The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1872-01-12
THE FAITHFUL DAUGHTER.
Miss Nellie Wharton Mt the Trial Of
Her Mother.

The Wharton case Is now in tn,
hands OF the defense Miss NeIli'
Wharton, the beautiful daughter o
the accused, who has faithfully at
tended upon her mother through he
Imprisonment and trial, was put upoI
the stand on Thursday. OF her lsp
pearance and the curiosity of th'
public in attendance on the trial will
reference to 1.-THE New York Herald
correspondent has the following re
port: 9r33 .rl go iociz - ~
Alter Colonel Andrews lefs thu
stand the counsel Tor the defense
conferred together for a few moments
and then Mr. Steele turned to Miss
Nellie Wharton who sat behind hin
and said, eAliss Nellie, will you TAXI
the stand % And turning to. ths
Clerk, Colonel HaIwood, said, sWil
you swear Miss Nellie, please"s Al
this moment the curiosity of the
spectators was doubtless compensa4
ted for long weeks The curious, fair
and sensalior-loying females have
day after day peered anxiously aud
pryingly at tuis tall, graceful girl who
was always elinging to her mother
in hopes of being able. to catch q
glimps of her features through thick
folds of her mourning VEIL. r Day
OTTER day they have waited in the hall
leading to the court room and in the
ard TO crafty their idle curiosity, by
taking last lcok at mother and
daughter as they,came out toenter the
coach and be driven to their dreary
quarters in the Jail, and now they are
about to have their curiosity gratified
AS she rose from her seat and made
her way up tie the clerk desk, assist
ed by Mr.. Stump, one Of the counsel for
her mother, he whispered to her
"You will have to remove your veil,
Miss Nellie" Oh, yes; know that"
replied the brave young girl, in a
sweet though mournfullyI ssd, tone OF
voice.
When she reached the clerks desk
she gracefully swept back her veil and
revealed q wondrously sweet, though
very sad face. Taking the Bible in
her hand, with dropping head she
stood, the observed of all observers
while the clerk administered the sol
emn oath, and as he pronounced SOL
emnly the words "and so you shall
answer to God :" she reyerntly bent
her head and kissed the book. Step
ping upon the slightly raised dias
she seated herselfe, and thus turned
her face 10 the full gsze of the crowd
thst filed the room almost to oyers
flowing 1t was a face the remem-,
brance of which will long float in the
memory of those who saw it. 1t
probably hsdpreviously beena bright
joyous, radiantly beautiful face; but
the long, weary months OF watching |
and waiting beside her mother in the
gloom and chill damp Of the cell has
told fearfully upon it. There are
traces of great suffering and fear, of
meltal and ply sicisl agony imprinted
there perhaps never more to be re-
The cheeks are sunken, the
eyes dropping and the lips tremulous,
and she presented the appearance of
one just risen from very sick bed.
1t is almostimpossiblet TO describe that
sad face. The most graceful pen OF
he practiced word painter would fail
IN the attempt. Only the witehery
Of the limaer could do the subject |
Justice, When she was seated and
.urned her face to the crowd she hastily
scanned the throng and then the eye
ids dropped and an agonizing ex
preston crept over her face. She
knew that every curious eye was CEN
tered upon her, and her nature revolt
ed at the thought, but for weeks to
come she must be the suhjectof com
ment by the rude the vulgar, and OF
the envious and prejudiced, too. TO |
The first question from Mr.. Steele her
answers were almost inaudible, but
1t the kindly-spoken request of the
Sind-hearted man she mastered her
emotion and fear and gave her eyl
lence in clear, distinctly articulated
words, though at times when some of
he questions pointed to her mothers
arrest, her feelings overcsme her, and
he could not answer, and the ques
ions were not pressed. 1t was evil
lent from the hushed breathing of
he crowd that she excited the hearty
'ympathies of every soul present.