Saint Mary's beacon., 1873-09-18

cry uebloi!sn tnetn, IeaSiuH All tne otner
points untouched. In a twenty-minute
speech he has been known TO completely
neutralize the effort of one of Hamil,on's
long. elaborate and ornate addresses.
Hamilton and Burr were occasionally
associated in the trial Of cause. On
such occasions they were almost irresisti-
bic. It's related that on one occasion
they Here retained 70 defend q man indie
ted for murder. and who was generally
believed TO be guilty. though the circpul-
stances under which the crime was COM
mitted rendered 1t q deeply interesting
ease Of eircumstantial evidence. During
the progress Of the trial as the circums,an-
ces were developed suspicion began to at
tach to the principal witness against the
prisoner. Burr and Hamilton brought all
their skill in cross-examination to bear on
the witness. in the hope Of dragging out
Of him his dreadful secret But with sin
gular sagacity and coolnesss he eluded
their efforts. though they succeeded in
darkeniDg the shadow Of suspicion that
fell upon him. and reng,hening their con-
victions Of their clients innocence.
Before the cross examination Of the
witness was concluded the court adjourned
for tea.
81 believe our client is not guilty, but
have no doubt that Brigham. that cum
ming witness is really the guilty man.
but he is so shrcwd. cool and deep that
am fearful that bis testimony will hang
poor Blair. our client. in spite of all we
could do" said Hamilton to Burr, while
on their way from the court house to their
hotel.
IL agree with you; Blair is not guilty
and that Brigham is. and believe that
we can catch him. have n plan that
will detect bin, il am not wonderfully
mistaken" said Burr. He then proceed
ed to explain to his associate the nature of
his plan.
"You may succeed" said Hamilton.
after listening 10 the plan. Its worth
trying at any rate, though you have man
Of iron to deal with"
After tea. Burr ordered the Sheriff TO
provide an extra number Of lights for the
evening session, and to arrange them so
that their rays would converge against the
pillar in the court room near the place oc-
curicd by the witness.
The evening session opened. and Burr
assumed the cross-examnation of the wit
ness. 1t was test Of profound skill and
sub,ility of the lawye--;he selc-posses-
sion. courage and tact of the witness.
's.andiog on the brink Of horrid gulf,
calmly and intrepidly resisting the terri
Die efforts Of the man before him to push
him over. At last. after dexterously lead
ing the witness to the appropriate point.
Burr, suddenly seized lamp in each
hand. and holding them in such a man
ner that the light fell instantaneously upon
tho face of the witness, he exclaimed in
startling voice. like the voice Of the avcn-
ger Of blood "Gcntlemen Of the jury,
behold the murderer"
With wild, convulsive start-a face
Of ashy pallor-cyes starting from their
sockets-lips apart, his whole attitude evin-
cling terror. the man sprang from his chair
For n moment he stood mo.ionless strug-
Cling to gain his sclf-posscssion. But it
was only momentary struggle. the ter
riblc words Of the ADVOCATE "shivered
along his arteries" shaking every nerve
with palsying fear. Conscious that the
eyes Of all in the court room were fixed
upon him, reading the hidden deeds Of
his life. he left the witness stand and
walked shrinhingly to the door Of the
court room. But he was prevented from
making his escape By the sheriff. The
scene SO thrilling and SO startling, may
perhaps be imagined. though i: cannot be
described Like the fall Of David Deans.
in the court room before judges. jurors.
and lawyers, when the doom Of EfIir, his
youngest daughter was pronounced by
the testimony Of her elder sister Jennie
Deans. i, struck the spectators with si-
leu; awe. changing the whole aspect ofthe
trial. overthrowing in an instant the hy-
pothesis which the Attorney General was
confident would send his prisoner to the
gallows saving an innocent man from the
dea,hful hands Of bold and skillful per-
jurer.
The false witness was arrested, two in
dictnents found agaiust him. one for mur-
der, another for perjury. He was acquit-
ted on his trial for murder, ba. subse-
quently convicted Of perjury aud sentenced
to long imprisonment.
The high toned libcrality aud generos-
ity with which Hamilton and Burr con-
Quoted the contests Of the bar created no
bitterness or animosisy. They continued
friends until they became great partisan
leaders-un,il the pollu,iug influence of
politics and their collision as rival states
men. created the relentless ansagonism
which eliminated ia the tragic scene when
Hamilton fell by the hand of Burr, in the
most famous duel in his,ory-a duel which
doomed its survivor to obloquy and re-
proach which be never outiived. and which
with the alleged treason for which be was
tried aud acquitted in 1908. os,rscised him
from his task among the grea. men Of the
nation.
AT the time Barr is introduced TO the
reader be bad long drunk Of the Marah of
the waters of disappointment and sorrow
had long labored ;. TIE task Of Sisyphus
the mountain and the rock.
IL was Theodosia. his daughter 30 love-
| ". so pure. so Intellectual. 50 naughty and
yet SO soit and gentle that opened to Aaron
Barr the brightest page in this blosted
volume Of bis life. She was nearly .
ecmplese realisation Of his ideal Of wc-
maa. Upon her be lavished the wealth
Of . soul that oveFfowed wi,h secret ten
deruess. Long affair kis fall from power
she was che solitary star. shining in beau
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