The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1873-07-02

more than year in that city was soon to be
decided The accused was Young man
scarcely out IF his teens. When mere babe
he had been taken from the aims house by a
wealthy but misanthropic old gentleman, and
cared for and educated. The gentleman
who was bachelor, was slightly connected
in the city of L., and his atrocious
and cold blooded murder, caused great excite
ment throughout the surrounding country. A
will was found, in which he had declared his
foster-son to be the child of lady whom he
had once very dearly loved, and to him was
left the bulk of his fortune. In few days
that son was in custody, accused as the muir
derer.
1t is not our purpose to enter into the long
and intricate details of the trial suffice it to
say that few weeks after Russell's entrance
into the family of Judge Ainsworth, the final
issue was to be decided. On the morning of
the day appointed, the judge who presided
over the court, felt very unwel and knowing
the crowded state of the court room, he re-
quested Russell to sit beside him, and minis
ter to him, in case he should need amy assist
ance before the morning was over.
Russell had not seen the prisoner before,
and he was deeply interested in the pale, intel
rra,, vo,tb in xybose truth f,, h,,e eyes thare
lurked no shadow of conscious guilt. lie list
ened critically To each witness. and defeated
many flaws in the different statements points
which he had no doubt the counsel for the de-
PENDANT would seize upon. But as the trial
nrooressed. tho evidence Of o,;lt orew darker
and moro oonc,,s;ve ,etter WAS road TINT
had heep written to seboolmate If his more
tba, t,,roo ,ao,S befo,e IN which ha .y,,,od
his intention to do the deed In the cross ex-
or,;nat;on - ,yos sta,ad th,t tho lette, had
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49,. a,,ra,,,, So, ,os;n,r ono 70 ,,tnn, h, haa
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90 ~, ,.;,,,oaos ttat I'D ,a',, haa,,,
ne,so, He had watched the prisoner and tho
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,.ard,1 hin, stead;,y with an exnress;on 90
,,aor &, lie Mn o,os
uar,, al.,,.,,.,. ,n,, ,.,,,thv bara,,a,,a ,,,as
dol;vared nv tba LAWYER for the ,,la;ntitr The
be;pousuess of tbe crime was shown also tbe
conclusive nroof given nv the witnesses of the
gu;lt If the prisoner The letter was dwell
On showing that the net was nremeditated and
not done under the impnlse of the moment.-
To Rnssel,,s SUNRISE. the plea for the prisoner
was a very short one and no discrepancy in
anv of the statements was dwelt upon. While
il was being made he mechanically picked M
the letter. which the LAWYER had droppcd.-
Almost in AN instant his countenance CHANGED
and when the speaker resumed his seat he
snrano IN his feet with n hurst of eloouence
in favor of the prisoner that seemed TO cleo
trify the vast throng. and then held hem spell
bound: he took up the thread of evidence. and
disclosed the glaring flaws and contradictions
IL contained. "And this letter. y he exclaimed
rais;no II hioh above his head. Elsa miserable
subterfupe GOT M bv birelinps to convict an
innocent person. A silent but unreasonable
evidence that the base ones. not content with
one murder tn secure the wealth thew crave.
would commit another. JJpon this sheet of
paper find the name of firm. and date
slammed by that firm proving that If was made
tbe present wear while the letter written mon
IL is dated Oct. 18th. 49,. mose than two
wears before the paper itself was in existence. ;,
The excitement became intense. When the
Judoe arose to CHARGE the iurv. he could
scarcely he heard. They were gone but few
minutes. "Have Won agreed? asked the
Judge. ssWe have. your Honor" "Do YOU
find the prisoner guilty. or not pulitv ? >,
% MOI ouiltu.u
A silence like death had refined throuob the
house. Every ear seemed bent to catch the
;mnortant words. Then with one involuntary
shont cheer after cheer for Russel Maberv