The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-09-08

] WIN BiiNl, uuh MthhuNSo ilOui
ment, solemnly stated the real facts o
the case, as they arc substantially narrat
cd in the foregoing paragraphs. His for
lorn appearance, and the conscious limo
cence OF his speech, created feeling il
his favor but when be seriously asserted
that he had not the least doubt in the
world that the jewels in question we're d
part Of Kidd's buried treasure, and that
he thought he was rightfully entitled to
a great part Of them, broad smile per.
vadcd the whole court room.
Sir. said the judge, ANY advice
would be wasted on you after this. The
man who gets ten thousand dollars worth
of jewels into his possession in the man.
ner in which you claim to have come by
them, and ;hen act MS you have acted, is
necessarily either great knave or grea,
fool. in either case, there is no legal ex.
cuse. | regret to find q man of your
years the confederate Of thieves aud rob-
bers
And then he sentenced him to 1--WE
years in the State prison. This judge
was n hnmane and conscientious man
and there were some things in the connec.
tion of old Mower with this strange af.
fair that he still could not reconcile with
tho idea Of his guilt In calmly think.
ing it over atterward he admitted to him.
self that upon the theory that the old
man was "a crazy enthusiast on the sub.
ject OF buried treasure, his story might
be entirely true The matter troubled
him profoundly aud when, year later
the two men who had committed the bold
robbery in the iewelry store were arrested
in distant State, and brought before
him for trial, be determined to End out
the truth, if possible as to the guilt Of
the old man
These men SAW that they were certain
10 be convicted, and accordingly pleaded
guilty. The judge told them that if they
would truly state how they disposed OF
the jewels, they might expect as light a
sentence al the law would allow. which
would still be heavy enough to deprive
the community of their society tor some
years, They hesitated at first, but learn.
ing that the jewels had been recovered
they concluded 10 tell the truth ; and
their statements. each being examined
separately and apart from each other, tai.
lied so exactly with that of Mower tina,
the Judge could no longer doubt the limo.
cencc Of the latter. He therefore sent a
brief statement OF the case to the COVER.
nor, with Il request that johnson Mower
be pardoned and this was Immediately
done.
Poor Old Johnson Before this act
OF justice was done him. had become a
harmless, babbling fool, always wandering
in his mind, and iancying himself prose.
cutting his midnight searches on the shore
Of Long Island The warden of the pris.
OF was too humane 4 man to cast him
on the world in this condition, and he
found light and easy occupation for him
about his grounds, and had him taken
care Of during the few remaining years
ot his life The old mans meutal condi
tion never changed his haIucnation
made him quite happy. ana he died fully
possessed with the belief that he ayowed
on hi~ trial
Lest the reader should iapcy that tbs
tito ot this sketch is misnomer viii
close it by declaring that it is 4 truthful
history OF the most successful attempt II
more than one hundred years to discover
Captain Kidd's treasure,
The great majority of the papers of tn,
country, in point of numbers, and u still
larger prepouderancc in point of respect
ability, accept Mr.. Bcecher's defence u
u liual disposition of the scandal There
are still few journals, however, who's,
reluctance to acquit Beecher is in mark
ed contras, with their previous prompt
ness in condeming him. TIE feeblest sor
of evidence was enough to convince then
Of his gni!t. while they demand math
ematical demonstration before putting
any faith in his innocence Forced tt
confess that the presumption is now in hi
favor, they nevertheless seek to make i
clear that 1t is only presumption, mean
while looking hopefully for Moulton tt
iHIti taust W I'M ItW lTytS
When Titons charges were publisheC
they jumped to conclusion and rcn
dered their verdict of guilty with an in
decent haste e9uyocal word, an ex
aggerated phrase IN letter Of doubtful
authenticity, wa- then enough to convinc
them The strict rules which qualify tb
force ut evidruce were entirly ignored
But now how riitying it is T. see th
stF.e,oe-- w',h which they apply thes
limitations % the defense. the judicia
imParaliA nith which they refuse tC
f, comr 10 eonclusionwith undue haste
Far be IT from Us to hurry ihe:.process !
man should not be hurried at his meal.
. and We suppose the same rule applies t.
journals which have 10 eat their ow
words. We merely remark that la,
these authoririt- .ho~n tithe US muc
clreumspcciion 10 aimi'ring Tilton's state
ment as they now in ia admitting Beech
er's, this exploded scandal had never gam
! ed its great proportions - Springfield
E Union
The Worcester police unoarlhed sick
? ening scene, recently. the body Of job
Hines being found in bed with his viii
lying across the dead man revoltiDel
drunk The woman is but 2T years old
and, few months ago, the city Official
7 were called to Hines house, where tho
found both man and wife intoxicate,
, Hines was upon the bed, and his wife
his side was feeding him with rum iror
) a spoon the room presented most pit
D liable sight, the furniture being overturr
ed, and everything bearing signs of tn
0 saddest disorder Hines was unable I
Q move, and, in the opinion of the officer
I neither he nor his wife WINS long for th
l life Arrangements were recently mad
for removing Hines to the hospita
o where he would have been taken short
! If he had lived
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