rHIH#Hd uoifsf. anal retiring; nHa
ashtt .h e3s. haYs hapd II ul.
iai,iy, iai ief the pe.iens si.t ot that
extraordinary lt.mf. which i9a ofru.
aud TO the poar aul ii udlr,s. proves u
earse sht was snen sought af,cr hg
idasc gay irc.fies II fashions, the busi-
iias. ot Whafe l,i,. is seduction and ruin
Bat ;hr beautiful stranger rejected thert
ail aljsc MI uaulerable scorn aud ldath.
.ns
Among ile Disappointed admirers wa.
an Of character ttpm winch the fair
ailiinar h4I everything 10 fear Hiram
Shore belonged t. d faMiiy at me- urEg.
LINT influential. aul disappointed IL
wa, himsalf hceniinas. brave ani revenge.
j lal aud daeli,i of established au1 terri.
bic fame II was generally LuaHn thai
! r iud made advances 10 win the favor Of
the lovely Emma aud hal shared the fate
II all her other weecs-a disslaib!al re-
pulse.
AZ nine o'clock on Christmas night
isi3 the rI oplt II Little Racs were s,ar-
lied by u lanl screan rs il some one in
mortal terror whiis following that, with
i aardl, an interval. came successive reports
/ ni firearms -0ur. tao. three--a dozen
dtafJnins explosions. They llw To the
.hep Of tlir miilner. whence llie >ouui.
amaualcd. anl pushed back tn rh:asicuei
loar \ dreadful scene wa, presented
rherc Sic siuui III the rputre OF the room
With revolver ia carA hlni. every barrel
i discharged. her taiures pale, her eyes
/ flashing wildly, ami her lips pattel with
+ IN awful suia. And there ut her feet
wtirrint in h- warm blood. his bosom
/ literally filllrd with shot. lay the all.
frcalcl duel.t. Hiram Shore. gasping
IN the llst agony He ariiculatel but u
,ip"lc sentencr--" Tell my mother that
| am dead and gone aud instantly ex.
pired
:" Ia Ged'a rame who Jill ,ii, :" cx.
claimed the appalled, spectators.
!" | did it 2 said the beautiful u,lliner
in her swset. silvcry accents. Il did it
to save by honor -
Such il brief ahstrac, Of the essential
circumstances. developed in the cxnmiua-
ton of witnesses The testimony closed
aud the pleadings began
First uf all. Fowler, Pike and Ashley.
Gall famaus lawyers ut that time in the
'onihwcst) spoke in succession for the
prosecution They abon, equally par'i-
toned their eloquencc betaixt the prison
rr aud her advocate covering the latter
with such sarcastic wit, railery and riii-
cula as made il n doubt whether be or his
client was the party then on trial. As to
Denton. however. he seemed 10 pay not
k.ihe slightest attention 10 bis opponents
hn, remained n,oinnlcss, with his fore
head bowed on his hands, like one buried
in deep though. or 10 slumber
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